Strait of Malacca

In the picture

1. 1The narrow strait: a sea passage squeezed between two landmasses.
2. 2A container ship: a vessel carrying stacked cargo boxes.
3. 3Stacked containers: standardised metal boxes holding goods.
4. 4An oil tanker: a vessel carrying liquid fuel in its tanks.

Examples

• A delivery van taking the shortest road through a mountain pass.
• A queue at a narrow bridge where all traffic must cross.

Quiz: Strait of Malacca (Age 17)

1. 1

   What is a narrow strait such as the Strait of Malacca?

   • A wide current flowing through open ocean
   • A sea passage squeezed between two landmasses
   • A canal cut through a single landmass
2. 2

   Why do many ships carrying containers and oil pass through the Strait of Malacca?

   • It is a short route between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean
   • It allows ships to avoid all narrow passages by sailing around Sumatra
   • It is the only sea route between the Atlantic Ocean and the Arctic Ocean
3. 3

   What does the Strait of Malacca show about global shipping?

   • Narrow straits can concentrate global shipping into a few busy channels
   • Container ships prefer long routes that avoid busy narrow channels
   • Global shipping is spread evenly across all oceans and straits

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