Map Class 02

 Map Class 02

MAPPING CLASS 2: (1:15 PM):

EUROPE:

• Water bodies- Caspian Sea, black sea, sea of Azov, Sea of Murmura, Aegean Sea, Med Sea, and Adriatic Sea.
• Atlantic ocean.
• Norwegian Sea, North Sea, Baltic Sea.
• Coastal countries- Scandinavian countries- Norway, Sweden and Denmark.

• In addition, Finland, Iceland, and Greenland, then they become Nordic countries.

• Fjords are found here.

• Denmark lies beneath.
• Stockholm- Capital of Sweden, Stockholm Conference 1972.
• Denmark- Copenhagen is the capital, COP happened in 2009.
• Iceland.
• Regions in and around the UK:

• England, Wales, Scotland, Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
• England plus Wales = Britain, Britain plus Scotland = Great Britain.
• Great Britain plus Northern Ireland = UK.
• Russia:
• St Petersburg summit 2010.
• 3 Baltic countries- Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia.

• Poland- Warsaw Pact and Katowice- COP.
• Madam Curie. - 2 Nobel Prize ( she was from Poland) Phy + Chem
• Germany - Capital Berlin, Bonn (Convention on Migratory species), Munich.
• The North Sea is famous for Brent crude.

• Amsterdam is the capital of the Netherlands.
• Rotterdam is a busy port of Europe- Rotterdam Convention.

• Holland is a province of the Netherlands.
• Belgium - Capital is Brussels.
• France- Paris capital.
• Spain- Spanish is the second most spoken language in the world, Capital is Madrid.
• Andorra- Between France and Spain.

• Portugal- The capital is Lisbon, The First Navigation was done by the Portuguese.

• Italy with its Capital Rome and Vatican City is the smallest country in the world.
• Adriatic sea- west coast is Italy.
• Karst topography- the entire coast along the Adriatic Sea.
• Bosnia, Albania, Montenegro, Slovenia, Croatia. ( BA|MSC)

• Greece, Turkey.

• Black Sea countries- BURGeR-T.

• Bulgaria, Ukraine, Turkey, Russia, Romania, Georgia.
• Sea of Azov, Crimean Peninsula.

• Odesa, Kherson, Donetsk are in news.
• Isthmus of Perekop.
• Malta in Med Sea.

LANDLOCKED COUNTRIES OF EUROPE: (2:10 PM):

• Moldova is a landlocked country.
• MBA - CASH
• Belarus, Andorra, Slovakia, Hungary, Austria, Czech Republic.
• Vienna- Vienna Convention on Ozone layer, Montreal Protocol.
• Switzerland- Bern, Basel (Norms and Basel Convention).
• Liechtenstein- a doubly landlocked country.
• Serbia, Kosovo, Macedonia.
• Luxemburg is also a landlocked country.
• Schengen is a province in Luxemburg.
• The lowest point of Europe is the Caspian Sea.

AFRICA: (2:21 PM):

• Mozambique Channel, Gulf of Guinea.
• All 3- tropic of Cancer, tropic of Capricorn, and equator also pass.
• Africa is also called the dark continent.
• 5 countries with Med Sea- MATLE.
• Morroco, Algeria, Libya, Egypt, and Tunisia.
• Atlas mountains in Morocco.
• Marrakesh treaty.
• Algeria- Proper Sahara.
• Tunisia- Arab Spring- Jasmine Revolution.
• Libya- The Capital is Tripoli.
• Al Aziziyah is the world's hottest place in Libya.
• Egypt- a land of hermits.
• Capital- Cairo, Pyramid of Giza.
• Red Sea countries- Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti, Egypt.
• Lake Assal- The lowest point of Africa.
• Horn of Africa- SEED.
• Djibouti code of conduct due to Somali piracy.
• Ethiopia is landlocked, coffee cultivation.
• The Tigray region is disturbed.
• Countries with Indian Ocean region:
• South Africa, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Madagascar, and Mozambique.
• Kenya- Nairobi- HQ of UNEP, Nairobi conference of 1982.
• Tanzania and Kenya both are known for safaris.
• The highest point of Africa- Kilimanjaro.
• Swaziland and Lesotho.
• Madagascar- rich in biodiversity, 90 percent of species found here are not found anywhere in the world.
• Namib desert- highest sand dunes in the world.

AMERICAS: (3:08 PM):

• Colombus, Amerigo Vespucci- America named after him.
• 2 continents- North America and South America.
• Latin America- Except for the USA and Canada.
• Gulf of Alaska, Bering Sea, Gulf of California, Gulf of Mexico, Hudson Bay.
• Canada:
• Canada is the second largest country in the world.
• West Coast- Good economic activities.
• Alaska was bought by the USA from Russia.
• Canada- Land of Lillies.
• 49-degree North Parallel between Canada and USA.
• USA;
• Large Natural resources.
• The capital here is Washington DC.
• New York- economic activity.
• Mt Mackinley is the highest point in N America.
• Denali in Alaska range.
• The lowest point is Death Valley.
• Mexico:
• Gulf of Mexico- huge petroleum reserves.
• Yucatan Peninsula and Florida Peninsula.
• Yucatan peninsula- related to the mass extinction, Mayan Civilization.
• Central America:
• 7 countries.
• Belize, El Salvador, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, etc.
• Belize has a coast in the Caribbean Sea.
• Northern Triangle- Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador.
• Nicaragua canal has been planned.
• Caribbean islands:
• Antilles- Greater Antilles and Smaller Antilles.
• Bermuda Triangle, Puerto Rico- belongs to the USA.
• South America:
• One of the most diverse physical features.
• Andes mountains- 
• The Drake Passage separates South America from Antarctica.
• Brazil- Amazon Rainforests.
• Guyana highlands- high elevated plateau lands.
• Angel Falls- One of the highest waterfalls.
• Finally joins the Orinoco River.
• French Guyana- Courou- for launching rockets.
• Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela.
• Ecuador- Rich in diversity.
• Peru.
• Atacama desert- Driest desert.
• Argentina:
• Good reserves of silver.
• The Southernmost inhabited location is Ushuaia, the island of Tierra Del Fuego.
• Uruguay- Uruguay rounds, Paraguay is landlocked.
• Bolivia is also landlocked, capital- La Paz.
• The highest peak of Andes- Aconcagua.
• Lithium reserves- Bolivia, Argentina and Chile

OCEANIA: (3:54 PM):

• Micronesia, Melanesia, and Polynesia.
• Micronesia- Challenger Deep.
• Melanesia- Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Solomon Islands.
• Polynesia- Hawaii- Honolulu, Newzealand, Tonga- volcano eruption, 
• Great Barrier Reef, Great dividing range.
• Mt Wilhelm- Highest peak of Oceania.
• Lowest point - Lake Eyre.
• New Zealand- Capital- Wellington, Southerm most capital of the world.
• Tasmania- Tasmanian tigers.
• Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra, Adelaide, Perth and Darwin.