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Few quick flicks about Europe Europe is the second smallest continent. Total area is 10 million sq.km. Thrice the size of India (approx) Total no of countries is 45 Largest country is Russia Smallest country is Vatican City Highest peak is Mt. Elbrus (5,642 m) Lowest point is Caspian Sea (28 m below sea) Longest river is River Volga (3,531 km) 4Vikas Patil 2010-11

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Few quick flicks about ASIA Asia is the LARGEST continent. Total area is 44 Million sq.km. Total population is approx 3680 million which is about 3/5 of worlds population. Total no of countries is 48 Largest country is Russia (17 mill sq km) Smallest country is Singapore (660 sq km) Highest peak is Mt. Everest (8,848 m) Lowest point is Dead Sea (400 m below sea) Highest plateau is Plateau of Tibet 5Vikas Patil 2010-11

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Few quick flicks about ASIA Deepest sea is South China Sea Deepest lake is lake Baikal (1637 m) Longest strait is Strait of Malacca Coldest place is Verkhoyansk, Russia (-70C) Hottest place is Sind, Pakistan (52 C) Wettest place is Mausinram, India (11,43 cm) 6Vikas Patil 2010-11

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The location of Europe Latitudinal 35 N to 73 N Longitudinal 25 W to 65 E Prime Meridian Greenwich Londen 7Vikas Patil 2010-11

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The location and extent of ASIA Latitudinal 10 S to 80 N Longitudinal 25 E to 170 W 8 8,690 Km 9,700 Km Vikas Patil 2010-11

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The Shape of Europe Collection of peninsulas Europe itself is a peninsula of Eurasia 9 Vikas Patil 2010-11

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The Shape of Europe Scandinavian peninsula has narrow inlets called fiords 10 Vikas Patil 2010-11

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Seas North Sea, Baltic Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Adriatic Sea, Black Sea, Sea of Azov, Aegean Sea Rivers Rhine, Danube, Guadalquivir, Elbe, Seine, Thames Oceans Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean Straits Bosporus, Gibraltar, English Channel Europes Major Bodies of Water Gulfs and Bays (G)Bothnia, Finland (B)Biscay 11Vikas Patil 2010-11

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Seas Red Sea, Arabian Sea, Andaman Sea, Java Sea, Arafura sea, South China Sea, Timor Sea, Celebes Sea, Yellow Sea, Sea of Japan, Sea of Okhotsk, Bering Sea Rivers Euphrates, Tigris, Indus, Ganga, Yamuna, Brahmaputra, Irrawaddy, Salween, Mekong, Si Kiang, Chang Jiang, Hwang He, Amur, Lena, Yenisei, Irtysh, Syr Darya, Amu Darya, 12 Vikas Patil 2010-11

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Bays Bay of Bengal Straits Bab el Mandeb, Palk Strait, Strait of Malacca, Bering Strait, Soya Strait, Korea Strait, Taiwan Strait, Gulfs Gulf of Suez, Gulf of Aden, Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, Gulf of Thailand, Gulf of Tonkin, Gulf of Bo Hai, Gulf of Tartary 13 Vikas Patil 2010-11

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Main Countries of Europe 14Vikas Patil 2010-11 Albania Austria Belarus Belgium Bosnia Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Moldova Monaco Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia Slovakia Spain Sweden Switzerland Ukraine United Kingdom Serbia and Montenegro Vatican City

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Main Countries of Europe 15Vikas Patil 2010-11 Albania Austria Belarus Belgium Bosnia Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Moldova Monaco Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia Slovakia Spain Sweden Switzerland Ukraine United Kingdom Serbia and Montenegro Vatican City

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Now write down as many names as you can.. 16Vikas Patil 2010-11

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Main Countries of Europe 17Vikas Patil 2010-11 Number of correct namesYour status If u got less than 5Wake up you lazy bone!!!!! 5 to 10So you are really not sleeping in the class!!! Work on your eyesight and memory!!!! 10 to 15Good. Keep it up!! 15 to 20You are the real hopes of my class!!!! More than 20I feel insecure You are genius.

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HISTORY OF EARTH Vikas Patil 2010-1118

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Vikas Patil 2010-1120 TECTONIC PLATES

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Vikas Patil 2010-1122 SAN ANDREAS FAULT PACIFIC PLATE NORTH AMERICAN PLATE

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Political Divisions of Europe 23Vikas Patil 2010-11 SCANDINAVIA Norway, Sweden, Finland Denmark and Iceland Norway and Sweden form the Scandinavian Peninsula. Norway, Sweden and Denmark are also known as Nordic Countries.

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Political Divisions of Europe 24Vikas Patil 2010-11 LOWLANDS Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg This part is below sea level. They are also called BENELUX

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Political Divisions of Europe 25Vikas Patil 2010-11 UNITED KINGDOM UK is made up of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Great Britain is made up of Scotland, England and Wales. The British Isles is made up of Great Britain and Republic of Ireland

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Political Divisions of Europe 26Vikas Patil 2010-11 BALKAN STATES Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and Greece They all lie in the Balkan mountain range

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Political Divisions of Europe 27Vikas Patil 2010-11 IBERIAN PENINSULA Spain and Portugal

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TIME TO LOOK BACK Vikas Patil 2010-1128 MATCH THE PAIRS 1. Balkan Statesa.UK and Republic of Ireland 2. Iberian Peninsulab. Belgium, Netherland and Luxemburg 3. British Islesc. Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland 4. Nordic Countriesd. Spain and Portugal 5. Beneluxe. Norway, Sweden and Denmark 6. Scandinaviaf. Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and Greece 1-f, 2-d, 3-a, 4-e, 5-b and 6-c

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Main POLITICAL DIVISIONS of Asia 29Vikas Patil 2010-11 EAST ASIA SOUTH EAST ASIA SOUTH ASIA SOUTH WEST ASIA CENTRAL ASIA NORTH ASIA

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Main POLITICAL DIVISIONS of Asia 30Vikas Patil 2010-11 JAPAN N. KOREA S. KOREA CHINA TAIWAN EAST ASIA

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Main POLITICAL DIVISIONS of Asia 31 Vikas Patil 2010-11 MYANMAR MALAYSIA THAILAND SINGAPORE COMBODIA VIETNAM LAOS INDONESIA PHILIPPINES SOUTH EAST ASIA

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Main POLITICAL DIVISIONS of Asia 32 Vikas Patil 2010-11 INDIA PAKISTAN BANGLADESH SRI LANKA NEPAL BHUTAN SOUTH ASIA AFGANISTAN

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Main POLITICAL DIVISIONS of Asia Vikas Patil 2010-11 SOUTH WEST AISA SOUDI ARABIA YEMEN OMAN BEHRAIN UAE KUWAIT 33 IRAQ IRAN JORDAN SYRIA ISRAEL LEBANON TURKEY

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Main POLITICAL DIVISIONS of Asia Vikas Patil 2010-11 AZERBAIJAN ARMENIA GEORGIA KASAKHSTAN TURKMENISTAN UZBEKISTAN KYRGYSTAN TAJIKISTAN CENTRAL ASIA 34

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Main POLITICAL DIVISIONS of Asia Vikas Patil 2010-11 NORTH ASIA ASIAN RUSSIA 35

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TIME TO LOOK BACK Vikas Patil 2010-1136 MATCH THE PAIRS 1. South Asiaa.China, Taiwan, Japan 2. S E Asiab. Asia Russia 3. North Asiac. Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq 4. East Asiad. Kazakhstan, Georgia, Azerbaijan 5. S W Asiae. India, Bangladesh, Pakistan 6. Central Asiaf. Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore 1-e, 2-f, 3-b, 4-a, 5-c and 6-d

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38Vikas Patil 2010-11 THE NORTH WESTERN HIGHLANDS CENTRAL EUROPEAN PLAINS SOUTHERN PLATEAU AND HIGHLAND THE ALPINE MOUNTAIN SYSTEM

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THE NORTH WESTERN HIGHLANDS Mountains and plateaus of Norway and Sweden Among the oldest mountains of Europe Made up of old, hard crystalline rocks On the coast fiords are formed due to glacial erosion for millions of years There are deep inlets of water with steep sides It makes the coastline irregular 39Vikas Patil 2010-11

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It stretches from Atlantic ocean in the west to Ural Mt in the east. White sea in the north and southern mountain in the south. It is partly made up of glacial deposits and partly by alluvium deposits by big rivers like Don, Dneiper, Volga and the Ural. They are very fertile and good for agriculture. CENTRAL EUROPEAN PLAINS 40Vikas Patil 2010-11

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These are not very high. Max height is 1800 mt. It includes Plateau of Spain, The Central Massif and the Vosges of France, The Black Forest of Germany The Plateau of Bohemia. The Ural Mt in Russia SOUTHERN PLATEAU AND HIGHLAND 41Vikas Patil 2010-11

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Young fold mountains Stretches from Pyrenees in Spain to The Pamir Knot in Central Asia. It includes Alps in the center (Mt Blanc in the highest peak with 4807 Mt height) Pyrenees in the West and further as Canterbrian Mts. The Appenines in the South The Dinaric Alps, Carpthian Mt, The Transylvanian Alps and Balkan Mt in the South Caucasus Mt in the East. (Mt Elbrus is the highest peak of Europe with 5642 Mt height) THE ALPINE MOUNTAIN SYSTEM 42Vikas Patil 2010-11

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44Vikas Patil 2010-11 THE NORTHERN LOWLANDS THE CENTRAL FOLD MOUNTAINS AND INTER-MOUNTAIN PLATEAUX THE SOUTHERN PLATEAUX THE GREAT RIVER VALLEYS THE ISLAND CHAINS

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THE NORTHERN LOWLANDS THE SIBERIAN PLAIN: Wide in west and becomes narrow towards east. Drained by 3 rivers- Ob, Yenisei and Lena THE TURAN PLAIN: Lowlands around the Aral Sea Drained by 2 rivers- Amu Darya and Syr Darya (Inland drainage). 45Vikas Patil 2010-11

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THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND PLATEAUS Fold mountains and intermontane plateaus. PAMIR KNOT: WEST: Sulaiman Mts, Zagros, Taurus Mts. Hindu Kush, Elburz Mts, Pontic Mts. EAST: The Himalayas The Karakoram Mts. Kunlun Mountain Altyn Mts Tien Shan Mts. INTERMONTANE PLATEAUS: Anatolia, Iran, Tibet, Mongolia 46Vikas Patil 2010-11

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THE SOUTHERN PLATEAUS OLD, HARD, CRYSTALLINE ROCKS PLATEAU OF ARABIA: Steep along SW and gentle along NE PLATEAU OF PENINSULAR INDIA: Steep along West and gentle along East PLATEAU OF SHAN AND YUNNAN: Steep along the West and gentle along East 47Vikas Patil 2010-11

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THE GREAT RIVER VALLEYS 48Vikas Patil 2010-11

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THE ISLAND GROUPS MALAY ARCHIPELAGO 49Vikas Patil 2010-11

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50 Important Rivers of Asia Rank River Length (km) Length (miles) 2.**Amazon7,0624,391 1.**Nile6,6504,132 3. YangtzeYangtze (Chang Jiang) 6,3003,917 5.YeniseiYenisei Angara SelengaAngaraSelenga5,5393,445 6. YellowYellow (Huang He) 5,4643,398 7.ObOb IrtyshIrtysh5,4103,364 9. AmurAmur Argun (Heilong Jiang)Argun 4,4442,763 10.Lena4,4002,736 11. MekongMekong (Lancang Jiang) 4,3502,705 16.Shatt al-ArabShatt al-Arab EuphratesEuphrates3,5962,236 21. IndusIndus (Sindhu) 3,1801,976 28.Brahmaputra2,948*1,832* 39.GangesGanges/Padma (Ganga)Padma 2,5101,560

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Alps Mountains 51 Vikas Patil 2010-11 THE NORTH WESTERN HIGHLANDS

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The Land of Europe North European Plain 57 Vikas Patil 2010-11

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The Land of Europe Dense Forests Black Forest in Germany 58 Vikas Patil 2010-11

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The Rivers of Europe Fishing important to economy Most of the continent is 300 miles to the sea jagged coastline creates natural harbors 1/3 all fish in the world comes from Europe 59Vikas Patil 2010-11

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The Rivers of Europe 60Vikas Patil 2010-11

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The Rivers of Europe Seine River in Paris, France 61 Vikas Patil 2010-11

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The Rivers of Europe Thames River in London, England 63 Vikas Patil 2010-11

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