SwitzerlandGeografie und Sprachen 26 · Geography and languages
Which parts of the country does the Gotthard mainly connect?
In the exam (German)
Welche Landesteile verbindet der Gotthard vor allem?
- aCentral Switzerland with Ticinodie Zentralschweiz mit dem TessinCorrect answer
- bFrench-speaking Switzerland with Valaisdie Westschweiz mit dem Wallis
- cValais with the Bernese Oberlanddas Wallis mit dem Berner Oberland
- dGraubünden with the canton of GlarusGraubünden mit dem Kanton Glarus
Why?
At the Gotthard, the pass road, the road tunnel and the rail tunnels lead from the canton of Uri in Central Switzerland (Zentralschweiz) to Ticino (Tessin). It is one of the most important north–south routes through the Alps.
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