List of top Geography Questions on Waterways

Study the given map carefully and answer the questions that follow :

Choose the correct option related to 'entrepot port':
Name the place where a major sea port is located in Andhra Pradesh.
Name the place in Western Australia where a major sea port is located.
Explain the economic significance of the Panama Canal.
'Kottapuram to Kollam' is the stretch of which one of the following National Waterways?
Mention the important inland waterway between Canada and the United States of America.

Match List-I (National Waterway) with List-II (Stretch):

List-I (National Waterway)List-II (Stretch)
(A) NW 1
(B) NW 2
(C) NW 3
(D) NW 4		(1) Sadiya to Dhubri
(2) Prayagraj to Haldia
(3) Kakinada to Puducherry
(4) Kottapuram to Kollam

Choose the correct option:

Match the Migration Type with the Reason (Census 2011): 

Migration StreamDominant Reason
A. Rural to Urban (Male)1. Marriage
B. Rural to Rural (Female)2. Work / Employment
C. Urban to Urban3. Better Opportunities / Business
D. Urban to Rural4. Retirement / Health
Match the Canal with the Water Bodies it connects:
Identify from the following the statement which is not correct about the Rhine waterways.
(A) It is navigable for 700 km.
(B) It flows through a rich coalfield and the whole basin has become a prosperous manufacturing area.
(C) Ocean-going vessels can reach up to Cologne.
(D) It connects the industrial areas of Switzerland, France and Russia.