Five sea-country pairings look plausible at a glance. Two of them are quietly wrong.
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Five Sea Pairings, Checked
- The Adriatic Sea genuinely borders Albania, along the Balkan coast.
- The Caspian Sea genuinely borders Kazakhstan, which has an extensive northeastern coastline on it.
- The Mediterranean Sea genuinely borders Morocco, on its Strait of Gibraltar coast.
- The Black Sea does not border Croatia. Its real neighbours are Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Georgia, Russia, and Ukraine.
- The Red Sea does not border Syria. Its real neighbours include Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti, Yemen, and Saudi Arabia.
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Three Correct Pairs, Two Wrong
- Correct pairs Adriatic–Albania, Caspian–Kazakhstan, and Mediterranean–Morocco all hold up.
- Wrong pairs Croatia doesn’t border the Black Sea, and Syria doesn’t border the Red Sea.
- Answer: (b) 1, 3 and 4 only.
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