Mediterranean Sea Coastline Geography
Question
Which one of the following countries of South-West Asia does not open out to the Mediterranean Sea?
Options
Syria
Jordan
Lebanon
Israel
Explanation
Jordan is a landlocked country in South-West Asia and does not have access to the Mediterranean Sea. Syria, Lebanon, and Israel all have coastlines along the Mediterranean Sea in the eastern Mediterranean region. Jordan is located inland, bordered by Israel, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Syria, but has no direct access to the Mediterranean. Jordan does have access to the Dead Sea and the Red Sea (at Aqaba), but not to the Mediterranean. > Mediterranean Access: Syria, Lebanon, Israel have it; Jordan = Landlocked inland Answer: (b).
Question details
Year
2015
Paper
GS Paper 1
Question
Q77
Subject
Geography
Sub-topic
Regional Geography and Coastal Access
Type
Factual single
Difficulty
Easy
Nature
Static
Source hint
NCERT Geography - World Geography
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