Spain-Morocco tunnel decision 'near'
July 21, 2008
Q: Spain says a feasibility study for an undersea tunnel to connect Spain and Morocco is in the final stages. Find Spain or Morocco on the map.
Circle the area on this map
Q: The train tunnel would stretch 40 kilometers - about 25 miles. Under which body of water would the trains pass?
A. Moroccan Sea
B. Spanish Sea
C. Mediterranean Sea
D. Atlantic Ocean
Q: The undersea link would unite North Africa and Europe for the first time since the continents separated more than 200 million years ago. Geologists say all of the Earth's continents were once part of a supercontinent they call ...
A. Gaia
B. Euramerica
C. Tectonica
D. Pangaea
Q: Muslims from North Africa, including what is now Morocco, once conquered and ruled Spain. What were those conquerers called?
A. Conquistadors
B. Moors
C. Basques
D. Ottomans
Q: Under the Treaty of Fez, Spain ruled part of Morocco from 1912 to 1956. What country ruled the rest of the Morocco during that time?
A. France
B. Italy
C. Great Britain
D. Germany
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