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What is the height of Mount Everest?
What is the height of Mount Everest?
Which of the following describes the Mariana Trench?
Which of the following describes the Mariana Trench?
What is known as the largest tropical rainforest on Earth?
What is known as the largest tropical rainforest on Earth?
Which desert is the largest hot desert in the world?
Which desert is the largest hot desert in the world?
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Where is the Great Barrier Reef located?
Where is the Great Barrier Reef located?
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What geological feature is primarily associated with the Pacific Ring of Fire?
What geological feature is primarily associated with the Pacific Ring of Fire?
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What is unique about Lake Baikal?
What is unique about Lake Baikal?
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What is the elevation of the Dead Sea?
What is the elevation of the Dead Sea?
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Study Notes
Earth's Geography Highlights
- Mount Everest: 8,848 meters (29,029 feet) high; tallest mountain located in the Himalayas, on the Nepal-China border.
- Mariana Trench: Deepest ocean point at 10,994 meters (36,070 feet) below sea level; located in the western Pacific Ocean.
- Amazon Rainforest: Covers approximately 5.5 million square kilometers (2.1 million square miles); the largest tropical rainforest known for rich biodiversity.
- Sahara Desert: Largest hot desert, spanning 9.2 million square kilometers (3.6 million square miles); stretches across North Africa.
- Great Barrier Reef: World's largest coral reef system, extending 2,300 kilometers (1,430 miles) off Queensland, Australia; a UNESCO World Heritage site.
- Ring of Fire: A tectonic belt around the Pacific Ocean known for high seismic activity; includes numerous earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
- Lake Baikal: Deepest and oldest freshwater lake globally, with a depth of 1,642 meters (5,387 feet) and an estimated age of 25 million years; located in Siberia, Russia.
- Antarctica: The coldest, driest, and windiest continent; its ice sheet stores about 60% of the planet's fresh water.
- Grand Canyon: Formed by the Colorado River; one of the largest canyons, measuring 446 kilometers (277 miles) long and up to 1,857 meters (6,093 feet) deep in Arizona, USA.
- Dead Sea: Lies between Jordan and Israel; one of the saltiest bodies of water and the lowest elevation on land at approximately 430 meters (1,411 feet) below sea level.
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Test your knowledge with this quiz on fascinating facts about Earth's geography. From the towering heights of Mount Everest to the depths of the Mariana Trench, explore the wonders of our planet. Perfect for geography enthusiasts and students alike!
