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1. 1.

   Answer the questions given by choosing the correct option.

   1. ______________ is the only river of France which ends in the English Channel.
      1. Rhone
      2. Rhine
      3. Po
      4. Siene
   2. ______________ was the discoverer of the Victoria Falls.
      1. David Livingstone
      2. Henry Stanley
      3. Vasco da Gama 
      4. Mungo Park
   3. Bass Strait separates the mainland of Australia from ______________.
      1. Papua New Guinea
      2. New Zealand
      3. Tasmania
      4. Indonesia
   4. Australia is surrounded by the ______________ Ocean in the West.
      1. Indian
      2. Pacific
      3. Southern 
      4. Atlantic
   5. The vast plateau around the South Pole is called ______________.
      1. Queen Mary Land 
      2. Queen Maud Land 
      3. Queen Mac Land
      4. Queen land
2. 2.

   Fill in the blanks.

   1. ___________ is the longest river in Africa.
   2. Australia lies in the ___________ Hemisphere.
   3. Mount Kosciuszku is located in the ___________.
   4. The ___________ acts as a barrier to the moisture-laden winds from the South-east.
   5. Africa is surrounded by the ___________ Sea in the North.
3. 3.

   Write (T) for true and (F) for false.

   1. Mount Etna and Mount Vesuvius are volcanic mountains.
   2. Lake Victoria lies in the rift valley.
   3. Zaire River is also known as Congo River.
   4. The Aborigines were the first people to inhabit the continent of Australia.
   5. Europe is the fifth largest continent in the world.
4. 4.

   Differentiate between Atlas Mountains and Darkensberg Mountains.
5. 5.

   Differentiate between Great Barrier Reef and Great Artesian Basin.
6. 6.

   Which countries make up Benelux? What is its significance?