Maritime Boundaries and the Law of the Sea AP Human Geography Quiz

🌍 Quick Study Guide

• 🗺️ Territorial Sea: Extends up to 12 nautical miles from a country's baseline. The country has sovereignty over this area.
• 🧭 Contiguous Zone: Extends up to 24 nautical miles from the baseline. A country can enforce laws related to customs, immigration, sanitation, and fiscal matters.
• 🧮 Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ): Extends up to 200 nautical miles from the baseline. A country has exclusive rights to exploit marine resources.
• 📜 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS): An international agreement that defines the rights and responsibilities of nations with respect to their use of the world's oceans, establishing guidelines for businesses, the environment, and the management of marine natural resources.
• 📍 Median Line Principle: If two countries' EEZs overlap, the boundary is typically set at the median line, equidistant from each country's coastline.
• ⚖️ International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS): Established by UNCLOS to adjudicate disputes concerning the interpretation or application of the Convention.
• 💡 Baselines: The low-water line along the coast is generally used as the baseline for measuring maritime zones. However, straight baselines can be used in certain circumstances (e.g., deeply indented coastlines).

🧠 Practice Quiz

1. Which maritime zone extends up to 12 nautical miles from a country's baseline, granting full sovereignty?
   1. Territorial Sea
   2. Contiguous Zone
   3. Exclusive Economic Zone
   4. High Seas
2. The Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) extends up to how many nautical miles from a country's baseline?
   1. 12
   2. 24
   3. 100
   4. 200
3. What international agreement defines the rights and responsibilities of nations regarding the use of the world's oceans?
   1. Geneva Conventions
   2. Kyoto Protocol
   3. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)
   4. Paris Agreement
4. If two countries' EEZs overlap, what principle is typically used to determine the boundary?
   1. First-come, first-served
   2. Median Line Principle
   3. Principle of Proportionality
   4. Dominant State Principle
5. Which body was established by UNCLOS to adjudicate disputes concerning the interpretation or application of the Convention?
   1. International Court of Justice
   2. World Trade Organization
   3. International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS)
   4. United Nations Security Council
6. What is generally used as the baseline for measuring maritime zones?
   1. High-water line
   2. Average sea level
   3. Low-water line
   4. Deepest point in the ocean
7. A country can enforce laws related to customs, immigration, sanitation, and fiscal matters in which maritime zone?
   1. Territorial Sea
   2. Contiguous Zone
   3. Exclusive Economic Zone
   4. High Seas