1The Strategic Importance of the Middle East Requires U.S. Naval Forces to Operate Routinely

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Name:______Date:______

1The strategic importance of the Middle East requires U.S. naval forces to operate routinely

in the ______.

AGulf of Achmed

BAegean Sea

CIndian Ocean

DBay of Bengal

2Read the following sentence and decide which of the option(s) (A-D) is/are correct.

Between 2001 and 2011 the U.S. and allied countries engaged Hussein and his forces, eventually deposing him and sponsoring the formation of a new democratic government for Iran.

AReplace “Hussein” with “Osama bin Laden”

BReplace “Iran” with “Iraq”

CReplace “2001” with “2003”

DReplace “2001” with “1991”

3This canal is an artificial Sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea

and the Red Sea

AStrait of Gibraltar

BPlankton

CSuez Canal

DDardanelles

4The mass of passively floating, drifting, or somewhat mobile (moving or capable of moving

spontaneously) organisms occurring in a body of water, primarily comprised of microscopic

algae and protozoa

ADuck weed

BPlankton

CJidda

DScorns

5The Indian Ocean is the ______ocean in the world.

Alargest

Bsecond largest

Csmallest

Dthird largest

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6About how much of the Earth’s surface does the Pacific Ocean cover?

A2/3

B3/4

C1/4

D1/2

E1/3

7A depression in the ocean floor of the Pacific, south and west of the Mariana Islands: site of

greatest known depth of any ocean on Earth

ACrustacean

BMarianas Trench

CTitanium

DThe Hellenic trough

8Any of various shrimplike decapod crustaceans of the genera Palaemon, Penaeus, etc.,

certain of which are used as food

ALobsters

BClams

CPrawns

9Why aren’t the minerals found in the ocean basins of the Antarctic seas mined?

AThere aren’t enough.

BIt would be too expensive.

CThey are protected by law.

10Which of the following are true about Antarctica and its seas? (Input all that apply, then

push the ENTER button.)

AThe seas are bipolar.

BThere are many minerals in the seas.

CAntarctica is a critical area, being in the mainstream of the world’s air and

sea lanes.

DThere are no military operations permitted.

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11Which two Persian Gulf countries fought a war throughout most of the 1980’s?

AOman and Qatar

BIran and Saudi Arabia

CIran and Iraq

DIraq and Saudi Arabia

12Which of the following is the best description of the Persian Gulf?

AIt is a deep gulf that is almost totally devoid of plankton.

BIt is a shallow gulf that contains vast amounts of plankton.

CIt is a shallow gulf that is almost totally devoid of plankton.

DIt is a deep gulf that contains vast amounts of plankton.

13What is the name of the small naval base the U.S. has built in the Indian Ocean?

ABahrain

BDiego Garcia

CQatar

DMassawa

14What was the name of the repressive government in Afghanistan which was removed from

power in Operation Enduring Freedom?

AHammas

BThe Northern Alliance

CAl-Qaida

DThe Taliban

15What is the name of the key chokepoint for all ships entering or leaving the Persian Gulf?

AThe Strait of Djibouti

BThe Strait of Hormuz

CThe Strait of Bal El Mandeb

DThe Strait of Tiran

EThe Strait of Gibraltar

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16Which of the following, if any, is the reason there is a large variety of fish living in the

Persian Gulf?

AThe Persian Gulf is very shallow.

BThere are many rivers feeding into the Persian Gulf.

CThe Persian Gulf has very low salt content.

DNone of the above

EAll of the above

17In the event of war in the Pacific, the U.S. Navy's task is to

Aprotect the supply lines to deployed forces.

Bprotect U. S. possessions.

Ckeep the sea-lanes open to allies.

DAll of the above must be accomplished.

ENone of the above must be accomplished.

18Since full diplomatic recognition and exchange of ambassadors was achieved in 1979,

United States relations have improved with the most populated nation on earth, the

ARepublic of the Philippines

BTaiwan (Nationalist China)

CPeople's Republic of China

DUnion of Soviet Socialist Republics

19The major customer-nations of Persian oil are

Athe Russian States

BCentral and South America

CIndia, Southeast Asia, and Australia

Dthe United States, Western Europe, and Japan

20The Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands is administered and defended by

AJapan

BGreat Britain and Australia on behalf of the United Nations

Cthe United States on behalf of the United Nations

DNew Zealand

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Answer Key:NS2-M3C2 - Maritime Geography of the Eastern Seas (Exam)

Question:Answer

2BD

10BD

11C

12B

13B

14D

15B

16A

17D

18C

19D

20C