Ocean resources

Question 1

what did truman do

Answer 1

1954, extended US control of marine resources

Question 2

what happened in geneva

Answer 2

1958/60, said nations who owned nearest land owns resources/bed, made treaties

Question 3

exclusive economic zone

Answer 3

extend 200 nautical miles or if bigger then to end of continental shelf

Question 4

how much ocean do they have

Answer 4

40%

Question 5

where are they

Answer 5

around countries

Question 6

what happened at UN convention

Answer 6

1982, coastal nations manag territorial waters, extend 12 nautical miles

Question 7

hydrocarbons

Answer 7

hydrogen/carbon, oil/gas, from sediments containing dead organisms

Question 8

oil/gas

Answer 8

first oil then turned to methane, oil/gas is moved by pressure up rock to porous rock then moves to less dense rock where its stored in impermeable layer

Question 9

what rock is oil/gas stored in

Answer 9

sandstone

Question 10

how to detect oil/gas

Answer 10

seismic reflection

Question 11

gas hydrates

Answer 11

frozen water molecules trap methane and store it in poles

Question 12

sand/gravel

Answer 12

high energy environments, buildings, collecting materials can disturb ecosystems

Question 13

manganese nodules

Answer 13

iron oxide/manganese, can be copper/cobalt/nickel, tropics

Question 14

cobalt

Answer 14

found on seamount islands

Question 15

phosporus

Answer 15

from decaying organisms, needed for growth

Question 16

where’s phosphorus found

Answer 16

submarine terraces

Question 17

fish

Answer 17

found in upwelling areas, lots or nutrients, caught by sonar/satellites

Question 18

fish types

Answer 18

pelagic (water column), ground (bottom)

Question 19

UN convention

Answer 19

1989, said nets larger than 2.5km aren’t allowed but hard to enforce

Question 20

mariculture

Answer 20

breed things larger to get more food, salmon/oysters, need to be disease resistant