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1 | | Maps of the world produced before 1480 show one of these areas more or less accurately. Which is it? |
| | A) | Indian Ocean |
| | B) | Eastern coast of Asia |
| | C) | Mediterranean Sea |
| | D) | Arctic Ocean |
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2 | | The first Europeans to explore southern Africa and pioneer sea routes to India were the |
| | A) | Romans. |
| | B) | Greeks. |
| | C) | Portuguese. |
| | D) | Spanish. |
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3 | | All of the following areas are isolated by water barriers. Where do you think that the people had the least contact with other cultures prior to the 1700s? |
| | A) | Japan |
| | B) | Ireland |
| | C) | Australia |
| | D) | The Mediterranean islands |
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4 | | The largest volume of seaborne trade is for food transport. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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5 | | A container ship might carry which of these? |
| | A) | Heavy equipment |
| | B) | Oil |
| | C) | Passengers |
| | D) | Freshly cut flowers |
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6 | | The coastal peoples of the northwestern coast of the United States and Canada fished for which of these? |
| | A) | Pearls |
| | B) | Herring |
| | C) | Cod |
| | D) | Salmon |
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7 | | One of the greatest Mediterranean seaports of the late Middle Ages was |
| | A) | London. |
| | B) | Venice. |
| | C) | Amsterdam. |
| | D) | Cairo. |
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8 | | Which of the following features is considered to be most important in defining a group of people as a maritime culture? |
| | A) | They live along the ocean. |
| | B) | They go fishing. |
| | C) | They depend on the ocean for their survival. |
| | D) | They eat seafood. |
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9 | | History has been influenced by naval battles at all of these places but which one? |
| | A) | Trafalgar |
| | B) | Midway |
| | C) | The Gulf of California |
| | D) | Jutland |
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10 | | A news article states that a Japanese submarine from World War II has been found at a depth of over 3,000 m. The article is accompanied by a false color relief profile showing the outline of the submarine above the flat sea floor. How was the submarine likely to have been found? |
| | A) | Side-scan sonar |
| | B) | Remotely controlled vehicle |
| | C) | Manned submarine |
| | D) | Photography |
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11 | | Side-scan sonar can profile underwater archaeological sites covered with sediment. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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12 | | Tourism has greatly reduced harm to marine environments, since beautiful marine sites generally are preserved for tourists rather than being exploited for food or materials. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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13 | | One of countries on the Persian Gulf proposes to build a huge, artificial island by dredging up sand from the sea floor, then building expensive homes on the island. Which of these effects of such activities is NOT likely to occur? |
| | A) | Increased siltation in the water |
| | B) | Destruction of shallow-water invertebrate communities |
| | C) | Disturbance of habitat for fishes |
| | D) | Enhancement of habitat for reef corals |
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14 | | The traditional women divers of Korea |
| | A) | Are engaged exclusively in the pearl oyster trade. |
| | B) | Dive in warm, calm tropical water. |
| | C) | Are limited to shallow dives, no more than 10 m, because they hold their breath while diving. |
| | D) | Are forbidden to use scuba gear, to prevent overfishing. |
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15 | | Fishermen who are out of work have gained employment in which activity? |
| | A) | Raising sea turtle hatchlings |
| | B) | Taking tourists on whale-watching tours |
| | C) | Transporting large containers. |
| | D) | Creating artistic objects for sale. |
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16 | | According to international law, if a strait falls within 12 nautical miles of one or more nations, |
| | A) | They must negotiate to decide who controls the strait. |
| | B) | Unimpeded surface transit is guaranteed for everyone. |
| | C) | The larger nation can declare that the strait is part of its exclusive economic zone. |
| | D) | The resources in that strait belong to the United Nations. |
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17 | | The establishment of exclusive economic zones requires that foreign ships remain 200 miles away from the coast of a particular country. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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18 | | The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in 1982 led to an agreement to protect the earth's biodiversity and the interests of traditional fisheries of native peoples. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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19 | | Access to marine resources may continue to cause conflict among nations in the future. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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