Lesson Y9-U06-L05

The Geopolitics of the Arctic Quiz: KS3 Geography, Unit 18

20 questions

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Lesson Y9-U06-L05, The Geopolitics of the Arctic: 20 multiple choice questions for the KS3 Geography (National Curriculum), Unit 18: Year 9: Contested Worlds: Resources, Conflict and Geopolitics, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

  1. What term describes how countries compete for power, land and resources?

    • Geopolitics
    • Climatology
    • Globalisation
    • Urbanisation

  2. Name two major fossil fuel resources hidden beneath the Arctic seabed.

    • Coal and wood
    • Gold and silver
    • Sand and gravel
    • Oil and gas

  3. What physical change in the Arctic allows new shipping routes to open?

    • Rising land levels
    • Ocean freezing
    • Volcanic activity
    • Melting sea ice

  4. Which country borders the Arctic Ocean alongside Canada and Russia?

    • Australia
    • South Africa
    • Norway
    • Brazil

  5. Which territory is part of the Kingdom of Denmark and faces Russia across the Arctic Pole?

    • Finland
    • Greenland
    • Iceland
    • Sweden

  6. How far out from a country's coast does an Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) extend?

    • 100 nautical miles
    • 500 nautical miles
    • 200 nautical miles
    • 50 nautical miles

  7. What term describes the shallow seabed extending outwards from a continent?

    • Continental shelf
    • Abyssal plain
    • Ocean trench
    • Mid-ocean ridge

  8. What must a country prove to claim seabed rights beyond 200 nautical miles?

    • Volcanic activity
    • Deep ocean trench
    • Island ownership
    • Extended continental shelf

  9. Why do international Arctic territorial claims overlap near the North Pole?

    • Oceans are shrinking
    • Treaties are ignored
    • Ice sheets are melting
    • Facing coasts meet

  10. Why is the Arctic region currently described as contested?

    • Frequent tsunamis
    • Volcanic eruptions
    • Lack of wildlife
    • Overlapping territorial claims

  11. What is the primary physical change making the Arctic increasingly accessible?

    • Melting sea ice
    • Rising sea levels
    • Increased volcanic heat
    • Ocean salinity drops

  12. By roughly how much has the summer sea-ice cover shrunk since 1980?

    • About 10 percent
    • About 90 percent
    • About 40 percent
    • About 4 percent

  13. Which Arctic country possesses the longest coastline facing the North Pole?

    • Iceland
    • Canada
    • Russia
    • USA

  14. Which underwater feature did Russia map to support its claim to the North Pole?

    • Dogger Bank
    • Mid-Atlantic Ridge
    • Mariana Trench
    • Lomonosov Ridge

  15. What causes a boundary dispute between two countries separated by an ocean basin?

    • Language barriers
    • Different time zones
    • Fishing quotas
    • Equal distance overlap

  16. What geographic factor gives a country the strongest claim to a piece of seabed?

    • Nearest coastline
    • Oldest history
    • Largest population
    • Highest military budget

  17. Besides coastline length, what else determines the validity of an extended seabed claim?

    • Scientific and legal evidence
    • Historical fishing rights
    • Military presence
    • Tourism revenue

  18. What economic advantage do newly opened Arctic shipping routes provide?

    • Free fuel supplies
    • Calmer weather conditions
    • Shorter transit distances
    • Warmer tropical waters

  19. What valuable natural resources are trapped beneath the Arctic seabed?

    • Palm oil
    • Rubber plantations
    • Oil and gas
    • Tropical timber

  20. What is a territorial claim?

    • Environmental protection zone
    • National ownership assertion
    • Economic trade treaty
    • Military training ground

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