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ISTHUMUS

Q1.
What is Isthmus?
A narrow strip of land, that is bordered by water on both sides and connects two large land masses.
Q2. What was the name of the Isthmus that once existed between India and Sri Lanka?
Adam's Bridge.
Q3. How is the Adam's Bridge called in India?
Ramar Setu.
Q4. What famous canal project is under proposal and is receiving widespread protest and criticism?
Sethu Samudram Canal Project.
Q5. Which Isthmus connects two continents?
Panama - connecting South and North America.
Q6. Which Isthmus connects Gibraltar and Spain?
Gibraltar Isthmus.
Q7. Where is Isthmus Suez and what is its importance?
Lies between North Africa and South West Asia in Egypt where the Suez Canal is located.