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Major Crops

 

Crop

type of soil

type of climate

main producing counties

Wheat

Clayey loam

Cool with fair amount of moisture in the beginning warm, dry climate nearing harvest time.

China, USA, Canada, Australia, Turkey, Italy, Pakistan, Germany, Argentina and Russia.

Rice

Rich, muddy and saturated in water

Hot and wet climate

China, India, Pakistan, Japan, Myanmar, Vietnam, South Korea, Brazil, the Philippians and USA

Sugarcane

Deep, loamy well drained calcareous soil

Hot long rainy sea son

Brazil, India, Cuba, China, Mexico, Pakistan, Columbia, Australia and South Africa.

Cotton

Black soil

Warm, moderate rainfall during growing season

China, USA, Russia, India, Pakistan, Turkey, Brazil, Egypt, Mexico, Sudan, Nicaragua, Greece and Guatemala.

Tea

Deep, well drained hill slopes

Warm and moist

India, China, Sri Lanka, Russia, Japan, Kenya, Turkey, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Argentina and Uganda.

Coffee

Humus, rich in iron and potash, well drained hill slopes

Hot and moist

Brazil, Columbia, Ivory Coast, Uganda, Guatemala, Indonesia El Salvador and India.

 

Shipping Canals in the World

v    Beloye-More

®   Location: Baltic Sea

®   Length: 227 Kilometers

 

v    Gotta

®   Location: Sweden

®   Length: 185 Kilometers

 

v    Suez

®   Location: Egypt

®   Length: 160 Kilometers

 

v    Volga-Moscow

®   Location: Russia

®   Length: 129 Kilometers

 

v    Kiel

®   Location: Germany

®   Length: 98 Kilometers

 

v    Volga-Don

®   Location: Russia

®   Length: 97 Kilometers

 

v    Elbe-Trave

®   Location: Germany

®   Length: 66 Kilometers

 

v    Panama

®   Location: Central America

®   Length: 58 Kilometers

 

v    Manchester

®   Location: England

®   Length: 57 Kilometers

 

v    Welland

®   Location: Canada

®   Length: 44 Kilometers

 

Tropical Deserts in the World

Any extra dry area of land with meager vegetation is called desert. Desserts are found throughout the world but Africa and Australia are famous for large deserts. The world’s largest desert is the Sahara, which located in northern Africa. Following are some famous deserts of the world.



v    Sahara

®   Location: North Africa

®   Area: 8,400,000 Square Kilometers

 

v    Australian Desert

®   Location: Australia

®   Area: 1,550,000 Square Kilometers

 

v    Arabian

®   Location: Syria and Saudi Arabia

®   Area: 1,300,000 Square Kilometers

 

v    Gobi

®   Location: Central Asia

®   Area: 1,040,000 Square Kilometers

 

v    Kalahari

®   Location: South Africa

®   Area: 900,000 Square Kilometers

 

v    Rub’al Khali

®   Location: Saudi Arabia

®   Area: 647,000 Square Kilometers

 

v    Turkmenistan

®   Location: Central Asia

®   Area: 450,000 Square Kilometers

 

v    Taklimakan

®   Location: China (PMS 2006)

®   Area: 340,000 Square Kilometers

 

v    Thar

®   Location: Pakistan and India

®   Area: 260,000 Square Kilometers

 

v    Nubian Desert

®   Location: North Africa (Egypt)

®   Area: 259,000 Square Kilometers

 

 

Lakes of The World

A lake is an area filled with slowly moving or standing water, confine in a basin, surrounded by land, apart from any channel that feeds or drains it. Lakes are not part of the ocean. List and brief details of famous lakes are given below.

v    Caspian Sea

®   Location: Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Iran and Russia

®   Area: 394,299 Square Kilometers

®   Length: 1,199 Kilometers

®   Water Taste: Salt

 

v    Superior Lake

®   Location: USA-Canada

®   Area: 82,414 Square Kilometers

®   Length: 616 Kilometers

®   Water Taste: Fresh

 

v    Victoria Lake

®   Location: Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya

®   Area: 69,485 Square Kilometers

®   Length: 322 Kilometer

®   Water Taste: Fresh

 

v    Aral Sea

®   Location: Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan

®   Area: 66,457 Square Kilometers

®   Length: 428 Kilometers

®   Water Taste: Salt

 

v    Huron

®   Location: USA-Canada

®   Area: 59,596 Square Kilometers

®   Length: 397 Kilometer

®   Water Taste: Fresh

 

v    Tanganyika

®   Location: Tanzania-Zaire (Congo)

®   Area: 32,893 Square Kilometers

®   Length: 676 Kilometers

®   Water Taste: Fresh

 

v    Baikal

®   Location: Russia

®   Area: 32,500 Square Kilometers

®   Length: 636 Kilometers

®   Water Taste: Fresh

 

v    Great Bear

®   Location: Canada

®   Area: 31,080 Square Kilometers

®   Length: 373 Kilometers

®   Water Taste: Fresh

 

 

 

Famous Oceans of the World

Following is the lsit of Oceans of the world.

PACIFIC

Area: 155,557,000 Square Kilometer

Sea Area: 46.40%

Average Depth: 4,280 meters

Greatest Depth: 10,900 meters

Point of Greatest Depth: Mariana Trench

ATLANTIC

Area: 76,762,000 Square Kilometer

Sea Area: 22.90%

Average Depth: 3,926 meters

Greatest Depth: 9,219 meters

Point of Greatest Depth: Puerto Rico Trench

INDIAN

Area: 68,556,000 Square Kilometer

Sea Area: 20.45%

Average Depth: 3,963 meters

Greatest Depth: 8,047 meters

Point of Greatest Depth: Java Trench

SOUTHERN

Area: 20,327,000 Square Kilometer

Sea Area: 6.06%

Average Depth: 3,456 meters

Greatest Depth: 7,236 meters

Point of Greatest Depth: South Sandwich Trench

ARCTIC

Area: 14,056,000 Square Kilometer

Sea Area: 4.19%

Average Depth: 1,205 meters

Greatest Depth: 5,441 meters

Point of Greatest Depth: Arctic Basin

Peaks of Mountains

PEAKS OF MOUNTAINS

Following is the lsit of Peaks of Mountains of the world.

MOUNT EVEREST

Continet: Asia

Country: Nepal-Tibet

Range: Himalaya

Height: 8,848 meters

Date of First Ascent: 29th May, 1953

K2 (GOLWIN AUSTEN)

Continet: Asia

Country: Pakistan-China

Range: Karakoram

Height: 8,611 meters

Date of First Ascent: 31st July, 1954

KANGCHENJUNGA

Continet: Asia

Country: Nepal-India

Range: Himalaya

Height: 8,586 meters

Date of First Ascent: 25th May, 1955

LHOTSE

Continet: Asia

Country: Nepal-China

Range: Himalaya

Height: 8,516 meters

Date of First Ascent: 18th May, 1956

MAKALU

Continet: Asia

Country: Tibet-Nepal

Range: Himalaya

Height: 8,485 meters

Date of First Ascent: 15th May, 1955

CHO OYU

Continet: Asia

Country: Nepal-China

Range: Himalaya

Height: 8,188 meters

Date of First Ascent: 19th October, 1954

DHAULAGIRI-I

Continet: Asia

Country: Nepal

Range: Himalaya

Height: 8,167 meters

Date of First Ascent: 13th May, 1960

MANASLU

Continet: Asia

Country: Nepal

Range: Himalaya

Height: 8,163 meters

Date of First Ascent: 9th May, 1956

NANGA PARBAT

Continet: Asia

Country: Pakistan

Range: Himalaya

Height: 8,126 meters

Date of First Ascent: 3rd July, 1953

ANNAPURA-I

Continet: Asia

Country: Nepal

Range: Himalaya

Height: 8,091 meters

Date of First Ascent: 3rd June, 1950

GASHERBRUM-I

Continet: Asia

Country: Pakistan-China

Range: Karakoram

Height: 8,080 meters

Date of First Ascent: 5th July, 1958

BROAD PEAK

Continet: Asia

Country: Pakistan-China

Range: Karakoram

Height: 8,051 meters

Date of First Ascent: 9th June, 1957

GASHERBRUM-II

Continet: Asia

Country: Pakitan-China

Range: Karakoram

Height: 8,034 meters

Date of First Ascent: 8th July, 1956

SHISHAPANGMA

Continet: Asia

Country: Tibet, China

Range: Himalaya

Height: 8,027 meters

Date of First Ascent: 2nd May, 1964

GYACHUNG KANG

Continet: Asia

Country: Nepal-Tibet

Range: Himalaya

Height: 7,952 meters

Date of First Ascent: 10th April, 1964

Old and New Names of Places

 

Old Name

New Name

Old Name

New names

Abyssinia

Ethiopia

Acre (Israel)

Akko

Angora (Turkey)

Ankara

Antioch (Turkey)

Antakya

Athinai (Greece)

Athens

Bombay (India)

Mumbai

Ceylon

Sri Lanka

Christiania

Oslo

Constantinople

Istanbul

Culkata (India)

Kolkuta

Dutch East

Indonesia

Dutch Guinea

Surinam

East Pakistan

Bangladesh

Farmosa

Taiwan

Fort Lamy

N Djamena

Frunze

Bishkek

Greenland

Kalaallit Nunaat

Holland

Netherlands

Kampuchea

Cambodia

Koin (Germany)

Cologne

Krugn Thep

Bangkok

Leningrad

St. Petersburg

Lyallpur

Faisalabad

Malagasy

Madagascar

Mesopotamia

Iraq

Montgomery

Sahiwal

Burma

Myanmar

Mysore

Karnataka

Peking (China)

Beijing

Persia

Iran

Pipri (Pakistan)

Bin Qasim

Rhodesia

Zimbabwe

Salisbury

Harare

Siam

Thailand

Tananarive

Antanagnarivo

Tripoli

Libya

Upper Volta

Burkina Faso

Wien (Austria)

Vienna