Straits and Their Significance

What is a strait?

• A desert area with little vegetation

• A mountain range separating two countries

• A narrow waterway connecting two larger bodies of water

• A large body of water surrounded by land

Which strait connects the Bay of Bengal to the Gulf of Mannar?

• Sunda Strait

• Palk Strait

• Makassar Strait

• Malacca Strait

The Tsugaru Strait connects which two bodies of water?

• Sea of Okhotsk and Sea of Japan

• Sea of Japan and Pacific Ocean

• Java Sea and Indian Ocean

• East China Sea and South China Sea

Which strait is considered the most strategically important for oil trade?

• Hormuz Strait

• Strait of Gibraltar

• Bosporus Strait

• Strait of Malacca

The Strait of Bab-el-Mandeb separates which two continents?

• Australia and Asia

• Europe and Asia

• Asia and Africa

• North America and South America

Which strait connects the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara?

• Bosporus Strait

• Dardanelles Strait

• Strait of Bonifacio

• Strait of Messina

The Strait of Gibraltar separates which two continents?

• Australia and Asia

• North America and Europe

• Africa and Europe

• Asia and Europe

Which strait lies between the North and South islands of New Zealand?

• Torres Strait

• Foveaux Strait

• Bass Strait

• Cook Strait

The Bering Strait connects which two oceans?

• Indian and Southern Oceans

• Pacific and Arctic Oceans

• Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

• Atlantic and Indian Oceans

Which strait is located between Greenland and Iceland?

• Denmark Strait

• Strait of Dover

• North Channel

• Yucatan Channel