Monday, February 14, 2011

Advantages and Disadvantages of Australia's Large Coastline

Advantages

  • Australia controls more land.
  • They can use the marine resources of the extra space.
  • They have a larger variety of aquatic species.
  • Have more notice if some thing is coming to Australia's mainland e.g. asylum seekers.
  • More control on area.
Disadvantages
  • More animals to maintain.
  • The EEZ is very far away.
  • Responsible for area and if things go wrong they can be blamed e.g. over whaling by Japanese.
  • Resources need to be maintained.
  • More money to be spent on upkeep of EEZ.

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