Oceans

The 12 nautical mile limit off a country's coast is its:

• Exclusive Economic Zone

• Contiguous Zone

• Territorial Sea

• High Seas

The maritime zone extending 200 nautical miles where a country has exclusive resource rights is the:

• Exclusive Economic Zone

• Contiguous Zone

• Territorial Sea

• High Seas

Areas of the ocean beyond any country's jurisdiction are:

• Exclusive Economic Zone

• Contiguous Zone

• Territorial Sea

• High Seas

Match the following term to its definition

• Contiguous Zone

• 12-24 nautical miles off the coast; nations may enforce customs, fiscal, immigration, or sanitary laws here.

• Territorial Seas

• 200 nautical miles off the coast; nations have exclusive rights to marine resources such as fishing, research, energy production and mineral extraction

• High Seas

• 12 nautical miles off the coast; full sovereignty

• Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)

• A code of maritime law approved by the United Nations in 1982 that governs various aspects of the use of the world's oceans.

• UNCLOS

• International Waters/Open Ocean; everyone must share

What is an Ocean?

• small body of water

• large body of water

What ocean is at B?

• Indian Ocean

• Southern Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

Which ocean is the largest by surface area?

• Atlantic Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Arctic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

What is the primary factor that drives ocean currents?

• Wind

• Salinity

• Temperature

• Earth's rotation

Which ocean is known for having the 'Ring of Fire'?

• Atlantic Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Arctic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

What is the average salinity of ocean water?

• 1%

• 3.5%

• 5%

• 7%