4.4 What do we use the coast for?

The Port of Rotterdam is the largest seaport in Europe

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The Port of Rotterdam is the largest seaport in Europe

What do we use the coast for?
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Goals:
  • You understand the port of Rotterdam benefits you, even if you do not live or work there. 

  • You can define the terms mainport, hinterland and EEZ



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Look at the different oceans, seas and canals around the UK and the Netherlands.

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Five scale levels: From big to small
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Continental
Global
Local
National
Regional

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Robots
Containers
Petroleum and natural gas
Tug boat

Slide 7 - Drag question

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''The port of Rotterdam is Europe's gateway to the world'' What does this mean?

Slide 8 - Open question

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Mainport Rotterdam
What does this mean?

Slide 9 - Open question

Questions
1. Name three British cities with ports. 
2. Name three European cities in other countries with ports. 
3. The UK and The Netherlands are wealthy compared to most countries. Outline how its coast has helped to make it wealthy. 

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Questions
1. What does the different colours mean: yellow, blue, orange... ? 
Use this word in your explanation Hinterland .

Hinterland: The area  (backcountry) that surrounds a big city or port and on which the city or port depends for economic growth. 

2. Now you know about hinterland. What could be the foreland

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Slide 12 - Video

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These containers are placed on a huge ship. How do we transport the containers from Rotterdam to Zwolle?

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Slide 15 - Video

08:20
New land
The Netherlands added new land by creating 'De Tweede Maasvlakte' in the north sea.
Is it possible to just take land from the sea? Land use can cause conflicts. What will other countries think of it? Use the map.

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EEZ
Definition of exclusive economic zone: an area of sea around a country where only that country has the right to take something valuable such as fish or oil. 

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EEZ
Coastal nations are granted sovereignty over 12 nautical miles from their shores, creating a 200-mile exclusive economic zone.

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The world's Exclusive Economic zones, 
shown in dark blue

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The Tweede Maasvlakte will be constructed in the North Sea. Why there?

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Mainport
Infrastructure
Multinationals
Hinterland

Slide 21 - Drag question

Look at the map
What is it about?
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EEZ
B
Hinterland
C
Ports in Europe
D
Mainport Schiphol

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