Claim
Claiming the Arctic's Treasures
I don't quit understand what's the meaing of "claim" in this topic below. I guess that it means to ask for something of value because you think it belongs to you or because you think you have a right to it(demand). Am I right?
Update:
Our world is on the verge of a modernday resource rush in the earth's Arctic that the Arctic Ocean holds an abundance of natural resourcdes. Some scientists estimate that as much as 30 percent of the world's undiscovered natural gas and 13 percent of it's undiscovaered oil lie beneath its waters.
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Currently, the biggest question for the countries surrounding those resources is one of ownership: To whom do these resources rightfully belong? The U.N.,'s Law of the Sea Treaty aims to resolve this very question. The treaty states that a country has economic control of all natural resources within 200 nautical miles of its coast.
However, it's also possilbe for a country to claim possession of ocean territory beyond the 200-nautical-mile boundary. To make this kind of claim, a country must prove that the ocean bottom in question is part of the country's continental plate.
My example:
My boyfriend claims he loves me but says he Doesn't want to be married in one year.
Maggie^^
Friday, July 2, 2010
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it is not hard to understand the word"claim" in this sentence, isnt it? In my opinion, he just want to state his point, but use different words,like he said, he told or he pointed...
ReplyDeleteHi, dear friend
ReplyDeleteYou're right. Probably I should have post the other details, then people can understand or guess the meaing of "claim" here easier. Please see the update information.
Thanks for your comments. That's why I post my question on my blog. Hopefully, "we" can learn more language and we can discusss all the time. Have fun!
Maggie^^