General Knowledge for SSC Exams – Important Facts (World Geography)

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ASIA

• Asia is the largest continent in the world.

• Asia includes the world’s:

  • Most populated countries – India and China

  • Highest peak – Mount Everest (8,848.86 m)

  • Lowest point on land – Dead Sea (≈ 430 m below sea level)

  • Deepest lake – Lake Baikal (Russia)

• Asia has the longest coastline among all continents.

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NORTH AMERICA

• Highest peak in North America – Mount McKinley (Denali)

• Hollywood is located in the state of California (USA)

• Great Lakes (West to East):

  1. Superior

  2. Michigan

  3. Huron

  4. Erie

  5. Ontario

• Niagara Falls lies between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario

• National Anthem of the USA – The Star-Spangled Banner

• Lowest point in the USA – Death Valley

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AUSTRALIA & OCEANIA

• Australia is the smallest continent

• Great Artesian Basin – famous for natural fountains/wells

• Largest lake of Australia – Lake Eyre

• Largest producer of Bauxite in the world – Australia

• Strait between North & South Islands of New Zealand – Cook Strait

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AFRICA

• Pietermaritzburg – Town where Mahatma Gandhi was thrown out of a train

• Kalahari Desert lies between Orange and Zambezi Rivers

• Hot local wind from Sahara to Mediterranean – Sirocco

• Highest peak in Africa – Mount Kilimanjaro

• City at the confluence of Blue Nile & White Nile – Khartoum

• Lowest point in Africa – Lake Assal (Djibouti)

• Nomadic herders of Sahara – Tuaregs

• Judicial capital of South Africa – Bloemfontein

• Administrative capital of South Africa – Pretoria

• Countries forming Horn of Africa – Ethiopia, Somalia, Djibouti

• River crossing the Equator twice – River Congo (Zaire)

• Nubian Desert lies in Egypt

• Land of Oil Palm – Nigeria

• Land of Gold and Diamonds – South Africa

• Victoria Falls – on River Zambezi

• Kimberley – famous for Diamond mines

• Orange River forms boundary between South Africa & Namibia

• Flightless bird of Kalahari Desert – Ostrich

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SOUTH AMERICA (COMPLETED & CORRECTED)

• South American country member of OPEC – Venezuela

• Coffee pot of the world – Brazil

• Driest place on Earth – Atacama Desert (Chile)

• Major port city in Atacama region – Iquique

• Tropical grasslands of South America – Llanos & Campos

• Temperate grasslands of Argentina – Pampas

• Cold violent wind in Argentina & Uruguay – Pampero

• Highest waterfall in the world – Angel Falls (Venezuela)

• Angel Falls lies on – Churún River (tributary of Orinoco)

• Largest river in the world (by volume) – Amazon River

• Largest rainforest – Amazon Rainforest

• Longest mountain range in the world – Andes Mountains

• Highest peak of South America – Mount Aconcagua

• Landlocked countries in South America – Bolivia, Paraguay

• Important mineral resources – Copper (Chile), Tin (Bolivia)

• Major wheat-producing country – Argentina

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EUROPE

• Highest peak of the Alps – Mont Blanc (4,807 m)

• Longest river of Europe – Volga River

• Low Countries – Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg

• Land of forests and lakes – Finland

• Temperate grasslands of Hungary – Puszta

• Lighthouse of the Mediterranean Sea – Mount Stromboli (Italy)

• Hot, dry wind of Spain – Leveche