The Northern Atlantic Sea Route is also known as the

The correct answer is B, the Big Trunk Route. The Northern Atlantic Sea Route links the north-eastern seaboard of North America with the industrial countries of western Europe, and because the two most developed manufacturing regions of the world face each other across this stretch of ocean it carries more traffic than any other sea route. The volume of goods moving along it is the reason it earned the nickname. A, the Spice Route is the historical name for the maritime trade in pepper and spices between Asia and Europe. C, the Silk Route was the overland caravan route connecting China with western Asia and Europe, not an ocean lane. D, the Cape Route refers to the older passage round the Cape of Good Hope, which lost most of its traffic once the Suez Canal opened.