Russian Resources

Russia’s Resources

Unit 6.2

Objective

●WG. 11C: Assess how changes in climate, resources, and infrastructure
(technology, transportation, and communication) affect the location and
patterns of economic activities.

Vocabulary

●Oil: a fossil fuel that is found
underground in sedimentary rocks.

●Maritime Boundaries: imaginary
lines that divide the Earth's water
surface into different zones.

Maritime Boundaries

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The United Nations Convention
on the Law of the Seas (1982)

●Territorial Sea
○12 nautical miles from the
coastline

○Complete sovereignty over
the water and airspace

○Permission of “innocent
passage” of foreign ships

Maritime Boundaries

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The United Nations Convention
on the Law of the Seas (1982)

●EEZ (Exclusive Economic Zone):
○200 nautical miles

○A state has special rights
over the exploration and
use of marine resources
such as fishing, whaling, as
well as natural resources
like natural gas, oil, energy.

Arctic Circle Reading

●Open the following link on the Arctic Circle Reading.

The Link is in Google Classroom

●Take 10 minutes to read the article.

●Answer the following questions on your notes.

Open Ended

What did you not understand from the reading?

Open Ended

Where is the Arctic?

Open Ended

Who owns the Arctic?

Open Ended

How is the Arctic changing?

Open Ended

What are the Arctic’s natural resources?

Open Ended

How are Shipping routes impacting the world?

Open Ended

Arctic impact outside the Arctic Circle