Cities Connected by Straits

Geography · 10 questions

Straits, the waters they connect, and nearby cities.

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1. Which city lies on the Bosphorus?

   1. Istanbul
   2. Izmir
   3. Bursa
   4. Ankara
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   A) Istanbul

2. The Dardanelles connects the Aegean Sea to which sea?

   1. Sea of Marmara
   2. Mediterranean Sea
   3. Adriatic Sea
   4. Black Sea
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   A) Sea of Marmara

3. Which sea lies east of the Strait of Gibraltar?

   1. Black Sea
   2. Red Sea
   3. Mediterranean Sea
   4. Baltic Sea
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   C) Mediterranean Sea

4. Which Danish capital lies on the Øresund?

   1. Aalborg
   2. Odense
   3. Aarhus
   4. Copenhagen
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   D) Copenhagen

5. The Strait of Magellan connects the Pacific Ocean to which ocean?

   1. Indian Ocean
   2. Atlantic Ocean
   3. Southern Ocean
   4. Arctic Ocean
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   B) Atlantic Ocean

6. Which two major Japanese islands are separated by the Tsugaru Strait?

   1. Kyushu and Shikoku
   2. Honshu and Shikoku
   3. Honshu and Hokkaido
   4. Hokkaido and Kyushu
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   C) Honshu and Hokkaido

7. Which city-state lies near the southern entrance to the Strait of Malacca?

   1. Jakarta
   2. George Town
   3. Kuala Lumpur
   4. Singapore
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   D) Singapore

8. Which Iranian port city lies on the northern shore of the Strait of Hormuz?

   1. Chabahar
   2. Bandar Abbas
   3. Bushehr
   4. Bandar-e Anzali
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   B) Bandar Abbas

9. Wellington, New Zealand's capital, lies on which strait?

   1. Foveaux Strait
   2. Torres Strait
   3. Bass Strait
   4. Cook Strait
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   D) Cook Strait

10. Which French port is a ferry destination from Dover?

    1. Cherbourg
    2. Calais
    3. Boulogne-sur-Mer
    4. Dieppe
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    B) Calais