(source: VI NCERT Geography Chapter 5)
Chapter 5 Major Domains of the Earth:
- The solid portion of the earth on which we live is called Lithosphere.
- The gaseous layers that surround the earth is the atmosphere.
- Water covers a big area on earth's surface is Hydrosphere.
- The Biosphere is the narrow zone where we find land, water, and air together which contains all forms of life.
- The level of sea water remains same everywhere.
- Elevation of land is measured from the level of sea, which is taken as zero.
- Edmund Hilary and Tenzing Norgay sherpa were first men to climb Mt.Everest on 29th May 1953.
- Junko Tabei of Japan was the first woman to climb Mt.Everest.
- There are 7 major continents:
1. Asia
2. Europe
3. Africa
4. North America
5. South america
6. Australia
7. Antarctica
- Asia is largest continent.
- Asia is separated from Europe by the Ural mountains.
- Africa is the second largest continent.
- Africa is the only continent through which tropic of cancer, the equator and the tropic of cancer passes.
- World's largest hot desert Sahara is located in Africa.
- World's longest river The Nile flows through Africa.
- North America is linked to South America by a very narrow strip of land called the Isthmus of Panama.
- South america has the world's largest river Amazon.
- 71 percent of earth is covered with water.
- More than 97 percent of earth's water is found in the ocean.
- Ocean waters is always moving.
- The five major oceans are -a. the pacific ocean
b. the Atlantic ocean
c. the Arctic ocean
d. The southern ocean
e. the Indian ocean
- Mariana Trench, the deepest part of the earth lies in the pacific ocean.
- Atlantic ocean is S shaped.
- Arctic ocean is connected with the pacific ocean by a narrow stretch of shallow water known as Berring Strait.
Chapter 5 Major Domains of the Earth:
- The solid portion of the earth on which we live is called Lithosphere.
- The gaseous layers that surround the earth is the atmosphere.
- Water covers a big area on earth's surface is Hydrosphere.
- The Biosphere is the narrow zone where we find land, water, and air together which contains all forms of life.
- The level of sea water remains same everywhere.
- Elevation of land is measured from the level of sea, which is taken as zero.
- Edmund Hilary and Tenzing Norgay sherpa were first men to climb Mt.Everest on 29th May 1953.
- Junko Tabei of Japan was the first woman to climb Mt.Everest.
- There are 7 major continents:
1. Asia
2. Europe
3. Africa
4. North America
5. South america
6. Australia
7. Antarctica
- Asia is largest continent.
- Asia is separated from Europe by the Ural mountains.
- Africa is the second largest continent.
- Africa is the only continent through which tropic of cancer, the equator and the tropic of cancer passes.
- World's largest hot desert Sahara is located in Africa.
- World's longest river The Nile flows through Africa.
- North America is linked to South America by a very narrow strip of land called the Isthmus of Panama.
- South america has the world's largest river Amazon.
- 71 percent of earth is covered with water.
- More than 97 percent of earth's water is found in the ocean.
- Ocean waters is always moving.
- The five major oceans are -a. the pacific ocean
b. the Atlantic ocean
c. the Arctic ocean
d. The southern ocean
e. the Indian ocean
- Mariana Trench, the deepest part of the earth lies in the pacific ocean.
- Atlantic ocean is S shaped.
- Arctic ocean is connected with the pacific ocean by a narrow stretch of shallow water known as Berring Strait.