World Political Geography - 2

Copacabana Beach is located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Amazon is the longest river in the world. It originates from the Andes Mountains in Peru.

Colombia, Kenya and Indonesia are the countries through which the Equator passes.

London, Lisbon and Accra are close to Greenwich Meridian, but Addis Ababa is situated on the eastern part of Africa (i.e. longitude 38.74 E). So, Addis Ababa has a different clock time than that of London, Lisbon and Accra.

The largest coral reef is the Great Barrier Reef, located just off the northeastern coast of Australia. The 1200 mile (1900 km) long reef is protected as a marine park.

Bering Strait is nearest to the International Date line, located 1.5 km away from International Date Line.

Moldova is a land-locked country in Eastern Europe located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South.

Malta is in the centre of Mediterranean Sea. Italy is in the South and Libya is located in the North of Malta. Its area is 246 sq. km.

Singapore is 200 km North of the Equator.

India has largest livestock population in the world, having 57% of the world’s buffalo population and 14% of the cattle population. According to 17^th India’s Livestock Census, 2003, the country has about 18.5 crore cattle and 9.8 crore buffalo with total livestock of 48-50 crore and total poultry of 48.90 crore.

Baikonur is the world’s first and largest operational space launch facility. It is located in Kazakhstan, and not in Russia.

In India, 9 states have a coastline. These are Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal.

Strait of Dover connects the United Kingdom and France. It is about 32 km in length.

Omkareshwar Project is associated with Narmada river.

Gulf of Mannar was recognised in 2001, Nanda Devi in 2004 and Sundarbans in 2001.

The correct matches are: Bangkok (A) with Menam/Chao Phraya River (3) - the river flowing through Thailand's capital; Phnom Penh (B) with Mekong River (2) - Cambodia's capital on this major Southeast Asian river; Hanoi (C) with Red River (4) - Vietnam's capital located in the Red River Delta; Yangon/D (with Irrawaddy River (1) - Myanmar's largest city on its principal river. This geographical knowledge requires associating major Southeast Asian cities with their primary rivers.

USA and Indonesia respectively rank 3^rd and 4^th in population.

Australia has the world’s largest uranium reserves. Approximately 31% of the planet’s uranium is present in Australia.

Ajman is one of the seven emirates constituting the United Arab Emirates with an area of 260 sq. km.
Ras al-Khaimah was the 7^th and the last Sheikhdom to join UAE in 1972.

The Tropic of Capricorn passes through all the countries mentioned above.

Strait of Malacca is between the Indonesian island of Sumatra and the Malaya Peninsula. Singapore lies on the tip of the Malay Peninsular.

Cape Canaveral is a part of Florida’s coast.

The Shompen tribe is one of two Mongloid tribes found in the Nicobar Islands.

Berlin is situated on the bank of Havel river. Rhine is the longest river in Germany.

Thailand, Laos and Bangladesh are the countries bordering Myanmar.