The Arctic Ocean as a Global Commons - part one

What TWO opportunities are presented by the thawing of the Arctic Ccean?

• New places to go diving and fewer polar bears

• New trade travel routes and new tourist attractions

• New trade travel routes and access to natural resources

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The Arctic nations are only those with an Arctic coastline?

• True

• False

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What is the precentage of indigenous groups in the Arctic?

• 10%

• 40%

• 15%

• 30%

What is the biggest difference between the Arctic and Antarctica?

• Antarctica is an ocean surrounded by land, the Arctic is a land masssurrounded by ocean

• There are multiple indigenous groups living in Antarctica but none live in the Arctic

• The Arctic is an ocean surrounded by land, Antarctica is a land mass surrounded by ocean

• There are no natural resources in the Arctic but planty of resrouces in Antarctica

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Russia, Canada, Norway, United States (Alaska), Denmark (Greenland), Sweden, Finland and Iceland are

• The Arctic Five

• the only ones who control the Arctic Ocean

• all part of the Antarctica Council

• The Eight Arctic Nations

The Arctic ___ ___ keeps the region cool during winter and helps moderate the global climate.

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In Northern ______alone, there are 41 different groups of indigenous peoples.

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The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which governs the Arctic Ocean is called _____

Any country that borders any of the world’s oceans has an ___ that stretches from its shore out to sea 200 nautical miles.

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The Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) is the mechanism through which countries exntand their EEZ based on their Continental Shelf.

• True

• False