Question

Aditya was looking at a zoomed-in picture of a world map. He noted down whatever he could see. The note read: "There is a narrow piece of land that seems to be connecting two huge landmasses and at the same time separating two huge water bodies". What could he be looking at?

• A. He could be looking at the Isthmus of Suez.
• B. He could be looking at the Isthmus of Panama.
• C. He could be looking at an island like, Sri Lanka.
• D. He could be looking at a peninsula like, Inida.

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (B)

He could be looking at the Isthmus of Panama.

An isthmus is a narrow piece of land that connects two large landmasses and separates two large water bodies. So, as per the description provided by Aditya, he could be looking at Isthmus of Panama that lies between North America and South America, or he could be looking at Isthmus of Suez that lies between the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea.