OCEANS • Nether land’s land is below sea level.
• Largest ocean is pacific, then Atlantic, • Atlantic Ocean is called the “Herring
Indian and then Arctic. Pond”.
• Largest sea is South China Sea, then WORLD RIVERS
Caribbean Sea, then Mediterranean • Third world comprises of 70% of world
sea, Behring Sea Gulf of Mexico, Sea of population.
Japan, Hudson Bay, East China Sea, • Hamun Mashkel Lake (Baluchistan) is
Andaman Sea, then Black sea then Red salt water lake.
sea and in the last Baltic sea. • Most important crop of Nile delta is
• Sea of Japan is famous for fishing area. Cotton.
• Total seas are 12. • Pak: is 4th among world’s largest cotton
• Bermuda Triange is located in Atlantic producers.
Ocean. • A famous natural bridge is located in
• Diego Garcia is in Indian Ocean. Virginia.
• The deepest place in the Indian Ocean • Eskimos live in North America.
is Sunda Trench. • Iberian Peninsula is a part of Europe.
• Caspian Sea is located in Iraq- • The number of CARS is five.
Azerbaijan, Turkmensitan, Kazakhstan & • Height of Islamabad is 2000 ft: above
Russia. sea level.
• Caspian Sea is the largest salt water • The Devil Tower present in US is a
lake in the world. volcano.
• Caspian Sea water is shared by Iran, • Hudson Bay is largest bay and is in
Russia & Azerbaijan. Northern Canada.
• Which sea is sometimes called the • Largest gulf is Gulf of Mexico.
Euxine Sea- Black Sea • Grand Canal is oldest man made canal
• What sea is directly north of Poland- for shipping purpose in China.
Baltic sea • Shark bay is in Western Australia.
• Arctic Ocean is the smallest ocean. • English Channel separates England from
• Cyprus is an island in the France.
Mediterranean Sea. • Gulf of Sidra is in Libya.
• The waters of Caspian Sea are shared by • Red river is in USA.
Russia, Iran & Azerbaijan. • Gulf of lion is in France.
• What is the worlds largest sea (in area): • Churchill water fall is in Canada.
South China • Danube River is in Romania (Europe). It
• Aral Sea is in Central Asia (Kazakhstan). pours into Black sea.
Aral is an inland sea. • The Volga is Europe longest river what
• What is the world's warmest sea- The is the second longest Danube
Red Sea • Volga River is in Russia.
• Aegean Sea is located in Atlantic Ocean. • What is the only river that flows both
• Sargasso Sea is without a coastline. north and south of equator - The Congo
• Which of the following cause ocean • New Zealand is situated in the region of
currents? Permanent winds Oceania.
• Oxus River (also called Amu Darya) is • The Soan and the Haro are the two
flowing between Afghanistan and rivers of Potohar Plateau.
Tajikistan. It is the largest river of • Aswan dam is constructed on river Nile.
central Asia. • World’s largest earth filled dam is
• Bari Doab is the area lying between Tarbela.
River Ravi and River Beas. • Voctoria falls are on the border b/w
• SURMA is the name of a river. Zimbabwe & South Africa.
• Windermere Lake is the largest lake of • Titicaca is the highest navigable lake in
UK. world extending from Peru to Bolivia.
• What is France’s longest river: Loire • Lake Baikal is the deepest lake in the
• Hundroo (Hundrubagh) Water Falls are world. It is located in Siberia.
in India. • Indus River pours into Arabian Sea.
• An iceberg floating in sea will have one- • After Indus, the longest river is Sutlaj in
tenth of its mass above the surface of Pakistan.
water. • The longest river in South Asia is the
• Jog Falls are the highest waterfalls in Brahmputra.
India. • Nile River pours its water into
• Which river is in Lebanon? River Latani Mediterranean Sea.
• Highest salinity is found in the Great • Don River pours its water into Sea of
Salt Lake in USA. Azov.
• Niagara Falls was discovered by Louis • Tigris River pours its water into Caspian
Hennepin Sea.
• Madagascar is popularly known as the • Suez Canal is 170 Km long constructed
Island of Cloves in 1869.
• Niagara Falls was discovered by Louis • The Suez Canal was constructed in
Hennepin 1869.
• Gateway of Pacific is Panama Canal. • The Suez Canal link the Mediterranean
• Panama Canal links Pacific Ocean with Sea with the Red Sea. The Canal was
Atlantic Ocean. constructed by a French Engineer,
• Panama Canal was opened in 1914. Ferdinand De Lesseps.
• Panama Canal links North America with • The Suez Canal was nationalized by Col.
South America. Nasser on 26th July, 1956.
• The Amazon river rises in which • Mariana trench is the deepest part in
country-Peru the ocean and it lies in Pacific Ocean. It
• Amazon River is largest river in terms of is also called the deepest seafloor
volume. It is in Brazil. It pours into depression in the world.
Atlantic Ocean. • River Zambezi flows in Southeast Africa.
• The longest and largest river in Asia is • Euphrates flows in Syria and Iraq.
Yangtze. • Mesopotamia is the region b/w Tigris &
• The largest river in China is The Yangtze Euphrates.
River. • Mississippi river flows in USA.
Mississippi is longest river of America.
• Missouri river flows in USA • Panama Canal connects Atlantic Ocean
• Hudson River flows in USA. with Pacific Ocean.
• Golden River flows in Alaska, Canada. • 3- Gorges Dam is in .. China
• In what country are the Painted Lakes- • Indus originates from Tibet near
Indonesia Mansorowar Lake.
• Name the river that flows through • The Victoria Falls in Africa is located on
Baghdad- Tigris river Zambezi. It is the highest fall of
• What city has the most canals- Africa.
Birmingham • Mt Merapi is located on Java.
• Suez Canal was acquired by Britain in • What is the longest river in Australia-
1875 and nationalized by Egypt in 1956. Murray-Darling
It remains closed 1967-75 after Arab • Gulf Stream is an ocean current named
Israel War. after the Gulf of Mexico.
• Thames River is in England. • The panch Pokhri Lake situated in the
• Seine River is in France. Himalaya Mountains is the highest lake
• Hang He river is in China. in the world.
• Victoria Lake forms boundary line b/w • Aswan dam is in Egypt.
Tanzania and Uganda. • Word Tsunami is of Japanese language.
• Source River Jehlum is Verinag. • Largest coral reef is in Australia.
• Lake Superior is the largest fresh water • Colorado River forms Grand Canyon.
lake in the world. It is located in North • River Rhine is in Western Europe.
America (USA-Canada). • The Victoria Falls is located in
• Lake Victoria is located in Kenya- Zimbabwe.
Tanzania and Uganda. • Highest fall of world Angel Falls is on
• Great Bear Lake is located in Canada. river Carrao Venezuela.
• In which country would you find Lake • Niagara fall is in North America b/w
Disappointment Australia America & Canada.
• The Amazon river dolphins are what • Ribbon fall is in North America.
colour- Pink • Silver Strand fall is in North America.
• Which of the following rivers rises in • Grand Canal is located in People’s
lake Lan-Ka Tso in Tibet? Sutlej Republic of china.
• Volga river pours its water into Caspian • After Australia, Europe is the smallest
Sea it is longest river of Europe. continent.
• Don is a river of Russia. • ‘Victoria falls’ is located in Rhodesia.
• Lake Erie (N.America) is most polluted • Deccan Plateau is in Asia.
lake in the world. • Asia is the largest continent and covers
• Lake Mead on the Arizona-Nevada is about 1/3 of the world’s total land area.
largest man-made lake in USA. • Both the highest and lowest points on
• Baikal Lake is in Siberian desert. the earth are found in Asia.
• Palk Bay lies b/w Gulf of Mannar and • The lowest point of Asia is Dead Sea
Bay of Bengal. which is about 397 meter below sea
level.
• Dead sea lying b/w Israel and Jordan. • Hydespes River is now called the Jhelum
• Asia Minor is a geographical expression, River.
a part to Turkey. • The length of Panama Canal is 50072
• The world’s longest river, the Nile is miles.
located in Africa. • At the equator, the equation of the day
• Africa is also known as Dark Continent. is 12 hours.
• Highest point of South America is • Meridan means mid-day.
Mount Aconcagua (Argentina) and • Shale is not a metamorphic rock
lowest point is Valdes Peninsula FAMOUS STRAITS
(Argentina). • Palk Strait separates India from Sri
• Highest Point of North America is Lanaka.
Mount Mckinley and the lowest point is • Babul Mandab strait separates Arabia
Death Valley (California, USA). from Africa.Babel-Mandab strait leads
• Highest point of Africa is Kibo, a peak of into the Red Sea.
Kilimanjaro (Tanzania) and lowest point • Red sea is b/w Arabia and Africa.
is Lake Assal (Djibouti). • Davis Strait separates Greenland from
• Highest point of Europe is Mount Baffin Island.The Davis Strait lies
El’brus and the lowest point is Caspian between Canada and Greenland
Sea. • Messina strait separates Italy from
• Highest point in Antarctica is Vinson Sicily.
Massif. • Johor strait separates Malaysia from
• Highest point in Australia is Mount Singapore.
Kosciusko (New South Wales) and the • Bass Strait separates Australia from
lowest point is Lake Eyre (South Tasmania.
Australia). • Florida Strait separates Cuba from
• The lowest point of the North America Florida. It joins Atlantic Ocean with Gulf
is the Death Valley located in California. of Mexico.
• Danube River flows in Austria. • Dover strait separates England from
• Victoria River is the chief source of France.
River Nile. • Gibraltar Strait separates Spain and
• Dardanelles connects black Sea and Africa and joins Mediterranean Sea with
Mediterranean. Atlantic Ocean.
• Black sea is so called because a dense • Torres Strait separates Australia and
fog prevails there in winter. Papua New Guinea
• The river Jordan flows out into the Dead • Bosporus Strait connects Black Sea with
sea the Sea of Marmora.
• River Mekong flows in Vietnam. • Dardanelles strait (Turkey) joins
• River Thames flows in Southern Marmora sea with Aegean Sea.
England. • Malacca strait separates Sumatra from
• River boat Gondola is used in Italy’s city Malay Peninsula. It is longest strait in
Venice. the world.
• Mozambique strait is the broadest strait • Indonesia consists of 1300 islands.
in the world. It is b/w Mozambique and • World’s largest Delta is Sunderlands
Madagascar. (India).
• Sunda strait separates Sumatra from • Paracel Islands are of.... china vs
Java Island. Vietnam
• Which country owns the Hen and
Chicken islands: North island New
FAMOUS ISLANDS Zealand
• St. Helena is in Atlantic Ocean. • Indian city Mumbai consists of seven
• Largest island in Indian Ocean is islands.
Madagascar. • The famous Island located at the mouth
• Sumatra is an island in Indonesia. of the Hudson river is Manhattan
• The largest island in the world • Sugar Island is the located at the
Greenland is located in North America. confluence of Ganga and the Bay of
(chk) Bengal.
• Greenland is geographically in America • Cathy Pacific is an island.
but politically in Europe.
• Kalaalit Nunaat (Greenland) Island
(Denmark), the largest island is in North
Atlantic
• New Guinea is world’s second largest
island.
• Virgin Island is a group of 100 Island in
W.Indies.
• Canary Island is in Spain.
• The largest Island in the Mediterranean
Sea is Sicily.
• Malaqasv (Madagascar) is in Indian
Ocean.
• Baffin is in North Atlantic Ocean
(Canadian).
• Sumatra is in Northest Indian Ocean
(Indonesia).
• Neaw Zealand is in South Pacific Ocean.
• Borneo Island is in Pacific Ocean.
• Honshu Island is in North West Pacific.
• Great Britain Island is in North Atlantic.
• Victoria Island is in Arctic Ocean.
• Baffin Island is in Atlantic Ocean.
• Ellesmere Island is in Arctic Ocean.
• Galapagos Islands are in Pacific Ocean.