Lesson 7 - Global flows of shipping and sea cables

Question 1

What does global trade flow rely on?

Answer 1

Container shipping using intermodal containers.

Question 2

What does UNCLOS stand for?

Answer 2

United Nations Convention on Law of the Sea.

Question 3

What allows the world’s internet to operate as a single system?

Answer 3

Fibre optic cables laid beneath the oceans connect continents.

Question 4

What do undersea fibre optic cables help share globally?

Answer 4

• Information
• Music
• Images

Question 5

Why are electric transfers important in today’s world economy?

Answer 5

They allow fast and efficient of money data and digital services worldwide.

Question 6

What hazards could risk damage to these sea cables?

Answer 6

-Natural hazards e.g., earthquakes, tsunamis and landslides.
- Anchors

Question 7

What human activity can damage cables?

Answer 7

Fishing trawlers dragging nets across seabed.

Question 8

Why is there a concern about sabotage today?

Answer 8

As the world so heavily relies on these cables they could be a target for terrorism.

Question 9

How may cables be sabotaged?

Answer 9

• Physical cutting
• Explosives
• Hacking or cyberattacks
• Terrorism