Question

Which is the busiest of the ocean trade routes?
A)North-Pacific ocean
B)Indian ocean
C)Arctic ocean
D)North-Atlantic ocean

Answer 1

Hint : The ocean is a continuous body of saltwater that covers more than 70% of the earth's surface.An ocean is a large area of water between continents.The Ocean has several continents connected- South America to North America(Panama Canal), Africa to Europe, and Europe to Asia through Gibraltar Strait connecting the Mediterranean Sea.

Complete answer :
Maritime routes, especially oceanic routes have facilitated better trading ties among nations while simultaneously reducing the burden on air and land routes. The communication lines have been used since time immemorial and in recent years, their importance has grown manifold. The busiest oceanic route is- The North-Atlantic Ocean route. The idea of its multi-channel routes can be taken from- South America to North America(Panama Canal), Africa to Europe, and Europe to Asia (through Gibraltar Strait connecting the Mediterranean Sea ).

The North-Pacific Route which connects the two Americas and eastern Asian coast (with some major important ports in Hawaii) represent one of the major busiest ocean trading routes in the world. It is ranked 5th in this regard and therefore, is the wrong answer.

The Indian Ocean connects Africa and Europe to Asia (via Suez Canal). It has been ranked as the 2nd busiest route, so it is an incorrect choice. Also, its construction has blessed Europe to Asia voyage a 9000 km shorter route.

This is an incorrect choice as the Arctic Ocean stays frozen for a major part of the year and to cruise through it, a very experienced crew is needed and advanced machinery to break ice along the way which is time-consuming.

Option -D,is the correct answer.

Note :The North Atlantic route, being the busiest ocean trade route in the world, connects important European and North American ports such as New York, Boston, Philadelphia, and Toronto, Montreal on one side and London, Lisbon, Copenhagen, Oslo, Antwerp on the other, among various others.