Q. Consider the following pairs:
Region often mentioned in the newsCountry
1. AnatoliaTurkey
2. AmharaEthiopia
3. Cabo DelgadoSpain
4. CataloniaItaly
How many pairs given above are correctly matched?
Exp) Option b is the correct answer
Pair 1 is correctly matched: Anatolia, also called Asia Minor, the peninsula of land that today constitutes the Asian portion of Turkey. Because of its location at the point where the continents of Asia and Europe meet, Anatolia was, from the beginnings of civilization, a crossroads for numerous peoples migrating or conquering from either continent.
Pair 2 is correctly matched: The Amhara Region is a regional state in northern Ethiopia and the homeland of the Amhara people. Its capital is Bahir Dar which is the seat of the Regional Government of Amhara. Amhara is bordered by Sudan to the west and northwest and by other the regions of Ethiopia: Tigray to the north, Afar to the east, Benishangul-Gumuz to the west and southwest, and Oromia to the south.
Pair 3 is incorrectly matched: Cabo Delgado is the northernmost province of Mozambique (not Spain). The region is an ethnic stronghold of the Makonde tribe, with the Makua and Mwani as leading ethnic minorities.
Pair 4 is incorrectly matched: Catalonia occupies a triangular area in the north-eastern corner of Spain (not Italy). Catalonia was formerly a principality of the crown of Aragon, and it has played an important role in the history of the Iberian Peninsula. From the 17th century it was the centre of a separatist movement that sometimes-dominated Spanish affairs.
Source: Anatolia | Definition, History, Map, People, & Facts | Britannica
Catalonia | Geography, Points of Interest, Independence Movement, & History | Britannica
https://www.crisisgroup.org/africa/southern-africa/mozambique
