SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What does Mesopotamia mean in Greek?
A
great beginning
B
alluvial plain
C
fertile land
D
land between the rivers
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Mesopotamia is thought to be one of the places where early civilization developed. It is a historic region of West Asia within the Tigris-Euphrates river system . In fact, the word Mesopotamia means “between rivers” in Greek.

Detailed explanation-2: -Etymology. From Ancient Greek (Mesopotamía, “land between the rivers”).

Detailed explanation-3: -The correct option is D It means the land between rivers. Mesopotamia arose in a valley between two rivers. These rivers were Tigris and Euphrates. In fact, the word Mesopotamia in Greek means, ‘the land between rivers’. So Mesopotamia is a region between these rivers and not a country.

Detailed explanation-4: -The name comes from a Greek word meaning “between rivers, ‘’ referring to the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, but the region can be broadly defined to include the area that is now eastern Syria, southeastern Turkey, and most of Iraq.

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