NS2-M3C1 - Maritime Geography of the Western Seas

1 What is the deepest spot in the Atlantic Ocean at 28, 374 feet?

A Puerto Rico Trench

B Devil's Hole

C South Sandwich Trench

B Devil's Hole

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

A Canada

D Mexico

E Persian Gulf

3 Pick the main product that corresponds with their source. 1- Atlantic seaboard - Ocean Cay 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

C herring

D shell sands

A sand and gravel

D shell sands

B oil

C herring

4 The entrance to the Mediterranean Sea from the Atlantic Ocean which separates Spain from Africa

A Skagerrak Strait

B Strait of Gibraltar

C Mid-Atlantic Ridge

B Strait of Gibraltar

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

B Nearly two times

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

A New Orleans, LA

B Tampa, FL

C Houston, TX

D Port Charlotte, FL

E Laredo, TX

A New Orleans, LA

B Tampa, FL

C Houston, TX

7 When Castro announced his alliance with ________ in 1961, the United States broke diplomatic ties with _______.

A Honduras; Cuba

B Cuba; Costa Rica

C the Soviet Union; Cuba

D Nicaragua; the Soviet Union

C the Soviet Union; Cuba

8 An inlet of the Beaufort Sea, north of Alaska with large oil and gas fields

A Prudhoe Bay

B Northwest Passage

C Langusta

A Prudhoe Bay

9 What is the most valuable product from the Mediterranean basin?

A oil

B hake

C gypsum

D sulfur

B hake

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.)

A Pacific Ocean

B Atlantic Ocean

C Black Sea

D Red Sea

B Atlantic Ocean

C Black Sea

11 The oil spill from the tanker Exxon Valdez occurred in what Gulf?

A The Persian Gulf

B The Gulf of Alaska

C The Gulf of Mexico

D The Gulf of Alaska

B The Gulf of Alaska

12 The heaviest amount of bulk cargo traffic is carried out of what Gulf?

A The Gulf of Sidra

B The Gulf of Mexico.

C The Gulf of Riga

D The Persian Gulf

E The Gulf of Aden

D The Persian Gulf

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.

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

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

A The Suez canal

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.

A Because the Russian Northern Fleet would need to go through this area to get to the Atlantic sea lanes.

16 What is the name of the cape at the southern tip of Africa?

A Cape of Bosporus

B Cape of South Africa

C Cape of Good Hope

D Cape Hatteras

C Cape of Good Hope

17 What is the most profitable natural resource in the Mediterranean Sea?

A Bauxite

B Oil

C Fish

D Sulfur

C Fish

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

A The Atlantic

B The Gulf of Mexico

C The Grand Banks of Newfoundland

D The Caribbean

A The Atlantic

19 Major U. S. Naval Shipyards on the East Coast are

A Pascagoula, Mississippi; Philadelphia, PA; and Houston, Texas.

B Portsmouth and Norfolk, Virginia.

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

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

B Portsmouth and Norfolk, Virginia.

20 The ecological balance of the Mediterranean Sea is in great danger of being destroyed because of

A large-scale industrial and domestic pollution

B the building of the Aswan Dam in Egypt

C excessive evaporation of water

D over-fishing

A large-scale industrial and domestic pollution