Question

read the excerpt from chapter 8 of the travels of marco polo and study the map. the city stands at the mouth or entrance of the gulf of kalhat, so that no ship can enter or leave the gulf except by leave of its rulers. the malik of this city thus has a powerful hold over the sultan of kerman, to whom he is subject. for sometimes the sultan imposes some due on the malik of hormuz or one of his brethren, and they refuse to pay it, and the sultan sends an army to enforce payment. how does the map help the reader understand the passage?
options:

• the map helps the reader understand the elevation of kalhat
• the map helps the reader understand the distance to kalhat from sharakh
• the map helps the reader understand the size of kalhat
• the map helps the reader understand kalhat’s location on the gulf of kalhat

Explanation:

The passage states the city (Kalhat) stands at the mouth/entrance of the Gulf of Kalhat. The map would show Kalhat's location relative to the gulf. The other options: elevation isn't shown on this map, distance to Sharjah isn't indicated, and size of Kalhat isn't depicted. So the map helps understand Kalhat's location on the Gulf of Kalhat.

Answer:

The map helps the reader understand Kalhat’s location on the Gulf of Kalhat.