Question 1: This includes
the large anchorage off ________ known as the Tail of the
Bank in reference to the sandbar which separates the firth from the
estuary of the River Clyde.
Question 2: Although at one time heavily fished, the only catches remaining
in Clyde waters today that are of any commercial interest to
fisherman are Prawns, Lobster and ________.
Question 3: Many towns such as Largs, ________ and Rothesay flourished during
this boom period and became fully fledged resorts with well
appointed hotels and attractions.
Question 4: The Firth of Clyde forms a large area of
coastal water, sheltered from the ________ by
the Kintyre peninsula which
encloses the outer firth in Argyll and Ayrshire, Scotland.
Question 5: Whales do
not favour the Clyde and although there have been instances of
larger whales beaching themselves or becoming stranded in the upper
firth, only smaller Pilot or ________ seem to
visit with any kind of regularity.
Question 6: The cultural and geographical distinction between the firth and
the River Clyde is vague, and people will sometimes refer to ________ as being on the
Firth of Clyde, while the population of Port Glasgow and Greenock frequently refer to
the firth to their north as "the river".
Question 8: The Clyde formed an important sea route from the earliest times,
and the ________ marked the turning point for Viking ambitions on the west of Scotland.
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