World Facts and Geography

The Prairies are vast temperate grasslands located in the interior of North America, primarily spanning parts of the United States and Canada.

The southern extent of the North American prairies reaches into northern Mexico, creating a transitional zone at the US-Mexico border where the prairie ecosystem meets other vegetation types. This region represents the southern boundary of the continuous prairie grassland that stretches from Canada.

With a massive surface area of 665,384 square miles, Alaska is by far the largest state in the US. It's obvious that Alaska is also by far the most sparsely populated state in the Union, with an average density of just 1.2 people per square mile

The North American Prairies are geographically bounded by the Rocky Mountains to the west and the Great Lakes region to the east.

Belgium is located in Western Europe and shares its borders with the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, and France to the southwest.

China has consistently been the world leader in clean energy investment, including wind, solar, and hydroelectric power, for several years.

There are no volcanoes on the Australian mainland that have erupted since European settlement, but some volcanoes in Victoria, South Australia, and North Queensland were witnessed by Aboriginal people several thousand years ago.

Africa is the second-largest continent in the world with 6% of the total geographical area and 20.4% of the land area of the world. It is surrounded by Mediterranean sea to the north, the Indian Ocean to the southeast, the Atlantic Ocean in the West, and the Suez Canal and the Red Sea in the northeast. It has a tropical and subtropical type of climate. It is the hottest continent in the world.

World's largest peak Mt. Everest is located in north of Asia. It is about 8,850m above sea level. It is located at 27degree 59' 16" N latitude and 86 degree 55' 46" E longitude. It remains snow capped.This peak was first located by George Everest. In the year 1865,this peak was named after Sir George Everest.

Amazon rainforest are found in south America. It is the largest biodiverse tropical rain forest of the world. It covers an area of 5,500,000 square km.This is a evergreen forest.

North America is the third largest continent in the world. It mainly comprises of Canada, the USA and Mexico. It covers 16.5% of the land area and 4.8% of the surface of the earth. North America is an area of great diversity. Because of its large size and latitudinal extent, North America has a wide range of climate. North America is one of the richest continent, in has various resources in the world.

Antarctica is located in the southernmost part of the world. It covers an area of 14,000,000 square km and is the fifth-largest continent of the world. 98%of the total geographical area is covered by ice which is at least 1.6km thick. 90% of the total ice of the world found here. As the continent is fully covered with ice it is also known as a white continent.

Gondwana land:.Gondwana, also called Gondwanaland, ancient supercontinent that incorporated present-day South America, Africa, Arabia, Madagascar, India, Australia, and Antarctica.

• Mountains are the projections from the earth's surface often having a conical peak. Approximately 24% of the land area are covered by mountains in the world. Thus option C ie 20% is the nearest correct option.

The Sahara desert is located in Northern Africa and covers approximately 25 percent of the African continent. Its borders include the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west and the Red Sea to the east.