SSC
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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The country of Panama is on
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an archipelago
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an isthmus
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an island
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a volcano
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Little by little, over millions of years, the sediment deposits added to the islands until the gaps were completely filled. By about 3 million years ago, an isthmus had formed between North and South America. (An “isthmus” is a narrow strip of land, with water on either side, that connects two larger bodies of land.)
Detailed explanation-2: -This Central American country is bordered by Costa Rica and Colombia, and is situated between the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean. Panama is a narrow land bridge, or isthmus, connecting North and South America.
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