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All kinds of feedback are welcome and helpful. Efforts shall be made toincorporate those inthe upcomingeditions.. All RightsReserved, No part of this book maybe reproduced, stored ina retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without written permission fromthe publisher. This document i personalised fr susbscriber G-210220 ‘wuwedubabaineduba Student's best friend Preface Mapworkis one ofthe most complicated learning requirements of many ofthe presentday examinations. Itdemands great attention to detail across 2 large volume of information Not only is Mapwork a challenge for exam aspirants, itis also a diffcut proposition forauthorsand publishers \Whileitisnota viable option toleave out information, packing too muchofltsalsonotconduciveto earning: We have tried our best to make the maps given inthe book isualy appealing and contentich ‘The most obviousand effective way oflearningisalit bit at atime. Sather than confounding the student with broad and ‘wasteful general mapswehave taken smaller andspecticregionsinthisbookfor greater understanding andetention Furthermore, we have tried to ensure thatthe student has an opportunity to practice the newly acquired learning with relative ease by providing practice maps Allthis inthe book is supplemented by the corresponding video- lectures provided ona dedicated YouTube channel formore detailed explanations and enforcement. But the primary feature that sets our effort apart is something else. Almost all examinations these days are gravitating ‘towards amore Current-faie-entrc approach. Not matter what the tapicor subject, the questions framed these days re mosty related tothe current happenings across the globe. We have identified ths pattern and st our questions relevant tothe most Important current afar topiesafthe present ime. Thisissure tobenefitthe examineesina major wayContents S.No. Maps Page No. No. Maps Page No, 2 Golan Heights oot 22 Sahara Desert 023 2 BabebManded strait 002 24 SaharaDesert 028 3 Yemen 008, 25 Kalahari Doser 02s, 4 Maldives 004 28 Namib Desert 026 = 5 Lakshadweep 005, 27 Talamakan Desert oar Be oman 006 28 Gobideser 028 Br ne oor 29 Thar ewer 029 Z6 Nealningred 008 5 30 Dashte Kavir, Dashte Lut 030 9 (tkeaal 009 B31 Aabaneser 031 3 10 thaicanalorkraistymuscanal 010 B 32 chhuahuan desert 032 Bit Malacca strait on 33 Great Basin Desert 033 B12 ang ore 5 34 Meine Great atin Chiuahuan 034 3 ts congoRiver ors, E 35 sonoren Desert 035, E14 ake retba ona B36 Mojave desert 036 215 drake Passage ots © 37 Atacama Desert 037 Bt satonses 018 38 Patagonian desert 038 Bir chancayPor ow 38 Gibson desert 039 18 Nicaragua oe 40 Great Sandy Desert 040 19 Yellow sea 019 41 Guest Victoria Desert oat 20 tTheRing of Fre 20 42 simpson Desert oz 21 Guifof Mexico oat 43 TanamiDeser 043 22 France 022 44 Deserts of Australia 044Contents S.No. Maps Page No. SOLUTIONS & EXPLANATIONS PRACTICE MAPSpiereeterny Sree eT eere eC Eres ota SYRIA Pore renner We are or ner Perr HEnentS ISRAEL JORDAN OD) India has voted in favour of a draft resolution in the LD united nations General Assembly(UNGA) that expressed deep concern over Israel not withdrawing from the Golan Heights.er erty = apo ‘aan me ¢ Yemen's Iran-ligned Houthis have stepped up theirattacks on commercial vessels transiting the Red Sea.Significance: Shift n Maldives’ {foreign policy- With No ‘Muu’ ndio-out po Turkey's inroads into MoldivesArd bye Bra 6 Pc “ee INDIAN OCEAN pm etd Pesos Seed Precirdy Creare Lorre neenene ener) Pen eek) fron Cena iter) Brand Hireeteerry Brett ‘Significance: The Prime Minister re da warm welcome in ) Kavorat, Lakshadweep, recently as he arrived to inaugurate andl the foundation fornumerous development projets.Ce eed Bi ‘Recently the Oman's Sultan Holtham bin Tarik visited India, it marks @ Q) stanipcont ntestoneastis the frst State vis by an Omanirulerin 26 eos. nda and ‘Oman have adopted the india Oman Joint Vision Partnership For the Future -_ieee it The recent Moscow visi by India's Foreign Minister I of considerable significance Inthe framework of India-Russareletions, extending beyond the estoblished special and privileged portnership.n the evolving global ‘eopolicallandscape high evel of political engagement an internatonalissues ond bilateral mottersis expected. @Cayears it so Russian sc world’s biggest underwater neutrino telescopes & cated the eainat-cv0 (i (ume Detector) in the waters of Lake Bakall, the world’s deepest Nake situated in siteraSeared Sroneenercans Plomeeneeti nny rors rd eo fot eee (A) Sioniicance:Theiland is seeking investors fora $28 bilionlandbrdge aross the Isthmus \/ of krawhich would allow shipping bypass the busy searoute of Malacca Strats. coyDemoeraric REPUBLIC [28 The land of OF THECONGO, Chetiieetreneer tot 5) DemccateRepubleattheCanse(Cong shies) | Significance: Angola has opted to withdraw from the Organiza Exporting Countries (OPEC) due toa disogreement concerning ollproduction quotes. | azSAL. Se Sionfiance The Congo River hos rent is hghest - Tooding thoughout the Democratic Repub of Congo (ORC} ond the Congo Repub that as ‘haskilled more thon 300 people recently = et a - . ®ce La boekaccy SUL Significance: The Lake Retbo’s waters are virtually devoid of ife Isonthe verge of lsappearing due topollutionand mining. rr TCA =Seen Seen Eee ee ee ee eee eee eoereeieeeeenn aera Cee een ee rie) Dra cree Breen eta) raat eo eT cra ae ANTARCTICA ra ere ara Cray Eaten Pen ements en ~ - ‘Significance: Recently, @ research expedition in the Southern Ocean has mopped a string of seamounts that help to shape the Antarctic Circumpolar Current.ec en bes bead a e}bot ana MEXICO: Significance: The U.S. Department of Eneray recently dscovered the world’s largest Lithium reserve beneath Calforia’s Salton Seo.(chancay Port {@) ria) ran a ¥ China has constructed a mega deep-water port in the \chancay ty, Peru(a South American country) Operations arescheduledUNITED STATESIOF AMERICA, feet) Deeocenmerenenteny Ertromesenmeranty Bite octets) cont fran ead J piper fs a 7 : fer enero ory - Sahel + a pad erasers mexIeo ETerereard VENEZUELA COLOMBIA. WS. Ap Significance: Atleast 20 passengers from Gujarat who were on the NA ) Nicaragua-bound flight, which wos sent back mid-oute from \7 France recently, were questioned by the police in an attempt to unearthasuspetedileglinmigratonnetwork. epSignificance: A US F-16 fighter appears to hve crashed into Yellow Sea| oy(ears iy riemrner pein Significance Two volcanoes inthe Komechotka Peninsula erptedrecety. They are mong the sk voleanoes in the north eastern part of Russa that (Ll D1) ae cre showing the sign of neon shit The Kemehatha Penns part ofthe “Ring of Fre” ~ a region along the path ofthe Prelfe Ocean that le chorecterloed by octive voleanoes ondfrequent arthquokesUNITED STATES OF AMERICA s}Pesian cut MEXICO ra ere Eee nificonce: Ol companies offered $22 milion for dling rights inthe Gulfof Mexico recentlyater courts rejected the US OD) minstrtion /splans to scale back the sale to protect an endangered whale species. VENEZUELAEh ie! ® Significance: UPI formally launched at the iconic Eifel Tower in France. The formal } Taunch took place at the Republic Day reception in Pars, atended by French President Emmanuel Macron, who was the chief quest at the 75th Republic Day celebrations in New Delhion January ys Aaapre opie of Cancer| [MAURITANIA ALGERIA < ee “5 ates foe << Aero biio FaEacoercenene Sette eerKALAwaARs ~ Desear £g enpnyson t ) eS See Yoni INDIA i),noua ruesos wm = De 5SUT-2 ~ gaveRde vi6 Waa K SwTe aCee ene BieBoLivia ARGENTINE: rag o Pacific rrr) a ORUGUAYS Ai e% | Cee re ee ee) Dare ee en east) Cee eee Pee Dene Cierny Cnsuerees oe ee eee er eee Co rkeerseer sar my Berens ese peers Geren crag Pn ra)Peter et eemeeceerirss PTZ i oan ean Peers beers Berio 1), 30ndon te ee: een ene been CCS vas Paetverry Eaeeries Croan aa Pe eeeELT Ecce neon! eee 5) 105 Den Ci terns (fe Wels ck ra Croan aa Pe eeeELT Pac see ne 5) tony Dean Carns Dnata A eee ‘aheeve Serene eee Chen aero Loreen Deane cena (rel Vlels| ra Croan a esied Me Pe eeeet Ter z) eee en nee De peeiecry Birnie? ard Croan aa Pe eeePreriorenrpeririceesirot eer are Ter z) een ard Croan aa Pe eee PSSes ene ieee fa sa Oey PTZ AUSTRALIA edut ra Croan Oa Pe eeesotutions® & EXPLANATIONS "nThe Corect Answer sb) rae, Lebanon, and Jordan xponationsTheGolan He ghtsisa stately mportantpatauin the Middle a6 eatin southwestern Si +" usborderedy saelta the wes, Lebanon tothe northwest and Jordan othesouth, Iisa volaniceateauthatrisestoaneleatonaf 1 £00 eters abovesealeelandoverlcosthe Saf Galieanthe Jordan Valley. Golan eights wasportofSyio unt 967-Butsraleaptretinthe1967 say War apdannereditn 1983 Theareasakoy source of wate Rlnwater trom heGolanscatchmentee0s the rsan Ret. Thelan sere anétheveleanisolsusadtcaltate vineyards andorchards andraisecate, TheGolan salsohometo rasa si esot Slnipcance: Golan Heights: indo votes fovour of UNGAesolton that expresses concer oversoelne withdrawing fromsrin Golan. ‘82 The Corect Answer sb) only Explanation: Golan Heghtstisaroch lateuin south western Syria, about km |40 ils south westofthe Capital Damascis. + "reboundodby the Jorean iver ath Sea Galle nthe wert Mount Hermon nthenerty the ze3ronal Wael Al Rugaad Aner onthe at andthe arma var onthe TheGolanentens about miles (71k) romnorth to south and about 27 miles 43k fom est towest ats wites point Iiroughlybosshapedandtaranreaof1 SD qe km isonylrelseed he Gotan heghts romaine clsingstges oth 1967 Sy Wa. NoitofthesyranArabinhabtants Fd the area urate oi. Syratriedtoretake the Golan Heights during the 1973 Mile ast wa Despite iting hea losses on sraforces, the surprise assaut was thate. Both counties signedanaemitiein 1974, anda UNoberver fore hasbeeninglace onthe casefreline since 1978 Israluniaterlyamneneathe Gola Height n 1983 ‘There aremorethanaOlsrelsetlemens inthe Gola. Thesetiements reconsidered ileal under internation although sal sputeshs ‘About 20,000.20 00 rats ein the Galo. ‘Strategic importance: The Syrian capital, Damascus can ety eenfromthetopofthe Golan, ‘Whentrain here ts water goes tothe ordon ier which uppes water in dry ares. is eleved hath water upp one id fewer. pactrom ths theland heres ery ere, whichisvery go or aig ‘43 The Corect Answer s:b) Yemen, Ofbout ad Eres ‘xplantion:- Bab Manca strat strat between Arabia (northeast) and Aria (southwest that conectsthe Red Sea northwest} with the Gul of Aden and thera (ocean (southeast) ‘formal satel nin the maritime trade rovte between the Mesiterranean Ses andthe rian ctor vithe ed Sean the Sues Canal + leone ofthewarl'smostimportantrvteforelabalenbornecommody shipments, partly crude olan ful + releboraeredyYerenonthe Arabian Pennsls and Ojoutandrkren onthe Aeancoa.sotutions® ‘& EXPLANATIONS Key points about the ed Sea + "itisssamterclosadinetorestenslon ofthe inn Ocsanbetwsenthe continents of Arr andAsl. tic onecfthe word swarmestsea ‘+ Thenertnem portion ofthe Red Se bfrcatd bythe Sina Peninsula nto he Gf of Agabs an the ul Suez, where's connected tothe Mediterranean Sea vis the famous SverCaal + Sordering Counties: Yomenand Sua AnblabordertheedSea tothe ei tsborderedbyEgyttathe north andwest nd by Sudo, Eres, and Djboustothe west Sanificonce: Yemen's Houhishavebeon ageing veselsinthescuher See andthesab a Mandab strat ‘Te Correct Anawer tb) 2 only Explanation: India needs to work on finding aternte rade routes inthe se, asheav relics onthe Bab--Mande Strait coulimpac th county's wae withthe idle as ca, and Europe, economic thnk tank TR Siren isa stattolgreatsvateicandeconomicinportance consectngthe Red Sean thenorthwestttheGulofAdenandthelndan Oceaninthesoutheast. Italsoseparatesrabia,inthenorthest fom theAtian continent inthe southwest. Iurter oct a nkbetweenthelndan Gceanandthe!edterraneansevatheedSesandtheSuerCaral, Thenameofthestrat abebandeb means "Gteo! ears n rab leringtothelare numberof shipwrecks thathave occured thistelon, Thestatis 3ohiometers HM] wide ands vided into two channels bythe Yemen and Fein, wththe easter channel bengal Atxandr's Stal and is arouné3 ‘lometers wide, while hewester-yngact--MayunChanelis26klometes wie + Teflon roughthista provides forthe creation between thefedSea andthe Gui ofAde, ice ne lowtaksplacethrough he Svex Cal ‘AS The Corect Answer s:b) 1,3, 4and 5 only ‘Explanation Yeren,ffcally the RepublcofYeran, a countylnWest Asa. Teslocated intvesouhern endef the Arabian Pensa boréeringSaudiérabiatothenerthanéOmantothe northeast, TothescuthistneGuardatuChanel nau ofAdan,andtothewest ste Radon. Inenarer mate borders wth Eres, Djboiana Smal, ‘Yemen onnsthelslandoSocta (237 mls} tothesouth ffthecoastof East Area emenseaptaletyissana’ Sinifcance: Yemen's ron allredHoutlshave stepped pte atcts on commercial veselstronsting the ed Seo ‘6 The Corect Answers] Yemen ‘xplanoionThe Hous, fall inownas Aner lnh(Parteanrf God, aranarmedrlipous and policalmovemantinYren. + Mouth are 2ya Shite, Zaye, Site Muslims are the minor community the amc warts, and ay area minarty of Sites, anion diferent indocine| andelets fromthe Sites who gominatin a, ag aneleewhere + Thoyareaminotyin Yen, which predorinaty Sunni Mesim, but they ae 2 icant one, numbringinthe hundreds of thousands and making ups muchasathied oftheovrllpopultionsotutions® ‘& EXPLANATIONS "Rs members advocate regional autonomy fr Zain worthern Veron ‘Thay have been htng rents Sunni-najotygovernmentsine 2008, ‘Thehoutnstookover te Yemen! capital sanaainSeptmbet 201 andsezed convo over muchef orth Yemen by 2016. ‘Thetouth movement began asa tor tomaintaintuibalautonomy nnathern Yemen andpotet stern nsencenthe Middle as. Tey. theHouthissecka greater olen the Yemen government andcontnueto advocate for Zi inant interes ‘hemoverentiskrown rts vulentyant-Amencanandant-semerhet Sevraoftherup'leadershave been desgnatedasterrvstsby the United tates 1:7 The Correct swore) Yemen ‘8 The Corect Answer 21,2 2nd 3 only ‘Explanavon- Rs alow ying éandcountryinthe notes + "tslsestneigiboursareinda, about 600 klmeres nor ast andSriLanka, about 6ASklometresnorth-as. Geography: consist of achin of about 1,200 mall coralané and andbsnks ame 200ofwhiehareinhabted), grouped ncuters, oF ol The Maldives senowned forts extensive cra refs. The Males 'scomprises of 26 tos, which ari shaped oaleefrmatons encosnglgoons. ach toll consists ofrumerous smal ‘sands. The agoonithn the Maldves sols are some ofthe most sheteredanatranqulltes inthe world Theyre home to avarety of marin ie inca eh coral Sand tures. The igcons ae 0 2 popula cestnaon fr swimming, noraling, ana dig. However, Maver are not genealycosuered to hove seamounts ‘Seamounts ore usual fourdat depths of ,0004000meters, butte Males isTocatedn shallow wat ‘The tai ave ana Beaches, goons, adalat growth oeaconutpains, together wih rena ret and opialburhs. ‘Theislndsentend more than 510 mies (8204) romnorthtosouth ans BO miles [30ke) romenstto wer, None ofthe coralislands stanemorethan metres (sefect above sale! ‘apt Male Languages: The ofcallanguage san ndo-uropean language called Dhiteifor Maldivian). Arabi Mn and English are abo spoken. Islamisthe sate retin ‘CnaittonaFamework The constitution the Maldives was doptedin 208, ‘Teheadof sate andgovernmentisthe presser, sisted by ace president anda cabinet. ‘Tepresdertand ves president arecivectelecte by unveralatragetoamatimumef wo fivejearterms SionicanceShitin Males foreign poy With Mohamed Muize'sinis-ou ply Trey sarod ito Maldives [9 The Comect Answer :b) 2 and 3 only Expanation-Thelnda Out campaigns man goalsto dimiashindian nluence inthe Maldives itfuncions a ole mavemertrayng Malihansagsrstindl, partly ‘oppasingthe presenceat indian mary forces on Maldviantettony * tna has hstorcaly considered the Maldvesas aval artnet defense and security strategy. Consequety Inia has actively workedo enhance defense cooperationsotutions® ‘& EXPLANATIONS ‘wth the Mads, vawing he natin sa cdi dens ne against various vests nduling ror, drug alfiing, nares, and marie cine. +The Genter Male Connacty Pree’ swpprtd din ancl techrial stance, gnc inastractre iat unarwaye the Mal. Ts roa! sims toboiterconnetty betweenthe Malan capita Male ancneighboring sla tery foneingthe country economia soll adtanceent. ‘Signifcance: The Moldves goverment recent suspended thee ofits minitersetr they shoredofenie remarks agains thelndanPimeMinsteron soiled ‘40 The Corect Answer is: 2)36 Explanation Inda's smalls Union Teetory Lakshadweep i a archipelago constng of 36 Klan with an aro of 32 <8: km off the soutien cost of nd (ttpeskadweep gov) Kavart server asthe apa the UnonTertory andthe rezoncomes nde the iwideton feral ighCoi ‘ThermainslardsareKavrat Agate Minicoy,andAmin Theta population ef he terior 64429 accardingo the 2011 census. at has anarprt witha ight fom ‘ooh. TheLalshaducepis3 group of 6iande wthanare3 of 3220: kn Hence, Althecorect option Sipnfcant The Prime Minster ceived warm wolome in Kavarati Lakshadweep, recent 3s he rived to inugurte ae the foundation for numerous dewloent| ‘11 The Corect Answer se) Both statements 1 and ‘Explanation: The Prine Minster received warm welcome a Kvaat Lakshadweep, recently as he artved to inaugurat apa the funda forrumerous development projects ‘About avarat island tavorat isthe apa Lakshadweep (smallest rion Tertoryotna) anditsrast developed nd 1 eles 360hmofthecoasofthestateot Reals, iisocatedi the err of he Lakshadweep achipelag.islocated between Aa land onthe west ang Ando andon the cast. Agata popular tours destination inLakshadweep, known forts serene beaches, coral ef, and natural beauty, tsa poplar destination fer watersports ike snoring nga laying wel as for ‘axngonthebeachandenjoyngthescricviews + ehasanareaof4225ghm. The maximum ngthofthelland’s5 hn, and widths 16k + ‘Telslonds 2405 mabovethe meanselevlonthe westerside nd 2t03mon he estern side. + Taresashatowiagoon onthe westem iecfthesand andcoconutpsisgrewen thenorthem sie + Telslandishometo 12 atl, esubmergedbants, andihveecoralree + Sango, Kavratosasmalilandlaeatitsnerthernend + Kavaattown'snotd forthe carved wenden liarsand root oftsmasquesand the carved stonesofis raver + ihasthe annum prentageofaan~‘slondersasresients, + LanguogesSpotenWalaalamand ah + Karavatvhas beer slated as oneofthehundredindanctistobedeveopedasasmartyunderthe Raphi Smart Cites ison.sotutions® & EXPLANATIONS ‘12 The Coret Answer) Both and’2 Explanation Recent the rimeWinisteof nda in forty, akshedweep,mugurated Koch Lashodweep sands submarine opt ber connection KLSOFC projet. + "irene submarine able connect projet rom Mainand (Koch owen Lalehadweep ands namely, Kavart, ASE, An Hagmet, Chet, alpen, Minky, ‘Andeoth tan Sangam andaitahasbeen extends, ‘+ Theprjetsfunded by Universal Serves Olgaon Fund (USOF), Depatmentofeecomenunzaton ‘hart Sanchar Nigam Limited (SNL) waste Projet Executing Agency andthe Work was award to M/s NEC Corporation Ina Pvt Lid through Global Open Tendering | ‘Themjor active reltedtothe proectincade Marne Route Survey, Submarine Cabllaying, Chil Contraction of LS stations, nstaltion, Testing and Comssoing of| EnaTerminas SUE. + Signeanceotthe projet + ThexL-SOFC project weadtoan increase inintermet sped unlocking new posites opportunites. © Ferthefsttmesnce independence Laksadweepwilbeconrectedthrough Submarine Optic ibe abl The dediated submarine OF wll ensure» paradigm sit in conmuniaton fastructre nth Lakeha@wep nds, enabling fer and rove reliable intemet sarees, telemedcina, governance educatoal nites, talbanking,dalcrrency usage, otal esc et ‘13 The Correct Anaweri:e)Oniyhee Explanation: Oman ofall the Sutanate of Onan sa cout locatedin West Asia ls stuatedon the souteasternenastof the Arabian Peninsula, nd spans the mouth of ‘hePenion Gut + Thesratof Horus a strategy important waterway agcentta Oman. Tue, The Saltoformuzseparates Oman fom anand icrulforol transportation + Omansharesis torderswithSaudAvabi andthe Unted Arb Eats ony Fae, Oman asoborders Yemen othe sou ‘+ Musandam sanexlve of Oran Tre. Musandarssa panhandle separatedrom therestof Oman bythe United rab Emirates, ‘+ Rneaavetsaporton fa countrysurounde by terry of another county OmansexclaveMadha and Musandam ae sureundedhy the UAE onthe land bores ith ‘he Stratoformus (whic sharesuthian and Gulfof OmanformingWusandans const bound. ThepeninslaefMusardan (usondem) exclave, whichhasastategc locaton on thestatofHormu, Sseparatearom therestof Omanby the Unted ArabEmiates. (Omar's ther alive sie UAE testo known a Mad, located Malt between the Musandam Peau andthe min body of Oman part ofthe Musandamn governorate claves ar notas uncommon asyou might ist ink moreunconman sthefaet that there an exaveinside adh Nahws, which belongs tothe UAE. Theoret ten fortisiscounterencave, ‘Sionicance Recent the Oman sultan Hathambia Tanking, tmark sigieant milestone asitisthe fit State it ban Oman ulern 26 yer Ind and Omanave adopted the citOman len Vision Partners Forthe Fire, sete the tags for bisteral cooperation and chang pathway fo hte colaborason betweenthe twacountries + This Vion Document focus on buldng partnerships in ronly 8 to 20 areas These inclade martime cooperation and connectivity ener secur, acs, deta erm heh swim, hotline aoe erysotutions® & EXPLANATIONS ‘8:1 The Coret Answer) Only tree Explanation Rusino the Russian Federation 3 country panning Este Europe and Norther Aas. is he rest court inthe wordy re, tending cou eleven + "Once the pre-eminent repubicof the Union f Save Seis Repub (US... iscommenly row a the Soviet Union) ssa became an independent county aferthe ‘By far the ors gest county, covers eal twice the teritory of Canad, the second largest extend across the whole of northern saan the eastern hi of Europe, eparing 1 te sone and inorpraingsgreat range cf ereronment sano em dest tend steppe to dae foes ane Ariana, Rusialoishometothe word deepest ke, Sia andthe county ecorded the word’slowest temperature outset North andSouth poles Rusinsboundedtothenonthandeatby the econ Pace czar, anaithassmalrantagesinthenortwest onthe aes St Peters ining indeed an exclave of Russa, meaning i's. geographical spate terior surrounded by another country (thu ad Poland inthis Ae) es nique stategiloaion atest val hub for Russ tae Ses terete, (source: Counclan Foreign elation) + Tothesouth Russa borders North ores, Cina Mongolia anakasknstan, Azerbaijan and Georgia. ‘+ Tomesouthwestandwest Rbordets Urine, els Lt, and Estria, sr wellatFnand and Norway, ‘+ wie Russia does sare brderswthChinaand Norway does natsharealandborder with Turkey. They are separated he lackSea Source annie) Signiicance: The recent Moscow stb nd’ Foreign Minster of considerable slgicanc inthe framework af iao-ussa eons, extending beyond the ested _secialondpriviegedportnersi. nthe evhing global eopolticalandscapeahigh eve oliclengagementonintematinalisuesandbitealmatterssexpected. ‘45 The Coret Answer: Bac Sea ‘Explanation The Rusin enclave Kalringedisloetedan the atest sandwiched between Lahuania ad Poland, wa captured bythe USSR rm Nasi Germann Api 1905 tbecamepatolthe USA erry asthe result ofthe Potsdam agreement. 1+ AsRussi'swestennost federalenty thekalnigrad Obst oceupes 15 00sqkmandhouses under milion people Russia ieidedinoBS such bass, or sates + isstustedainest300-4m ava rommainland uss, andshresoborers with ‘+ Hometothedeplojmentat Moscow's itandermisies andthe Rus alicFet, Kalningadhasbeen ald thekremla's “unstable aeratearie” Soniconce:tussion President sendsosternmesiagetothe West inhisortiptoKalningred + Ruslan President Put scree sto Kolengad etoepc European exclave, res regonltesions Sndched between Fandandthaniacn the Bale Seo {+ Kalingrod histories anexotiony the USRfrom Germany oft Word Marl During the vi Pun wornethe Wee emphasing the removal Sot memoridl. ie TheCoretAnewer tb) Only \eoanaton- Lake Satalslocated the coutern arf easter Siberia within terepubliol Bryats andikuskabls province of Ruse + nisthealdst existing eshwateakeon rth (20milon-25 milion ears ol), aswellasthe depestcontnentalbod of water Henee, statement icone “+ tisasotnewordslagest eshwater ke byvlume, containingaboutone that thefesh water on Earssurace Hence, statement SNOT cored. 1 isthesecond longest Lake Tangara, Hence satement3isNOT cote,SOLUTIONS. EXPLANATIONS Into sk ial fw more than 330 rivers and aeons, he aget of which ude the Selengs, argusin Upper Veryaa) Angers, Chk, an Uda Pantandanimallieinteloessriehandvarous Themojriyofthespecesareendemicto Baal Industries long the shores of asl nce mining (mis andra} the manfactureoellose and pspershipbuldng, fsheris atime ‘The Lake Baal Cant! Protection Zane, covering he lake and seniors [atta of 34000 square mies (8,000square ki}, was eaten 1967, a the sare area was ‘47 The Corect Answer ie) Both 1and2 ‘Explanation Russian centisshve launched one of the worl biggest underwater netrio telescopes cle the Baka GUD Ciaton Volume Detector] nthe watersof ake Saal the world's deepestiakestuatedinsiverl. Hence, Statement2 Score ‘+ The constuction a thistelescope, which state n 201, motivated by he mison to study in etal the elusive fundamental parties called neuro and to possibly deteminether sources, + sata! cv Teleszope|soneof the three rgstreutine dtecrsin the wrialong wth the eCubeat the South Poleand ANTARESin the Mederancan Sea + GVO sdesed to detect hgheneray neues that may have come rom te Fathi core, or could have been produced dung nucle reactions Inthe Sun. Hence, + itl sclentsunderstndingoftheonighsof the universe since some nevrnos werefrmedduringthe Bg ang others contin tobe formedasarssutofsvpemor| explosions becuse of nuclear reactions intheSun ‘18 The Correct Answer) Al tree ‘Explanation Talnd pans told 90k andre oad anda in) nthe Ka thu Te projet sins to move 20 milion TU (unt cargo cape) of continrs and transporte by eo. 1 ewileonrat he AnaamanSea ond Gulf Thailand Proving shorter shiping route betwoen Europe and A. + Tebsidgecouldenarge lal shiping routes reduigraiorceonthecanested Mates Thshit mip affect major prtinSingnpore, Masi anindonsi. ‘ny China inteestedin the Kralthmus Project? + Orecoing the Malara Diem This lem aves the far hat blockade ofthe Malacca Stat y fon powers especialy the Ute States, coulé cil the + Expanding itary and Commercial Reach The project complements Chin's brosder ambions inte region incusing he iar facty in Cambodia. ao alg wth ‘the interestsindeveloning Spt Economic Zanes (SEZs near these ptllowing for easier eporto Ares, the Midd Eas, andEurope + eancinginvencei the dy of erga: China'sincreased olen inthe ralsthmus eon cul a ead toe stongermiltary resencein the Bay of Sangal Tiss ‘evident Fomthe potential dua-asecapbilesf ports ike HambanttainsiLankaad KyaukPhuin yan Hom doesthetcalsthmusProjectimpactndia? + Geosvatege Concerts: nda wary of te Ka sthimus Project due ois prosnty tothe static Andaman & Nicobar ands. This aes cancers about Chin's growing Inlueceinthe Bayo Bengal reienofsignicat importance tain + Economicimpats Ind’ development plas ike the container trans shipment prt and SEZ at Galatea Bay in Nicobay might be impacted by Thala’ sna projectin| anor whichisony 00 nautia mes 24a.SOLUTIONS! & EXPLANATIONS ‘3-19 The Corect Answers) Indonesia and Maloy Explanation tatt Walaa a aterway connecting ndaranSea{ Indian Ocean) andSouth China Ses(PacieOeea. + itranabetween the indonesian ndotSunatatothe westand Malnysiandentreme outers Thaibndtotheccst Importance: + Teiscrucltoflow of global vadeasitprovdes shortest seroute between nian ean and Paci Ocean + Rouphy aqua ofall otransporedayseapassesthvougehestats. Significance: Tian seeking investors for oS 28tition lanidge cers theta of ra which would llow hippng bypass the buy searoute of Macca Stas ‘2-20 The CoretArawer fd) Alene Ocean Explanation sngoais core othe cer of Arc onthe southern s,s western border wth he Atlantic Ocean i abou 3.60 km (94 mies, Tecostn i erally at nd shllon bys ae gute common, ‘Sgnifcance Angelo quits OPEC ami dispute vero rodueon quotas + Angola hosoptedowithéraw ram the Organzeton fhe Pevleum Exporting Counties (OPEC dvetoadlsogreementconceingllproducon quotes. + tote: Severafothermembershavequtthegroupin recent years fordfererteosos: ator ndonesiaandmest recent, vedo What aioe he mpoctof is deiion? itwilshnk membersipofOPECtO12 rations 2Angol' departure raised concensregordg the untyof the organizotinandreutedina drop nineratonaloprces int The Correct Answers: 2} Democratic Repubiof the Congo (Congo-Kinshasa) Expaneton The aca cal Cabin today was prec tve ferent kingdoms: Novo Loungo an Kakongo. The Portuguese aed around the 28th carry, setting alongwith the ngs ane the Dut. Portugal ot al of ks overeas eritores ia 1974 the ret yay, he Tresty af ordered Cabinds a part of Angas. The ay was rejected by al potcalorganaatinsin Cabins [28 the Corect Answer se Four explanation: Angola borders or not vee counties, 2s some may have thought. Angol'sexcave tothe north borders the Republic ofthe Congo, nd the esto Angola orders the Democrat Republi of he Cange, Nami, nd Zab (423 The Correct nce sb) Only two [explanations 2 iver in west-cenel Arca, ts so cle the Zr ier. =e atengh of 2900 miles (8,700 kn, isthe ontinent’s secanddongest er, ae the Mis andthe nithongest ia the wer + Teriver gets ts name fom the ancent Kongo Kno, which nite ner the mouth of the ver The Cong iver system rns trough the Reable ofthe Conga, the Demecrate Repl ofthe Congo, the Cental Aca Republi, western Zambis, nerhern Argo, and pats of Cameroon and Taamsotutions® & EXPLANATIONS ‘+ Course: ies inthe ghonds of portheaste Zambla between Lakes Tanga and ass (Mal asthe Chambeshi Rivera an elevation of 760 fet (760 ‘te te cure the nes the form of gan counterlciize ar owing the nother, wort and zouthuest belore ring nt these Ocean t Banana (Ganane| inthe Democratic Republic of he Congo. course through the rainforest causes ito css the equator te. + Ine the deepest rer the word eesches depth of ovr 750 ee (220 meters) Theriver asa has the second res fawn the worl with «discharge of 15 millon cubic eet of water per second ling ol the Amazon, and he second argest watershed of ayer. Nlains an area of 37 millon square meter (2.4 millon square miles) now 2 the Congo Bas Much of the bain covered by ie topic rainforests and swamps Together these ecoyrems makeup the blk of Central c'rainfrest, which, 178 mail hectares (2005), the word's second ges rarest second en tothe Amazon Ralnforest south AMES ‘The main tibuariesare the Ubarg Sangha, an Kast ‘Significance: The Cong iver hs rsen ots highest evel mae than 60 eos causing flooding throughout the Democratic Repul of Congo [DRC andthe Congo Republic hat haskiledmore than 300 peoplerecety. ‘828 TheCorect Answer lB) 2 only Explanation -tsalsoknowasLactase(the Paka) + Location tslocatednerth ofthe Cp Vert penis Seneqanortheastof Oskar. + Theltassoatedromtheseabysandunes. ‘+ tsteshwatercomestrom theseasonalwatetabeinthe dunes whichare higher thanthelate.Thustheseaprovidesmostofthelaeswaterandalla ssl. + ThePinkiskesoneo terran ourbtdestnacons nthe Dakar elon, primal becuse ofthe pinkcolour ots waters Why tipi? + Thepinkcolertonisdetothe prolfeatonothalepic green algae(Wvingn atv nvronmert),.Dunaila salina, which contin re lent ‘healgalsanelsted with alophllcbacteraofthe genus Halobacterium ‘Thismcrscopcalg'resistance to salt comesromishih concentration ofcarctnoi pigments which protettfrom ight antshigh ceo cotent. Infact, Duna salina contains at east four anton pigments (beta-carotene, xtxathn ven and zeaanthi) whicharerchinvtaminsandtace laments ‘hens hh alge wthredpigments thrive, an whensainiy sow they ge way tootheralgne icin green planers ‘Signfcance: The Lake Retb’s wetersorevitwlly devodofifelkon the verge of esappearing duc topollatonané mining. [AS The Corect Answers 2) Yes ‘explanation Five courves hare border wth Senegal including The Gambia which is almestsuroundedby Senegal The onl break nthe otherwie ccumferenl bode fou The Gambia s The Gambian fortageon the Atlante Ocean, Senegal sshapessemawha hea proflofa human face facngto hele, with The Gambia beng along inarow mouth stretching east-westin Senegal To the noth les Maursans, tothe ests Mal, the southeastern borer shared with Guinea whe Gunea-ssu les directly futhot Senasownions? EXPLANATIONS ‘2.26 The Correct Answers) Atareia Peninsula andSouth Ameri ‘xpenation Th Southern zea [asoknownasthe Aare Ocea} sono the fe greatoceanbasinso Fath + "tuwastermedround 34 milon eas ago when Anata andSouth Amercaied apart. creating he Dake Passage Thepasragetslocatea between the AnartcaPenisust)pandSouthAmeres Iismadeupottheportonsolthe word czansout ofthe Paci lant andoian oceans nd ther tbutay seassurourding Antares below 60'S Physlography:Thestucurect he ocean for ndudesacotnena she sual lesthan 260 les about 260) wide that ainsi maxmum with of morethan,600| les (2.600km}nthe ny ofthe Wedel and Rosseas. Iistrownfortssrongwinds intense storms, ramateseasonal changes andcoldtemperstres Itseominatedby theanartcicupoar aren {AC} thelongest svonges, deepesteachingcurentonearth TheACCercultes clockwise arcundthe continent carngmere water aroundtheglebe than anyother curt. ‘Biodiversity: The Ocean supports variety of plants and animals wth mos animals relying the rich phytoplankton fromthe AnarcteConvergorc. Marine ences rales, penguins, ora, ands, Siqnitcance:Rocont 3 escarchexpedtion inthe Souther Ocean kas mapped svngo seamounts thathelptoshapethe Arar GreumpolarCurent. ‘8.27 The Correct Answeris:6)Alloftheabove “xplanevon: The Dra Passage is» body of water between South Amores Cape Hom, Chie, Argerina andthe South Shatin ands of Antara. It connect the southwesterpartothe tant ean wth thescuteasternpartofthe Pat Ocee andextends into te Southern Ocean, +The Date Passage isa major pathy for marin If, nding aes, dolphins, nd seabird, The waters ofthe Ore Fasage are chin plankton which isa major fot sourceforther arias +The Date Passages ato 2 ajc roe of imate ranstion The cel hui, subpolar canons of Tea Fuego aie way tothe il, polar regions of Antari. This tration markt achangeintha typeof plans andaneals that ive ithe eas ‘xponation:- Salton: tsashalow saline lake ocatedi the leer Calarad Desert, southern alos USA + ti geoogical deprestion hed between mourn enges nding below sealeve eration The aes that snow the lake we forme sal-coverd sink or depression (a emnant of prebitrc ake Cail) about 280 et (85 metre) blow ee evel Ln 1905-06 when dveson contro onthe Calor Rie broke afew mes below the Californie Mescaborderandocdwates rushed northward, lng the depression, Subsequent dcepeningal hesinkwasstappedin 107, whena neat protective levees was but iiscuremly228tectbelowsea evel IReoversan are of 70squareknandindudes 130 mses shoei Ithasonaverogedepthot25feetand ats deepest 5 fet ssalinty{some es pansperthousan) arexceessthatol seawater TheSsltonSeaisanimportantstoppingpintfor migratory waterfowl andsarvesscritcal haba forbids movingsouthtoMexio and CentralAmeri, Sloncance:The US. Deparentot Energy recent alscoverestheworlargest.thium eservebereath Caters SaltonSea,sotutions® ‘& EXPLANATIONS ‘829 The Corect Answer ise) Onl thee Explanation: Peru ofthe Fepubicof Per racouty in western South rer. tsberdered inthe northby EeuadorandColomba,ntheesstby Baal inthesoutheast| by Bolan thescuthoy Cie, pdinthesouthanduwestoythe Paci Ocean, Riots ianlocladeounty + Perasharesitsborders with fe counts Eeundor Colombia, ra, ola and hie (Chaneay sport yn Pea, and serves sa significant maritme ad commercial enter: The pots aD km north of Feu apt cy na. primarly owned the Chinese ate owned company Coro Shiprne.whiehholes Oaks inthe port signifies Chas fitcontrolofa ortinSosth merc, ‘Stonicance: China asconstructedo mega deep water portin the Choncay hy Perle South American county Operations are seheduedto commence inlot 202 Whatsthe Signifeonce ofthis Project? 4) siprvie Chin, wih adrectszesstothe resource richrepion, where, over the post decade, Bling hassurpessedthe So South Ameria leoding trade porter 2) Te town of Choncay in er wills int a region! hu for copper expats rem the Andean ntion ana so rm western Bra. Curent, thes shipments either poss ‘rauphthePoname Conalortokeareute lon the Sloncbefereheadngto Chine. 3) cantbateto strengthening ater ode relotens between PeuandChina.Acardingtthe latest onnua dats, Ching arent lds tera ras leadof oer | ‘10biton ee Arun 50ccunteshavesgnedon tothe Bt ond od withChing,ovtofwhich22 er Ltn American counties. (30 The Correct Answer: 3) Peru Explanation -The x tines: These re3group of gopyphsknownfor the depictions oflagerthanfeanimalspartsandimagrarybeigs ‘Gcoglphsarethe rgedesgnsma onthe groundby estos sing elentso helandscapesuchasstones gavel tor lumber There arebellevedtobethegremtestknown arhaeologal enim, owing ther sae conn ate and quay Thestels around amy fom captains Drawnmorethan2milenna aan the suracectsouthern er'saré Pampa Colores, the geogyphs feature iferent subjects but mainly planta arias, Dicovryand Heritage Sto The nes woriatleewaradn 1927, andere Scared WorlsHertap Seb UNESCOin 1958 [3k The Correct Answer 2) Caribbean Se and Pai Ocean ralonation:Nicargsa, ofall the Republic of Neste ares country nthe Central American isthmus, bordered Honduras tothe northwest the Carksbean tothe [5-32 The Corect Answer eB) only exmtaneton tis courtryin Catal Amerie andthe lestfthe Central American republis + "borders: thecountsborderedbyHonduastothenorthandCostaficatothasouth | thePacitcOceanprviestheborderto the west andthe caste border ofthecoutrsintheCarbbean Sea Hor: war the onl county natn Ameriatobe clove both the Spanish andthe rth Itgamestsindepandencerom spain 1821 andbecame patofthe Mexcan Empire for several yrs.sotutions® & EXPLANATIONS ‘Then tind group of nearby aunties with a caival government in Guatemala Gy called the Provinces of ental Ameri, Niaraguasptfom the groupin 2838 becamellyinenendent. FormotGoverement tsa Republic Thepresidertisclected by popular oelorafve-ea term, Power sided among our governmental ranches the eect legate, judll andSupreme letra Coun Copal Managua ‘Signicance: A eo! 20passengesfrom Gujarat who were on the Nearague bound fight hich wes Sent back mote frm Fance recent, were questioned by the ole la ‘nattenpttounearthesuspectedileglinmgretionneterk ‘8.33 The Correct Anewerl3}1nly {xplonation:kisamargina sainehewestemPaciieOceon Lactonitir tuted between mainland Chinatothewestand north the Korean Peninsula tothe ea nthe Shandong Peninslaand sodongPeninsiatothesouth Iispostonedtothenorthofthe at China Ses Theses was namedtortheyolowish sans partes crigaatingromthe Gobi Desert hat descndonthe sia ofthe sea therebypingit goldenyelowcoloe 380000sqhr, Depthisoneof theres shallow area ofthe contnentalselinthe word, withanaverag depthot metres andamaimum depthof 152 mete. ‘lands Te Yellow Sas ted with numerous islands, the lagest of which nude eu and Sout area, handong Perini sands China). andGarghaa sand South Korea), ‘Currents: The war curtentfthe Yellow Seales partf the Tushima Current ich Gvergesnesr the wester part oftheapanedelndfyushuandflowsatiessthand| rile(0.8ke| per hournorhwardint the mide ofthese ‘lng the continental oat, southward owing caren prvail which strengthen marke in the winter monsoon period, when the water cl arbi and flow Seiicance: AUSF AG fhe appensta ve crshedintYllowSea wntersoffhe oust SouthKorearecenthy ‘834 The Coret Answers: 1,2 and 3 only Explanation Te Pete Ring ofr ortheCcum Pac Bet sanares along the Pic cso thats charateraedby active volenoesandrequentearthquake ishometo bout 75% ofthe word's volanoes-mmrethan 450 vokanees. so, about SOK ofthe werd searthquakesecurhere, Hence statement score. The Rg of Fre stretches to approximately 4,000 kometers racing boundares between several tectonic plates including the Pai Juande Fuca, Cocos, nan ‘Ausralan Nae Nornamercan andPhippine Plates Hence, atemet2 comet Thechain uns palongthe western cone of South Norn Amerie costesoverthe Aleutan sands in Alta, rune down the east coast of Asa past New Zealand an Inrothanorhemcoar ofartreea. Hones Ratement2isamectSOLUTIONS! & EXPLANATIONS * ola chile, Eevadr Pru, Costa Rca, Guatemala, Maxica,United States, Canada, Russia, apa, Phlippines, sal, Papua New Gunes, Indes, New Zealand, and Antares are some ofthe important pee lest the ing fthe fr. umofvlamiactte “etonicpates move towards eachother creating subduction ones. One plate ets pushed down orissubductdby he other pate. This isavery sow pracess~a moverent Asthssubducson happens, rocks mek becomemagma andmoveto rts surice ancausevoleanicaetity Inthe ese of Teng, the Pre Plate was puted down below the Indo-kutraan Pate an Tongs pte, eausing the molten rock to ie above and form the chain of ‘Signicance Two vleanesinthe Kamchata eninsls roped recent rfer question: A101 They re among thesivacanet inthe nartheasten port of use thot are ‘rent showing the sgn of arcoed cvs, The Remctha Pniaie'sportof th “ing of re" aregon along the patho he occ Ocean thats chartered ace vlkonoesondfreauenteotiquoes ‘35 The Corect Answer is) Gl of Mexico ‘Explanation The Gio Moxcoisthe largest pin the world, orderebythe UnitedStates,Mevcn,andthelslandnationofCuba + "iss nety 00 lomerresofesatine. The Gulfof Mexico is lnkeaby te Frida Stats between CobsarathelS ate of ford tthe Aan Osean, + Iusintaddythe Yucatan Cana Between Cuba andthe Mewcan penisuao!Yaeatan, tthe Crean, ‘TheGulotNexco saimpartanteconomé eaten oral three nations ‘The pweing phase occurs log the gl const of Flora, prod areh range of marine Me. Upwellngis the proces which cold rtlentich waters aed the surface tromthe botomof he gl Significance Oi companies offered $282 milion fr ling ights inthe Gul of Mexico reenter courtsreected the US administration plans to scl back the sole to protect, ‘anerdongereduole species important ats "A gufisa prt of olond penetrating ocean Gul ifer romain scale, frm, and depth, Gener, they oe wider than bays and more dep indented They oe ‘bys mokeexerenehobour TheGulfofkharbhotizoboyonthecoastofthe Arab Seana, bordering thestteof Gujrat ust rorthof the cy of Mumba The Gulfof Mennorisa wise show bey witha minum sepehef 5m (29), whieh forms porto te aera Sen the lndion Ocean + Inweste Asa he Person Gu the Medteranean sea (36 The Corect Answer iB) Two only xplanaion-Francelsnothe largest courtyn Euopeby andrea Rusia holdsthate 1+ Consiatsideed an sand thatbelongstoFrance (+ anceshaesitsland border wh counties suchasBelpu,Lurembour, Germany, Stern aly Andorra, andSpaln. doesnot share and borer with Portugal The statement about Poul faeSOLUTIONS | EXPLANATIONS + Stat of Dover narrow water passage separating England (notes) Fam France southeast and eonnecting the Engsh Chanel southwest wih the North Seo Stonicance: Recent, Unified PoymentsIrterfoce (JM wosformlly nunchedot nds Republic Dy celeron Pors France othe icon if! Tower + eeloped by te Navona Payment Corporation of ii NPC! n 2016, UP ron instort payent system that interes mile bank counts int a ingle mobile pptccton smplivingvarousbnking functors, fond wonsfers.ondmerchantooymets. + Thepartnereipbotwsen PCI subsidy HPC intematonol Payments MPU ond Fron Colecthaedto anaareomenttintoduce Ulin Farce and Eurpe. UPI GOES GLOBAL UPI Adoption and Use Case Mong noog Taiwan Saath Korea, and ioe evra ‘ormeReuRorean aL Bhan Ur or pases cones inaan payment femitance'o beigum, enendary tanks ff Luxembourg and rmndwunt > soitreranesowions? & EXPLANATIONS 1.1 The Corect Answers) Neher oe 2 xplonation: The Sahara Desert stem Northern Ais, ithe worlds largest ot desert and thie argest desert overaleallerthanony the deserts of Antacid the + The Topic ofCarcerctthrough heShara ser, butnat the Eauator(whihliestotheseuthol Saha). Thereare20lstevintheSshoradevertandslmcstaofthemare saltwater aes, ‘Theoniyeswaterake inthe Saara desert’ ake Chad Thesehara desert reshveslesthan Linch ofrain every yea. ‘Thenottesttemperturerecordedinthe Sahara desert was S8 degrees clus, Several oleae deeply ssseted mountains ise om thesshara desert. Eri Kous nth Test ange Norther Chad stheighestpeakinthesshara desert Theimportent cies loadin the Sahara desreareeys-Largeouin Chad hatinLibys,Tinbukuia Mal, Newaehot the capt Maura ee '-2 The correct Answer: a} 2,4 and 6 ony [xlonation: TeSharaDesertisspreadaeoss Algor, Chad, yp Libya, Mal, Mauritania, Morocco, WestrnSaha2 Niger Sudan, and Tunis [B-3 The Correct Answers) Land 3 only lexplonein 1. Covrec, he AfeanDeser is drinedby the Mle verinitsearterporton 2. The stratot Gira separatesMoroee the At Mountains] andSpin. The At anthe Sahar arebathlocatedon the some side (Aicansie) ofthe strat The man topographical feature ofthe Sahara Desert include the shallow seasonally inundated bas (hots and days} nd large cass depressions, gravel covered lan ces tone plateaus haa] anddunesandsandess (ea 1-4 The Correct Answer: b) 1,3 and Sony explanation: The lcaton fhe Sahara Desetisprovidedby the following 1 TothenannoftheGulfor Gunes 2. Tothewestoftheredsea 5. rotnesouth ofthe Medierancsn sea a. TothewestoftheGulffaden 5. Tothenanhof Niger [55 The Conect Answer 1,3 and & only ‘explanation The locaton ofthe KalharDesergenbythefollowing 1+ Tothacastofthe Nami Desert, and west Madaascr, | Tothasouthethe Okavango swamps: + TotneroutnwertoftheMakgadiegn ans ltpanestuatdnthe mide ofthe eryssvannaofortheastar Botswana ond I+ TothenorthotthealgoaBaySOLUTIONS: & EXPLANATIONS + The alhaiDesertsalargesemi-ridsanddesertinSouthern ica. Thenome’ alsa erie the Tavaneword Kalwhichmeans "whereas orKglgnd, meaning "a waterless pce Inaummer temperatures canrean 45 depres Celsusandon winter rghts ean dopto mins Is degeesCseus. ThealaarDeertcoversan area cf Rotana th eaten hid of Nai andthe northernmost pata the Narthan Cape rovnceinSouth fi. [0-6 The correct Answer: 6) tony lexplontion: 1. The Klar Desertisspreadacoss Botswana, Namba, andScuth fica. The Topic of apriompassasthoughNamibi, Botswana, South Area, Mozambique, ana acagascarinira.Tus,the Tropico apriompasestwoughalthe courriesspanningthekalahan Des. a thetalahar Deserts stuatedtothesouthof the GreatRtaleyondisNOT pate [8-7 Te coretArower 30047 explanation 1. The alaharlDasert arg seman ese Its not generally conde tre deer te sometimes considered a pen deer eto relate heh lrecpratonandvegetaton. 2 Correct The ashmenorSenpeoplehaelnhadtedthereianfortelt 2000968 |. Thetaahan Desert pread srs three coutis Botan, Nami, an South ates 1-8 The Correct Answers: ¢} othe northwest ofthe Drakensberg explanation: The lacatonof the Namib Deserts provisedy he flowing [a)TothewestofthealahariDeset [p)Totheatafthe Waly athe Bongelacrrot [e)tomenortwestoftbebratensber, [elothesouthottheBiePateas [5-9 The conect Answer) Netter 1nor2 \eplanaton 1. Th Namib Daserissread across Argo, Namibia, ar South Aiea The ropiafCprcom pasa trough Nami, Botwana, South fre, Mozambique, and Madagascar tia Ths, the Topieof Casco passes trough wo out ote counts spanning he Nami Des. 2. The Namib Desert spread across thre east eourres Angola Nambia, and Sout rs rom northo south), wheres, the Kalahari Desert spread across Botan,sowions? & EXPLANATIONS 8-10 The Corect Answers () 2 nly Explanation: 1. The regions lest completely bare The Naibsaridandit almost ninhabited, except oa snl ube scatered tows, ing on lost inks en theNamishasa pootydevelopedanatrapmentarysanapepatern 2.Corect The Nam's ary cased by the descent fy af the Hadley Cel, cooled bythe cld Bergula crent slng the coast. hasless than 10-mm (039i) fin annual ands most completely barren. esdesranbemg scarce, ts aso unpredictable The west Nan etslessi (Sn) than the eastern Nam (&5 mm). TSS tseverlfactrs. Windscoming om the nan Ocean os arf ther humidity when passing the Drakensberg mounts and ae essenally dy when they reach the Namib Escarpment at the eastern end of the desert Winds coming em the lane Ocean, onthe other han fe pressed down by hat a fram th ea thei humid ths forms outs ond fog, 1:1 The Correct Answer e},2and only “xplanetion: The Tkimatan sone the sant deserts located in Cetra sl. occupies the central prt of he Tarim Bsininthe Uygur Autonomous Reon ofa, “Te Tklamakan csertisboundedy the folowing +" TheKunlunShon Mountains ad the Pateauot Tbetto the south; ‘The Tanshan Mountain range ante Ata Mountain rangetothenerthy and “TheAlunShan ountainrangeintheeas. ‘Thedesrtisloetedtotha north the reat Himalayas rorthest othe Karakoram ange, southwest othe Ati Mountains, thSoyanMountain, nd Siberia southeastat ‘the Lake Baths, andthe Steppes, andeastofthe caspian sea [b-12 The Comect Answer isd Neither 1nor2 lesplantion: 1. vegetations estromelysprsinthe Tas Makan simosttheeneregianis eid af plant over Anealifele ss ertremaly spre Faunalsmorediverscony 2tisthe wort ssecondargstshitigsand desert with about 85% made up of shiingsnd-dunes, ranking 16 ovrllamongst the word sages deserts 1-3 The Correct Answers () Nether 1902 “explanation: 1. the Gabi Deserts the gest eset ia Asia and the ifth-agest inthe wold occupies ast are flr 1600 km lang and 50 0 1000 km wide with an etmated e801 33,09 000k 2.Thadesensretcesintwo counties terior estends outs Mongo'ssouth an onthe other set reacheseuttonerthem and northwestern parsofchina, 1 GobiDesetsaqretdesertandsemidesrregon of Cental asa + ThaGobitromtheMongolonGobi meaning waterless plc sivtchesacresshuge portions ofboth Mongleandhina, + Muchof he Gob desertisnotsandy desert bubarerockSOLUTIONS: & EXPLANATIONS 1-18 The Coreect Answer: [Allo the above Explanation: The detrt nic the Gobare bounded bythe flowing Thea Mountains ad th grasslands onstppesof Mongolia tothe oth The Tallman Desert othewest islaetesto the wesofthe Great gan Mounts, the Manchurian Pi, andthe Se ofan southolSibersandeastolthe azakhSteppes, and Tan shan Mountains [Thedesertstretehesintwo counties terry. ienendsoutte Mongol'ssuth ad antheother se treaches atte nrtetn an nrthwester pars Chins (-15 The Corect answer's: B12, and only lxpanation The Thor Desertsleated most n alsthan state partyin atest Haryana Puna ar Gueat inthe northwestem part ofa, and partyin Pri andr (sna}proincar ofeartern Fkistan Abou Sof the Tha Deer loctedwthin id withtheremaning SSinPakia, [-16 The corer Answers) 1 and 3. only lxplantion 1. sstwater aes foun with the Thar Desert aethe Samba Kuchar, Dewars, Pachpada Tl Chapa and halon ajsthan nd Kharaghods mn Guar [-tunistheonieveritcratedino the Thar desert [2 The ArabonDerrtsthe lagen Al (-17 The conect answer sc Both 1and2 [explanation 1. Tear Oesarslocated on thecastersidecf te AarallRange. i systansofnstral poise Tbss orman made pools cals Kundor hod, are predominantcbsrved inthe Tha Desert region, 1-1 The Correct answers) Nether 1 nor2 lxplantion: 1. Thesurfce of sand ofthe Lut Dsert has ben measured at temperatures shih 2 70°C, making ene of the est laces inthe werd tis on cle he Iotstpaceonthecart, 2. islratedtothesothestof Ura Lake andthe earof the 2agros Mountain Fangs (-19 The Correct Answers: b) 2 only [explanation 1. Ths OasheAairderertlsNOT crossedby the TroplcofCancer Theformerislcstedotheronthof the ite lz tisfoundinthe North easterpartot ran, whchisborderedty aq inthe westandafhanstan nthe ea (0.20 The Coret Answer: To the cout ofthe Karam Desert explanation: The locaton of Date tsgventy he Following othe southof the karkum Desertof Turkmenistan, the Date Kav Desert and Tran Lwand ‘othe southwestoftheKinaskishRarge athe Pam Knot and westofthe Great Himalayas: Tothenorthofthe Golf Oman and the Stitt HormSOLUTIO! NN & EXPLANATIONS [+ Tote east ofthe Zagios Mountain ange nd noteast of he Pesan Gal Tathewestofthe yianDesert ana (5-21 The conect answer is), 2,3,5and 6 only explanation: The ost raminen¢boréers ofthe arabian desert are the Gulf Aden andthe Aaben Sato tha southeast 2nd south andthe ed Seatothe west Als, the Persian {cufanétheutfotOmantiettheNortheastandtheoastofhe desert The Gul of Agbe located tothe northemextemeat the Red Seo, aboborderstheAabinDese. (-22 the corect answer's) 3,2 ard 6 only lxmanaton iestndsints ost of Saul Arai, southernian southern onda, central ata mostofthe bu hablemiatlntheUnted ra ates (UAE western (oman northes:tern omen sothwestkwa. The ecoregonalolncidesmortofthe Sina Peinsulinayptandtheaacert Negevdeerin southern rae [2-23 The Correct Answers: 3) 1 ad 2 only lsplanotin's occupies mertofthe Arabian Pein than area round, 30 000%m2, makingitthe sth largest derertinthewordandthe largest A 2 TheSoharaDeser sspreadacros 1 courries, rarely Alger, had ep, Liye Maly Maurtania Moree Niger Sua, Western Sahar, an Tun. The Arabian Des Isspene cross 10 countries, namely -SaudArab og, lord, Kat, Oman, ta United Ara irate UAE), Yemen, Eytan sae 3.corec,TheropeofCancerpssestvouphthe aban Deere 's-24 The Coret Answers To the west ofthe Gulf of Merc and es ofthe Gulf of Calfornia explanation: Thechiuahuan Desert sleaze a) Tothewest ofthe Serra Madre OcientalandeastoftheSierraMatre Orental bl TothasouthotheockiesandnortwestofthCaribbeansea c}Totewestoftha Gulf Mencaandeas ofthe Gof Caloris a) nMecoandthe UntedSates [0.25 the corect Answerit b) 2 only lexplanation: 1 Withanareaafabout5,02 00k? tethelagest desert intlrth rer [The cindahaanOeserisa desert andecreson in northern Meio and he southwestern United Sates of America inthe North Amercancontnent. so, bthWensea andthe lustborder the Gulf Mexia, [8.26 me Conect Answer: Nether 1 nor2 lexpanaton:-1.herearernany deserts inthe Northern Hemisphere whichare larger than the Great Basin Deser, ramet Arti Deser, Arabian Desert, Gob Desert. Itinsentedtothe routhunst of Hudson Bay andwnst ofthe Rocky Mountain.SOLUTIONS: & EXPLANATIONS [p.27 The corect Answer sa) Loniy lexplanation:1. Core The Senoren Desert the Mojave Desert andthe Chhushuan Desert areallcstedtothesouth ofthe Great Basin Desert. j2: The Great Basin deserts separated rm th Pace Ocean by the Cascade Range, the Coast Range, andthe Serra Neva rege The Roky Mountaa Ranges loats tothe lsstoftheGrestBosn Desert, [.28 the Corect Answer sd) Nether Sno lxplanaton1. The Sonoran Desertisan ars ecorginin north Mec andthesouthwesternUntedStatsof Americ inthe North America consnet. 12 The Gullo atfornia andthe Gulf of Resco are nated a sila atin range, the above proposition anna be correct. The Sonoran Desert erms a a aroun the (lft calfrnsand cated othe wes ofthe Gui Meno, [2.29 me CorectAneweris: 3) only lxplanation 1. The Mojo Desert ocupases han 1,06 0002, mart the smallest the North American dest 2 The Mojave Desert merges the Great ain Deserta he north andthe Sonran Deserta the sth ae the souteds. [8.30 the corect Anew es) oniy lexptantion1. Along the coast tne arity sas aconseqvenceof the er (humbolt Curt, whichis characterizes upweling (the upward movement of eis water om) {the depthsoftheaceanl the resulting cold water at thesurface causes thermal inersion~col a atsealeeland stable warmer ae higher vp. [-The Atacama dara sloestedtothewert othe Angee mourtanrsnge andvoth ofthe olan les (-31 te corect answer) Both tnd 2 [explanation 1 caret The Tropico Caprcornpassesthrouph the Atacama Desert, ia-Theatacama Deserts the restranpolar desert inthe word andthe oni desert recevelesspreipatin than polar deserts. isthe gestfogdesetinthe word (32 The corect answer's 2) only [explanation isloesecto the couthothestacara Dasrt andthe arnt. ithe Patagonian Doser separated forthe Pampas by Colorado and Negro restos north, The Seva cated fr north ofthe Patagonian Dever nthe northern partof southern wheres the Patagonan Desert i lestedinthe southern of South Aer [-33 Te corct Answer: 1 and2 only lexplaneton'2 The Patagonian Desersocted pmol navgensea 2 TheRaaring Fores andthe Fests as tough the Patagonian Deserandnat the Shviekng aes 5 Thedesertsqute windy aswel oresutoftherain shadow llc and descendngcooimountana This windhelps make the Fatgorian one cl thelrgestsourcesf dst ve Ithesouthatantedceon, [8.34 The corect Answer sb) and 8 only leplantionTelocaon ofthe Gibson Desortieghenbythefolowing + Tothesouthot the Great Sandy Desert he aramDeser anatheKimberiyPate2, + Totheeast ofthe Sandy Dose:SOLUTIONS: & EXPLANATIONS Fore west of we macdonnel Ranges, the Musgrave Rages, the Simpson Der, the Sur Sony Desert, Th Gry Range andthe Great Aaian Ban aa | TothenonthoftneGrestVictoriaDeset (-28 the Corect Answer tb) only lxplanaton1-kilargedeserin Western Astral bout 1.5,0004m2insse raking the largest desert Austra stn tralian abril group, the Pint people ataditionalsem-nomadesesert dling the catra-eastern portion ofthe GibonDesr [8.36 the corect Answers d) Nether nor 2 lexplantion1 es ausrlassecone gest ese after the Gest Victoria Desert than are of~2:85 0m [tomers Eiht Mile Beach onthe nian Ocean eastward into Norther Teton an rommberley Downs southward tothe Tre of Capicrn andthe Gibson Desert. Instcatednorthwardotth ropicofCapcon. 18-37 The Correct Answers) tony xplaneion:Thelocatoncf he Great andy Desrisghenby the following + TotheeastofthePbararepon (large, dy thilypopulatedregon nthenorthof Western Ausal, the Chichester Range andthe HamerleyRarge + Tothesouthofthe imberey atau theDampier and king zope Rang, andthe Timor Sea + TothewertofTinamiDerar Tothe nrthwesof the Macdonel anges, the Musgrave Ranges andthe Simpson Desertand Tothe nrthefthe Gibson Desert ad theTropicef apron. (-38 Te conect Answer tb) 2 only [explanation 1. The Gres Vitoria Deertislcatedtothe south ofthe roplcefCaprcor. ithe Great vicriaisthelagest desert in austaiawth oer 70 km width asta west] andcoversanareacf about 348,750}? 18-39 Te Corzect Answers To the north ofthe Sviking sites Explanation The ocaton ofthe Gest Victoria Deserts ienbythefalowng + Totecstofthe Wester Australian mula serblnds + TommesoutrthecitsonOesen, the Macdonne Range, nd the MuspraveRanges; + Tothewestofthestut stony Desert andthe keer: + Tothenorthaf he labor Pin andthe Great Ausrlan ight + TothenorhwestoftnefytePenisul, andthe Finders Range; and + Tothenorthaf hearing Fontes, the Furious Fis, andthe Skin Sis. (40 The Correct Answer s:¢) Both 1 and 2 lxplanaion-1. The deserts underian byte Gest Artesian sn, one ofthe lrgestinland drainage areas inthe wel. The Simpson Desert isaner that contains the wor lcngertparall dunes nthe rorthsouthorentatonlétopthery epson)SOLUTION: & EXPLANATIONS [the ropcsae te repon of fart urcundng the Equator They are delimited n atta bythe Trop of Cancer the Norhern Hemisphere and the ope of Capreort inthe Southern Hemisphere. The subtropialreon roughly located between he opis at atuses "25027 (the Tropic of Cancer and the apc of Caprica) andthe {emoerate ones (normally Between 380 and 66033), both north an south ofthe Equator The Top of Caprcom cu though the Simpson Desert. Thus, prtsafit ie bath inthe woes and subrpis, ‘Bt The Coret Answers Both 1 and Explanation Theloctonaf the Tanars Desertigivenky the following ‘othenortnofthe Macdonnel Ranges, the Musgrave Ranges, the ibson Desert, he Gest Vitoria Desert andthe Nullarbor Pin Totheeastothe Great sandy Desert andthelake Maclay, Tothesoutheastoftheiberley Flaten, andkingLeopeld Range: Tothesouthotthe Sturt Plain andthe Arahem ar Tothesouthwestofthebory Tableland, andthe Gul of Carpentaria and TothenorthwestftheSimpsonDeset ‘TheTanam Desertisloeatedto tenarhofthe Wopicof Caprica [a2 The Cowect Answer: 0) 4312te | anda ea reer news bordered 3} Yenen Somalnandtetres Yemen Ooutandtrtres ‘JOman Yenenand jou alvemen, Omenandtrives Tt [Aa Consider the folowing statement reerang he 4 Reonnetsthe Person Guan the Gut of Oman, 2. acts a 3 lnk between Indian Ocean ane the Medsarrancan$eaathe Red Sea andthe Sues Cara Whichofthe statements ven above Warecorrect? s}tony )2entr Both and2 fnateriner2 tSSaud arab ‘White above statements we corel? 3) 23anddoniy "Hous are nrmedraligous ond pital eroupin| wnchoneetthefoowingcountes? hich oftesbovestterentei/ arcane? 7A7 arb, recentiy Seen 9 the news, Im whieh count ih f he above atmos are core?TRALDIVES |6 [att which of te folowing statements securatly J T ? 2 cos flowing eres re een ian sebmarne oP Rr } ‘eA trate ens In itret connect to teen | | as _ S| 4 : cr ee | ae ie Ir as « nr 0 cS ee ae Lae e. | lslnettner nor \ 4 Z i F eo ees eo 4 a“33 Wow many ofthe flowing Hateren about OmanareTRU? 2. The srt of Hormus, © stratepaly important waterway. wasacnttoman. 13 Omanshares ts borders with Sau Arabia ad the Uniteaarab Emirtesony. 4 Murandamisanencvoot mn, 3} 0noneTS s20sitateain the south of Ara whichbodyo water ows angoaborder? ina eean le) stlanicOseon ZA) [h-21 The land of which country separates exclove csbedatrmtheretot nga? Democrat Republi fthe Congo Congo Kasha) slzamae lomo [etzimbabwe [n-22 row many counvies does ngolaborder? ism bythe elour lateneSN s "A: With reference to the Cong iver conser the itis the secon longest rier in Aca, after the Ne. Howmanyotthe statement en oboveoecoret?‘A. rae Pssge recety sean the news slated {i sotarteaPerislaandSouth Ameria ‘22? Consler he flowng statements with respecto Drakepassage 1 ThebrakeFosageisocatedbetween Cape Nomatthetpotsouthamereaondthe 2. Thewaterofthe Drake Passage are icin plone. 3. Thebrakerosagdtirestheroneof cima "wansonseparatingthe cool hum subpelor Condens eral Fuego anh ip, Pere ~ Witenes nace? Sen * Sistem ison é ‘aiottne above{Lhisalandiocked ouneyinsouth amet 2 perusareie borders cout, 3. thchanay Portistestodin Par. Late tec one ofthe wor Maher nagtie Inks aharedby Pereandolwa 3) Only one 5) ont #1 oniythee vam[nai on whicntwoboder of water does Wiaragus have acoastine? a) conean >) Paste cea Alani Oceanand ort at mediterranean sea ané Caribbean Sea a ao eee ae ree | ee aaa Stenson: Which he statements gen abovels/arecorect?[33 Consider he flowing statements with reference] Se {hiss marlnleainthewetrn accOesan Nether inor2Ao ft 1 hischracterted by active veleanes and tequent, cearthques, 2itosseveraltectoni pets ons boundaries. S:TheAleatanblodsinAasaooformportf ths \Whichof he above saterentsare correct? )tand3oniy b)tana2onty ‘zand3on ‘i zand3oniy[4.35 which one ofthe foiowing the gest guint won? 2}Pesiancut P}Gutetenambkat alton NeutothencoTA Wich ofthe flowing statements ar comet] egarigtheSaharaDese? 1 toatedin norte a tithe largest dvetinthe ‘trough the sahara Desert select the core answer based on the codes even Fa Which of the foowing i] re NOT te spanning 2 Nigeria 3 nies brn Fao Surana Stet the caret answer based on the codes gen below bow 3) tonty 2) 2.¢anasonty 0) 2onty Ib) 1.25,45ana 6) oth and 6) 3.3:andsonty 2) Neer ne? [3 2.andeonty > J[2-3 consider the flowing statements regarang the The Aan Desert is rained by the Mile iver in 5: The hamades, ser, and ergs are sme ofthe main epoaraohialtetuesothesahas- Whiner the abovestatemertsis recone? =) tandzeony >} 2andseniy 6) Landon 2) Land Which of he following caret abou te lcaon ottessaraDesen? 3. TothenorthattheGutor Gunes 5 Tothenarth other rer ssect the covet answer Based on the codes evenc At 1-5 which fhe following correct gies the location thetalabariDesr? 1 Tothenorthofthe Ages ay 2 tothe norhot the Otzonge Seams cect the correct ansuer based on te toes Ges 2) Tandon 9) zandaony 6) Landzony 8) LBandconiy ‘6 consder the following ements eparaing the] aah Derr 1 The Trope of Capricorn pastes through 2.Wis pot of the Great RI Valey ofthe Aan] Which sbovestatomentsi/areconeat? 3) tony 3) ony €) Bothhand2 1) Nethersnor2 [ Which ofthe folowing eavement i ae NOT ‘orrecrepmangthetalahai Seer? 1the desert ie sometimes consaered a preud desert uetorelavelhigherpreiptasonandvegetation 2 The usher an people have inabed the resin forthe et0 00 year B.nispreadtough ent wo courier lect the corect anwer Beed on the codes Gen 5) 2eny ) 2and Sonyi 8 which of the following correctly prowder # lncatonotte Nami Desert? {a Totherouthftheialsharibeser (0) 10 the west ofthe Wiss ay andthe east Benguet Tothenortwestofthe Drakensberg (a) Tothenorhotthe Bipiatens 1-9 Which ofthe folowing Stems i are cored repndingthenomb Desert? The Trope of Capricorn passes throueh ourtresspannngtheNomb ese 2 Theres only ane county which sa spanning country staat NamipDere andthe falar Doar Select the certectanawer based on the codes een below (@) ton (o)z0n (0 Bothtanez (a)Netherinor2 ne the Desert is completely Barren a 2-The erty of the Namib Desert i » rest of the escent of ey a of Hae Cet ane tearing eet ofthecoldSergula rent alongthe coast Wich he abovesttementi/ srecoree?™ fe Both 1andz weer inor2[<1 wich a the folowing arecton fare cert, rearing the aklamatan ese? 2 Bounded bythe arian shaninthesouth andthe east cated tothenortheastfthekaraoranange [o)1.2andseony [b)2 Sandon e3,2andsony ay3.2 32nd [512 Which ofthe folowing atoms i we comeet rearing the nkamatan ese? alamatan Desert elon duet the exreme weather 2: Risthemortsorgestshitinesand desert. Slect the core arawer ese on the code Sve a) tony To} 20n fc ot tanez lal Nethert nor[1 which a te Yong re core aarha te \Gotideen? nc ehelagetdecertn Ala andsacondagst nthe ais octed ery within the tert Boundaries elect the comect answer based on the codes sven 2) tony © |e) 2on fe ethane fa Netbertnor2 ss 5 Tonardssouthandentofthe Atal Mountains select the coret answer based on the codes even letow: (al, 3,4anas -—|t)2 a3easonty ie) 3 2anaonty ~ asa ony ai. aayana Ralston .MadhyaPradesh laura Spun select te coneetsaswer based on the codes ven [Be Which fe folowing Ratan ae NOT [6.17 consider the oowinaatemers rene i ThetharOnsertlestedonthecasemadeottne | nen the abovestatementsi/arecorect? s}zeniy iaoey e}dottana2 sinetertnor2 he et‘eogros oven Range Whihottheatovestatementsi/ arecree? 2) ey 1) zeny 6) bothhand 1) Netthertnor2 ts — 50 cone the foliowing Stamens regarding We] Dash avr besert The use eer sed ye Ti Rt foodin theese prt othe ou wich Sorry aan the wet nd Agata he cht abor tenet ee cret 3) 3) Nether? [520 which of the Towing score rearing We] locssonofthe tear? (0) tnthewesteriaion eteaureion (0 TothenonofthesianDesert le) Totharouth ofthe kaakum Corrt[i Which ofthe flowing Sas] Gas border te 2 perianal fe Seaot aoe 5 Gtr Aqaba 6 AnbianSea Selet the caret answer based on the codes Ben low 3)2,3,85,6an87 5) 2.8m oy 6) .23;Sandoony 1) 2Sandeont [-2zim whch ofthe fotowingcounes dont Aan Deserthaskssoreae? 1. Seu arbia Sager 5 UnitedAbertes sect the corect ano based on te codes even |) 1.23:4,5and6 [) Xzanasoniy [525 Consider the oiowing stamens regarding te] pesbianbesere 21s the lrgest eset in Asa and the the lest deverinthe wor Desetsthelagestinthe werd 2. the Tope of Cancer passes trough the Arabian Whichof he ove satemers/ are NOTCorea? ‘andor Is) 2and3eny le) toed sony la zonawos \ Ue B20 The Chihuahuan Deere 2) Toth east of Serr Madre Occidental andwesl by Totnesouthottneaciesanénorthot the Caribbean 1) Tothe wert ofthe Gu of Meco and east of he Gl ore £8) inner sera toone 25 Consider the folowing statements regarding he itis the largest desert inthe South AmericanQ 4K ET 2. The Great Basin desert is separated from the Pact Sanaa emaner SS“wos } ei i Leanna ssSe 5:38 which of he foaming ar correct regarding ho] the south of he Great Sandy Desert, and north of 5 Tothewestofthetitesandy Desert, Inwestor Australia 5 Tote eatotthetvacdonnel anges 2) 12,3.4and5 1) Zand sonty fa) 22,¢anasonly [a 23andsony 1 The itso Desert is the args inthe continent es. 2th aberna an nlgenous Pinup people inhabit the desert. Which ofthe bovestatementi/ recone? 3) tent, 5) 2onky 6) oth ton fe) eternoWe B36 Conder tho allowing strane garg to] The Great Sandy Deserts the largest nthe conn 2 Extending om the Gretta Ree cost it the Norther Teiory 5 stuated northward of the “oplot aprkomandsouthwardo Giron Deva. Which fhe above statement arecorae? 5) teny 2) zeny Je) Bothiané2 2) Netthorinor2 15.37 which of he flowing crecy proves forthe] Ioeasonotth Great Sandy Ces? 2 Tote westof tne pba region 3 Tothecasto the Tamar Desert TotenortbaostotMacdowelRonges see the cores anwer Based on the coder even stow =) tent fo) zane. fe} 23andonty la x2 sandeWe B38 Coder tho allowing satmars rogaine] The pic ofCapricormcus though the Gest Vite WhichoF he above statement arecoree®? 2) ten b) zeny Je) Bothiand2 2) Nether nor Sw [539 which of the olowing corectyproviaes te] 3) Tothe west ofthe tr Stony Dare, andes athe seve b) Totheeastotthetarber Plain 6) tothe south of the Gibson Deser Macdonnel Range a) Tothonorhot the shikng Satis north of he]"te Spon Deserts underin bythe Gres Artesian sin one ofthe args inland rsinage areas nthe 2. sa opal andsubtopcaldesertin Austra wnienotteabovestatementsisaecorect? 3) teniy 3) zeny fe} onaS [i Consider the flowing atements rearing te] i tslctedtothenort ofthe Topic of Caprica. 2 wisstuted othe northwest ofthe Simpson Desert, ‘adhe rothosto the Gibson andthe Gres Vitor 2) tony ) zeny fe) sane 3) Nether nor22 Conder th flowing 5 Greatsandy Desert Kimber tes Woh the falowingcoreciy represent the north southarragementlthe above tens? s)esr2 by ars jo 3424 ja2134HOW TO USE THIS BOOK STEP STEP-2 STEP-3 STEP-4 STEP-5 study the Map ‘Attempt the Questions Check the Solution Practice the Map Reinforce Excellent Quality, Map based questions leat solutions with Check your understanding Supplement your learning Content Rich Maps spectficta current affaks detaled explnat: byattempting the practice with videos and related and ongoing events. optimal understan maps provid. resources on Youtube and Fdubsbawebste. 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