Seas and Oceans in Globalization

📋 Course Outline

1. Maritime Space and Globalization
2. Marine Resources and Their Uses
3. Fisheries and Aquaculture Pressures
4. Maritime Tourism and Landscapes
5. Undersea Cables and Maritime Information
6. Maritime Routes and Global Hubs
7. Maritime Trade and Globalization

📖 1. Maritime Space and Globalization

📝 Essential Points

• Seas and oceans cover 71% of the Earth's surface and contribute to globalization through resource exploitation and international flows.

💡 Memory Hook

71% of the globe covered by water → resources, flows, and globalization

📖 2. Marine Resources and Their Uses

🔑 Key Concepts & Definitions

• Offshore : refers to activities carried out at sea, excluding fishing and maritime transport, especially the exploitation of offshore hydrocarbon deposits and wind turbines.
• Polymetallic nodules : rocky concretions containing highly sought-after metals such as copper, nickel, and cobalt, located several thousand meters deep on the ocean floor.

★ Must-know

• Offshore hydrocarbons account for 30% of world production, notably in the Gulf of Guinea, the Gulf of Mexico, and the South China Sea.

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