Q. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?

Geographical Region            Feature

  • Abyssinian Plateau    :   Arabia
  • Atlas Mountains        :   North­Western Africa
  • Guiana Highlands      :   South­Western Africa
  • Okavango Basin        :   Patagonia

Answer: (b) Atlas Mountains :  North­Western Africa

Abyssinian Plateau
  • Abyssinian Plateau is situated in Ethiopia (Africa).
  • It is also known by other names like Altipiano Etiopico, Amhara Plateau, Ethiopian Massif, and Ethiopian Plateau.
  • Ethiopia was once called Abyssinia, hence the name Abyssinian Plateau.
  • The plateau is 1290-3000 m above sea level.
  • A number of rivers cross the plateau, the most prominent being the Blue Nile, rising from Lake Tana.
Atlas Mountains
  • The Atlas Mountains are a mountain range located in the Maghreb, also known as Northwest Africa, the Greater Maghreb, and historically as the Barbary Coast.
  • The Mediterranean and Atlantic coastlines get separated from the Sahara Desert by the Atlas Mountains.
  • Toubkal (4167 m) is the highest peak of this mountain range and is situated in Morocco. Apart from Morocco, the mountains are located in Algeria and Tunisia.
  • Berber populations are native to the Atlas Mountains.
Guiana Highlands
  • The Guiana Highlands are located to the north of Amazon and to the south of the Orinoco River, in South America.
  • The Guiana Highlands cover parts of Venezuela, Guianas, Brazil, and Colombia.
  • The eastern part of the Amazon lowland separates the Brazilian and Guiana Highlands.
  • The highlands comprise a basement of rolling hilly mountains, low mountains, and tabular plateaus.
  • The highest elevation of the Guiana Highlands is Mount Roraima (2772 m).
Okavango Basin
  • The Okavango Basin covers the portions of the following Southwestern African countries: Angola, Botswana, Namibia, and Zimbabwe.
  • The basin derives its name from the chief stream in the basin, the Okavango River. The Okavango river forms the Okavango delta in Botswana.
  • The basin is formed by the confluence of the Cuito and Cubango rivers.
  • The Nwako salt pan lies to the south of the basin and the Makdadikgadi salt pan lies to the southeast of the basin.