IMPORTANT GEOGRAPHICAL LINES of the world



•               A Curzon line is the polish-Russian frontier setup in 1945.

•               Dead line is the line or boundary of a military prison, which prisoners are not allowed to cross.

•               Green Line is a demarcation line between the Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities.

•               Hindenburg line separates Germany from Poland.

•               Pak-Iran border line was demarcated on 24th Sep: 1872.

•               Line of control is b/w Azad Kashmir & Occupied Kashmir.

•               Mc Mohan line is the boundary line between India and China. It was demarcated in 1914.

•               Radcliff line is the boundary between Pakistan and India. It was demarcated in 1947 by Sir Cyril Radcliff.
•               17th parallel line is the boundary line between North Vietnam and the South Vietnam.

•               24th parallel Line lies in Rann of Kutch. It is frontier between Pakistan and India.

•               38th Parallel line is the boundary between North and South Korea.

•               49th Parallel Line is the boundary line between Canada and the USA.

•               Plimsoll Lime is a horizontal line on a merchant ship to which a ship the upper limit to which a ship may be legally loaded.
•               Dead line is a boundary line around a military prison which prisoners are forbidden to cross.

•               Durand line is 1300 mile long frontier b/w Pakistan & Afghanistan demarcated in 1893-95. it has over 200 passes.
•               Green line is a painted line in Nicosia (Cyprus) that serves as a demarcation line b/w Greek & Turkish Cypriot communities.
•               Maginot line is French line of fortification built in WWII along the German border form Switzerland to Belgium. It divides France from Germany.
•               Maginot line divides France from Germany.

•               Mannerheim line was defensive fortification line on the Karelian Isthmus built by Finland against the Soviet Union.
•               Oder-neisse Line was boundary b/w Germany & Poland during WWII. IMPORTANT STREETS
•               Bond Street is located in London. It is famous for tailoring and jewelry.

•               Dalal Street is located in Mumbai (India). It is the stock exchange market of Mumbai.

•               Drowning Street No. 10 is located at Westminster (England). It is famous for the official residence of the British Prime Minister. It was named after Sir George Drowning, a diplomat under Cromwell and King Charles II.
•               Elgin Street is located in Scotland. It is the world’s shortest street.

•               Young Street is located in Toronto (Canada). It is the longest street in the world.

•               Vicolo della virilita is the world’s narrowest street.

•               Canal Street is the widest street in USA.

•               Broadway (USA) is famous for various theaters and cinema halls. It is regarded as biggest street in the world.
•               Fleet Street is in London where newspaper offices and press agencies are located.

•               The busiest shopping centre of London is Oxford Street

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•               Lombart Street is located in San Francisco. This street is also called the Crookedest Street. It is the financial centre in San Francisco.
•               Wall Street is located in New York. It was built in 1653. It is famous for banking, finance and stock exchange market.
•               In which London Street is the US embassy- Grosvener Square.

GENERAL

•               The country which provides free education at university level is Sri Lanka.

•               The country to adopt gold standard for the first time was UK.

•               Roman general Mark Anthony was a poor fisherman.

•               6 people lost lives in the Great Fire of London in 1666.

•               Bofors scandal occurred in India.

•               First system of English short hand was devised in 1602.

•               China is situated in Eastern part of Asia.

•               Afghanistan is a landlocked country Central Asia (Chk)

•               Bosnia-Herzegovina joined the UN on May 22, 1992.

•               Capital of Micronesia is Palikir.

•               Costa Rica is a Central American country.

•               Equator passes through Brazil.

•               After Australia, Europe is the smallest continent.

•               Sakhalin Islands enriched with oil reserves are claimed by Russia & Japan.

•               Changa Manga is famous for sisham Timber forests.

•               The total length of railways in Pakistan is 8875 km.

•               Sialkot has the highest annual rainfall.

•               The largest district of Punjab by area is Bahawalpurj.

•               Pakistan Environmental Protection Ordinance was enforced in 1984.

•               Frost shattering kind of weather takes place on the valley side above the surface of a glacier.

•               Monsoon wind reverses seasonlally.

•               Bermuda triangle extends up to South Florida & Puerto Rico.

•               Kyoto Protocol is an international treaty relating to environmental problems.

•               Hazrat Baha-ud-Din Zaklariaya belongs to Chistia order.

•               The longest river in South Asia is Brahmputra.

•               The length of river Indus is 2880 km.

•               The oldest Hydro-electric Project in Pakistan is in Malakand.

•               The oldest barrage on the river Indus at Sukkur was built in 1932.

•               Europe has no desert.

•               Arabia, Scandinavia & Alaska are called Peninsula.

•               The richest fishing ground in the world is North Eastern Asia.

•               When one place on the earth is on a bigger eastern longitude then its time will be ahead.

•               Arakan Yoma: is the exten¬sion of the Himalayas located in Myanmar.

•               Cardamom: Karnataka is the largest producer of car¬damom. India is the largest exporter of cardamom in the world.
•               Climograph: is a graphical representation of the differentia-tion between various types of climate.

•               Cosmic year: One cosmic year is equal to the time taken by the sun to complete one orbit around the galactic centre.
•               Date Line, International: International Date Line is an internationally agreed line drawn parallel to the 180° meridian. It divides the Pacific Ocean into two equal parts. A crossing of the International Date Line entails repeating one day when travelling westwards.
•               Aberdeen in Scotland is known for Britain’s largest granite-exporitng industry. It is knwn as Granite City.

•               Alexander (ship) is the name of the ship in which Charles Darwin toured for five years.

•               Which of the following is a characteristic of sedimentary rocks? They are porous

•               When does the summer solstice occur in the Southern Hemisphere of our globe? 22nd December

•               Mediterranean climate has the characteristic of ‘dry summers with great sunshine and rainy winters’

•               Precipitation takes place whentemperature of moisture in air sharply decreases

•               Which of the following processes is related to the formation of Himalayas? Folding

•               The term ‘Eye’ in a cyclone refers to circular region of relatively light Winds

•               Gold Harp bridge of Istanbul connects Asia with Europe.

•               193 countries are in world.

•               Land occupied by Asia 29.7 %.

•               Thickness of earth crust 20 miles.

•               Max height of cloud 20,000.

•               Rainfall is recorded on maps by Isohyets.

•               45 Countries are there in Asia, 18 in Latin America.

•               A meteorological term for a high pressure is called anticyclone.

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