1. Over what territorial issue are the U.S. and Canada clashing?

2. Why is the issue of the Northwest Passage so important to the U.S. and Canada? Be specific.

3. Why has the Northwest Passage only recently become a contentious issue? Be specific.

4. What has been the standard sea route for Western merchant ships traveling to the Indies and the East for approximately the past 100 years?

5. a) Define sovereignty as used in the article in para. 6.
b) Why does the U.S. say that Canada does not have sovereignty over the Northwest Passage?
c) How does Canada dispute this assertion?

6. What actions has Canada taken to assert its sovereignty over the Northwest Passage?

7. a) What much larger prospect for revenue from the Arctic does Canada have than the tariffs the government wants to put on ships traveling through the Northwest Passage?
b) With whom does Canada face a dispute on this issue? Why?