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GEOG Quiz #5 Exam Questions With
Correct Answers A+
The UNCLOS allows states to claim all resources within a(n) __________ that extends up to 200
nautical miles from their coasts. - Answer✔Exclusive Economic Zones
A territorial sea is: - Answer✔An adjacent area of the ocean where all of the rights of a coastal
state prevail
When a body of water is less than 24 nautical miles wide, the boundary between the states on
each shore is drawn along the: - Answer✔median line
Which country temporarily withdrew from UNCLOS as an indirect result of the independence of
East Timor? - Answer✔Australia
In territorial size, the largest country in Melanesia is: - Answer✔Papua New Guinea
The island of New Guinea is included in the Pacific region known as: - Answer✔Melanesia
What island is located in Melanesia? - Answer✔Vanuatu
The largest cluster of population in Melanesia is found in: - Answer✔Papua New Guinea
The people of New Guinea are called what? - Answer✔Papuans
What country still remains under colonial administration? - Answer✔Guam
Prior to independence, New Guinea was administered by: - Answer✔Australia
Arctic claims can be made by all but which country? - Answer✔YES: Canada, Russia, USA
NO: Denmark
List 3 true facts about New Caledonia - Answer✔-It has significant nickel resources
-It is inhabited by only 250,000 persons
-Its capital in Nouméa
List 3 true facts about Fiji. - Answer✔-Nearly 900,000 people live on about 100 islands
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GEOG Quiz #5 Exam Questions With
Correct Answers A+
The UNCLOS allows states to claim all resources within a(n) __________ that extends up to 200
nautical miles from their coasts. - Answer✔Exclusive Economic Zones
A territorial sea is: - Answer✔An adjacent area of the ocean where all of the rights of a coastal
state prevail
When a body of water is less than 24 nautical miles wide, the boundary between the states on
each shore is drawn along the: - Answer✔median line
Which country temporarily withdrew from UNCLOS as an indirect result of the independence of
East Timor? - Answer✔Australia
In territorial size, the largest country in Melanesia is: - Answer✔Papua New Guinea
The island of New Guinea is included in the Pacific region known as: - Answer✔Melanesia
What island is located in Melanesia? - Answer✔Vanuatu
The largest cluster of population in Melanesia is found in: - Answer✔Papua New Guinea
The people of New Guinea are called what? - Answer✔Papuans
What country still remains under colonial administration? - Answer✔Guam
Prior to independence, New Guinea was administered by: - Answer✔Australia
Arctic claims can be made by all but which country? - Answer✔YES: Canada, Russia, USA
NO: Denmark
List 3 true facts about New Caledonia - Answer✔-It has significant nickel resources
-It is inhabited by only 250,000 persons
-Its capital in Nouméa
List 3 true facts about Fiji. - Answer✔-Nearly 900,000 people live on about 100 islands
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