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2.3- Water bodies

Total questions: 7

Worksheet time: 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This sea is largely affected by the inflow of the Don, Kuban, and other rivers, which bring sand, silt, and shells, which in turn form numerous bays, limans, and narrow spits. It is the shallowest sea in the world, with the depth varying between 0.9 and 14 metres. What is the name of this waterbody ?

a)

Chukchi Sea

b)

Sea of Azov

c)

Kara Sea

d)

Sea of Okhotsk

2.

This is a river in central Australia, one of four main rivers of the Lake Eyre Basin and thought to be the oldest riverbed in the world. Identify this river ?

a)

The Cooper Creek

b)

Finke River

c)

Georgina River

d)

Diamantina River

3.

This river has been an important highway since the times of the Greeks and Romans. It was the main trade route from the Mediterranean to east-central Gaul. This river is, with the Po and Nile, one of the three Mediterranean rivers with the largest water discharge. What is the name of this river ?

a)

Arve

b)

Gardon

c)

Rhône

d)

Vispa

4.

The Zambezi River is the fourth-longest river in Africa, the longest east-flowing river in Africa and the largest flowing into the Indian Ocean from Africa. It flows through 6 six countries and two lakes. One is Lake Kariba. Name the other ?

a)

Lake Cabora Bassa

b)

Lake Kivu

c)

Lake Turkana

d)

Lake Victoria

5.

This lake is the world's largest tropical lake and in terms of volume, It is the world's ninth-largest continental lake. What is the name of this lake ?

a)

Issyk-Kul

b)

Lake Victoria

c)

Lake Malawi

d)

Lake Tanganyika

6.

This lake is called as Pink lake because its pink waters caused by Dunaliella salina algae. It is the second in the list of bodies of water by salinity. In which country this lake is located ?

a)

Senegal

b)

Ethiopia

c)

Djibouti

d)

Turkmenistan

7.

At the time of the Roman Empire, this waterbody was known as the Mare Suebicum or Mare Sarmaticum. Tacitus in his AD 98 Agricola and Germania described the Mare Suebicum, named for the Suebi tribe, during the spring months, as a brackish sea where the ice broke apart and chunks floated about. What is the modern day name of this waterbody ?

a)

Ariake Sea

b)

Black Sea

c)

Salish Sea

d)

Baltic Sea