The 1975 Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution, the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and the 2014 Global Ocean Commission all stress the
A) need to stop the global spread of ocean-water borne diseases.
B) urgent need to prevent nations from claiming ocean waters as a part of their territory.
C) need to control international marine pollution and to have higher standards for water quality.
D) need for large national navies to patrol and then arrest or sink pollution vessels.
Question 2
Which one of the following best illustrates a situation most likely to reduce extreme poverty?
A) Farmers are encouraged to sell their land in an effort to create large farms that can be managed more efficiently.
B) Children of the poorest families, both boys and girls, attend school without any cost, including school lunches.
C) Banks are provided with tax incentives to help people purchase a home.
D) All members of the poorest families over the age of 10 are provided with jobs on farms, helping to provide food for all the impoverished members of their community.
Blue whale skeleton, outside the Long Marine Laboratory at the University of California, Santa Cruz
Avoiding High-Pollution Exercise Times
Ringworm is a local contraindication for massage. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Water pollution types
Marine and coastal ecosystems