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05/06/2022

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05/02/2022

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• India is the largest country in the world with an area of 3287263 sq.km, accounts for 2.4 % of the world's area.

• Located between 8°4' N and 37°6' N latitude and 68°7' E and 97° 25' E longitude.

• _of_Cancer (23.5°N lattitude) divides India into two equal halves and passes through ( Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura and Mizoram).

•Due to the time lag of 2hrs between the eastern and western part of the country, 82^1/2° E longitude passes through , Allahabad, U. P has been taken as the (IST)

• The Indian Standard time is 5 hrs & 30 minutes ahead of (GMT).

•Being centrally located between East and West Asia, India shares its land boundary with ( Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Myanmar)

-West_Extent: 2933km
-South_Extent: 3214 km
: 15200 km
: 7516.6 km
: Gujarat

• Easternmost Point: in Arunachal Pradesh
•Westernmost Point: Mota in Gujarat
•Northernmost Point:
•Southernmost Point: in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

16/09/2020

This year's theme for the World Ozone Day 2020 is : 35 years of ozone layer protection".

In 1985, the governments at the global level adopted the for the Protection of the Ozone Layer. Two years later in 1987, the was drafted where the governments, scientists and industry worked together to cut out 99 per cent of all ozone-depleting substances.

According to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the ozone layer is recovering and expected to return to pre-1980 values by mid-century.

Meanwhile, supporting the Montreal Protocol, the , which came into force in 2019, will work towards reducing (HFCs) and that have climate-warming potential and are damaging to the environment.

14/09/2020

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•Antarctica is also known as .
•It is in size among the world’s continents.
•The continent is devoid of human population and is permanently under the cover of ice discovered in 1820.
•The continent is surrounded by from all the sides.
•Antarctica is technically the in the world.
• was the first man to reach South Pole in Antarctica.
• divide the continent almost into two equal parts.
• is the highest peak of Antarctica.
• is the only active welcome on Antarctica.
•Antarctica is coveted for its meteorites.
•The continent is rich in , , and .
•Vegetation in this part consist of mostly .
•If the Antarctica melted, the sea level may rise to 60m across the globe.
• Fire is extremely dangerous in Antarctica, due to the very dry condition it is almost impossible to stop the fire.
•India is a signatory to the Antarctic Treaty and to the Protocol to the Antarctic Treaty on Environmental Protection and has in Antarctica: (commissioned in 2012) and (since 1988).

11/09/2020

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•Australia is the and also known as Island Continent or southern continent.
•Australia is the largest island in the world and the divides the continent into two parts.
•It is only continent that is also a country and lies between Indian ocean (west) and Pacific ocean (east).
•It is surrounded by in the north, in the Northwest, in northeast, and the in the south.
•Australia is country in world in terms of land mass.
•Australia has the largest area of of any country on Earth.
•Australia has in the world which covers 18% of country mainland. desert is the largest desert in Australia located in Western Australia.
• is the most recognised landmark of Australia.
• is the oldest living Fossil in the world.
•The longest river is Darling river (2739km) .
•Australia is the continent after Antarctica.

09/09/2020

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•Europe is the of the world after Australia.
•Europe is a continent located entirely in the and mostly in the Eastern.
•The continent is bounded with the in the north, in the south and in the West and by in the East.
• , Caurcasus mountain and the Caspian sea in the East separates Europe from Asia.
•The coast of the continent offer best fishing ground in the world.
• are group of three countries i.e. Estonia, Lithunia and Latvia.
• consists of Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark.
•Low countries are Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg. •Europe is the home of the largest country in the world is so big, that it take off 40% of Europe land area.
•Europe is also called as or land of Franks.
• city is in Rome( Italy) is the smallest country of the world with both in terms of area and population.
• city in Europe is that straddles both Europe and Asia followed by Moscow, Paris and London.
• is closer to North America but considered as a part of Europe because it is a dependent Territory of Denmark.
• countries (straddle both in Asia and Europe) include Georgia, Kazakhstan,Azerbaijan Russia and Turkey.
•The entire Portugal is in Europe but it has an autonomous region Mederia (near Africa) and Azores (near North America), this would make Portugal a .
•Europe largest active volcano is located in Sicily, Italy.
• , is the Europe largest glacier. • (Hellespont) Strait is located in Turkey separates Europe from mainland Asia is only 1.2 to 6 km wide.
• is the oldest country in Europe.
• (Naples Italy) is known for its eruption in 79 AD that destroyed Pampei and other areas. It is an active volcano.

07/09/2020

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•South America is a continent in the , mostly in the .

•The continent is surrounded by in North, ocean in South, ocean in East and ocean in the west.

•South_America ranks (after Asia, Africa, and North America) and (after Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America).

•The through the northern countries and of the continent, runs through , , and .

•Brazil is the only country through which (topic of Capricorn) passes.

•The continent lies in the .

•South America as well as Mexico, Central America and West Indies are collectively known as .

•South America is home to the world's highest uninterrupted waterfall, in ; the highest single drop waterfall in ; the largest river by volume, River; the longest mountain range, the (whose highest mountain is Aconcagua at 6,962 m ); the driest non-polar place on earth, the ; the wettest place on earth, in ; the largest rainforest, the Rainforest; the highest capital city, Paz, ; the highest commercially navigable lake in the world, ;

• and in Ecuador are the highest active volcano in the world.

•South America has that is Guiana (a territory of France) and the (a territory of United kingdom).

•ECUADOR is the FIRST country in the world to have GRANTED .

05/09/2020

Respectful greetings to all the teachers on the occasion of 's Day...!!!

04/09/2020

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•North America is the continent of the world and includes (Denmark), and the .

•It was discovered by in 1492 AD.

••The name America is derived from that of the Italian merchant and navigator .

•It is entirely within the .

•It is surrounded by in the east, in the west, in the north and in South.

• in Northwest separates North America from Asia and connect it to South America.

•100° West longitude divide the North America into more or less than two equal halves.

•World's in in North America (Canada).

• #49° latitude parallel forms the boundary between Canada and USA and it is .

• or the laurentian plateau is a large plateau made from igneous rock and largely covered with swamps and the number of lake like the , and (Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie and Lake Ontario).

•The famous is located between the lake Erie and lake Ontario on the border of Canada and the United state of America.

•Three of America's largest urban agglomeration are located in United state of America that is , and .

•North America is divided into four main geographical region (include Mexico, the Rocky mountains, Alaska and California), ( Florida, the Applacian mountains), (prairies in Canada and Central USA), and the .

• is the largest plateau located in North America. It bisected by the Colorado River and the Grand Canyon.

• is the famous strait in North America. It connects the Gulf of Mexico with the Atlantic Ocean.

03/09/2020

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•Africa is the the continent in the world both in size as well as in population.
•It covers 6% of Earth's total surface area and 20% of its land area.
•The entire continent (Africa) is a .
• Africa is cut into almost two equal halves by .
•It is the only continent which is crossed by , and .
•Both of the (zero degree longitude) and (zero degree lattitude) cut across it.
•The prime meridian passes through Burkinafaso_and_Ghana in the West.
•Africa is situated and it is bounded by the and the Southwest the and in the north-east of the continent.
•Africa is located in between .
•Africa belongs to all and major part of Africa lies in the .
•The separates the Africa continent from . Though separated from by .
•Africa almost touches Eurasia at three different points at the (north west) , at the (north east) and at the (east).
•It is also called because it's vast interior remain little unknown.
•Great rift valley running from the south of the lake Malvi to the Red Sea in the north through the GULF OF SUEZ and the GULF OF AQABA to the DEAD SEA is the long chain of rift valley.
• is the highest peak of Africa and is located in Tanzania.
• in North Africa is the world's largest desert.
•The highest temperature in the world has been recorded at (Libya) as 58 degree celsius making the hottest place in the world.
• is the longest(6650km) river of the world and cuts across 11 countries.It is also called .

02/09/2020

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•"Continent" derives from the Latin word , terra meaning “land”, and continēns means con ‎(“together”) + teneō ‎(“I hold”). Therefore it means the ‎ ” or ."

•Continents are the large, continuous, discrete masses of land, ideally separated by expanses of water.

•Earth's 71% is water and 29% is land. The total landmass on earth is formed of of various sizes.

•These seven continents are: , , , , , , and .

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•Asia is the world's largest continent in as well as in .

•It is located primarily in the and Hemispheres.

•The , and passes through it.

•It covers an area of 44,579,000 square kilometres which is about 30% of Earth's and 8.7% of the Earth's total .

•Asia is bounded by the Ocean to the north, the Ocean to the east, the Ocean to the south, the Red Sea (as well as the inland seas of the Atlantic Ocean—the Mediterranean and the Black) to the southwest, and Europe to the west.

•It is separated from by the and .

•It is separated from by .

•The of the subcontinent continues at about 2.4 inches (6 cm) per year. The impact and pressure continue to raise the Plateau of Tibet and the Himalayas.

• is the Peninsula in the World.

•The deepest trench of the world, lies in the Pacific Ocean near Philippines.

• is known as ' situated in the Central Asia.

•Asia houses the highest point on earth - the summit of , which is 29,028 ft. (8,848 m) tall.

•The continent is home to the 10 highest peaks in the world.

01/09/2020

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•First scientific classification of soil was done by in 1880.

•Due to variation in , , , a variety of soil occur in this world.

•On the basis of , soil can be classified into broad groups and .

•Soil which are fully mature and have well developed profile.
•Can classified into two_groups.ie. and .

•Soils are of recent age and not mature.
•Do not have developed soil profile as they have not undergone climate and biological action for longer duration.
•Classified into :-

•Soil are half mature and have been formed on the inner advocate drainage which produce alkalinity and soil accumulation such soils are formed in between the main belt of zonal soil.
•Classified into:-

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