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Chapter: Tertiary Economic Activities· Geography

Read the following map and answer the questions given below :[Map: world map titled ‘World – Major transportation routes’, with a scale (0–5000 km) and north arrow. Index: canal, sea port/harbour, airport, railway terminal, waterways (thick line), ai…

Q.4 (B) Read the following map and answer the questions given below :

[Map: world map titled ‘World – Major transportation routes’, with a scale (0–5000 km) and north arrow. Index: canal, sea port/harbour, airport, railway terminal, waterways (thick line), airways (thin lines) and railways. Places shown include Vancouver, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Montreal, Halifax, Boston, New York, Washington DC, New Orleans, Houston and Panama in North America; Callao, Suape, Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires and Valparaiso in South America; London, Kiel, Hamburg, Moscow, Rome, Gibraltar, Istanbul and Suez in Europe/Mediterranean; Johannesburg and the Cape of Good Hope in Africa; Dubai, Karachi, Delhi, Mumbai, Kochi, Colombo, Bangkok, Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, Tianjin, the Grand canal, Tokyo, Yokohama, Vladivostok, Khabarovsk, Ulan-Ude and Novosibirsk in Asia; Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Auckland in Australia/New Zealand. A railway line runs across Asia from Moscow through Novosibirsk, Ulan-Ude and Khabarovsk to Vladivostok. A thick waterway runs from Gibraltar through the Mediterranean, Suez canal and Indian Ocean past Mumbai, Colombo and Singapore to China and Japan. Many airway lines radiate from London. Antarctica has no routes.]

Questions :

(1) Which is the major international airport in the Europe?
(2) Which rail route connects two continents in the given map?
(3) Which continent does not have any permanent means of transportation?
(4) Which canal connects Pacific ocean and Atlantic ocean?
(5) Name the international airport in Africa.

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Answer: (1) London; (2) Trans-Siberian railway; (3) Antarctica; (4) Panama canal; (5) Johannesburg.

(1) London (Heathrow) is the major international airport in Europe; the largest number of airways radiate from it on the map.

(2) The Trans-Siberian railway (Moscow – Novosibirsk – Ulan-Ude – Khabarovsk – Vladivostok) connects Europe and Asia.

(3) Antarctica has no permanent means of transportation, as it is covered with ice and has no permanent population.

(4) The Panama canal, across the Isthmus of Panama, connects the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean.

(5) Johannesburg (South Africa) is the international airport shown in Africa.

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