SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the name of the peninsula that is made up of Greece at the southern end, and includes other countries of Eastern Europe?
A
Jutland Peninsula
B
Iberian Peninsula
C
Scandinavian Peninsula
D
Balkan Peninsula
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Balkan Peninsula is the easternmost of Europe’s three great southern peninsulas. Generally, the Balkans are bordered on the northwest by Italy, on the north by Hungary, on the north and northeast by Moldova and Ukraine, and the south by Greece and Turkey or the Aegean Sea (depending on how the region is defined).

Detailed explanation-2: -The Balkan Peninsula, also known as the Balkans, is a region in southeastern Europe. There is a debate over what counts as the Balkans, though generally it is considered the region south of Austria and Hungary.

Detailed explanation-3: -Countries that are sometimes considered to be entirely or partially part of the Balkans are Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Slovenia, Albania, North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, Greece, and Turkey.

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