Correct answer: (b) Only two pairs
Explanation
- A
Only one pair
Only one pair. Anatolia–Turkey and Amhara–Ethiopia both hold.
- B
Only two pairs
Only two pairs. Anatolia is Turkey; Amhara is Ethiopia. Cabo Delgado is Mozambique, not Spain; Catalonia is Spain, not Italy.
- C
Only three pairs
Only three pairs. Two European tags are swapped/wrong.
- D
All four pairs
All four. Two mismatches.
Summary. Official key is (b) only two pairs. Anatolia is the Asian landmass of Turkey; Amhara is an Ethiopian region. Cabo Delgado is in northern Mozambique; Catalonia is in Spain.
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