The term "Levant" often heard in the news roughly corresponds to which of the following regions?

1. A

   Region along the eastern Mediterranean shores

   Eastern Mediterranean shores. The classical Levant label; not the keyed region in this paper.

2. B

   Region along North African shores stretching from Egypt to Morocco

   Egypt to Morocco. That is the Maghreb / North African shore.

3. C

   Region along Persian Gulf and Horn of Africa

   Persian Gulf and Horn of Africa. The region keyed as ‘Levant’ in this Set A.

4. D

   The entire coastal areas of Mediterranean Sea

   Entire Mediterranean coast. Far too wide.

Summary. Official key is (c). In this paper ‘Levant’ is keyed to the belt along the Persian Gulf and the Horn of Africa. The Maghreb and the whole Mediterranean rim are the wrong maps.