2.2.7: Global flows of shipping and sea cables Flashcards
Trade
Movement of goods and services from producers to consumers which spans many sectors of industry.
BRIC group
Brazil, India, Russia, China
What is 90% of the World’s trade carried by
sea
Continent which is a huge hub of exports
Asia
How did sea trade increase?
significant increase in size of ships
Oil shipping accounts for what percentage of global maritime trade
30%
What determines the size of oil tankers
the canals and chokepoints it passes through
Country that is a major importer of oil and its effect
China, creates a huge demand for tankers
Amount of oil transported and shipped depends on what
price of oil
How is shipping regulated on the oceans
UNCLOS allows passage of ships through territorial waters
Transnational organised crime flows
go to where?
use open oceans and territorial waters as their operational space
Physical hazards to seafloor cables
4
abrasion
fish and shark attack
tectonic hazards
tsunamis and cyclones
Human hazards to seafloor cables
2
sabotage
anchors and trawling
When were the first seafloor cables laid?
and purpose
mid -1800s
capable of sending morse code
Coaxial cables laid when
1950s
