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72 Cards in this Set
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What are the four important parallels of latitudes other than equator, northpole and south pole?
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1. tropic of Cancer(23 1/2 North) 2. Tropic of Capricon (23 1/2 S) 3. Arctic Circle(66 1/2 N) 4. Antarctic Circle(66 1/2 S)
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The area between tropic of cancer and tropic of capricon receives maximum heat and called as?
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Torrid Zone - mid day sun is exactly overhead.
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The Area between tropics of cancer and arctic circle is called as?
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Temparate Zone - called same on the south also
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Area between Arctic circle and North Pole is called as?
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Frigid Zone
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What merian of longitude goes trhoug the british Royal observatory?
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Prime Meridian - 0 degrees longitude
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What is the IST Longitude?
1 Hr represents how many degrees of Longitude? |
82 1/2 East longitude
15 degrees |
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How many times zones the earth is divded into?
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24 time zones of 1 Hr each
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What are the three heat zone of the earth?
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Torrid, Temperate and Frigid Zones
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What are the four important parallels of latitudes other than equator, northpole and south pole?
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1. tropic of Cancer(23 1/2 North) 2. Tropic of Capricon (23 1/2 S) 3. Arctic Circle(66 1/2 N) 4. Antarctic Circle(66 1/2 S)
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The area between tropic of cancer and tropic of capricon receives maximum heat and called as?
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Torrid Zone - mid day sun is exactly overhead.
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The Area between tropics of cancer and arctic circle is called as?
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Temparate Zone - called same on the south also
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Area between Arctic circle and North Pole is called as?
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Frigid Zone
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What merian of longitude goes trhoug the british Royal observatory?
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Prime Meridian - 0 degrees longitude
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What is the IST Longitude?
1 Hr represents how many degrees of Longitude? |
82 1/2 East longitude
15 degrees |
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How many times zones the earth is divded into?
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24 time zones of 1 Hr each
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What are the three heat zone of the earth?
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Torrid, Temperate and Frigid Zones
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What is circle of illumination?
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Circle around earth that divides day and night
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How long earth takes for one full revolution around sun
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365 1/4 days
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Summer solstice on
Winter solstice on |
June 21st
December 22nd |
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Equinox on
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March 21st and September 23rd
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What are the three different components of map?
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distance, direction and symbols
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What are the three main components of the earth environment?
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Lithosphere, Atmosphere, and Hydrosphere.
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The narrow zone where we find land, water and air together is called?
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biosphere
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First men to climb mount everest
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Edmund Hillary(britain), Tenzing Norgay Sherpa(India)
On 29th May 1953 |
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First Woman to climb Mount everest
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Junko Tabei(Japan)
On May 16th 1975 |
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First Indian Woman to climb mount everest
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Bachendri pal on 23rd May 1984
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Highest mountain peak of everest is, how high?
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8848 meters
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The greatest deapth is?
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Marian trench in Pacific ocean 11,022 meters
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Europe and asia are seperated by these mountains?
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Ural mountains
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Europe and Asia together is called?
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Eurasia(Europe + Asia)
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The continent that has equator runs through it middle?
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Africa
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Which continent has tropics of cancer, tropics of capricon and equator pass through it?
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Africa
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Worrld's largest desert "Sahara" is in which continent?
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Africa
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What is world's longest river and which continent does it flow through?
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Nile
Africa |
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What land connects North America with South America?
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Isthumus of Panama
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What are the World's largest mountain range?
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The Andes (South America)
North to South through the continents length |
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What is the world's largest river?
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The Amazon in South America
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What is an Island Continent?
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Australia
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Indian research staions in Antarctica continent are?
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maitri, dakshin Gangotri
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While 71% of earth is covered with water what is the percent of salt and fresh water?
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97.2 %, 0.03% remaining is icesheets, glaciers and underground water.
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Four oceans in the order of their size
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pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic
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What connects pacific Ocean and Arctic ocean?
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Berring Strait - A narrow streatch of shallow water.
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Five layers of atmosphere?
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tropo, Strato, Meso, Thermo and Exo
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Composition of Gases on earth
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78% Nitrogen and 21% Oxygen 1% remaining gasses.
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What are the World's largest mountain range?
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The Andes (South America)
North to South through the continents length |
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What is the world's largest river?
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The Amazon in South America
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What is an Island Continent?
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Australia
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Indian research staions in Antarctica continent are?
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maitri, dakshin Gangotri
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While 71% of earth is covered with water what is the percent of salt and fresh water?
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97.2 %, 0.03% remaining is icesheets, glaciers and underground water.
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Four oceans in the order of their size
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pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic
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What connects pacific Ocean and Arctic ocean?
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Berring Strait - A narrow streatch of shallow water.
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Five layers of atmosphere?
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tropo, Strato, Meso, Thermo and Exo
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Composition of Gases on earth
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78% Nitrogen and 21% Oxygen 1% remaining gasses.
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What is the oldest fold mountain range in the world?
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Aravali in India
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What are three types of mountains?
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Fold, Block, Vacanic
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What is the World's highest Plateau?
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The Tibet - 4000 to 6000 metres above sea level.
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Where in India, Huge reserves of Iron, Coal and manganese are found?
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Chhotanagpur Plateau
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What are the most densely populated plains in India?
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indo-gangetic
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Important mountain range in Europe is?
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The Alps
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India is between?
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8.4N - 37.6N latitude
68.7E and 97.25E longitude |
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What Meridian is called as Standard Median of India?
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82.3'E
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Seven Countries that share boundaries with India?
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pakistan, Afghanistan, Bhutan, bangladesh, Nepal, China, Myanmar
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Srilanka is seperated from India by?
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palk Strait
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Northern indian plains are created by the alluvial deposits laid down by the rivers?
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Indus, Ganga, Brahmaputra and their tributaries.
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What are the west flowing rivers in india from vindhya and Satpuras range?
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Narmada and Tapi
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Corals are skeletons of tiny marine animals called?
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Polyps
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India Area
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3.28 Million Suqre Miles
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Length of india
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3200 km from kashmir to kanyakumari
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Width of india
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2900 km Arunachal pradesh to Kuchchh
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Population of India
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100 crores + since 2001
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World's rainfall is received at?
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Mawsynram in Meghalaya
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Five types of vegetation inindia
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tropical evergreen forest, Tropical deciduous forest, thorny bushes, mountain vegetation and mangrove forests
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