Slideshow on “Supernationalism & law of the sea” for Political Geography – © Mark M. Miller, Dept. of Geography & Geology, The University of Southern Mississippi

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Political Geography
SUPERNATIONALISM
General-purpose supernational organizations
•UN
•Economic assistance organizations
•Military alliances
Pro-trade supernational organizations
© Mark M. Miller
Dept. of Geography & Geology
The University of Southern Mississippi

2. Retrieved
September 13,
2010:
http://www.un.org/e
n/

6. International Lawof the Sea

7. International Law of the Sea
•Nautical mile
•1/60 of one degree of arc on the
Earth’s surface
•= 1.15 statute miles
•Knot = 1 nautical mile / hour

8. •Territorial sea
•Innocent passage
•Continental shelf
•Resources?

9. •Resources?
•Petroleum
•Fish
•Mineral nodules
•Passage
•United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea
(UNCLOS)

10. Australian Geological Survey. Retrieved 2/20/06:
http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/rp/1998-99/99rp06-2.gif

11. American Museum of Natural History. Continental shelf. Retrieved 2/21/06:
http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/permanent/ocean/02_ecosystems/map7.php?pag
e=02g1_continental&map=07

12. Perry-Castañeda Library
Map Collection. Retrieved 2/13/06:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/americas/middleamerica.jpg

13. United national conference on the law of the sea (UNCLOS)
•Territorial sea (12 nm)
•Exclusive Economic zone (EEZ: 200 nm)
•Islands
•High seas
•Landlocked countries
•Piracy

14. Japan Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport. Retrieved 2/20/06:
http://www.mlit.go.jp/english/white-paper/unyu-
whitepaper/1996/image/1996_p0_top13.jpg

15. Centers for Disease Control. Retrieved 2/21/06:
www.cdc.gov/travel/temsam.htm
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www.kkn.net/~k5tr/vp8/

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http://mark.excogito.org/Mediterranean%20Map.gif

17. National Intelligence Council. Law of the Sea: the End Game. Retrieved
2/20/06: http://www.cia.gov/nic/PDF_GIF_otherprod/endgame/738527.gif

18. Johnson, Barbara, and Mark Zache.
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http://www.wordplay.com/wordplay/books/07
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19. Page, Jeremy. Beijing’s Claims of South China Sea Support May
Not Hold Water. WSJ. June 17:
http://www.wsj.com/articles/beijings-claims-of-south-china-sea-
support-may-not-hold-water-1466138014

20. WSJ December 19, 2006 PAGE ONE
Choke Points
As Threats to Oil Supply Grow,
A General Says U.S. Isn't Ready
Wald, Now Retired, Seeks Help
From Allies in Defending
Caspian Line, Africa Coast
Pondering Doomsday Scenario
By CHIP CUMMINS
December 19, 2006; Page A1

21. Piracy
England's Royal Navy attack Somali pirates. The Daily Skew. September 7,
2009: http://skew.dailyskew.com/2008/11/englands-royal-navy-attack-
somali.html

22. •Other Intergovernmental Organizations
•Military alliances
•Warsaw Pact
•North Atlantic Treaty Organization

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http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/index.ht

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http://www.worldba
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ttp://www.imf.org/external/in
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http://www.oas.o
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http://www.amaps.com/images/NGAmericas
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