Q. Which of the following statements regarding Western European hydrology and the Baltic Sea are correct?
1.Rhone River rises in the Swiss Alps, flows through Lake Geneva, and discharges into the Mediterranean Sea.
2.Baltic Sea is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean connected via the Danish Straits.
3.Major sub-gulfs of the Baltic Sea include the Gulf of Bothnia, the Gulf of Finland, and the Gulf of Riga.
4.The Baltic Sea is a landlocked saline lake located entirely inside the Russian landmass with no connection to global ocean waters.
Select the answer using the code given below:
Answer: A
Notes:
Explanation:
- Statement 1 is correct: The Rhone flows west out of the Rhône Glacier into Lake Geneva, then south through France into the Gulf of Lion (Mediterranean).
- Statement 2 is correct: The Baltic Sea is a brackish marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean, connected through the Kattegat and Skagerrak straits.
- Statement 3 is correct: The primary arms of the Baltic Sea are the Gulf of Bothnia (north), Gulf of Finland (east), and Gulf of Riga (east).
- Statement 4 is incorrect: The Baltic Sea is surrounded by nine countries (Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Germany) and connects directly to the ocean.
