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Map Points
Map Points
Fiji – In south Pacific ocean to the right of Australia. Refer to Maps in office.
Gulf of Ormuz – near gulf of Aden (exports from Surat had great value here)
Congo – Africa
Vientiane – Right to Thailand and above Bangkok. (President visited Laos in Vientiane)
Venice – Italy.
Scotland – Above UK. First country to use solar power for bus shelter.
Bahrain – Near Saudi Arabia (Mesopotomians used to trade with these Bahrain, Oman, Beluhhas
(Harappans)).
Sakhalin – An island immediately right to China.(Oil gas pipelines can be brought to india through
Samatra, Korea).
Bordeaux – Port in France from where merchants sailed to Africa and bought slaves and then moved to
Caribbean.
North Sea – Sea to the left of Europe, to the left of Norway and Sweden
Bay of Biscay – Bay between France and Spain.
Guadeloupe – Island in the northern Caribbean. Both (Martinique and Guadeloupe) were the French
colonies during 18th century which were the exporters of Tobacco, Indigo, Sugar and coffee.
San Domingo – An Island in the Caribbean Sea, Same as above. Tobacco, Indigo, Sugar and coffee.
Chittagong – Bangladesh
Rangoon – Burma
Cape of Good Hope – Vasco da gama’s route to India. He landed in Calicut. He was Portuguese sailor.
Danube – Originates at Black sea passes through Romania, Belgrade, Hungary, Austria, and Germany. In
this river, industrial wastes (especially lead, slightly radioactive materials like Cobalt and Cadmium) from
Hungary, after a dam restraining highly toxic red sludge ruptured in Hungary, creating a disastrous
pollution.
Cancun - in Mexico, below Tropic of Cancer, towards Cuba islands and bordering with Caribbean islands.
Tashkent – Capital of Uzbekistan (Treaty between India and Pak in 1966, to end the war which resulted
because of Pakistan attacking Gujarat).
Bhutan – Borders Assam, Sikkim, and Arunachal pradesh. Its currency – Ngultrum.
Aral Sea – Right to Caspian Sea. Between Uzbekistan, Khazkstan, Turkeministan. This was polluted by
salt. Refer page 119 of class 12 contemporary world politics.
Costa d’Ivoire – Ivory Coast: Country beside Ghana in West Africa.
Tehran – Country in Iran. In summer’s Security council’s meeting, Brazil and Turkey voted exporting low
rich uranium stock in exchange for enriched uranium which could be used by Tehran for nuclear
reactors. But US opposed it.
Vienna – Capital of Austria. It has Head quarters of International Atomic Energy Agency.
Mc Mohan line is the line which divides China from India. It was signed by British and China in 1914 as
per Simla Accord. It extends from Bhutan till Arunachal Pradesh.
Pyongyang is the capital of North Korea. It started fire against South Korea at YeonPyeong.
Senkaku or Diayou Islands – Disputed islands in the east China sea. Japan and China both claim the
authority over these uninhabited islands.
La Guiara – Venezuela island through which a fibre optic cable is connected to Cuba from Venezuela.
Mirzapur – Uttar Pradesh. Before railways, the town of Mirzapur was a collection center of cotton for
India, from where it was exported to Britain. After Railways were introduced, Mirzapur declined in terms
of trade export point.
Surat – Gujarat (First Municipal Corporation) (Was called Gate to Mecca because many piligrims ships
sailed from here.)
Kanpur – UttarPradesh. During 18th century industrialization in India, only two proper “industrial cities”.
One was Kanpur – Woollen, leather, cotton textiles and Jamshedpur – Steel.
Jamshedpur – Jharkhand.
Kheda - Gujarat
Champaran – Bihar
Bardoli – Gujarat
Jaipur – Rajasthan
Awadh – Uttar Pradesh. Battle of Chinhat was the battle fought at Chinhat a place in Awadh, during 1857
peasants revolt.
Ahmedabad – Gujarat
Baroda – Gujarat
Nagpur – Maharashtra
Meerut – Uttar Pradesh. First place where 1857 sepoys revolt broke out.
Kollam – Kerala
Tiruvananthapuram – Kerala
Bhilai – Chattisgarh
Rourkela – Orissa
Deltas of Krishna and Godavari (Petroleum producer. Petroleum is also called Black gold.)
Raighad - Maharashtra.
Manipal – Karnataka
Salbai – Madhya Pradesh (Treaty of Salbai, first anglo Marathas war in 1782).
ShivPalGanj – Uttar Pradesh ( An advertisement to provoke farmers to grow more grain in villages in the
first few years after independence).
AksaiChin – In Ladakh, specifically in north western Kashmir (Very Upper part of India). Claimed and
occupied by China.
Thane city – Maharashtra (Has made a difference by using solar energy for most of the electricity
generation)
Bastar – Chattisgarh. Solar energy is being used for electricity. Solar photo voltaic technology is used to
lighten up 100s of villages in and around Bastar.
Lothal – Gujarat (On the bank of Sabarmathi River, which starts from Saurashtra)
Chanhudaro – On the bank of river Indus (branch) and Almost dedicated for craft production.
Plassay – Bengal.
Buxar – Bengal
Ratnagiri – Maharashtra.
Guwahati – Assam. Jonbeel Mela is held here. This is the only mela where Barter system exists.
Jalandhar – In Punjab. Manufactured Foot balls for Foot balls world cup.
Jabalpur – In MadhyaPradesh
Sir Creek line – Line of dividing between Gujarat and Pakistan. At 24 N latitude and above Tropic of
Cancer (23.5 deg North).
Nasik – Maharashtra
SubarnaRekha river – Flows through Jharkhand, Westbengal and Orissa. It has waterfalls called Hundru
Waterfalls.
Jaitapur – Maharashtra. Environment and forest ministry has resisted pressures from various
environmental groups to scrupple the nuclear power project (6x1650MW).
Minicoy islands – Just above eight degree channel. Near Lakshadweep and Maldives.
Andhra Pradesh:
Chittor – Bottom Right coastal of Andhra Pradesh
Venkatagiri – Nellore