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KERALA PSC / WORLD GEOGRAPHY / AFRICA / NOTES / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

KERALA PSC / WORLD GEOGRAPHY / AFRICA / NOTES / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

·      Africa is the world’s second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia

·      Africa is extending between 30ºN to 35ºS latitude with Cape Verda as the most western most point and Ras Ifan as the eastern most point

·      The continent is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, both the Suez Canal and the Red Sea along the Sinai Peninsula to the northeast, the Indian Ocean to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west.

·      The continent has 54 states, including Madagascar, various island groups, and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, a member state of the African Union whose statehood is disputed by Morocco

·      African continent is separated from Europe by the Mediterranean Sea and from Asia by the Red Sea

·      Africa belongs to all the four hemispheres and bulk of the continent lies in tropics

·      The only continent which is crossed by Tropic of Cancer, Equator and Tropic of Capricorn-Africa

·      Marrakesh, the religious capital of Morocco is known as the red city because of its red clay building

·      Algeria is the largest country in Africa. The second largest is Democratic Republic of Congo and third largest is Sudan. The smallest country is Scychelles.

·      Khartoum, the capital of Sudan is situated at the Confluence of Blue Nile and White Nile

·      Khartoum, the administrative center and the largest town is known as key of Sudan

·      Rwanda is known as the nation of a thousand hills because of its mountainous nature

·      Tsawa National Park one of the largest Biosphere reserves is located in Kisumi, Kenya

·      Island of Zanzibar is also known as clove island

·      Zambia is separated from Zimbabwe by the river Zambezi

·      Limpopo river cuts the tropic of Capricorn twice

·      Limpopo river was once called, “The valley that trambles” because of the herd of elephants in the region

·      Nigeria, a country of low lands and plateau also known as Land of Palm Oil

·      Lesotho is an enclave within the Republic of South Africa

·      The African continent produces at least 50% of the diamonds and gold in the whole world

·      South Africa is the largest producer of gold and diamond in the world

·      Kimberly in south Africa is famous for best quality diamonds

·      The largest diamond mine in Kimberly is considered to be the biggest man – made hole in the earth

·      One of the special physical features of Africa is its Great Rift Valley. It is running from the South of lake Malawi northward to the Red Sea and then through the Gulf of Suez and the Gulf of Aquaba to the Dead Sea

·      Lake Victoria, the largest lake in Africa, is also the source of river Nile, which is the longest river in the world

·      The Egyptian Capital Cairo is the most populous African city

·      Ethiopia is the oldest independent country in Africa

·      The oldest republic in Africa is Liberia

·      The currency of Botswana is Pula, the meaning of Pula is rain

·      The old name of Burkina Faso was Upper Volta, the country changed its name to Burkina Faso in 1984

·      Burandi is known as the ‘Heart of Africa’

·      River Zaire carries the greatest volume of water among all the rivers of Africa

·      Sahara, the largest desert in the world is located in northern part of Africa

·      The Kariba dam on the Zambezi is the largest producer of water power in Africa

·      South Africa leads the countries of the world in the production of Chromium, a metal which does not rust

·      Aswan Dam, Sennar Dam and Owen Dam are located on the Nile

·      Petroleum is found in many parts of Africa such as Nigeria, Libya and Angola

·      Ostrich, a large, fast running bird is found in the Kalahari desert

·      Swahili is a local language in Africa

·      Lake Volta, the largest man-made lake in the world, extends through large portions of eastern Ghana

·      Hot and dust – laden winds often blow from the north east during dry summer season known as the Harmattan

·      Nigeria is the only coal producing country of Western Africa

·      Hot, dry and sand laden winds blow from the South in Egypt during early summer in April and May, also known as Khamsin

·      Suez Canal links the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea

·      The opening of Suez Canal in 1869 shortened the voyage from Mumbai to London by more than 7000 kilometers

·      The Merino sheep of South Africa are famous for their fine wool

·      Johannasburg is the largest city of South Africa

·      The Southernmost tip of South Africa is Cape of Good Hope

·      The biggest port of South Africa is Capetown

·      Nigeria is the most populated country in Africa.

·      The largest waterfall in Africa is the Victoria Falls and it is located on the Zimbabwe and Zambia border

·      Mount Kilimanjaro is the largest mountain in Africa

·      Madagascar is the largest island in the African Continent

·       Mt.Elgon is an extinct volcanic cone northeast of Lake Victoria, on the Uganda- Kenya border.

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