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Oceans Rivers

The document provides a comprehensive overview of various geographical features including oceans, seas, rivers, lakes, and islands around the world. It highlights key facts such as the largest and smallest oceans, notable rivers, and significant lakes, along with their locations and characteristics. Additionally, it mentions important straits and the highest and lowest points in different continents.

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Oceans Rivers

The document provides a comprehensive overview of various geographical features including oceans, seas, rivers, lakes, and islands around the world. It highlights key facts such as the largest and smallest oceans, notable rivers, and significant lakes, along with their locations and characteristics. Additionally, it mentions important straits and the highest and lowest points in different continents.

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 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.

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