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Trade Routes Flashcards

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English Channel/La Manche

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  • Busiest in the world
  • Contains Dover Strait, narrowest point of the canal
  • Connects North Sea to Atlantic Ocean
  • 500+ vessels/day
  • Congestion issues & weather delays
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Malacca Strait

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  • 2nd busiest in the world
  • Separates Malay Peninsula from Sumatra
  • Handles 25% of internationally traded goods
  • 96,000+ vessels/year
  • connects Indian & Pacific oceans
  • Piracy issues & congestion, shallow & narrow
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Dover Strait

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  • Narrowest point of English Channel
  • Separates Southern England from Northern France
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Strait of Hormuz

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  • 3rd busiest in the world
  • last natural shipping route.
  • Middle East’s primary channel
  • controls largest oil shipment (20-30% of world’s seaborne oil)
  • connects Iran & Oman from the Persian Gulf to Ocean
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Suez Canal

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  • 4th busiest in the world
  • Connects mediterranean Sea to Red Sea
  • 20,000+ vessels/year
  • Shortcut between Europe & Asia
  • Shortest route between Mediterranean Sea & Indian Ocean
  • Restricts larger ships due to size, political volatility
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Panama Canal

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  • 5th Busiest in the world
  • 13’000+ vessels/year
  • Link between north & South America
  • Connects Atlantic & Pacific Oceans
  • Shortcut, vessels don’t have to travel around Cape Horn
  • Can’t accommodate vessels over 20k TEU, limits newer vessels
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Danish Straits

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  • Connect Baltic Sea to the North Sea through Kattegat & Skagerrak
  • Connects Persian Gulf with Arabian Sea
  • Crucial for transport of oil between Russia & Europe
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St. Lawrence Seaway

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  • System of locks, canals & channels in Canada & USA
  • Connects Atlantic Ocean to NA Great Lakes
  • Most important route in North America
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Bosphorus Strait

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  • Connects Black Sea with Mediterranean Sea
  • Border between Asia & Europe
  • Crucial for military & oil trade
  • 132+ vessels/day
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Trans-Pacific Route

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Connects Asia and North America

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Asia-Europe Route

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Links Asia & Europe. Includes Suez Canal to avoid detour around Africa

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Transatlantic Route

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Connects North America & Canada with Europe

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South America-Europe Route

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Connects South America (Brazil, Argentina & Chile) with Europe

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Intra-Asia Route

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Connects China, Japan, South Korea & Southeast Asia. Includes Strait of Malacca

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Asia-Middle East Route

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Connects Asia with Middle East. Includes Strait of Hormuz

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Europe-UK Route

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Linkes UK with Europe. Includes the English Channel & North Sea

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Russia-Europe Route

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Connects Russia with Europe via Baltic Sea & Danish StraitsR

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Red Sea Route

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Connects Mediterranean Sea to the Indian Ocean via Suez Canal. Moves goods from Middle East to Europe & North America.

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