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  • A. The Zambezi
  • B. The Niger
  • C. The Nile
  • D. The Congo

Explanation: The Nile flows north and discharges into the Mediterranean through its Egyptian delta.

Correct answer: The Nile
  • A. The Ionian Sea
  • B. The Tyrrhenian Sea
  • C. The Aegean Sea
  • D. The Adriatic Sea

Explanation: The Adriatic separates Italy from the Balkan countries to its east.

Correct answer: The Adriatic Sea
  • A. The Aegean Sea
  • B. The Black Sea
  • C. The Ligurian Sea
  • D. The Adriatic Sea

Explanation: The Aegean sits between the Greek mainland and Türkiye's western coast.

Correct answer: The Aegean Sea
  • A. The Ionian Sea
  • B. The Alboran Sea
  • C. The Tyrrhenian Sea
  • D. The Adriatic Sea

Explanation: The Ionian Sea stretches between Italy's south and Greece's west coast.

Correct answer: The Ionian Sea
  • A. The Ligurian Sea
  • B. The Tyrrhenian Sea
  • C. The Ionian Sea
  • D. The Adriatic Sea

Explanation: The Tyrrhenian Sea fills the basin between Italy's west coast and Sardinia/Corsica.

Correct answer: The Tyrrhenian Sea
  • A. The Balearic Sea
  • B. The Adriatic Sea
  • C. The Ligurian Sea
  • D. The Alboran Sea

Explanation: The Ligurian Sea lies between the Riviera coast and Corsica.

Correct answer: The Ligurian Sea
  • A. The Tyrrhenian Sea
  • B. The Levantine Sea
  • C. The Balearic Sea
  • D. The Alboran Sea

Explanation: The Alboran Sea is the Mediterranean's westernmost basin, just east of Gibraltar.

Correct answer: The Alboran Sea
  • A. The Black Sea
  • B. The Sea of Marmara
  • C. The Aegean Sea
  • D. The Adriatic Sea

Explanation: The Sea of Marmara sits between the two Turkish straits.

Correct answer: The Sea of Marmara
  • A. Bulgaria
  • B. Ukraine
  • C. Türkiye
  • D. Greece

Explanation: The Sea of Marmara is enclosed entirely within Turkish territory.

Correct answer: Türkiye
  • A. Sweden, Finland, Poland, Germany, Denmark, Norway
  • B. Türkiye, Greece, Albania, Croatia, Italy, Spain
  • C. Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Spain
  • D. Türkiye, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Russia, and Georgia

Explanation: These six countries border the Black Sea.

Correct answer: Türkiye, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Russia, and Georgia
  • A. The Bosporus
  • B. The Dardanelles
  • C. The Kerch Strait
  • D. The Strait of Otranto

Explanation: The Bosporus links the Black Sea southward to the Sea of Marmara.

Correct answer: The Bosporus
  • A. The Dnieper
  • B. The Danube
  • C. The Don
  • D. The Volga

Explanation: The Danube forms a large delta on the Romanian–Ukrainian border before entering the Black Sea.

Correct answer: The Danube
  • A. The White Sea
  • B. The Sea of Marmara
  • C. The Sea of Azov
  • D. The Caspian Sea

Explanation: The Kerch Strait joins the Sea of Azov to the Black Sea.

Correct answer: The Sea of Azov
  • A. The Baltic Sea
  • B. The North Sea
  • C. The Persian Gulf
  • D. The Sea of Azov

Explanation: The Sea of Azov is widely regarded as the shallowest sea in the world.

Correct answer: The Sea of Azov
  • A. The North Sea
  • B. The Norwegian Sea
  • C. The Baltic Sea
  • D. The Irish Sea

Explanation: The North Sea is bounded by Britain and the northern European mainland countries.

Correct answer: The North Sea
  • A. The English Channel
  • B. The Celtic Sea
  • C. The Irish Sea
  • D. The North Sea

Explanation: The Irish Sea separates the islands of Great Britain and Ireland.

Correct answer: The Irish Sea
  • A. The North Sea
  • B. The Barents Sea
  • C. The White Sea
  • D. The Baltic Sea

Explanation: The Baltic Sea is enclosed by Scandinavia and the Baltic states.

Correct answer: The Baltic Sea
  • A. Nine
  • B. Twelve
  • C. Six
  • D. Seven

Explanation: Nine countries border the Baltic Sea when its gulfs are counted.

Correct answer: Nine
  • A. Finland
  • B. Norway
  • C. Poland
  • D. Latvia

Explanation: The Baltic states include Denmark, Germany, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Russia, Finland, and Sweden — Norway borders the North and…

Correct answer: Norway
  • A. The Greenland Sea
  • B. The Norwegian Sea
  • C. The Labrador Sea
  • D. The White Sea

Explanation: The Norwegian Sea stretches along Norway's west coast between the North Sea and the Barents Sea.

Correct answer: The Norwegian Sea