THE WORLD WE LIVE IN Temperature recorded Highest-AI Aziziyah Libra,13, September 1922 (57.7’C); Lowest-Vostok, Antartica, 21 july 1983(-89’C) Coldest inhibited Village Omyakin, in Yakutia, eastern Siberia, Russia,(A) Biggest temperature variation in one day 65’c(7 to-49’c) at Browing, Montana(US) 23-24 January 1916 Highest elevation Mt Everest,Asia: 8,848 m Tallest mountain from Base to peak: Mauna Kea, Hawaeli: 10,204 m;(above sea:4,205 only) Largest Rainforest Amazon 7million Km square, spread in 9 nations (razil, Colombia,Peru,Venezuela, Ecudor, Bolivia, Guyana,SrinM,French Guiana) Greatest land mountain range The Himalayan, which contains 96 of the world’s 109 peaks of over 7,315m Longest mountain range Ands 7,000 km long, 500 km wide in some arts, average height of about 4,000m Largest mountain (in volume) Haweli’s Mauna Loa volcano 40,0000km3 Most volcanoes ruted in one country 1,274 JAPAN Largest glacier Antarctic-Lambert(1,000,000 km 2) Lowest elevation on land Dead sea-417.27 m, Jorden Deepest Point in the Ocean Challenger Deep , Malaria Trench,Western Pacific Ocean 10,924 m LONGEST COASTLINE canada’s coastline at 243,792 km(incl. the coastline of 52,4555 islands) Highest plateau China’s Qinghal-Tibet Plateau, avg.height of 4,500m; area about 2.3 million km2(Sichuan) Lake in an island in a Lake The world’s largest lake inside a lake, anitou Lake, is located on the world’s largest lake island,Manitoulin island on lake Huron Highest navigable lake Titicaca 3,810 m (Andes –Bolivia, Pru) Highest lake Lhagba Pool 6,368 m (Himalaya –Tibet-China) Largest Lake The salty Caspian Sea,370.0886 km2(Russia, Azerbaijan,Iran,Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan) Deepest Lake Russia’s Lake Baikal, north of the Mongolia border, 1,63 m Longest freshwater lake Tanganyka 676 m long, max 72 km wide (Congo D.R., Tanzania) Longest river The Nile. Main source is Lake Victoria, in east central Africa. From its farthest stream in Burundi, I astern Africa, it extends 6,670 km Lagest river basin The Amazon covers about 7,045,000 km2 Laggest delta The Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers in Bangladesh and India, cover an area of 75,000km2 Most rivers in a country China, more than 50,000 World’s highest waterfall Angel Fatlls, Venezuela 979 m Longest waterfalls: Iguaza Falls, a series of 275 waterfalls covering 2.5 km Largest waterfall Chutes de Khone (Khone Falls), Mekong River in Laos. Height 70 m and 12,122 m 3/sec Largest swamp The Pantanal, in Mato Grosso, Brazil, 109,000 km2 Largest Sand Island Fraser off the coast of Queenslan, Australia, 120 km long.Area 163,000 ha Interesesting Information on Africa Area 30,065,000 km 2[Per cent of Eath’s Land:20.2%; Per cent of Earth’s Surface:5.9%] Largest Agglomeration Egypt –Cairo 15,800,000(city 11,001,000). Major Island Madagascar 587,000 km2 Major River Nile 6,825 km2 (Other important rivers; Congo, Niger, Zambezi) Longfest Man-Made River Libya Great Man Made River Project Major Lake Victoria 69,500km2 (UGANDA , Knya, and Tanzania) Lomges Freshwater Lake Tanganyika (32,900 km2)676 km long, max 72 km wide 43,900 km2 (CONGO DR Tranzania). Lae Tanganyika is also the World’s second deepest lake with a maximum of 1.2435 m . Lagest Desert Sahara, North Africa 9,06,500,000 km2, The second largest is Kalahari, south-western Africa,260,000 km2 Population 1,012,956,064(Per cent of world Population 14.835) Main Language Families Over 1,000 languages. The 240 Afro-Asiatic languages (285 million ) throughout East Africa, North Africa, The Sahel. The 100 Nilo-Saharan languages(30 million) I Chad,Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, Uganda, and northern Tanzania. The Niger-Congo (and BaNTHU) LANGUAGES IN Sub-Saharan Africa, Probably; the largest language family in the world in terms of different languages. The 50 Khoisan languages in Suthern Africa. The Khoi and San peoples are considered the original inhibitants of this part of Africa. Information on ASIA Country with Most Land Borders China X Major island: Sri Lanka 65,610 km2 Highest Plateau China’s Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, average height of 4,500m , 2.3v million km2 (Sichuan, Qinghai-China) Lagest Delta The Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers in Bangladesh and India, covers an area of 75,000km2 Deepest Lake Russia’s Lake Baikal, north of the Mongolian border, 1,637 m. Surface 31,500 km2 Hghest Lake Lhagba Pool 6,368 (Himalaya –Tibet-China) Main Language Families Sino-Tibetan, Vietnamese, Hindi, Punjabi and Udrdu (India and Pakistan ), Kymer(Cambodian) , Laotian, Tai-Kadai (Thailand), Bumese, Malay (Indonesia and Malaysia) and Pilipino (Tagalog) for this Phillipines, and Turkic languages, Russian. Main Religions Confucianism and Neo-Confucianism, Buddism, Daoism (Taoism), Shamanism, Animism, [Hinduism, Sikhism, Muslim. Birthplace of religious: The Middle East is the birthplace and spiritual centre of Zoroastrism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam] Population 4, 119,626,293[Per cent of World Population: 60.31 %] Largest Urban Areas Tokyo – Japan 34.5 Mn; Guangehon- China 25.9 Mn; Shanghai, China 25.5 Mn;Krachi-Pakistan 25.5 Mn; Jatarta-Indonesia 25.4 Mn; Seoul, South Krea 25.4 Mn. (incl. Bucheon/Goyang,Incheon/Seongnam/Suweon); Delhi, India 23.2 Mn (incl. Fridabad/Ghaziabad); Mumbai(Bombay) India 20.9 Mn (incl. Kalyan/Thane/Ulhasnagar) Largest Agglomeration Tokyo, Japan 36.6 million] Highest City Wenzhuan, near Jinghai and Tbet, 5,100 m Major River Yangzi 5,470 Km2 (other important ; Brahamputra, Ganga, Yenisei, Amur, Hwang-Ho ang Mekon) Lagest Waterfall Chutes de Khone(Kone Falls), Mekong River in Laos.Height 70m and 12.122m3 per second Main Dam the Three Gorges Dam (Dandouping, China) 185 high, 2,309 m long. 2 million people resettled; power production 85 billion kilowatt hours per year. Highest Dam Rougun in Tajikistan 335 m. Longest and Earliest Man-Made Canal Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. First built in the 5th century BC and was extended twice during the Sui and Yuan dynastics. Length 1,794 km, drainage area of 4,583 m2, 24 locks, some 60 bridges. Largest Desert Gobi in Mongolia and northeastern China 1,300,000km2 Greatest Land Mountain Range the Himalayas, which contains 96 of the world’s 109 peaks of over 7,315 m (Other important mountain ranges: Kuniun, Tien Shan, Altai and Tibetan Plateau). Longest Man-Made Architecture Chang Cheng, the Great Wall in China (Total length-,ore than 6,700 km) Highest Railway Quinghal-Tibet Express Highest railway station: Tangulla 5,068 m (Tibet-China) Longest Railway Line Trans-Siberian Express, from Moscow through the Ural Muntains and across all of Asia to Viadivostok o the Sea of Japan. It covers a distance of 9,288kms. The journey from Moscow to Viadivostok takes about 8 days 4hrs and 25 minutes. Ther are 97 stops on the rall route. It crosses saeven time zones. Largest Waiting Room Beijing Station, Chang’an Bulevard, Beijing,with a capacity of 14,000. Highest Road Roda Tibet-Sinkiang 6532 m (China) Highest Building Taipei Finanacial Centre 508m (Taiwan China) Highest Point Mt Everest -8,848m Npal Lowestv point: Dead Dea, Israel/Jordan, at below sea level. Information Of Europe Area 10,390,000 km2[Per cent of Earth’s Surface:2.0%; Per cent of Earth’s Land:6.7%] Population 727,082,222(10.64 % of the world) Largest Agglomeration Moscow, Russia Major Island Gr. Britain (UK(218,000km2;[Greenland(2,175,600 km2) belongs to Denmark situated in North America] Country ith the Most Islands Greece 1,400 of which 227 are inhibited Major River Volga 3,6900 km, Danube is second with 2,860m; (Other Important Rivers: Rhine, Ural and Don) Major Lake Caspian Sea 371,000 km2 and Lanozhskye Ozero, Ladoge lake, northwestern Russia, near Saint Petersburg, the largest lake in Europe. It is 201 km long (Western Euoe: Lac Leman or lac de Geneve 581,3km2) Country with Most Nuber of Lakes Finland 55,000 that are 200 are more metres wide Largest Desert Pustynia Bledowska in Upper Silesia (Poland) 32km2 Major Mountain Ranges Alps, Pyrenees,CARPATHIANS. Balkans,Apennines,Sierra,NEVADA,Ueals,Caucasus. Most Volcanic Country Iceland Smallest state Vatican City 0.44 km2 Largest Urban Areas Moscow (Russia), Iatanbu(Turkey),Lundon((United kingdom), Paaris (France), Milan (Italy), Madrid (Spain), St Petersberg(Russia),Frankurt(Germany), Barcelona(Spain), Berlin(Germany), Naples(Italy), Hamburg (Germany), Rome (Italy), Athens (Greece) Largest Cities Istanbul 13,483,052; Moscow, Russia 11,574,330; London, United Kingdom 7,556,900; St Petersburg, Russia 4,575,000; Berlin, Germany 3,501,872; Madrid, Spain 3,265,038; Rome, Italy 2,761,477; Paris, France 1,048,500; Hamburg, Germany 1,770,629; Greatest Ports London, Rotterdam, Antwerp, Le Havre, Hamburg, Genoa, ad Marseille Lagest Ironwork and Glass Structure thegrand Palais in Paris, Steel framework; 8.500 tonnes, compared with 8.000 tonnes for the EffelTower. Glass area :15,000 m2.Roof:52,00m2 galvanized iron roofing (‘zinc’) First Railway in Continental Europe Belgium, Railway line(Brussels-Mechelen 1835. First Electric Railway Werner von Siemens 600 yard long Berlin track opened for the Berlin Trades Exhibition o 31 May,1879 First Metro The London Ungerground. Service began on 10 january 1863 Oldest metro-funicular: Construction of the Tunel, a shrt funicular between Pera and Galata in Istanbul, began on 30 july, 1871. The funicular opened to service on December 1874. Largest Subway System The Moscow subway serves 3.2 bn. Riders a year. Longest metro line Serpukhovska-timiryazevskaya Line (line9), Moscow, Russia) 41,500 m Longest Railway Line Trans-Siberian Express, from Moscow through the Ural Mountains and across all of Asia to Vladivostok o the Sea of Japan. It covers a distance of 9,288 kms. The journey from Moscow to Vladivotok takes about 8 days 4h and 25 minutes. There are 97 stops stops on the rail rout. It crosses seven time zones. Biggest Daimond Expoter Antwerp (Belgium) Major Wine and Champagne Producer France Origin of Scotch Whisky Ireland Highest Point Russian Caucasus –Mt Elbrus 5,633 m (Western Europe: Mont Blance in France 4,807 m) Lowest Point Caspian Sea 28m (Western Europe: Lemmefjord, Denmark and Alexaner Polder, Netherlands-7m) Information of North America Area 24,474,000 km2 Per cent of Earth’s Land 16.5 % Per cent of Earth’s Surface 4.8 % Longest Caostline Canada’s coatline 243,792 km (including the coatline of the 52,455 islands) Major island Greenland 2,175,600 km2 Important Mountains Mckinley, Mt Logan, Mt Alias Major River Mississipi 5,969 km2 (Other Important Rivers Mississipi-Missouri, Mackenzie, St Lawrence) Major Lake Superior 82.10 km2, Canada and USA Population 344124520 [5.05%] Largest Agglomeration New York (incl. Newark, Paterson) Major Deserts Chihuahuan Mexico- south-western US 360,000 KM2; Sonoran Mexico-southwestern United States 310,000 km2 and Mohave southwestern United States 52,000 km2 Longest Undefended and Open Border 8,839 km US-Canada border Highest Point Alaska-Mt McKinley 6,194 m Lowest Point California-Death Valley -86 m Information on Latin AMERICA Area 21,069.501 km2 (South America 17,840,000 km2) Per cent of Earth’s Surface: 5.9% (South America 3.5%) Population 590946440[8.65%] Largest Agglomeration Sao Paulo 20,262,000 (incl. Guarulhos) Highest Capital city L Paz, BOLIVIA 3,600 M -1,775,000 M PEOPLE Longes Mountain range Andes 7,000 km long , 50 km wide in some parts(widest between 18’ to 20’S latitude).and of an average height of about 4,000 m,. Illampu is another important mountain range. Majot River Amazon River 6,387 m . Basin area 7,045,000 km2. The Amazon has over 1,000 tributaries in total.(Other important rivers are : Panama, Madeira Purus, Orinoco, San Francissco) Highest waterfall Angel FALLS, Venezuela 979 m Longest waterfalls Iguaza Falls, a sries of 275 waterfalls covering 2.5 km Highest Navigable Lake Titicaca 3,811 (Peru, Bolivia) Largest Rainforest 7 million km2 , located withi nine nations : Brazil(with 60% of rainforest ), Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Ecudor, Bolivia, Guyana, Surinam nd French Guina Largset Desert Central America Chihuahuan Mexico- southwestern United States 360,000 km2 Largest Desert South America Patagonian, Argentina 670,000 km2 Longest Desert and Driest place on earth Atacama, 1,000 km ffrom Peru to North Chile Largest Urban Areas Centarl America and Caribbean Ciuded de Mexico (Mexico) 22,300,000(icl. Nezahualcoyott, Ecatepec, Naucalpan); Guadalajara (Mexico) 4,850,000(incl, Zapopan0; Monterrey (Mexico) 4,500,000; Santo Domingo de Guzman (Doinican Republic) 3,375,000; San Juan (Puerto Rico) 2,275,000; Puebla (Mexico) 2,925,000); La Habana (Cuba) 2,225,000; San Salvador(El Salvador ) 1,810,000; Port –au-Price (Haiti) 2,600,000; Cludad de Guatemala (Guatermale) 1,480,000 Laget Urban Areas South America au Paulo (Brazil) 21,200,000 (incl. Guarulhos); Buenos Aires (Argentina) 14,300,000 (incl. San Justo. La Plata); Lima(Peru) 9,450,000; Bogota (Santa Fe de) (Clombia) 9,000,000; Santiago (Chile) 6,100,000; Belo Horizononte (Brazil) 5,950,000; Caracas (Venezuela) 4,525,000; Porto Alegre (Brazil) 4,175,000; Recife(Brazil) 3,975,000; Highest Point Argentina –Aconcagua 6.692 m Lowest Point Bahia Blanca, Argentina 42 m. below sea level; Peninsula Vaida s-Argentina coastline -40 m below sea level. Information o Oceania Area 9,269,453 km2 Percent of Earth;s surface 5.9% (Oceania: 5.3%) Population of Earth’s Surface 5.9% (Ocean: 5.3%) Population 35,104,756(0.51% of the world population) Largest Agglomeration Sydney-Australia, 4,700,00 Major Island Australia Australia, 7,617,930 km2; followed by NEW Guinea 792,500 km2 Longest Reef the Great Barrier Reef, situated off the coast of Queensland, Australia stretches to a distance of 2,027 km Highest sea Cliffs north coast of east Moolokal, near Umiilehi Point, Haweli, USA, which descend 1,010 m Largest Lake Eyre-south Australia 9,500km2(Other important river: Murray, Drling) Largest Desert Great Sandy-northwestern Australia 390,500 km2; Great Victoria-southwestern Australia 390,500 km2 Largest mountain(volume) Hawaii’s mauna Loa volcano has a content of 40,000km3). Mauna Loa is 4,170m high. Largest Sand Island Fraser ,Off th coast of queensland , Australia, 120 km long, Area 163,000 ha Main Language Families There are many hundreds of distinct languages in Oceania, Austronesian languages (Melanesian, Micronesian, Polynesian), English and French Most Languages in one country Papua New Guinea 700 in all. Most commonly spoken are Motu and pidgin English. Largest Cities Adelaide, Australia 1,230,000; Perth, Australia 1,790,000; Brisbane, Australia 2,125,000; Melbourne, Australia 1,110,000; Sydney, Australia 4,700,000; Aukland, New Zealand 1,400,000 Longest Straight Stretch of Railway Australia. The part without any curves is 478 kilometres long Highest Mountain IN Australia Kosciusko (2,228m) Highest mountain Oceania Puncak jaya, papua new guinea (5,040 m) Lowest Point Lake Eyre, Australia-16 m Deepest Point in the Ocean Challenger Deep, Maraina Trench, western PACIFFIC Ocean 10,94 m
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