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National Territory Flashcards

1
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True or False: There is no international rule mandating us to provide constitutional provisions on national territory.

A

True

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2
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Word derivation of archipelago

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Greek word Pelagos, meaning sea

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A sea or part of a sea studded with islands

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Archipelago

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4
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Archipelago is synonymous to?

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Island groups or a large group of islands in an extensive water body

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5
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True or False: The Philippine archipelago is geographically considered as many units.

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False, only one unit

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6
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True or False: The Philippines’ waters around, between, and connecting the islands of the archipelago regardless of their breadth and dimensions form the internal waters of the state subject to its exclusive sovereignty.

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True

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7
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The portion of earth occupied and inhabited by people

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Territory

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8
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True or False: A territory must be permanent and specific in its dimension.

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True

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9
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What organization was created to define the rights and responsibilities of countries over territories?

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United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)

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10
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3 components of territory

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  1. Aerial Domain
  2. Terrestrial Domain
  3. Fluvial and Maritime Domain
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The air space above land and water

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Aerial Domain

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12
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The fixed portion of land over which the state’s jurisdiction extends

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Terrestrial Domain

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Refers to water bodies within, between, and around the land

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Fluvial and Maritime Domain

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14
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True or False: Sovereignty is limited authority.

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False, Sovereign rights

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15
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True or False: Sovereignty is supreme authority.

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True

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16
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True or False: Sovereign rights is supreme authority.

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False, Sovereignty

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17
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True or False: Sovereign rights is limited authority.

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True

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18
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True or False: Areas in which the Philippines has sovereignty and sovereign rights are drawn using imaginary lines.

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True

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19
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These define the country’s internal waters

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Baseline

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20
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Imaginary lines serving as the basis of measuring maritime zones by which a state has sovereignty or sovereign rights

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Baseline

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21
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Baselines that follow the curves of coasts

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Normal Baselines

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22
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Baselines that are straight lines connecting the outermost points on the coasts

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Straight Baselines

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23
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An example of a country with normal baselines

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Australia

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24
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An example of a country with straight baselines

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Philippines

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25
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Baselines that apply on archipelagic states

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Straight Baselines

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26
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The waters around, between, and connecting the islands of the archipelago within the baselines

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Internal Waters

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27
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True or False: Internal waters are subject to exclusive sovereignty.

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True

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28
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True or False: Territorial sea is subject to exclusive sovereignty.

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True

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29
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The belt of the sea located between the coast and internal waters of the coastal state

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Territorial Sea

30
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The high seas extending up to 12 nautical miles from the low water mark

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Territorial Sea

31
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The high seas on the part of the territorial sea extends up to how many nautical miles?

A

12

32
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The contiguous zone extends up to how many nautical miles from the territorial sea?

A

12

33
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True or False: The contiguous zone is still part of the country’s territory.

A

False

34
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True or False: The coastal state may still exercise jurisdiction to prevent infringement of customs, fiscal immigration, or disobedience of any other laws in the contiguous zone.

A

True

35
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What does EEZ stand for?

A

Exclusive Economic Zone

36
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A body of water extending up to 200 nautical miles that the state may exercise sovereign rights over to explore, exploit, conserve, and manage natural resources

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Exclusive Economic Zone

37
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The EEZ extends up to how many miles?

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200

38
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The state in EEZ exercises jurisdiction with regard to the following:

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  1. The establishment and use of artificial islands, installations, and structures
  2. Marine scientific research
  3. The protection and preservation of marine environment
39
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Also called the “marginal sea”

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Territorial Sea

40
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Also called the “marginal belt”

A

Territorial Sea

41
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Also called the “marine belt”

A

Territorial Sea

42
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Synonyms of territorial sea

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Marginal sea, marginal belt, marine belt

43
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The land that holds the sea lying beyond the seashore, which also includes mineral and natural resources

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Seabed

44
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Synonym for seabed

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Seafloor, sea bottom

45
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The submerged portions of a continent or offshore island

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Continenta or Insular Shelf

46
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Synonym for continenta

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Insular Shelf

47
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They slope gently seaward from the low waterline to a point where a substantial break in grade occurs

A

Continenta or Insular Shelf

48
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All areas under the territorial sea

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Other Submarine Areas

49
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Terms for other submarine areas

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Seamount, trough, trench, basin, deep, bank, shoal, reef

50
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What is the Right to Innocent Passage?

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Foreign vessels can pass through territorial waters but with subjected restrictions.

51
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The part of the South China Sea that is closest and of most vital interest to the Philippines

A

West Philippine Sea

52
Q

When did President Benigno Aquino III issue an AO for the WPS?

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September 5, 2012

53
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On September 5, 2012, what did President Benigno Aquino III issue?

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Administrative Order No. 29, Section 1

54
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What does AO No. 29, Section 1 state?

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Maritime areas on the western side of the Philippine archipelago are hereby named as the WPS

55
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What maritime areas are included in the WPS?

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Luzon Sea, Kalayaan Island Group (KIG) waters, and Bajo de Masinloc (AKA Scarborough Shoal)

56
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A much broader expanse of water, also considered a semi-enclosed sea

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South China Sea

57
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Who bounds the South China Sea in the North?

A

China and Taiwan

58
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Who bounds the South China Sea in the East?

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Philippines

59
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Who bounds the South China Sea in the West and South?

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Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, and Brunei

60
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Who abut the South China Sea?

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The Gulf of Tonkin, The Gulf of Thailand

61
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A group of over fifty features and their surrounding waters that belong to the Philippines

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Kalayaan Island Group (KIG)

62
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Where is the Kalayaan Island Group located in internationally?

A

Spratly Islands

63
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True or False: KIG is not the same as the Spratly Islands.

A

True

64
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The KIG was formally incorporated as a municipality of what province and when?

A

Of the Palawan Province in 1978 during the Marcos adminstration through presidential decree no. 1596

65
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A large coral reef lying off the coast of the province of Zambales

A

Bajo de Masinloc

66
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Bajo de Masinloc is a large coral reef lying off the coast of what province?

A

Zambales

67
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What municipality is nearest to Bajo de Masinloc?

A

Municipality of Palauig

68
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Since when has Bajo de Masinloc been considered a part of the Philippines?

A

Spanish colonial times

69
Q

An area of fishing, navigation, and other activities by Filipino residents

A

Bajo de Masinloc

70
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True or False: Bajo de Masinloc is uninhabited.

A

True

POLGOV 2ND QUARTER (4 decks)

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