[sai]

Hi all , in geography prelims map reading is very essential. Why don’t we start preparing now and share the points so that the preparation gets easier .. so I ll start with the African continent…… pls correct me if am wrong anywhere and add your points to it.hope this will be useful
AFRICA

• Highest peak in Africa- mt.Kilimanjaro in Tanzania
• Second highest peak – mt.Kenya
• Horn of Africa-Eritrea,Djibouti,Ethiopia,Somalia
• Coco triangle- Accra, Kumasi,Tokaradi
• Largest HEP of Africa-in lakeKariba of R.Zambezi
• Nigeria is called the land of palm oil
• Katanga plateau of Botswana is rich in copper and diamonds
• Bushmen tribes –Kalahari desert
• Owen falls-R.Nile

Aughrabi falls-R.Orange
Boyoma falls-R.Congo

• Mt.Cameroon is the only active volcano in Africa

sai

[srimay]

hei sai could u sugest which atlas i should follow 4 the maps tell a atlas which is benificial 4 both history & geography

[sai]

hi sri , rather than relying on single atlas it is better to have two.I think it is better to buy Orient longman and TTk

[sai]

AFRICA
* source of white Nile-L.Victoria
source of Blue Nile-L.Tana
the place of confluence of white NIle and blue nile is KHARTOUM(the capital of Sudan)
* L.Volta of Ghana is a man made lake
*R.Zambezi traces the boundary between Zambia and Zimbabwe
*R.Zaire cuts the equator twice

[sai]

Atlas mountains are fold mountains .The highest peak of atlas mt. is Toubkal.
Qatara depression- oasis in Egypt
Kufra Oasis- Libya
Bie plateau-Angola
Okavanga swamps-Botswana
Loma Mts.-SierraLeone
Bauchi plateau-Nigeria

[sai]

*St. of Gibralter- connects meditaranean sea and atlantic ocean
*St. of Bab-el-mandeb - connects Red sea with Gulf of Aden
*Victoria falls of R.Zambezi are formed due to faulting
*Aughrabies falls and Livingstone falls are Plateau waterfalls
*largest tribal population of Africa - is in Nigeria
*R.Limpopo cuts the Tropic of capricorn twice
*Pemba Is, Zanzibar Is,Mafia Is - belong to Portugal
*Canary Is - spain
*Important Bays to note -- Walvis bay, St.Helena bay, Algoa bay, Maputo bay

[sai]

That is all i know about Africa.. others pls add ur points if i missed out anything....

SOUTH AMERICA

*FOURTH LARGEST CONTINENT IN THE WORLD
*There are 13 countries in this continent
*Patagonia- cold desert
*Atacama desert- in the leeward side of the Andes
- lowest rainfall receiving desert
*Granchaco,Catingas,Mato grasso, Plateau of Borborema- tropical grass lands
*Pampas- temperate grassland
*Rio de Janeiro - first world environment summit(known as earth summit)
* porto Alegre(Brazil) - I social forum
* Sao paulo - III largest populated city in the world
- largest populated city in the southern hemisphere
*Magellan's strait - between southern end of mainland of south america and Tierra del fuego
* Wheat crescent - Rosario , Buenos Aires, Bahia Blanca
*Belem - riverine city in the mouth of R.Amazon
*World's highest capital - Lapaz of Bolivia