Correct answer: (c) Germany – Normendy
Explanation
- A
Kazakhstan – Karaganda
(a) Kazakhstan – Karaganda. Karaganda is a correct coal-and-iron industrial basin pairing for Kazakhstan.
- B
Ukrain – Krivoy Rog
(b) Ukraine – Krivoy Rog. Kryvyi Rih (Krivoy Rog) is Ukraine’s classic iron-ore basin, correctly matched.
- C
Germany – Normendy
(c) Germany – Normandy. Normandy is in France, not Germany. That wrong country–region pair is the official key.
- D
France – Pyrenees
(d) France – Pyrenees. The Pyrenees (and nearby French iron districts) can be read as a French iron-ore region on this paper; it is not the mismatched option.
Summary. Official key is (c). Normandy is a French, not German, iron district. Karaganda, Krivoy Rog and the French Pyrenees pairing are treated as matched.
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