Geography
1-Institute of Forest Genetic Tree Breeding is located in Coimbatore
2-In Canada, cold winds accompanied by snow are called Bizzards
3-The average of maximum and minimum temparatures within 24 hours is called Mean Daily temperature
4-Sub tropical high pressure belt is commonly known as Horse latitudes
5-Jog or Garsoppa, the highest waterfall of India is situated on the Sharavati river
6-Jet streams are usually found in the Ozonosphere
7-Beneguela Currnet is a cold ocean current of the Atlantic Ocean
8-Panama Canal is called the Gateway to the pacific
9-The Indian Sub-continent was originally part of a huge landmass called Gondwana Continent
10-Madhya Pradesh state is called the Tiger State in India.
11-Saddle Peak, which is the highest peak of Andaman and Nicobar islands is located in North Andaman
12-Arakan Yoma is the extension of the Himalayas located in Myanmar
13- Young fold mountains are the Andes, the Rockies, the Alps and the Himlayas.
14-The mass of the earth is about 81 times that of the moon.
15- The first fertilizer plant in India was set up at Sindri (Bihar).
16-Dust Devil is a dusty whirlwind normally a few feet in diameter and about 100 feet tall, sometimes also wider and higher.
17-Hydroponics: means cultivation of the plants without use of soil.
18-Glacial lake-example in India is Dal Lake in Srinagar.
19-Tsunamis: are huge sea waves caused by earthquakes.
20-Willy Willy: is a tropical cyclone of the north-west Australia.
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