CLIMATE OF INDIA
EL NINO AND SOUTHERN OSCILLATIONS
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Question
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‘Hinterland’ refers to:
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continental shelf in the sea from which oil can be extracted
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natural harbour used for international trade
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land region extending from a sea port
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abandoned sea port where trade was carried out initially
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -hinterland, also called Umland, tributary region, either rural or urban or both, that is closely linked economically with a nearby town or city.
Detailed explanation-2: -Hinterland is a German word which means the land behind. Hinterland can be defines as the land that is immediately behind port.
Detailed explanation-3: -The hinterland of a port is the region that uses the port to send goods to or receive goods from overseas ports, and is served by road, rail, and inland waterways (barges); the foreland of a port consists of the overseas destinations served.
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