WorksheetsIBGEOG Geopolitics of the Oceans
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 5mins
Narrow channels along key trade routes which need to be kept open in order to ensure movement of oil globally is not disrupted.
Maritime Zone
Choke Point
EEZ
Territorial waters
Basically relates to the way in which the geography of economics and the distribution of resources links with the politics of nations and the links/relationships between nations. In geopolitics we often look at the strategic importance or value of a particular place to a nation.
Geopolitics
Globalisation
Economic development
Social development
Coastal state claim a territorial sea that extends to 12 nautical miles. State has sovereignty over sea, airspace and seabed.
Choke point
Territorial waters
EEZ
Strategic value
All living organisms of an ecosystem both fauna (animal) and flora (plant).
Biotic resources
Abiotic resources
All the non-living components in an environment both chemical and physical.
Biotic resources
Abiotic resources
UNCLOS – This agreement lays down a comprehensive regime of law and order in the world's oceans and seas.
UN Convention on the Law of the Sea
UN Convention on the Law of the Oceans
UN Convention on the Law of Freshwater
UN Convention on the Law of the Land
Areas of ocean or sea which are or will be subject to national or international authority.
Coastal zones
Territorial waters
Maritime Zones
Choke points
If a place is of "********* importance", it usually means it is vital to the military and economic wellness of a country. These places become targets during times of warfare. In times of peace, efforts are made to improve the infrastructure of these locations.
Military value
Political value
Economic value
Strategic value
A Superpower is a large country/nation with a large population, strong economy, great military power, and great political and cultural influence. Current examples are:
USA and China.
USA and the USSR
China and Japan
Japan, Thailand and the UK
