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The Suez canal connects _________________.

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  1. the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean

  2. North Sea and the Baltic Sea

  3. Red Sea and The Mediterranean Sea

  4. Sea of China with the Sea of Japan

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
  • Suez Canal is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt that connects the Mediterranean sea with the Red sea. It is 193 km long and has reduced thousands of kilometers of the journey between the Atlantic ocean and the Indian ocean.

Subtropical Winter Rain Zone is an example of ___________. 

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  1. Mediterranean climate

  2. Taiga climate

  3. Tundra climate

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

During summer, regions of Mediterranean climate are strongly influenced by cold ocean currents which keep the weather in the region dry, stable, and pleasant. In winter, however, they are no longer influenced by the cold ocean currents and therefore warmer water settles near land and causes clouds to form and rainfall becomes much more likely.

The region that have largest area along the Mediterranean sea is

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  1. Mediterranean region

  2. Tundra region

  3. Taiga region

  4. none of these

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Mediterranean region is the area around Mediterranean Sea, Central Chile, South-West USA, Australia, Africa. These regions have hot & dry summers and mild & wet winters. Mediterranean forests are found in these regions. These forests have trees having thick barks and wax coated leaves which help them reduce transpiration. Due to these characteristics, Mediterranean trees adapt themselves to dry summers. Mediterranean Forests are known as 'Orchards of the world' for their fruit cultivation.

Mild and rainy winters, warm and dry summers are the characteristic features of _________________.

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  1. monsoon region

  2. Mediterranean region

  3. tropical grasslands

  4. temperate grasslands

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Mediterranean climate, major climate type of the Köppen classification characterized by hot, dry summers and cool, wet winters and located between about 30° and 45° latitude north and south of the Equator and on the western sides of the continents.

The total area occupied by the Mediterranean region in the world is about ______________.

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  1. 1 per cent

  2. 2 per cent

  3. 3 per cent

  4. 4 per cent

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

It covers an area of about 2,500,000 km2 (970,000 sq mi), representing 0.7% of the global ocean surface.  It is connected to the Atlantic via the Strait of Gibraltar. This narrow strait connecting the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea and separates Spain in Europe from Morocco in Africa—is only 14 km (9 mi).