Indian Geography

Amartya Sen received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1998 for contributions to welfare economics.

Manufacturing is a secondary activity because it transforms raw materials; agriculture, fishing and extraction are primary activities.

Isthmus of Panama links North and South America and separates the Caribbean Sea from the Pacific Ocean.

Venus rotates retrograde, from east to west. Uranus also has an unusual retrograde axial rotation.

Longitude primarily indicates east-west position and is not a standard climatic control; latitude, altitude and distance from sea strongly affect climate.

Finland is popularly called the “Land of Thousand Lakes” because of its exceptionally large number of lakes.

West Bengal is the only Indian state sharing international borders with Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh. It is strategically located in eastern India between the Himalayas and the Bay of Bengal.

The Lakshadweep islands lie in the Arabian Sea, off the southwestern coast of India. They are India’s smallest Union Territory by area and consist of coral islands and atolls.

The Damodar River was historically called the “Sorrow of Bengal” because of its destructive floods. The Damodar Valley project was developed for flood control, irrigation and power generation.

Himadri is another name for the Greater Himalayas, the highest Himalayan range. It contains some of the world’s highest peaks, including Mount Everest and Kangchenjunga.

Kerala has the highest female literacy rate among Indian states. Its high literacy is a major feature of the state’s social-development indicators.

The Earth rotates through 360° of longitude in about 24 hours. Therefore, each degree corresponds to 4 minutes of time difference.

The Panama Canal connects the Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean. It opened in 1914 and provides a major maritime shortcut between the two oceans.

Imaginary lines running east–west and parallel to the Equator are called latitudes. They measure angular distance north or south of the Equator.

Keibul Lamjao National Park is located on Loktak Lake in Manipur. It is famous as the world’s only floating national park because of its floating phumdis.

Tamralipti was an important ancient sea-port in eastern India. It connected inland trade routes with maritime commerce across the Bay of Bengal.

The Tehri Hydropower Complex is located on the Bhagirathi River in Uttarakhand. The Tehri Dam is one of India’s major multipurpose hydropower projects.

The Sea of Tranquility is a large lunar plain on the Moon. It was the landing site of Apollo 11 in 1969, the first crewed mission to land humans on the Moon.

A fathom is a nautical unit of depth equal to 6 feet. It is traditionally used for measuring the depth of water at sea.

The Andes form the world’s longest continental mountain range, extending along the western edge of South America for about 7,000 km.