WorksheetsNS3: Naval Knowledge: Importance Of Seapower
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In what countries has tidal energy been harnessed?
a)
Germany, Great Britain, and Japan.
b)
United States, Spain, France.
c)
Holland, France, Canada.
d)
Australia, China, Italy.
2.
What percentage of manganese does the U.S. import?
a)
46%
b)
65%
c)
85%
d)
95%
3.
The Afro-Asian Ocean includes the
a)
South Atlantic and Indian Oceans.
b)
North and South Pacific Oceans.
c)
North and South Atlantic Oceans.
d)
South Pacific and Indian Oceans.
4.
______ has a profound effect on nearly every aspect of national security, commercial prosperity, and social warfare.
a)
Ocean research.
b)
A strong naval air power.
c)
An endless supply of raw materials.
d)
Seapower.
5.
Sea power enables
a)
geographic and political mobility by a nation.
b)
tactical and sustained mobility by a naval force.
c)
power projection on, over, under, and from the seas.
d)
All of the answers are correct.
6.
The Mediterranean Sea is a part of which main ocean area?
a)
Atlantic.
b)
Pacific.
c)
Arctic.
d)
Afro-Asian.
7.
Aquaculture is defined as
a)
the science of mapping the oceans' floors.
b)
the study of the culture of maritime nations.
c)
the science of farming the sea.
d)
the science of water and its properties.
8.
Which of the following is NOT a major political development that has increased the importance of the oceans since World War II?
a)
Rapid increase in the number of new nations since World War II
b)
With a large number of treaty commitments the United States has to defend other nations
c)
The development of political organizations and alliances such as NATO and the United Nations
d)
All answers have increased the importance of the oceans
9.
A littoral nation is a nation that
a)
obtains its natural resources from the sea.
b)
relies primarily on naval forces for its defense.
c)
has ready access to the seas.
d)
is surrounded by land and freshwater coastline only.
10.
What are the four main ocean areas that are of prime importance to the United States?
a)
Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, Afro-Asian.
b)
Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and Mediterranean.
c)
Atlantic, Pacific, European, and Asian.
d)
North Atlantic, South Atlantic, North Pacific, South Pacific.
11.
The Pacific Ocean extends from the Bering Strait to the
a)
Suez Canal.
b)
Strait of Malacca.
c)
Strait of Gibraltar.
d)
Cape of Good Hope.
12.
Concerning sea power, tactical mobility can be defined as the ability to
a)
turn and accelerate rapidly in the water.
b)
project power inland with naval gunfire and aviation assets.
c)
easily replenish fuel, stores, and ammunition at sea.
d)
move naval forces quickly and disperse whenever and however necessary.
13.
An international agreement at the 1958 Geneva Conference on the Seas gave littoral nations exclusive rights to
a)
expand their merchant fleets.
b)
develop the resources in the continental shelf adjacent to their shores.
c)
engage in oceanographic research.
d)
refine fresh water for their cities where there isn't enough natural fresh water available.
14.
As far as natural resources are concerned, the United States
a)
is completely self-sufficient.
b)
must impart a small quantity of materials.
c)
must import only oil.
d)
must import significant quantities of oil and other strategic materials.
15.
The Afro-Asian Ocean area is especially important today because its sea lanes
a)
can be interdicted by enemy submarines.
b)
carry the bulk of the foreign oil from the Middle East.
c)
are vulnerable to unfriendly nations in southern Africa.
d)
are connected to the Mediterranean by the Suez Canal.
16.
The concept that a strong merchant marine is a vital element of sea power was part of which of the following strategist’s doctrines?
a)
Nicolo Machiavelli
b)
Karl von Clausewitz
c)
Alexander de Seversky
d)
Alfred Thayer Mahan
17.
The concept of inland reach includes all of the following, except
a)
aircraft launched from aircraft carriers.
b)
intelligence gathering by space-based sensors.
c)
cruise missiles launched from surface and sub-surface combatants.
d)
vertical envelopment.
18.
The two major technological developments to increase the importance of the oceans since World War II are
a)
increased inland reach of sea power and nuclear power.
b)
nuclear power and exploitation of the continental shelf.
c)
exploitation of the continental shelf for minerals and increased inland reach of sea power.
d)
All of the answers need to be corrected.
19.
The development of long-range ballistic missiles that can be launched from nuclear-powered submarines is an example of
a)
vertical envelopment.
b)
inland reach.
c)
oceanographic research.
d)
balance of power.
20.
The ocean area which has become a naval operating area only since the advent of the nuclear submarine is the
a)
Indian Ocean.
b)
Atlantic Ocean.
c)
Arctic Ocean.
d)
Pacific Ocean.
21.
What year was the Geneva Conference on the Seas that gave littoral nations exclusive rights to develop all the natural resources in the continental shelf adjacent to their shores?
a)
1932
b)
1956
c)
1958
d)
1967
22.
Approximately how many "strategic resources" are there that the United States cannot do without?
a)
20
b)
40
c)
60
d)
80
23.
The main advantage that naval forces have over land forces is ___________.
a)
Geographic mobility
b)
Tactical mobility
c)
Sustainability
d)
All of the answers are correct
24.
Which one of the following is a major development in the world since World War II?
a)
Rapid increase in the number of new nations since World War II
b)
Soviet and now Russian long-range program to improve its sea power.
c)
Development of Nuclear Power.
d)
All of the answers need to be corrected.
25.
What does inland reach mean as related to sea power?
a)
The distance a ship can navigate into the interior of a country.
b)
The ability of a ship's weaponry to destroy targets inland.
c)
The ability of a ship to land and support Marine forces.
d)
All of the answers are correct.
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