Question

Sr.no	Important Gulf and Bays	Sr.no	Countries
A	Gulf of Bothnia	1.	Sweden and Finland
B	English Channel	2.	Britain and France
C	Gulf of Lions	3.	South of France
D	Bay of Biscay	4.	France and Spain

1. A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
2. A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1
3. A-3, B-2, C-1, D-4
4. A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4

The correct answer is 1 i.e. A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4.

Detailed analysis of Europe:

• Wheat is the most valuable crop in Europe.
• Ruhr in Germany is the biggest and richest coalfield in Europe.
  • Other coal fields in Germany are Saar and Saxony.
• It is the second smallest continent in the world, after Australia.
• Europe is situated between the Ural in the East and the Atlantic Ocean in the West, in the West of Asia and North of Africa.
• To the North of Europe extends the Arctic ocean, to the South extends the Mediterranean Sea, the Black Sea, and the Caucasus Mountain and to the East Ural Mountains and the Caspian sea.
• Balkan states:
  • It is a group of 9 countries namely Serbia and Montenegro, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania Albania, and Kosovo.
  • However, Montenegro became an independent state in 2006 and Kosovo in 2008.
• Baltic states:
  • It is a group of 3 countries namely Estonia, Lithuania, and Latvia.
• Scandinavian Countries:
  • Iceland, Norway, and Denmark are collectively called as Scandinavian countries.
  • The world’s most Northerly capital is Reykjavik.

​​Important Gulf and Bays:

Gulf of Bothnia	Sweden and Finland
English Channel	Britain and France
Gulf of Lions	South of France
Bay of Biscay	France and Spain