7 th GEOGRAPHY NEW BOOK / NORTH AMERICA

 

7 th GEOGRAPHY NEW BOOK / NORTH AMERICA

1) Who discovered North America?

 

Christopher Columbus

 

2) In which year North America was discovered?

 

1492

 

3) America is named after whom?

 

America Vespucci

 

4) North America covers an area of how much kilometre?

 

24,709,000 square kilometer.

 

5) How many percentage North America occupied in entire land area?

 

16.50%

 

6) Which strait separates North America from Asia?

 

Bering Strait

 

7) Which country is largest in North America?

 

Canada

 

8) What is the height of mount mckinley?

 

6194 m

 

9) The Rockies and the coast range are together called as?

 

Western cordilleras

 

10) Which is the highest peak in Antarctica?

 

Mount Vinson Massif (4892m)

 

11) Which is the highest peak in South America?

 

Mount Aconcagua (6961m)

 

12) Which is the highest peak in Australia?

 

Mount Kosciuszko (2228 m)

 

13) Which is the second largest drainage basin of North America?

 

The Mackenzie River

 

14) The Colorado river is located in?

 

Arizona state of USA

 

15) Which river is frozen for almost eight months in a year in North America?

 

Yukon River

 

16) Which is the largest freshwater lake in the world?

 

Lake Superior

 

17) What is the nickname of Mississippi river?

 

"The big muddy"

 

18) Which keeps the Northwest coast ice free?

 

Alaskan current

 

19) How many percentage of total land area is under forest cover in North America?

 

App 30 %

 

20) Wheat grown extensively in which part of North America?

 

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