Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
| Geographical Feature | Region |
| a) Abyssinian Plateau | Arabia |
| b) Atlas Mountains | North-Western Africa |
| c) Guiana Highlands | South-Western Africa |
| d) Okavango Basin | Patagonia |
Explanation
Pair (b) is correct
- Atlas Mountains: Mountain range across the north-western stretch of Africa extending about 2,500 km (1,600 mi) through Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia.
- The highest peak is Toubkal (4,165 metres) in southwestern Morocco.
- These mountains were formed when Africa and Europe collided.
Pair (a) is incorrect
- Abyssinian Plateau is situated in Ethiopia (Africa).
Pair (c) is incorrect
- The Guiana Highlands are in northern and eastern South America and extend through parts of Columbia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, and Brazil.
Pair (d) is incorrect
- The Okavango Basin is in Southern Africa, particularly Botswana, and is known for the Okavango Delta.
- It is formed by the Okavango river, which originates in the highlands of Angola.
- It is one of the very few large inland delta systems without an outlet to the sea, known as an endorheic delta; its waters drain instead into the desert sands of the Kalahari Basin.
- Patagonia is in South America.
