Which of the following are correctly matched?
(A) The Mississippi Waterways-USA
(B) The St. Lawrence River - Canada
(C) The Rhine Waterway- Italy
(D) The Danube Waterway- Eastern Europe
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A), (B) and (D) only
(A) The Mississippi Waterways-USA — Correct. The Mississippi-Ohio waterway links the interior of the U.S.A. with the Gulf of Mexico.
(B) The St. Lawrence River - Canada — Correct. With the Great Lakes, the St. Lawrence forms a waterway in the north of North America. Large ships go up the river to Montreal, a city of Canada.
(C) The Rhine Waterway- Italy — Incorrect. The Rhine flows through Germany and the Netherlands, from Rotterdam up to Basel in Switzerland. It does not reach Italy.
(D) The Danube Waterway- Eastern Europe — Correct. The Danube is an important inland waterway of Eastern Europe.
NCERT (2026-27): “The Rhine Waterways … The Rhine flows through Germany and the Netherlands. It is navigable for 700 km from Rotterdam, at its mouth in the Netherlands to Basel in Switzerland.” “The Danube Waterway … This important inland waterway serves Eastern Europe.” “The Great Lakes – St. Lawrence Seaway … The estuary of St. Lawrence River, along with the Great Lakes, forms a unique commercial waterway in the northern part of North America. The ports on this route like Duluth and Buffalo are equipped with all facilities of ocean ports. As such large oceangoing vessels are able to navigate up the river deep inside the continent to Montreal.” “The Mississippi Waterways … The Mississippi-Ohio waterway connects the interior part of U.S.A. with the Gulf of Mexico in the south.” |