Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
Geographical Feature Region
Answer & explanation
Answer: (b) Atlas Mountains North-Western Africa
The Atlas Mountains run across north-western Africa, through Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia, so pair (b) is correct. Each of the other three features lies in a different region from the one paired with it.
- ✗ (a) The Abyssinian Plateau is the highland core of Ethiopia in north-eastern Africa. It is not in Arabia.
- ✓ (b) The Atlas ranges extend more than 2,000 km across north-western Africa and form the geologic backbone of Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia.
- ✗ (c) The Guiana Highlands are a plateau and low-mountain region of South America. They lie north of the Amazon and south of the Orinoco, covering southern Venezuela, the Guianas and northern Brazil.
- ✗ (d) The Okavango is a large inland delta in north-west Botswana, in southern Africa. Its waters do not reach a sea or ocean. It has nothing to do with Patagonia in South America.
Remember · Atlas = north-western Africa (Morocco–Algeria–Tunisia). Abyssinian Plateau = Ethiopia. Guiana Highlands = northern South America. Okavango = Botswana.
Sources
- Britannica – Atlas Mountains ↗ · reference work “The Atlas Mountains are a series of mountain ranges that extend more than 1,200 miles (2,000 kilometers) across northwestern Africa, forming the geologic backbone of Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia.”
- Britannica – Guiana Highlands ↗ · reference work “plateau and low-mountain region of South America located north of the Amazon and south of the Orinoco River.”
- UNESCO World Heritage Centre – Okavango Delta ↗ “This delta in north-west Botswana comprises permanent marshlands and seasonally flooded plains. It is one of the very few major interior delta systems that do not flow into a sea or ocean”
- Britannica – Abyssinia ↗ · reference work “Abyssinia is a historical region in northeastern Africa that is now part of modern-day Ethiopia.”
Question: UPSC Civil Services (Preliminary) 2013, General Studies Paper I. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 25 Oct 2026 (how we verify). ·
