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World Geography – Cities & Capitals
Capitals of Disputed/Partially Recognized States
- Ramallah is the administrative capital of Palestine.
- Pristina is the capital of Kosovo.
- Nicosia is the capital of Turkish Cyprus (officially the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus).
- Taipei is the capital of Taiwan.
City Locations and Altitude
- Kandahar is a major city located in Southern Afghanistan.
- Santa Rosa is a city in California, USA, that is not located within the Silicon Valley.
- The capital city situated at the highest altitude among the given options is Lhasa (others: Gartola, Kathmandu, Thimphu).
- Order of cities from West to East: Lisbon (Portugal) -> London (UK) -> Frankfurt (Germany) -> Beirut (Lebanon).
North American Geography
Great Lakes and their Major Cities
- Lake Erie is associated with the city of Detroit.
- Lake Michigan is associated with the city of Gary.
- Lake Ontario is associated with the city of Hamilton.
- Lake Superior is associated with the city of Duluth.
Countries and Territories
- Alaska is a state of the United States of America (it is not part of Greenland, Canada, or Russia).
Concepts in Human Geography
Megacities and Coastal Development
- A key reason many megacities are located in coastal areas is that they act as gateways to international ocean routes.
Source Information
Competitive Examinations in India
- The data is sourced from previous years’ question papers of various Indian state service commissions, including:
- U.P.P.C.S. (Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission)
- R.A.S./R.T.S. (Rajasthan Administrative Service/Rajasthan Taxation Service)
- M.P.P.C.S. (Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission)
- Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Uttarakhand Public Service Commission)
City and Country Associations
Correct Matches
- Auroville is an experimental township located in Pondicherry (now Puducherry), India.
- Bandung is a major city in Indonesia.
- Batticaloa is a city in Sri Lanka.
- Sicily is an autonomous region and the largest island in Italy.
- Newfoundland is an island and a province (Newfoundland and Labrador) in Canada.
- Durban is a major coastal city in South Africa.
- The Sun City resort is located in South Africa.
- Toronto is the largest city in Canada.
- Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece.
- Lagos is the largest city in Nigeria.
- Damascus is the capital and largest city of Syria.
- Davos (host of the World Economic Forum) is a town in Switzerland.
- Barcelona is a major city in Spain.
- Auckland is the largest city in New Zealand.
- Kandy is a major city in Sri Lanka.
Incorrect Matches
- Baikonur (the world’s first and largest space launch facility) is not in Ukraine; it is located in Kazakhstan.
- Tasmania is an island state of Australia, not Uganda.
Continent and Regional Locations
Countries and their Continents
- Mexico is geographically located in North America.
- The Democratic Republic of the Congo (or Congo) is situated in Africa.
- Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden are all countries located (at least partially) south of the Arctic Circle.
Islands and Their Locations
- Malta is an island country located in the Mediterranean Sea.
- The Kanto Plain is a large geographic region in Japan.
Geographic Sequencing
Relative Locations in Southeast Asia
- The correct sequence of Southeast Asian cities from south to north is:
- Jakarta (Indonesia) – southernmost
- Singapore (Singapore)
- Bangkok (Thailand)
- Hanoi (Vietnam) – northernmost
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