General Geography GK
• The total area of the earth is 510,072,000 sq. km.
• Earth has an equatorial circumference of 24,901.461 miles.
• The total area of oceans contains 361,132 million sq. km.
• The ratio between land and oceans by area is 70.8% and 29.2%.
• The total area of the earth is 29 times greater than the area of the US.
• The highest part of the earth is Mt. Everest.
• The lowest part of the earth is the Dead Sea.
• The deepest part of the earth is the Mariana Trench.
• Earth’s surface is divided into 7 continents.
• Asia is the largest continent with an area of 44,391,162 sq. km.
• Asia comprises 29.5% of the earth’s land area.
• The highest point of Asia is Mt. Everest.
• The second-largest continent by area is Africa.
• The total area of Africa is 30,370,000 sq. km.
• Africa has 20.4% of the total area of the earth.
• The highest point of Africa is Mt. Kilimanjaro.
• The lowest point of Africa is Lake Assal.
• The third-largest continent on earth is North America.
• Total area of North America is 24,709,000 sq. km.
• North America contains 16.5% of the total area of the earth.
• The highest point of North America is Denali.
• The lowest point of North America is Death Valley.
• The total area of South America is 17,840,000 sq km.
• South America contains 12% of the total area of the earth.
• The highest point of South America is Mt. Aconcagua.
• The lowest point of South America is Valdes Peninsula.
• Total area of Antarctica is 14,000,000 sq. km.
• Antarctica contains 9.2% of the total area of the earth.
• The total area of Europe is 10,180,000 sq. km.
• Europe comprises 6.8% of the earth’s land area.
• The highest point of Europe is Mt. Elbrus.
• The lowest point of Europe is the Caspian Sea.
• The total area of Australia is 8,600,000 sq. km.
• Australia contains 5.9% of the total area of the earth.
• The highest point of Australia is Mt. Kosciusko.
• The lowest point of Australia is Lake Eyre.
• About 8.1% of the earth’s crust is composed of aluminum.
• The deepest part of oceans is the Mariana Trench.
• The greatest depth in the Indian Ocean is the Java Trench.
• The highest waterfall in the world is Angel Falls.
• The area around the North and South poles within the polar circle is called the Frigid Zone.
• Death Valley in California (US) is famous for being the Hottest area.
• The largest ocean of the world is the Pacific Ocean.
• The smallest sea of the world is the Baltic Sea.
• The Strait of Gibraltar connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Atlantic Ocean.
• The Panama Canal connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean.
• Sea of Japan is famous for Fishing.
• Estonia is a Baltic state.
• Greenland is the biggest island.
• The Mediterranean region is characterized by rainfall mainly in winter.
• The largest saltwater lake in the world is the Caspian Sea.
• New York is the world’s largest city (by area).
• The longest strait in the world is the Strait of Malacca.
• Takla Makan Desert is located in China.
• Vatican City is the world’s smallest state by population.
• Kuril Islands are situated between Russia and Japan.
• Green Peace is an organization that stresses the need to maintain a balance between human progress and environmental conservation.
• Yellow Sea lies between China and Korea.
• World’s largest volcano Mauna Loa is located in Hawaii (USA).
• The eastern Mediterranean island Cyprus is divided between Greece and Turkey.
• World’s smallest Islamic state (area-wise) is Maldives.
• The world-famous Golden Gate Bridge is situated in San Francisco.
• Sakhalin Islands are claimed by Russia and Japan.
• Kazakhstan is the world’s largest producer of uranium.
• Dead Sea is situated between Israel and Jordan.
• The largest sea is the South China Sea.
• Indonesia has the greatest number of volcanoes in the world.
• Indonesia has a large number of islands.
• Subway is an underground passage.
• The main cause of earthquakes is all of these (sudden cooling and contraction of the earth’s surface, coming into activity of some dormant volcanoes, due to internal heat, sometimes water changes into steam and expands).
• The Aral Sea is located in Central Asia.
• Netherlands is below sea level.
• Kazakhstan is ranked sixth in the world in terms of its amounts of mineral resources.
• The strength of wave action depends on all these except currents in the sea.
• Shale is not a metamorphic rock.
• Bore is caused by rising tide meeting river currents.
• Attrition is a process of transportation in a river.
• A gorge is a large form of a canyon.
• Frost-shattering is the kind of weathering that takes place in the valley side above the surface of the glacier.
• Convectional rains in the equatorial region are the result of influences.
• Mediterranean regions are useful for all of these (fruit growing, wine production, tourism).
• Any wind that changes direction with the seasons is known as Monsoon.
• The largest latitude circle on the earth is the Arctic Circle.
• World’s largest delta is Bangladesh.
• Equinox means day and night are equal.
• Solstice means when the sun reaches its maximum distance from the earth’s equator.
• The seasons change because the Earth is revolving around the sun.
• The age of the earth is 5500 million years.
• Antarctica is situated in the South Pole.
• Africa is called the Dark continent.
• The Alps mountain is situated in Europe.
• Suez Canal connects the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea.
• The shortest day in the Northern Hemisphere is December 21 or 22.
• The earth rotation on its axis is from West to East.
• Rainfall related to mountains is called Orographic rainfall.
• Lakes give the source of terrestrial positions of the basin.
• Friendship Bridge on the Oxus river connects Uzbekistan and Afghanistan.
• Johor strait separates Singapore and Malaysia.
• Strait of Dover separates England and France.
• Bay of Biscay is situated between France and Spain.