NS-3, Naval Knowledge, Unit 1 Chapter 1: The Importance of Sea Power

"The freedom to use the seas for one's own purposes while denying their use to one's enemy" is known as...
1. Sea Power
2. Sea Control
3. Maritime Freedom
4. Sea Strategy
5. Global Reach
Which one of the following is NOT one of the principal components of Sea power as discussed in class?
1. These are all components of Sea power.
2. Naval Power
3. Ocean Industry
4. Ocean Science
5. Ocean Commerce
The U.S. is committed, by treaty, to the defense of approximately how many nations world-wide?
1. 70
2. 10
3. 28
4. 57
5. 190
Which of the following is NOT a strategic ocean area considered important to the U.S.?
1. The Antarctic
2. The Atlantic
3. The Pacific
4. The Arctic
5. The Afro-Asian
The Strait of Malacca separates which two strategic ocean areas?
1. The Pacific and the Afro-Asian
2. The Afro-Asian and the Atlantic
3. The Pacific and the Arctic
4. The Afro-Asian and the Antarctic
5. The Atlantic and the Pacific
Malaysia from Indonesian Sumatra are separated by what strait?
1. The Strait of Malacca.
2. The Strait of Bab al Mandeb
3. The Strait of Hormuz
4. The Turkish Straits
5. The Sunda Straits
Which of the following is NOT one of the chokepoints areas for the passage of oil between the Persian Gulf and Europe?
1. The Strait of Malacca
2. The Suez Canal
3. The Cape of Good Hope
4. All of these are important chokepoint areas for the passage of oil between the Persian Gulf and Europe.
5. None of these are important chokepoint areas for the passage of oil between the Persian Gulf and Europe.
The advantage of naval forces to more easily resupply at sea than land armies is referred to as what?
1. Sustainability
2. Geographic mobility
3. Tactical mobility
4. Forward presence
5. Logistic independence
Approximately how many strategic resources does the U.S. have to import from other countries?
1. 80
2. 200
3. 53
4. 67
5. 28
What imported mineral of strategic importance to the U.S. is used to construct nuclear reactors, make stainless steel, and manufacture rockets and missiles?
1. Columbite
2. Chromite
3. Bauxite
4. Manganese
5. Tin
What 1958 conference gave littoral nations exclusive rights to develop all the natural resources in the continental shelf adjacent to their own shores?
1. The Geneva Conference on the Seas
2. The Maritime Commerce Treaty
3. The Law of the Sea Conference
4. The SALT treaties
5. The Seafloor Mining Agreements
What is the most critical component of sea power to the U.S. Navy?
1. The people in the Navy
2. The Aircraft Carrier Battle Groups
3. The Amphibious Ready Groups
4. The Navy's submarine forces
5. The Navy's ability to maintain a technological lead in power projection.
Which of the following is one of the two major technological developments since World War II that has increased the importance of the oceans?
1. The capability of sea power to reach far inland.
2. The United States has more commitments with more countries than any other nation in history.
3. All of the other answers are major technological developments which have increased the importance of the oceans.
4. The creation of the United Nations
5. The rapid increase in the number of new nations.
Which ocean area of the world is the primary responsibility of NATO members?
1. The Atlantic Ocean
2. The Afro-Indian Ocean
3. The Pacific Ocean
4. The Arctic Ocean
5. NATO members concern themselves with the defense of Europe and not an ocean area.
The ocean area which has become a naval operating area only since the advent of the nuclear submarine is the
1. Arctic Ocean.
2. Indian Ocean.
3. Pacific Ocean
4. Atlantic Ocean
5. Afro-Asian Ocean.
The tactic of "vertical envelopment" has become possible because of what invention?
1. The helicopter
2. The parachute
3. The jet aircraft
4. The observation balloon
5. The V-22 Osprey Aircraft
Which of the following areas is NOT considered a part of the Atlantic Ocean from the Naval perspective?
1. The Southern Atlantic Ocean
2. The Mediterranean Sea
3. The North Atlantic Ocean
4. The Western approaches to Europe
5. The Straits of Gibraltar
What is another word for Sea-Farming?
1. Aquaculture
2. Water Farming
3. Oceanography
4. Fish Factory Ships
5. Fish Farming
Which of the following is NOT one of the motilities we gain from the oceans?
1. Geopolitical
2. Geographical
3. Sustainability
4. Tactical
5. These are all motilities we gain from control of the oceans.
What is the body of water at the southern tip of Africa called?
1. The Cape of Good Hope
2. The Turkish Straits
3. The Strait of Malacca
4. The Suez Canal
5. The Strait of Gibraltar
Nations which border the ocean and/or have ready access to the sea are known as what type of nations?
1. Littoral
2. Seacoast
3. Oceanographic
4. Aquacultural
5. Sea Power
The development of long-range ballistic missiles which can be launched from nuclear-powered submarines is an example of the concept of
1. Inland reach.
2. Vertical envelopment
3. Nuclear power
4. Oceanographic research
5. Sustainability
Which of the following is one of the two major political developments since World War II that has increased the importance of the oceans?
1. The rapid increase in the number of new nations.
2. The capability of sea power to reach far inland.
3. The capability of sea power to reach far inland.
4. The creation of the United Nations
5. Nuclear weapons and nuclear powered ships and submarines.
Which of the following minerals is the only one currently extracted from seawater due to commercial and economic limitations?
1. Magnesium
2. Bauxite
3. Tin
4. Columbite
5. Aluminum
Which of the following countries has not developed a means of getting energy from tides?
1. All of the listed countries have tidal energy systems.
2. Canada
3. France
4. None of the listed countries have developed tidal energy plants.
5. Holland
Approximately what percentage of fish species are currently commercially harvested?
1. One Percent
2. Ten Percent
3. Twenty Five Percent
4. Fifty Percent
5. Three Percent