NS2-M3C1 Maritime Geography of the Western Seas (Exam)

B Devil’s Hole

C South Sandwich Trench
2 From where does the U.S. import most of its oil?(Input all that apply, then push the ENTER

button.)
A Canada

B Panama

C Argentina

D Mexico

E Persian Gulf

2- Iceland 3- Gulf of Mexico 4- North Sea (Input the answers in the correct sequence, then

push the ENTER button.)
A sand and gravel

B oil

D shell sands

from Africa

B Strait of Gibraltar

C Mid-Atlantic Ridge
5 The area of the Caribbean Sea is how much bigger than that of the Gulf of Mexico?
A The Gulf actually has slightly more square miles of area

B Nearly two times

C They are similar

D Almost five times

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6 Which of the following are important U.S. ports on the Gulf Coast? (Input all that apply,

then push the ENTER button.)

B Tampa, FL

C Houston, TX

D Port Charlotte, FL

E Laredo, TX
7 When Castro announced his alliance with ________ in 1961, the United States broke

diplomatic ties with _______.

B Cuba; Costa Rica

C the Soviet Union; Cuba

D Nicaragua; the Soviet Union

B Northwest Passage

C Langusta
9 What is the most valuable product from the Mediterranean basin?
A oil

B hake

D sulfur
10 The Mediterranean Sea loses almost 3 times more water through evaporation than it gets

from rainfall and water runoff from land. From where does water come to help keep it at

the same level? (Input all that apply, then push the ENTER button.)

B Atlantic Ocean

C Black Sea

D Red Sea

B The Gulf of Alaska

C The Gulf of Mexico

D The Gulf of Alaska

B The Gulf of Mexico.

C The Gulf of Riga

D The Persian Gulf

E The Gulf of Aden
13 What environmental effect did the building of the Aswan Dam in Egypt have?
A It caused the mineral content of the Mediterranean Sea to double.

B It had no effect one way or another.

C It greatly reduced the mineral content of the Mediterranean Sea.

D It destroyed the fishing industry at the mouth of the Nile river.

E It caused the fishing industry off the coast of Egypt to flourish.
14 What is the name of the waterway between the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea?
A The Suez canal

B The Sea of Marmara

C The Panama canal

D The Black Sea

E The Dead Sea
15 Why is the G-I-UK Gap important to NATO planners.
A Because the Russian Northern Fleet would need to go through this area to

get to the Atlantic sea lanes.

B Because it is the deepest part of the Atlantic ocean.

C Because they would need to take large amphibious forces through these

waters.

D Because of the large number of Russian naval ports in this area.

B Cape of South Africa

C Cape of Good Hope

D Cape Hatteras

B Oil

D Sulfur
18 What Ocean has some of the most heavily fished areas in the world?

B The Gulf of Mexico

C The Grand Banks of Newfoundland

D The Caribbean

B Portsmouth and Norfolk, Virginia.

C New Orleans, Boston, New York, and Baltimore.

D Bath, Maine; Quincy, Massachusetts; and Baltimore, Maryland.

because of

B the building of the Aswan Dam in Egypt

C excessive evaporation of water

D over-fishing

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