Sealift Practice Test

The main idea is the outward sequence of maritime zones defined by international law: Territorial Sea, Contiguous Zone, Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), and High Seas. Starting from the coast, a state’s sovereignty extends through the Territorial Sea, then into the Contiguous Zone up to 24 nautical miles beyond the baseline, then into the EEZ up to 200 nautical miles, after which lies the High Seas beyond any national claim. This ordering—Territorial Sea, Contiguous Zone, EEZ, High Seas—is why the correct choice lists those four in that sequence. Internal waters sit landward of the baseline and aren’t counted among these outward zones in this list.