Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Geography

Chapter

Fundamentals of Human Geography: Transport and Communication

Question:

Match List I with List II.

LIST I
 Trans Continental Railways 

LIST II
Location

 A. 

 Trans-Siberian Railway 

 I. 

 United States of America 

 B. 

 Trans-Canadian Railways 

 II. 

 Europe

 C. 

 The Union Pacific Railway 

 III. 

 Russia

 D. 

 The Orient Express

 IV. 

 Canada

Choose the correct answer from the options given below

Options:

A - III, B - IV, C - II, D - I

A - III, B - IV, C - I, D - II

A - IV, B - III, C - I, D - II

A - IV, B - III, C - II, D - I

Correct Answer:

A - III, B - IV, C - I, D - II

Explanation:

LIST I
 Trans Continental Railways 

LIST II
Location

 A. 

 Trans-Siberian Railway 

 I. 

 Russia

 B. 

 Trans-Canadian Railways 

 II. 

 Canada

 C. 

 The Union Pacific Railway 

 III. 

 United States of America

 D. 

 The Orient Express

 IV. 

 Europe

Trans–Siberian Railway: This is a trans–siberian Railways major rail route of Russia runs from St. Petersburg in the west to Vladivostok on the Pacific Coast in the east passing through Moscow, Ufa, Novosibirsk, Irkutsk, Chita and Khabarovsk.

Trans–Canadian Railways : This 7,050 km long rail-line in Canada runs from Halifax in the east to Vancouver on the Pacific Coast passing through Montreal, Ottawa, Winnipeg and Calgary.

The Union and Pacific Railway:  This rail-line connects New York on the Atlantic Coast to San Francisco on the Pacific Coast passing through Cleveland, Chicago, Omaha, Evans, Ogden and Sacramento. The most valuable exports on this route are ores, grain, paper, chemicals and machinery.

The Orient Express: This line runs from Paris to Istanbul passing through Strasbourg, Munich, Vienna, Budapest and Belgrade.