Nautical Sciences Unit 1
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| Geopolitics | The relationship of geography and politics
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| Maritime Geography | Related field to geopolitics where important maritime counties and places are located and the characteristics of the oceans ands seas around them
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| Ocean Basins | the five major world oceans: order by size is the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, and Arctic
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| Seas | Smaller, partially enclosed subdivisions of the oceans
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| Important Seas | Mediterranean Sea, Caribbean Sea, North Sea, Baltic Sea, Black Sea, Red Sea, Arabian Sea, South China Sea, Sea of Japan, Barents Sea, and Bering Sea
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| Gulf | Pockets of seas that reach into continents
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| Important Gulfs | Gulf of Mexico, Persian Gulf, and Gulf of Aden
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| Bay | Large body of water that opens into a sea. Ex: Chesapeake Bay and San Francisco Bay
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| Sound | Similar to a bay, except it connects two or more inlets or parts of sea, like Long Island Sound
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| Seaports | Harbors, towns, or cities that have access to the sea and contain facilities for cargo handling and ship maintenance.
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| Leeward Side | Side away from wind
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| Mid-Atlantic Ridge | An enormous S-shaped underwater mountain range that run roughly north and south down the center of the basin
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| Choke points | Spots that constrain the flow or travel of military forces and commerce
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| Greenland-Iceland-United Kingdom (G-I-UK) | Wide expanse of water between Greenland, Iceland, the Faroe Islands, and northern Scotland
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| Deepwater Horizon oil spill | 4.9 million barrels of oil escaped into the Gulf after the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon well in April 2010 and it was finally capped in mid-July 2010.
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| Panama Canal | The most important strategic spot in the Caribbean
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| Cuba | Largest island in the Caribbean
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| Guantánamo Bay |
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