Q. Why the North Atlantic Sea route is regarded as an important international trade route? (UPSC Prelims 1984)
Answer: It connects two industrially developed parts of the world
Notes: The North Atlantic route is the busiest sea route and carries the foreign trade greater than that of rest of the world combined altogether. It connects the ports of western coast of Europe with the ports on the east coast of North America. It is developed and very dense populated regions are located on both sides.