2. (50) WORLD GEOGRAPHY Flashcards
____ the largest salt water lake in the world
Caspian Sea
World largest city by Area
New York
The longest strait of the world
Strait Of Malacca
Takla Makan desert is located in
China
World smallest state by population
Vatican City
Kuril Islands is situated b/w
Russia and Japan
What is green peace
An organization that stresses the need to maintain a balance b/w human progress and enviromental conservation
Yellow sea lies b/w
China and Korea
World largest volcano
Mauna Loa
Hawaii USA
Eastern Mediterranean island Cyprus is divided b/w
Greece and Turkey
World smallest Islamic State area wise
Maldives
Golden Gate bridge in
San Francisco
Sakhalin Islands are claimed by
Russia and Japan
dead sea situated b/w
Israel and Jordan
World’s largest producer of uranium
Kazakhstan
The largest sea
South China Sea
____ has greatest number of volcanoes
Philippines
___ has largest number of Islands
Indonesia
Subway?
underground passage
Main Cause of Earthquake is
- Sudden cooling and contraction of the earth surface
- Coming into activity of some dormant volcanoes
- Due to internal heat, sometimes water changes into steam and expand
_____ sea located in Central Asia
Aral Sea
___ country is below sea level
Netherland
____ is ranked sixth in the world in terms of its amounts of mineral resources
Kazakhstan
Bore is caused by
Rising tide with meeting river currents
____ is a process of transportation in a river
Attrition
A canyon is a large form of
Gorge
What kind of weathering takes place in the valley side above the surface of the galcier
Frost-Shattering
Which rains in the equatorial region are the result of influences
Convectional
Mediterranean regions are useful for
- Fruit Growing
- Wine Production
- Tourism
Any wind which changes direction with the seasons is known as
Monsoon
Largest latitude circle on the earth is
Arctic Circle
World largest delta is
Bangladesh
Equinox?
Day and night are equal
Solstice?
When sun reaches its maximum distance form earth’s equator
The seasons change because
Earth is revolving around thesun
Age of Earth?
5500 million years
Antarctica is in
South Pole
____ is called the Dark Continent
Africa
in ___ continet the Alps mountain is situated in
Europe
Suez Canal connnects
Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea
Shortest day in the northern hemisphere
Dec 21 or 22
Rainfall related to mountain is called
Orographic rainfall
Which waterway gives the source of terrestrial positions of the basin
Lakes
Friendship Bridge on Oxus River connects
Uzbekistan and Afghanistan
Johar strait seperates
Singapore and Malaysia
Strait of Dover seperates
England and France
Bay of Biscay situated b/w
France and Spain
The Longest underwater tunnel ____
Seikan Tunnel
Japan
53.9 km
Most populous metropolitant area
Tokyo
Coldest region of the world is
Siberia