Geography | MCQs

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The total area of Pakistan is 881,913 km.²

Forest has about 4.8% (5%) of the total land area.

In Pakistan's hilly areas, about 40% forest comprises coniferous and scrub forests.

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Taxila is located in between River Indus and river Jhelum (Rawalpindi, Punjab)

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The Khyber Pass is a mountain pass in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, on the border with Afghanistan.

Length: 53 km

Location: Between Landi Kotal and Jamrud

Range: Hindu Kush

Explanation

The pass connects Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, with Peshawar, Pakistan

The Khyber Pass links two countries: Afghanistan & Pakistan

The Khyber Pass is a mountain pass in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

It connects Landi Kotal to the Valley of Peshawar at Jamrud.

The Khyber Pass is located in the Hindu Kush Mountains, near the Eastern border of Afghanistan.

It spans 53 kilometers

and is currently controlled by Pakistan.

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The Wakhan Corridor is a field in the northeastern part of Afghanistan that extends into China and separates Tajikistan and Pakistan.    

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• Indus river end at the Arabian sea
• The Indus River rises near Mansarovar in Tibet and flows through India, Pakistan, and finally falls into the Arabian Sea near Karachi.
  
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• The old name of the Indus river was: Sindhu
  

• Indus River Length: 3,180 km

  Indus River Mouths: Arabian Sea, Rann of Kutch, Nalsarovar bird sanctuary

  Indus River Tributaries: Sutlej River, Chenab River, Jhelum River, Ravi River,

  Indus River Sources: Tibetan Plateau, Senge Zangbu, Gar River

  Indus River 2nd source: Gar Tsangpo

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Length of India and Pakistan Border:       3323 Km (including LoC)

Length of Afghanistan & Pakistan Border: 2430km or 2252km

Length of Iran and Pakistan Border:         1871km (Goldsmid Line)

Length of China and Pakistan Border:       592km (an agreement made 1963)

Length of Pakistan coastline:                    1046km

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Nanga Parbat is the 9th highest mountain in the world and 2nd of Pakistan.

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Hindu Kush is generally translated as "Killer of Hindu" or "Hindu-Killer"

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