World geography

   WORLD GEOGRAPHY 

CONTINENTS 

There are seven continents n the world. 

1) Asia 

2) Europe 

3) North America 

4) South America 

5) Africa

6) Australia 

7) Antarctica 

ASIA 

* It is situated in North East region. 

* It is the largest continent by area and population. 

* 60% of world population lives in Asia. 

 By Area: 

Largest country by area is Russia.
The capital of Russia is Moscow.

By Population: 

* China is the largest country of Asia in the world. 

The capital of China is Beijing. 

* India is the second largest country. 

The capital is New Delhi.

* Indonesia is the third largest country. 

Jakarta is the capital of Indonesia. 

Islamic countries: 

*The largest Islamic country by area is Kazakhstan. 

The capital is Astana. 

*The largest Islamic country by population is Indonesia with population of 24 crores. 

Far Eastern countries: 

1) Japan (Tokyo) 

2) Philippines (Manila) 

3)South Korea (Seoul) 

4) North Korea (Pyongyang) 

5) Thailand (Bangkok) 

6) Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) 

Countries found in Two Continents i.e. Asia & Europe: 

Two countries are found in two continents 

1) Russia 

2) Turkey (Ankara) 

CARs (Central Asian Republics) : 

CARs came into being in 1991 by the demise of USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics).

CARs include K2UT2A & the rest is called Russia or Russian Federations. 

1) K- Kazakhstan 

2) K- Kyrgyzstan (Bishkek)

3) U- Uzbekistan (Tashkent)

4) T- Tajikistan (Dushanbe)

5) T- Turkmenistan (Ashgabat)

6) A- Azerbaijan (Baku) 

A City found in Two Continents (Asia & Europe): 

Istanbul a city of Turkey is situated 10% in Europe and 90% in Asia and separated via bridge of 2.5km. In East of bridge is Asia, whereas in West is Europe. 

SAARC: 

SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) came into being in 1985. 

At the time of formation 7 countries were there & now they are 8 including Afghanistan. 

1) Pakistan (Islamabad) 

2) India (New Delhi) 

3) Sri Lanka (Colombo, Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte) 

4) Nepal (Kathmandu) 

5) Bhutan (Thimphu) 

6) Maldives (Malè) 

7) Bangladesh (Dhaka) 

8) Afghanistan (Kabul) 

Middle Eastern countries: 

1) UAE (Abu Daibi) 

2) Saudi Arabia (Riyadh) 

3) Yemen (San'a) 

4) Oman (Muscat) 

5) Kuwait (Kuwait City) 

6) Qatar (Doha) 

7) Bahrain (Manama) 

Seas: 

1) Red sea: It's in between Asia and Africa and ends at Egypt. 

2) Mediterranean sea: It's between Europe and Africa. 

3) Caspian sea: It's in East of Azerbaijan and in West of Turkmenistan. 

4) Dead sea: It's in Middle East near Jordan, Israel and Syria.

*Suez Canal: 

It came into being on November 17, 1869. 

It is 170km long.

It combines Red sea and Mediterranean sea. 

It's the shortest shipping trade route between Asia and Europe. 

It's the backbone of economy of Egypt. 

EUROPE 

It's biased towards center (between NE & NW).

Scandinavian countries: 

These are four (DFNS). 

1) D- Denmark (Copenhagen)

2) F- Finland (Helsinki)

3) N- Norway (Oslo) 

4) S- Sweden (Stockholm) 

Balitic states: 

These are three (LLE) and are named as Balitic states because they are situated near Balitic sea. 

1) L- Latvia (Riga) 

2) L- Lithuania (Vilnius) 

3) E- Estonia ( Tallinn) 

Vetican City: 

It's the world's smallest country by area. 

It's situated in the city of Italy i.e. Rome by 2.56 miles of its boundary. Its area is 0.4 sq km. The largest Church and the greatest priest, John Pop III resides here. 

Black sea: 

Its situated near Turkey, Romania (Bucharest), 

Ukarine (Kiev), Bulgaria (Sofia) & Bosnia (Serajeav). 

European countries: 

1) France (Paris) 

2) Spain (Madrid) 

3) Greece (Athens) 

4) Germany (Berlin) 

5) Italy (Rome) 

6) UK (London) 

UK 

UK stands for United Kingdom. It comprises four countries: 

1) England (London) 

2) N. Ireland (Dublin) 

3) Scotland (Glosgow) 

4) Wales (Cardiff) 

NORTH AMERICA   

It's situated in North West region.

USA:

United States of America 

There are 52 states in USA. 

Washington DC (district of Columbia) is the capital. ( It's not a state but it's a part of Virginia state). 

Some Eastern American states: 

Florida 

Georgia 

Jakalson 

South Carolina 

North Carolina 

Western American states: 

Los Angeles 

Las Vegas 

California

San Francisco 

Central American states: 

Canada (Ottawa) 

Cuba (Havana)

Jamaica (Kingston) 

USA (Washington DC) 

Mexico (Mexico city) 

SOUTH AMERICA 

It's in South West region. 

There are football playing nations including ABCCUP. 

1) A- Argentina  (Buenis aires) 

2) B- Brazil (Brasilia) 

3) C- Chile (Santiago) 

4) C- Columbia  (Bagota)

5) U- Uraguay (Montevideo)

6) P- Paraguay (Asuncion) 

 AFRICA  

It's biased towards center between SE & SW. 

Egypt (Cairo) 

Libya (Tripoli) 

Kenya (Nairobi) - Safari Park & Tea is famous. 

Sudan (Khartoum) - 2nd largest Muslim country by area after Kazakhstan. 

Zambia (Lusaka) 

Zimbabwe (Harare) 

South Africa  (Cape town - summer 

                          Johannesburg - winter 

                          Pretoria - spring) 

Panama Canal: 

It facilitates the trade between North America and South America. It also connects Pacific ocean and Atlantic ocean. 

Greenland: 

World's largest island in North America under the administrative control of Denmark. 

AUSTRALIA 

* It's in South East region. 

* It's the smallest continent in the world. 

* It's country, island & continent at the same        time. 

Countries in Continent Australia: 

1) Australia (Canberra)
2) New Zealand  (Wellington)
3) Tusmania (Hobart)
4) New Guinea (Portmorseby)
5) Fiji Island  (Suva)
6) Oceania Islands are part of Australia.

ANTARCTICA 

*It's in South pole whereas in North pole it's frozen ice. 

* There's only research centres & no permanent population because of very low temperature. 

key 

country (capital)