QUESTION

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World Geography

Prelims 2019

Consider the following pairs:

Sea BorderingCountry
1. Adriatic SeaAlbania
2. Black SeaCroatia
3. Caspian SeaKazakhstan
4. Mediterranean SeaMorocco
5. Red SeaSyria

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

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Explanation

  • The Adriatic Sea is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan peninsula, and Albania is one of the countries on its coast.
Adriatic Sea

Adriatic Sea

  • Croatia does not border the Black Sea. The countries bordering the Black Sea are Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, and Ukraine.
Black Sea

Black Sea

  • Kazakhstan is one of the five countries (along with Russia, Turkmenistan, Iran, and Azerbaijan) that border the Caspian Sea.
Caspian Sea

Caspian Sea

  • Morocco is one of the countries that border the Mediterranean Sea.
Meditteranean Sea

Meditteranean Sea

  • Syria does not border the Red Sea. The countries bordering the Red Sea are Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea, and Djibouti.
Red Sea

Red Sea

So, the correctly matched pairs are 1, 3, and 4.

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