Choke Points and Other Things

maritime choke points

1. Panama Canal
2. Cape of Good Hope
3.Gibraltar Strait
4. Bosporus Strait
5. Suez Canal
6. Bab el Mandeb
7. Strait of Hormuz
8. Malacca Strait
9. Denmark Strait
10. Bering Strait

Data Choke Points

A. Forteleza, Brasil
B. Bude, United Kingdom
C. Djibouti
D. Mumbai, India
E. Changji, Singapore

World Agricultural Breadbaskets and Chokepoints

1. Mississippi Triangle
2. South American Soy Zones
3. West European Plains
4. Slavic Black Soil Region
5. Indo-Gangetic Plains
6.Manchuria
7. North China Plain
A. gulf coast ports/waterways/rail
B. Brazil-Argentina port/rail
C. Black Sea port/rail
D. Indian ports/rail
E. Southeast Asian Delta Ports

port associated w/ Mississippi Triangle

Gulf Coast ports/waterways/rail

port associated with South American Soy Zones

Brazil-Argentina Port and Rail

Port associated with Slavic Black Soil Region

Black Sea Port and Rail

port associated with Indo-Gangetic plains

Indian Ports and Rail

ports associated with Southeast Asian Deltas

Southeast Asian Delta Ports

Old Energy (gas pipelines)

1. NordStream 2 (Russia/Germany)
2. TurkStream (Russia, Turkey, Greece)
3. Trans-Caspian (Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan)
4. Southern Gas Corridor (Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey, Greece, Albania, Italy)
5. EastMed (Israel, Cyprus, Greece)
6. Trans-Saharan (Nigeria, Niger, Algeria)
7. Central Asia-China (Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, China)
8. Altai (Russia, China)
9. Power of Siberia (Russia, China)
10. Sino-Myanmar
11. TAPI (Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India)

NordStream 2 countries passed through

Russia, Germany

TurkStream countries passed through

Russia, Turkey, Greece

Trans-Caspian countries passed through

Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan

Southern Gas Corridor countries passed through

Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey, Greece, Albania, Italy

EastMed countries passed through

Israel, Cyprus, GreeceT

Trans-Saharan countries passed through

Nigeria, Niger, Algeria

Central Asia-China countries passed

Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, China

Altai countries passed through

Russia, China

Power of Siberia countries passed through

Russia, ChinaS

Sino-Myanmar countries passed through

Myanmar

TAPI countries passed through

Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India

New Energy elements

Li (lithium), Co (cobalt), Mn (manganese), Ni (nickel) and C (carbon in the form of graphite)

Countries responsible for at least 1/2 production of lithium

Chile, Australia

Countries responsible for at least 1/2 production of manganese

Gabon and South Africa

Country responsible for at least 1/2 production of cobalt

Democratic Republic of Congo

Countries responsible for at least 1/2 production of nickel

Indonesia and the Philippines

Country responsible for at least 1/2 production of graphite (carbon)

China

Water and Water Towers

mountains:
A. Rocky Mountains
B. Andes Mountains
C. Fouta Djallon
D. Jos Plateau
E. Bié Highlands
F. Drakensberg
G. Ethiopian Highlands
H. Taurus and Zagros
I. Himalayas
rivers:
1. Columbia
2. Colorado
3. Rio Grande
4. Mississippi
5. Amazon
6. Rio Plato
7. Senegal
8. Niger
9. Orange
10. Zambezi
11. Nile
12. Danube
13. Po
14. Rhine
15. Rhône
16. Tigris/Euphrates
17. Syr Darya
18. Amu Darya
19. Indus
20. Ganges
21. Brahmaputra
22. Irrawaddy
23. Salween
24. Mekong
25. Yangtze
26. Yellow

Russian Territories

A. Kaliningrad
B. Chechnya
C. Transnistria
D. Abkhazia
E. South Ossetia
F. Luhansk People's Republic
G. Donetsk People's Republic
H. Crimea

Africa rivers and Plateaus

1. Fouta Djallon
2. Jos Plateau
3. Ethiopia Highlands
4. Angolan Highlands
5. Drakensberg
A. Senegal
B. Niger
C. Congo
D. Nile
E. Zambezi
F. Orange

Russian Ports (also know chokepoints associated w/ each port)

starting from bottom left and moving up/right:
Sevastopal
Kaliningrad
St. Petersburg
Murmansk
Vladivostok

Russian Rivers + Steppe

A. Dnieper
B. Volga
C. Amur

Belt and Road Initiative Nodes

(starting at Djibouti and moving to the right/up)
Djibouti
Gwadar
Hambantota
Kyuakphyu
Ream
Khorgos

4 rivers in Southeast Asia(?)

Myanmar: Irrawaddy
Thailand: Chao Praya
Cambodia: Mekong
Vietnam: Red

main rivers in China?

West: Yellow River
East: Yangtze River

3 main rivers in India?

(starting on left, moving right/up)
Indus
Ganges
Brahma putra

4 disputed islands off of the coast of China?