SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

WORLD GEOGRAPHY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which natural landform joins two continents?
A
Isthmus of Panama
B
Continental shelf
C
Suez Canal
D
Sinai Peninsula
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Isthmuses are also key sites for communications and cultural exchange, as well as military outposts. Isthmuses The Isthmus of Panama in Panama links the continents of North and South America, and separates the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The Isthmus of Panama (Spanish: Istmo de Panamá), also historically known as the Isthmus of Darien (Istmo de Darién), is the narrow strip of land that lies between the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean, linking North and South America. It contains the country of Panama and the Panama Canal.

Detailed explanation-4: -About Panama Panama is a country on the Isthmus of Panama, the landbridge between the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean, that links North and South America. It is bordered by Colombia and Costa Rica.

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