1. In Africa, the Pygmies and Tutsis peoples live, whose numbers have significantly decreased at the turn of the 20th and 21st centuries. Describe these peoples according to the plan: 1) the territory of residence 2) external signs 3) the main occupations 4) the reason for the reduction in numbers
Answer.
Pygmies live in the equatorial forests of Central Africa in the depression of the Congo River, and Tutsis live in the savannas of the East African Plateau in the Great African Rifts region, mainly in the state of Rwanda. Both peoples belong to the equatorial race. Pygmies are the smallest representatives of this race (less than 150 cm), and the average Tutsi height is about 2 m.
The skin color of the Tutsi is much darker, they are engaged in cattle breeding. The main occupation of the pygmies is hunting and gathering. The number of pygmies is declining due to the destruction of their habitat - equatorial forests. The main reason for the decline in the number of Tutsis is a bloody civil war.
2. The famous Statue of Liberty, which has become a symbol of the liberation of the entire multinational people of America, was designed by the French F.O. Bartholdi and A.G. Eiffel. What did M.P. Landowski, a Frenchman of Polish origin, do for another American country?
Answer.
Maximilian Paul Landowsky - sculptor who completed the Statue of Christ in Rio de Janeiro. The statue is made of reinforced concrete and lined with the so-called? soapstone? (tholsite) reflecting light. The height of the monument is 30 meters. It was erected on Mount Corcovado (704 m). This statue has become a symbol of all of Brazil.
3. On what continent do peoples live who use the poisonous mucus of tree frogs to lubricate arrowheads? What are these peoples called? Why do these frogs, raised by Europeans in captivity, practically cease to be poisonous?
Answer.
This poison is used by the Indians of South America. It is believed that frogs are poisonous not by themselves, but because of the feeding of highly poisonous plants not known to Europeans.
4. Many peoples still depend on domesticated animals. The well-being of the indigenous population of which countries still depends on: 1) camels, 2) llamas, 3) yaks, 4) deer, 5) buffaloes?
Why can the thoughtless destruction of predators (mainly wolves) lead to starvation, disease and the general economic decline of the population dependent on livestock?
Answer.
Camels are widely used in Mongolia, Saudi Arabia, llamas - in Peru, yaks - in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, deer - in the north of Russia, Norway, buffaloes - in India. Due to the destruction of wolves, the number of livestock ceases to be regulated, excessive reproduction occurs, leading to a reduction in forage on pastures. This, in turn, causes an increase in the morbidity and mortality of livestock and a decrease in the living standards of the people whom the livestock provided with everything they needed.
5. Which of the listed peoples have clear signs of mixing races? Peoples: Amhara (Ethiopians), French Canadians, Tahiti Polynesians, Costa Rican Creoles, Malagasy, Hokkaido Ainu. It is believed that the existence of mixed races is evidence
race equality. Try to justify this point of view.
Answer.
Amhara (Ethiopians), Polynesians, Malagasy, Ainu. These peoples have signs of several races, therefore, with a racial mixture of peoples, stable offspring is obtained. This means that representatives of all races belong to the same species - Homo sapiens.
6. A person has managed to adapt to a variety of natural conditions, so the area of \u200b\u200bits distribution occupies almost the entire globe. Name two main directions of human adaptation. Can these directions develop absolutely in isolation from each other. Justify your opinion on the example of the Russian zone of the North.
Answer.
Two main areas of adaptation: 1) a person adapts to new natural conditions, develops a new type of behavior (biological adaptation); 2) a person adapts nature for himself (non-biological adaptation) - isolates himself from the environment (housing, clothing), changes the environment (draining swamps, laying communications, etc.). Both of these areas are closely related. For example, among peoples who have long lived in the zone of the North, the whole body is less susceptible to low temperatures, a narrow slit of the eyes helps during snow storms, reduced sweating helps to do without regular hygiene procedures. At the same time, the peoples of the North widely use the skins, fat, meat of deer, walruses, seals, and various fur-bearing animals for building housing, sewing clothes and shoes, lighting rooms and cooking, etc. Even when using modern technology and building new cities in the North, where the main natural resources of Russia are concentrated, low temperatures (triple glazing), permafrost (houses and communications are built on piles), strong winds (the predominance of low-rise buildings with rounded contours) are taken into account.
7. Why the remains of a fossil primate discovered in 1924 were named "Baby Taung", and later, together with other similar creatures, were called Australopithecus, although all these finds were made in South and East Africa.
Answer.
In 1924, in South Africa, near the Taung station, the skeleton of a cub (English - baby) of a higher anthropoid primate was discovered. The word Australopithecus is not directly related to Australia, but is translated as “southern monkey” (from Latin australis - southern).
8. In what areas of the world do the Hausa people live? Why do many Hausa leave termite mounds as a legacy to their children, along with other property? Which language family do the languages spoken by Hausa belong to? What are the main external differences between this people and the Australian Aborigines.
Answer.
The Hausa live in West and Central Africa (Niger, Nigeria, Chad). Termites are eaten as they are a valuable protein supplement to the meager, mostly plant-based, diet of local residents. The Hausa speak languages belonging to the Afroasian family. They differ from the natives of Australia in higher growth, a wide nose, and the absence of hair on the face and hands.
9. In what country was paper, ink, pasta, gunpowder, toothbrush, etc. invented? How does this country stand out among other countries now? In which countries do emigrants from this country and their descendants live?
Answer.
The country is the People's Republic of China. It ranks first in terms of population, the duration of maintaining rapid GDP growth, the production of many types of products. Since the 19th century, there have been several waves of emigration to the PRC to Latin America, Southeast Asia, the USA, Russia, and others. There are Chinatowns (?China-secrets?) in almost all major cities of the world.
10. In relation to which countries (Australia, Hungary, Egypt, Canada, China, Mali, Mongolia, New Zealand, South Africa, Japan) is the characteristic of their population correct: “The population of these countries was formed mainly due to immigration from the former metropolises. The indigenous inhabitants of these territories have either been exterminated or live on reservations with significantly lower incomes and living conditions. The urban population predominates; many parts of the country remain undeveloped? Which subtype according to the level of socio-economic development do these countries belong to? Describe the common features and individual characteristics of the economy of these countries.
Answer.
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa. A subtype of countries of resettlement capitalism. From the general features, it can be noted that all of them are former British colonies, and the extractive industry plays a greater role in their economy than in other developed countries.
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The city of Raqqa (Ar-Raqqah) is located in northern Syria, about 150 kilometers east of Aleppo.
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The autonomous region of Catalonia is located in the northeast of Spain, and its capital is the magnificent Barcelona.
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In total, there are 13 cities on the Ob. The largest cities on the Ob are Novosibirsk and Barnaul.
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In total, 44 states in the world do not have access to the oceans, the largest of which are Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan.
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The list of hero cities includes 12 cities of Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, as well as the Brest Hero Fortress.
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The official reason was the more convenient geographical location of Astana, but among the unofficial versions, the main one is the desire to defend against Russia.
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In addition to such megacities as Nizhny Novgorod, Kazan, Samara and Volgograd, there are more than 60 cities on the Volga.
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The United States, Russia, China, France, Great Britain, India, Pakistan and North Korea officially own nuclear weapons. Israel, although it has nuclear weapons, does not officially confirm this fact.
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The Bering Strait, the Amur and Argun rivers, the Caspian Sea, the Main Caucasian Ridge and Lake Peipus are the most famous objects along which Russia borders with other countries.
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The seas of the Pacific, Arctic and Atlantic oceans wash Russia, in total our country has access to the shores of 12 seas.
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In Russia, in addition to Russian, almost 50 languages are spoken, the most common of which are Tatar, Chechen, Bashkir and Chuvash.
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The basis of Russia's minerals is oil, natural gas, coal and non-ferrous metal ores.
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In addition to Russians (80.9%), Tatars (3.7%), Ukrainians (1.4%), Bashkirs (1.2%) and about 180 other peoples live in Russia.
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The northern part of the border runs along the Urals, the southern part - along the Caspian coast, the Kum River, and then goes along the Don to the Sea of Azov.
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The Brazilians wanted to move the capital away from the sea for military security and also to give impetus to the economic development of the country's interior.
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Our native Baikal has a depth of 1642 meters and is far ahead of other lakes in depth.
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The most popular ski resort in Russia is located in Gornaya Shoria, in the south of Kuzbass.
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More than three-quarters of the volume of the soil is sedimentary rocks: limestone, clay, chalk, and others. The remaining quarter is occupied by metamorphic and volcanic rocks.
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The largest cities on the Dnieper are Smolensk, Mogilev, Kyiv, Dnepropetrovsk, Zaporozhye and Kherson.
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In addition to the Moscow Arbat, there are about a dozen other cities in Russia that have pedestrian zones.
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The largest rivers flowing into the Baltic Sea, from west to east: Pene, Oder, Leba, Vistula, Pregolya, Neman, Venta, Lielupe, Daugava, Pärnu, Narva, Neva, Oulujoki, Kemijoki, Turne-Elv, Ume-Elv, Yungan, Yusnan and Dalelven.
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In Russia, in addition to Moscow and St. Petersburg, there are 13 more cities with a population of over a million people.
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At the beginning of the 20th century (1908-1909), two Americans at once (Frederick Cook and Robert Peary) declared that they had reached the North Pole for the first time in history. This dispute remains unresolved to this day.
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In total, Russia borders on land with 14 countries, and also has maritime borders with Japan and the United States.
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The NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization includes 29 states of Europe and North America.
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Metro in Russia have Moscow, St. Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod, Kazan, Samara, Yekaterinburg and Novosibirsk. There is an underground high-speed tram in Volgograd. In Omsk, Krasnoyarsk and Chelyabinsk, the subway is being built.
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The city state of Singapore is located in South Asia on the island of Singapore, located in the southern part of the Malay Peninsula, between Malaysia and Indonesia.
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A speleologist is a person who studies caves and other underground spaces.
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The largest island in Russia is Sakhalin, located in the Far East and covering an area of more than 76,000 square kilometers.
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The basis of the golden ring of Russia is: Vladimir, Ivanovo, Kostroma, Pereslavl-Zalessky, Rostov, Sergiev Posad, Suzdal and Yaroslavl.
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The CIS includes Russia, Belarus, Moldova, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. Some states have special statuses in the CIS, although they are not formally included in it.
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This quiz can be included in the scenarios of an extracurricular event dedicated to the International Earth Day or scenarios of ecological holidays .
Geography quiz for grade 5 students with answers
Quiz topic: geography
1. In the tundra, only the top layer of soil has time to thaw during the short, cool summer. And the layer, hard as a stone, with streaks of ice, lying under it, is called ... (permafrost).
2. Can a polar bear and a penguin meet in nature? (No. The polar bear lives at the North Pole, and the penguin lives at the South.)
4. This climatic zone resembles a huge beach. (Desert.)
5. Name a city and a river that have the same name. (Moscow, Orel.)
6. St. Petersburg, Orenburg. What does the word "burg" mean in German? (Fortress, city.)
7. What are the geographical objects named after famous travelers? (Strait of Magellan, Khabarovsk city, Tasmania island.)
8. In the polar regions of our planet, this unusually beautiful natural phenomenon can be observed. (Northern lights.)
9. Which river can fly? (Rivers Crow, Magpie.)
10. In which country is one of the seven wonders of the world - the world famous pyramids? (In Egypt.)
11. What city has a name that matches the name of a bird of prey? (Eagle.)
12. Which city is named after the shape of the bay on the shore of which this city is located? The bay, by its shape, resembles the horn of a large herbivore. (Taganrog.)
13. There is a city in our country, the name of which is the most beloved and affectionate word for any person. (Mom City.)
14. Which city is crawling? (Uzhgorod.)
15. Name the smallest and coldest ocean. (Arctic.)
16. Which peninsula complains about its small size? (Yamal.)
17. What island can be worn on the head? (Sombrero.)
18. The name of which state coincides with the name of the headdress? (Panama.)
19. What kind of cape can dig a garden? (Shovel.)
20. What is the season in South America and Australia in July? (Winter.)
21. This is the only continent in the world on which there is absolutely no vegetation. (Antarctica.)
22. The contours of which country on the map resemble a boot? (Italy.)
23. Only on this continent marsupials live. In addition, there is only one state here. (Australia.)
24. Home of football and basketball. (England.)
26. The station in Siberia, which has the "coldest" name? (Station Zima.)
27. What city in Russia is called the Venice of the North, since, like the Italian city of Venice, it is located on several dozen islands? (Saint Petersburg.)
28. Once an unusual rain poured down on one of the US cities: pebbles, algae and even frogs fell from the sky! What natural phenomenon preceded such a "rain"? (Tornado.)
29. The natural border between Europe and Asia is located on the territory of our country. Do you know where this border is? (Across the Ural Mountains.)
30. Where should a house be built so that all its windows face north? (At the South Pole.)
31. Which continent is washed by all four oceans? (Eurasia.)
32. People give very interesting names to rivers, cities and lakes. Often these names are associated with the names of people. Name the people on the map. (The cities of Anna, Lida, the Lena and Yana rivers, the city of Vladimir, Lake Victoria.)
33. The deepest lake in the world, into which many rivers flow, and only one flows out - the Angara. (Baikal.)
34. With this word we call both a sports complex for swimming, and a part of the earth's surface from which water is collected along streams and rivers into a larger body of water (lake or river). What is this word? (Pool.)
35. Name the "colored" seas. (Black, White, Red, Yellow.)
Quiz #1
1. The largest ocean? (Quiet.)
2. Which continent has no rivers? (In Antarctica.)
3. The deepest lake? (Baikal, 1620 m.)
4. Large estate in Brazil? (Fazenda.)
5. Tourist travel by water? (Cruise.)
6. A guide to some historical place, museum, tourist route? (Guide.)
7. Frozen crust on the snow after a short thaw? (Inst.)
8. In what sea do the inhabitants of the three parts of the world fish? (In the Mediterranean.)
9. A rotating model of the globe? (Globe.)
10. An inscription on a postal envelope indicating the place of the recipient? (Address.)
1 1. Area of stable low atmospheric pressure? (Cyclone.)
12. Gaseous shell surrounding the Earth? (Atmosphere.)
13. A large, uninhabited space, devoid of vegetation? (Desert.)
14. The hardest mineral? (Diamond.)
15. Significant flooding of the area as a result of a rise in the water level in the river during the snowmelt period? (Flood.)
16. Which river crosses the equator twice? (Congo.)
18. Where does a river flow into a sea, lake or other river? (Mouth.)
19. The line of apparent contact between the sky and the earth or water surface? (Horizon.)
20. The highest point of a mountain peak? (Peak.)
Quiz #2
2. Where is the Arabian Desert located? (In Africa.)
4. Cattle farm in the US? (Ranch.)
5. A group of pack animals carrying people and goods? (Caravan.)
6. A person who accompanies tourists and introduces them to the area and sights? (Guide.)
7. A drifting ice mass that broke away from a glacier with a deeply submerged underwater part? (Iceberg.)
8. What part of the world is washed by all four oceans? (Asia.)
9. A period of time equal to the period of revolution of the Earth around the Sun? (Year.)
10. Collection of geographical maps? (Atlas.)
1 I. Area of stable elevated atmospheric pressure9 (Anticyclone.)
12. Molten mass in the depths of the Earth? (Magma.)
13. A stream of water rapidly falling from a height? (Waterfall.)
14. A piece of iron ore that has the property of attracting iron objects? (Magnet.)
15. Tremors and fluctuations of individual parts of the earth's surface? (Earthquake.)
16. Into which sea does not a single river flow? (Red sea.)
17. The smallest ocean? (Arctic.)
18. A recess in the ground through which a stream of water flows? (Russo.)
19. Sunset below the horizon line? (Sunset.)
20. A device for determining the sides of the horizon? (Compass.)
- It is still not clear why Lake Hillier in Western Australia is pink
- To protect themselves from evil spirits, the people of the Akha tribe living in northern Laos nail wooden models of a Kalashnikov assault rifle and hand grenades to the gate posts. People are sure that no evil spirits will dare to pass through such gates.
- The driest place on earth is the Dry Valleys of Antarctica, where there has been no precipitation for two million years.
- The largest number of languages is spoken by the population of Africa - the number of African languages exceeds two thousand. The rarest of them is the Bikya language. In 1998, only one 87-year-old woman from a village on the border between Cameroon and Nigeria spoke this language.
- Holland is a province within the Netherlands, which in the 16th-18th centuries was the political and economic core of the state. Since then, the history of this province has become so merged with the history of the whole country that the Netherlands began to be called Holland.
- At the geographic poles (North and South), you can choose the time at your discretion, as all meridians converge at one point, and therefore the concept of geographic longitude loses its meaning. Since the calculation of the time of day in any place on Earth is related to the geographical longitude of this place, the uncertainty of longitude at the geographical poles leads to the uncertainty of the time of day at them.
- Istanbul, Turkey is the only city in the world that is located on two continents.
- The oldest city in the world is Damascus, the capital of Syria. It flourished for several thousand years until the founding of Rome in 753 BC.
- The largest building in the world is the Burj Dubai skyscraper ("Dubai Tower"). Its height is 828 meters (164 floors).
- Costa Rica does not have a regular army.
- Canada has more lakes than the rest of the world combined.
- The smallest states: Vatican - about 0.44 sq. km. Population 770; Monaco - approximately 1.9 sq. km. Population - 32,000 people; Nauru - approximately 21 sq. km. Population of 13,000; Tuvalu - approximately 25 sq. km. Population - 12,000 people; San Marino - approximately 61 sq. km. Population of 29,000 people.
- Streets in Japan do not have names.
- Persia changed its name to Iran in 1935.
- Austria was the first country to use postcards.
- 10 percent of the Russian government's income comes from the sale of vodka.
- Japan is 70% mountains.
- All 14 mountains that are higher than 8000 meters are in Asia.
- The highest mountain in the world with its foot at the bottom of the ocean is Mauna Kea in Hawaii. Its height is 10203 m, but only 4205 m are above sea level.
- In Korea, it is considered impolite to keep your hands behind your back or in your pockets.
- In Brazil, pulling down the lower eyelid of the right eye means that the listener doubts what you are saying.
- The full name of Los Angeles is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Angeles de Porsiuncula" and can be shortened to 3.63% of the original size: "LA".
- In 1980, there was only one country in the world that did not have telephones - Bhutan.
- The character Donald Duck has been banned in Finland because he doesn't wear trousers.
- In Saudi Arabia, a woman can get a divorce if her husband doesn't give her coffee.
- 7% of Americans don't know the first 9 words of the American anthem, but know the first 7 of the Canadian anthem.
- 5% of Canadians don't know the first 7 words of the Canadian anthem, but know the first 9 of the American anthem.
- The Matami tribe of West Africa play football with a human skull.
- The state of Papua New Guinea includes the islands of New Britain and New Ireland.
- Montpelier, the capital of the state of Vermont, is the only state capital in the United States that does not have a single McDonald's.
- Montpelier, Vermont is the smallest state capital in the United States. Its population is only about nine thousand inhabitants.
- The cleanest sea on Earth is the Weddell Sea in Antarctica.
- The point farthest from all the oceans on Earth is in China.
- In France, Italy and Chile, the existence of UFOs is officially recognized.
- In May 1948, two New Zealand volcanoes, Ruapehu and Ngauruhoe, erupted simultaneously.
- Unlike most African nations, Ethiopia has never been a European colony.
- Lebanon is the only country in the Middle East that does not have deserts.
- The city of Hong Kong ranks first in the world in terms of the number of Rolls-Royce cars.
- There are only two landlocked countries in South America: Bolivia and Paraguay.
- Amsterdam and Antwerp have 26 islands each, St. Petersburg has 101, and Venice has 118.
- In the town of Calama, located in the Chilean Atacama Desert, it never rains.
- The widest street in the world is located in Brasilia (Street "Monumental Axis", width - 250 meters).
- The inhabitants of the island of Lesvos are called lesbians and lesbians, not lesbians and lesbians.
- The Red Sea is the warmest sea on earth.
- Indonesia is located on 17,508 islands.
- There are no rivers in Saudi Arabia.
- The Ob River has about 150,000 tributaries.
- The national anthem of Greece has 158 versions. No inhabitant of Greece knows all 158 versions of the anthem of his country.
- In Malaysia, they believe that by bathing a child in beer, you can protect him from all sorts of troubles and diseases.
- The 7 largest peoples in the world: Chinese (Han), Hindustanis, US Americans, Bengalis, Russians, Brazilians and Japanese.
- The highest of the extinct volcanoes on Earth is Aconcagua, located in Argentina. Its height is 6960 meters.
- Several buildings in Manhattan have their own zip code. And the World Trade Center even has several of them.
- There is only one river in the world that originates at the equator and flows into the temperate zone: the Nile. For some unknown reason, the rest of the rivers flow in the opposite direction.
- The center of Europe is located on the territory of Ukraine in the Transcarpathian region between the cities of Tyachev and Rakhiv, near the village of Delovoe, and the center of Asia is in the city of Kizyl of the Tuva Republic.
- In Thailand, it is still considered indecent to use a fork while eating. The fork is used only to transfer food from a plate to a spoon.
- Despite the fact that Delhi and Novosibirsk are almost on the same longitude, their time differs by an hour and a half. This is due to the fact that India has a special standard time.
- 23 of the 50 US states have access to the ocean.
- On February 18, 1979, it was snowing in the Sahara desert.
- There are 17 active volcanoes in Japan.
- The first capital of the Russian state was Ladoga.
- Cuba is the only Caribbean island that has railroads.
- Nauru is the only state in the world that does not have an official capital.
- The largest ports in the world: Rotterdam, Singapore, Kobe, New York, New Orleans.
- The last eruption of Japan's Mount Fuji occurred in 1707.
- 336 rivers flow into Lake Baikal, and only one (Angara) flows out.
- The coldest capital in the world is Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia).
- Almost until the end of the 1980s, there was not a single telephone in Bhutan.
- Of the 25 highest peaks in the world, 19 are in the Himalayas.
- Less than 1 percent of the Caribbean islands are inhabited.
- There are 3 cities in Peru and 9 more Parises in the USA.
- The Ganges has the largest delta of all rivers.
- Japan has over 3900 islands.
- In the state of Togo, a man who compliments a woman is obliged to marry her.
- On the central square of the Canadian town of Glendon, its official symbol rises - a dumpling 9 meters high and weighing 2700 kg.
- The eruption of the Mexican volcano Paricutin lasted 9 years (from 1943 to 1952). During this time, the cone of the volcano rose to 2774 meters.
- There are 5 states in Europe that border only one other state - Portugal, Denmark, San Marino, Vatican City and Monaco.
- The 7 largest countries in the world (Russia, Canada, USA, China, Australia, Brazil and Argentina) occupy half of the planet's land mass.
- On the flag of Iran, the inscription Allah Akbar is repeated 22 times.
- The Philippines archipelago consists of 7107 islands.
- The Trans-Siberian Railway crosses exactly 3901 bridges.
- The Kingdom of Tonga is the only monarchy in Oceania.
- The first draft of the Declaration of Independence was written on hemp paper, and the first American flag was woven from fibers.
- House numbering was first adopted in London in the 18th century, before which the address was determined by the name of the owner.
- In 1991, a monument to the ax was erected in Canada on a concrete plinth. The weight of the monument was 7 tons.
- 60% of all cultural values of Western Europe are concentrated in Italy. Any Italian city is an open-air museum.
- In the city of Tegazi (Sahara) there are houses with walls made of rock salt. This is one of the driest places on earth.
- In Finland, Italy, Germany, England, France and Spain, the number of cell phones exceeds the number of conventional ones.
- Visitors to the museum in Wuppertale are given identical postcards and asked to send them from their city. They are the exhibit.
- In Tombson, men and women over the age of 18 are not allowed to smile if they are missing more than 1 front tooth.
- The postal service of Ecuador puts a stamp on the envelopes: Pyramid, located on the equator and dividing the world in half.
- In England, 12 million used cell phones and 2 million televisions are thrown into landfills every year.
- In London, a true Cockney is one who was born in the East End, within earshot of the bells of St Mary-le-Bow.
- During the construction of the Palace of the Parliament in Bucharest, there was such a demand for Romanian marble that even tombstones throughout the country were made from other materials.
- The cities of Makhachkala and Buynaksk are named after the Dagestan revolutionaries Magomed-Ali Dakhadaev (Makhach) and Ullubiy Daniyalovich Buynaksky.
- The Russian city of Armavir got its name in honor of the ancient capital of Armenia - Armavir. Now they are sister cities.
- Canada has been declared the best country to live in by the UN 4 times in the last 5 years.
- There are more Barbie dolls in Italy than there are Canadians in Canada.
- There are no clocks in Las Vegas casinos.
- The only country where no births were registered in 1983 is the Vatican.
- If all the steel cables of the largest suspension bridge Akashi-Kaikyo were stretched out in length, then they could encircle the Earth as many as seven times.
- The most windy place is Victoria Land, located in Antarctica. The wind speed here reaches 215 kilometers per hour.
- Andorra is the only country in the world with free postage.
- Rolling a finger at the temple in Argentina and Peru means "I think." In other countries, the same gesture means "crazy".
- In Japan, it is considered very indecent to kiss in front of witnesses.
- The equator passes through 13 countries of the world.
- In Iceland, tipping is considered an insult.
- The United Nations University is located in Tokyo.
- Venice in Italy is built on 118 islets, connected by 400 bridges. She gradually sinks into the water.
- In Paraguay, registered blood donors can legally participate in duels.
