Polar Realm

Because it has not ratified the UNCLOS treaties, Russia does not feel bound by the regulation to which everyone else adheres

False

In 2007, Canada planted a metal Canadian flag at the North Pole, on the seafloor of the Artic Ocean beneath th epolar ice cap

False

Shallow offshore continuations of coastal plains into adjacent seafloors are known as continental reefs

False

The South Pole is today claimed by the United States, whose explorer Marie Maud was the first to reach it in 1895?

False

New Caledonia is still under British rule

False, French

Which of the following has Canada NOT done in response to the possibility of a Northwest Passage opening up as the polar ice cap melts and recedes?

Proclaimed the Northwest Passage to be a international waterway - free for all nations to utilize

Antarctica is frequently referred to as "the white desert" because its annual precipitation is extremely low

True

Over 90% of the Pacific Realm's total land area lies in New Guinea.

True

Resources in and under the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ0 belong to the coastal state, which could either exploit them or lease, sell, or share them as it sees fit.

True

The Siberian Continental Shelf is by far the largest not only in the Artic, but also in the world.

True

Which of the following countries has made no claim to territory in Antarctica?

United States

Signed in 1961, the Antarctic Treaty does all of the following EXCEPT

encourages military activities.