Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: List-1 List-2 (Canal) (Connects) A. Kiel (i) Mediterranean sea & Red sea B. Soo (ii) Elbe estuary & Baltic sea C. Panama (iii) Atlantic Ocean & pacific ocean D. Suez (iv) Lake superior & Lake Huron Codes: PYQ’s Solution English 12 A B C D

Correct Answer: A. (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)

Explanation: Canal Connects Features Kiel Elbe Estuary ● Located in northern & Baltic Sea Germany, between the North Sea (via Elbe River at Brunsbüttel) and Baltic Sea (at Kiel-Holtenau). ● One of the busiest artificial waterways in the world, saving ships from the long route around the Jutland Peninsula. ● Strategically important for European trade Soo Lake ● Located at the Superior & U.S.–Canada border Lake Huron (between Michigan, USA, and Ontario, Canada). ● Links Lake Superior (higher elevation) to Lake Huron (lower) via locks that lift/lower ships. ● Key link in the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Seaway System Panama Atlantic ● Located in Panama Ocean & (Central America) Pacific ● Connects the Atlantic Ocean Ocean (Caribbean Sea) with the Pacific Ocean. ● Completed in 1914 (by the U.S.), expanded in 2016 to handle larger ships (New Panamax). ● Saves about 13,000 km of distance between the east and west coasts of the Americas — avoiding Cape Horn (South America). ● A strategic chokepoint for global maritime trade. Suez Mediterrane ● Located in Egypt, an Sea & cutting across the Red Sea Isthmus of Suez. ● Completed in 1869 by Ferdinand de Lesseps (French engineer). ● Connects Port Said (Mediterranean) to Suez (Red Sea) — providing the shortest sea route between Europe and Asia. ● Avoids the long voyage around the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa). ● Controlled by Egypt (nationalized in 1956), managed by the Suez Canal Authority. PYQ’s Solution English 12 Types of Agriculture