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1. (50) WORLD GEOGRAPHY Flashcards

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1
Q

Total Area of Earth

A

509,600,000 sq km

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2
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Earth has equatorial circumference of

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24,902 miles

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3
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Total are oceans contain

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361,132 million sq Km

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4
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Ratio between land and oceans by area is

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70.8% and 29.2%

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5
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Total area earth is _____ times greater than area of US

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52 times

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6
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Highest part of the earth is

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Mt. Everest

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7
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Deepest part of earth is

A

Mariana Trench

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8
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The Lowest part of Earth

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Dead Sea

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9
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Earth surface divided into

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07 continents

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10
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Asia is the largest continet with area of

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44,391,162 sq km

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11
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Asia comprises ____ of the area of land area

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30%

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12
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Highest point in Asia

A

Mt. Everest

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13
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Second largest continent by area

A

Africa

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14
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Total area of Africa

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30, 365, 700 sq km

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15
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Africa has ____ of the total area of the earth

A

20.3%

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16
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Highest point in Africa

A

Mt. Kilimanjaro

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17
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Lowest point of Africa

A

Lake Assal

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18
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third-largest continent

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North America

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19
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Total are of North America

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24,247,039 sq km

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20
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North America Contain ____ of the total area of the earth

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16.3%

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21
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Highest point in North America is

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Mt. Mckinley

22
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Lowest part of North America is

A

Death Valley

23
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total Area of South America

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17,858,000 sq km

24
Q

South America containt ___ area of the earth

A

8.9%

25
Q

Highest point of North America

A

Mt. Aconcagua

26
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lowest point in South America

A

Valdes peninsula

27
Q

Total area of Antartica

A

14,200,000 sq km,

28
Q

Antartica contain___ area of the earth

A

8.2%

29
Q

Total Area of Europe

A

10,400,000 sq km

30
Q

Europe comprises____ of the total area of the earth

A

6.7%

31
Q

Highest point of Europe

A

Mt. Elbrus

32
Q

Lowest point of Europe is

A

Caspian sea

33
Q

Total area of Australia

A

7,686,884 sq km

34
Q

Australia Contain ___ of the total area of the earth

A

5.2 %

35
Q

Highest point in Australia

A

Mt. Kosciusko

36
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Lowest point in Australia

A

Lake Eyre

37
Q

About _____ % of the earth’s crust is made up of Aluminum

A

8.2%

38
Q

Deepest part of the ocean

A

Mariana Trench

39
Q

Greatest depth in the Indian Ocean is

A

Java Trench

40
Q

Highest waterfall of the world is

A

Angel Falls

41
Q

Area around the North and South poles within the polar circle is called

A

Frigid Zone

42
Q

Death Valley in California (US) is famous for

A

Hottest Area

43
Q

Largest Ocean of the world

A

Pacific Ocean

44
Q

Smallest sea of the world is

A

Baltic Sea

45
Q

Strait of Gibraltar connects

A

Mediterranean Sea with Atlantic Ocean

46
Q

Panama Canal Connects

A

Atlantic Ocean with Pacific ocean

47
Q

Sea of Japan is famous for

A

Fishing

48
Q

____ is Baltic Sea

A

Estonia

49
Q

The biggest Island

A

Greenland

50
Q

Which natural region is characterized by the rainfall mainly in winter

A

Mediterranean Region

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