6.6 South China Sea

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6.6 South China Sea

Today:

- knowledge check 6.6

- your questions on 1.5-6.1-6.3-6.4 & topgraphy

- work on looking back exercises

- individual testweek preparation

00:00

Name the 6 countries that all claim a part of the South China Sea (each seperately)

00:36

Bilateral talks mean

1. An agreement between two nations (for example between China and Brunei)
2. Talks on two different levels
3. that China wants to do the decision making
4. Talks between two-and-one (for example China with Phillipines and Vietnam)

00:56

Why do you think the United States is getting involved?

00:36

International justice means that

1. other countries help take revenge / fight
2. all countries internationally sign an agreement
3. an international court decides who has the right to a part of the sea
4. Vietnam and the Phillipines get the parts they claim

Name the 4 reasons why the South China Sea is important for so many countries (each seperate)

4 maps that explain the dispute

4 maps that explain the dispute

Read together: fishery -1

“For a relatively small (around 3 million square kilometres) patch of the oceans, the South China Sea delivers an astonishing abundance of fish. The area is home to at least 3,365 known species of marine fishes, and in 2012, an estimated 12% of the world’s total fishing catch, worth US$21.8 billion, came from this region.”

Read together: fishery - 2

“Total fish stocks in the South China Sea have been depleted by 70-95 percent since the 1950s and catch rates have declined by 66-75 percent over the last 20 years”

What do the underlined words mean?

Why do you think this has happened?

4 maps that explain the dispute

4 maps that explain the dispute

Has an international court decided who is right?

1. No, there aren't any laws
2. No, there are laws but no court case yet
3. Yes, and it says China should retreat
4. Yes, and it says China has a historic claim

Text E / textbook

Have you studied the topography yet?

Seoul

Manilla

Phnom Penh

Islamabad

Abu Dhabi

To do - get to work

1. send me your questions in a Teams chat

2. complete missing exercises (see planner) and check your work with the answersheet in Lesmateriaal/the online checking tool

3. study keywords (make a quizlet?) / topography / write a summary / your own testweek prep of choice