Correct answer: (c) 1 and 3 only
Explanation
- A
1, 2 and 3
(a) 1, 2 and 3. Catalonia is in Spain and Mindanao in the Philippines, but Crimea is a peninsula of Ukraine (annexed by Russia in 2014), not Hungary. Pair 2 spoils this set. This option is not the key.
- B
3 and 4 only
(b) 3 and 4 only. Mindanao–Philippines is right, but Oromia is a region of Ethiopia, not Nigeria. This option is not the key.
- C
1 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only. Catalonia–Spain and Mindanao–Philippines are correctly matched. Crimea is not Hungarian; Oromia is not Nigerian. Hence only 1 and 3. This option is the official key.
- D
2 and 4 only
(d) 2 and 4 only. Both of those pairs are wrong. This option is not the key.
Summary. Official key is (c) 1 and 3 only. Catalonia is an autonomous community of Spain; Mindanao is the large southern island of the Philippines. Crimea belongs with Ukraine/Russia, not Hungary. Oromia is in Ethiopia, not Nigeria. The two correct region–country pairs are therefore 1 and 3. That is option (c).
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