Geography One Liners Section 1

 

• Lignite is a sedimentary rock.
• The specific gravity of Sima (layer) lies between 2.75 and 2.90.
• The water that trickles down the side of a cave and deposits carbonate of lime in layers is called Stalagmite.
• Peneplains are a type of erosional plains.
• Mountain belts are the relief features of the first order.
• According to Krummel, water covers 70.8% of the globe.
• The Pacific Ocean is roughly triangular in shape.
• The seismic sea wave travels at a speed of 200 to 300 KM per hour.
• The center of the moon is about 240,000 miles from the center of the earth.
• Globigerina ooze is made up chiefly of Foraminifera.
• Ordnance maps were first made in the sixteenth century.
• The largest scale maps are generally known as cadastral maps.
• The best-suited projection for a map of Tundras is Zenithal.
• To show the distribution of animals on a map, the dot method is preferred.
• The symbol “>->->——->—->” is used to show a storm on a weather map.
• For every 900 ft of rise in elevation, the mercury column falls 1/30.
• Clouds and ground reflection cause a loss of 25% of the radiant energy of the Sun.
• Any object moving horizontally in the northern hemisphere tends to deflect to the right.
• The type of clouds that cause hail is called Cumulonimbus.
• Tropical Desert and Steppe climates occur between latitudes 15° to 35° N and S.
• Warsak Dam is situated on the Kabul River.
• Urbanization started with the Industrial Revolution.
• Gulf of Bothnia is located between Sweden and Finland.
• The arrangement of the following Passes according to their heights from sea level is Babusar Pass(1), Shandur Pass(2), Gomal Pass(3), Bolan Pass(4).
• The leading fishing country in the world is Japan.
• Naples is a seaport of Italy.
• Rubber is mainly grown in Southeast Asia.
• The largest desert among the following is the Arabian Desert.
• Isle of Wight is situated in the English Channel.
• Tirana is the capital of Albania.
• Bali Island is situated in Indonesia Island.
• The largest river among these is the Amazon.
• Blanc is situated in France.
• The highest mountain peak among these is Godwin Austen.
• Great Salt Lake is situated in Utah State.
• The largest mountain range is the Himalayas.
• Port Palermo is located in the Mediterranean Sea.
• “Gulf of Carpentaria” is in the Pacific Ocean.
• “Cape York Peninsula” is in Australia.
• The highest capital city located in the world is La Pez.
• The instrument used for the measurement of wind speed is called an anemometer.
• Vernal equinox occurs on September 23.
• Atmospheric pressure at sea level is 760 mm.
• When there is an active upward ascent of lighter warm air over the cold dense air, the front is called a warm front.
• On 21st of June, the sun shines vertically on the Tropic of Cancer.
• The hot molten material erupted from a volcano is called lava.
• The point in the earth from where seismic waves spread out in all directions is the earthquake focus.
• The continental crust ranges from 20 to 70 Km in thickness.
• Marble is a metamorphic rock.
• Yardang is produced by wind.
• Continental glacier produces a U-shaped valley.
• The deepest point in the ocean bottom is in the Pacific Ocean.
• The flat ocean bottom lying near the continents is called Archipelagic Apron.
• Benguela current flows near the western coast of Africa.
• Waves are caused by winds.
• Conical Projection is best suited for Polar Regions.
• Zero-degree meridian is 5° West of Prime Meridian.
• A map on RF 1:2400 will be a large-scale map.
• Lines showing places of equal rainfall are called isopleths.
• Sea water contains on average about 3.5% salt.
• The technical base for the earliest urban civilization was agriculture.
• Modern man evolved on the earth at least 300,000 to 100,000 years back.
• Han, Asoka, and Roman dynasties were characterized by urban culture.
• Thinly spread food gatherers still occupy most of Latin America.
• Nile Valley is located in North Africa.
• Antananarivo is the capital of Madagascar.
• Shanty towns are a feature of African large towns.
• Sadza, a stiff maize porridge, is the staple food of Zimbabwe.
• Water resources are the basis for a country’s development in Sudan.
• The largest producer of coffee in Africa is Ethiopia.
• The largest producer of tea in Africa is Kenya.
• The largest producer of cocoa in Africa is Ghana.
• The largest producer of cotton in Africa is Egypt.
• The largest producer of palm oil in Africa is Nigeria.
• The largest producer of rubber in Africa is Liberia.
• The largest producer of sugar in Africa is South Africa.
• The largest producer of tobacco in Africa is Zimbabwe.
• The largest producer of copper in Africa is Zambia.
• The largest producer of gold in Africa is South Africa.
• The largest producer of diamonds in Africa is South Africa.
• The largest producer of iron ore in Africa is Liberia.
• The largest producer of bauxite in Africa is Guinea.
• The largest producer of tin in Africa is Nigeria.
• The largest producer of uranium in Africa is Namibia.
• The largest producer of coal in Africa is South Africa.
• The largest producer of oil in Africa is Nigeria.
• The largest producer of natural gas in Africa is Algeria.
• The largest producer of hydroelectricity in Africa is Egypt.
• The largest producer of geothermal energy in Africa is Kenya.
• The largest producer of solar energy in Africa is South Africa.
• The largest producer of wind energy in Africa is Egypt.
• The largest producer of nuclear energy in Africa is South Africa.
• The largest producer of biomass energy in Africa is Kenya.
• The largest producer of tidal energy in Africa is South Africa.
• The largest producer of wave energy in Africa is South Africa.
• The largest producer of hydrogen energy in Africa is South Africa.
• The largest producer of ethanol energy in Africa is South Africa.
• The largest producer of biodiesel energy in Africa is South Africa.
• The largest producer of fuel cell energy in Africa is South Africa.
• The largest producer of hydrogen fuel in Africa is South Africa.