Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Geography

Chapter

Fundamentals of Human Geography: International Trade

Question:

Match List I with List II.

 List I - Ports 

 List II - Functions 

 A. Entrepot ports 

 I. Tanker port

 B. Naval ports 

 II. Collections Centres 

 C. Packet station

 III. Warships

 D. Oil ports 

 IV. Ferry ports

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

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

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

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

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

Correct Answer:

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

Explanation:

Entrepot Ports: These are collection centres where the goods are brought from different countries for export. Singapore is an entrepot for Asia. Rotterdam for Europe, and Copenhagen for the Baltic region.

Naval Ports: These are ports which have only strategic importance. These ports serve warships and have repair workshops for them. Kochi and Karwar are examples of such ports in India.

Packet Station: These are also known as ferry ports. These packet stations are exclusively concerned with the transportation of passengers and mail across water bodies covering short distances. These stations occur in pairs located in such a way that they face each other across the water body, e.g. Dover in England and Calais in France across the English Channel.

Oil Ports: These ports deal in the processing and shipping of oil. Some of these are tanker ports and some are refinery ports. Maracaibo in Venezuela, Esskhira in Tunisia, Tripoli in Lebanon are tanker ports. Abadan on the Gulf of Persia is a refinery port.