The following points are selected by the CBSE board for world map pointing questions

Commercial grain farming

Prairies of U.S.A and Canada, Pampas of Argentina, Velds of South Africa, Australia Downs, canterbury of New Zealand, Eurasian Steppes.


Area of Subsistence gathering

Northern America, Amezon Basin, Southern Chile, Zaire Basin, Northern Fringe Of Australia, Interior of South-East Asia, Northern Eurasia.


Areas of Nomadic Herding

Atlantic shore of North Africa, South-west Africa, Arabian peninsula, Islands of Madagascar, Central China, Mongolia, Tundra region of Eurasia


Areas of Mixed Farming

North-Western Europe, Eastern North America, temperate latitudes of Southern Continents, Eurasia.


Areas of Primitive subsistence Agriculture

South and Central America, Central West Africa, South-East Asia


Areas of Commercial livestock Raring

Argentina, Uruguay, Australia, U.S.A.


Important ports of World

North America – Vancouver, San Francisco, New Orleans ; South America – Colon,Valparaiso, Rio De Janeiro; Africa – Suez, Cape town; Europe – London, Hamburger, North Cape; Asia – Karachi, Kolkata, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Yokohama; Australia – Perth, Sydney, Melbourne.


Trans Continental Railway Terminal

Trans Canadian Railway Terminal – Halifax and Vancouver; Trans-Siberian Railway Terminal – St. Petersburg and Vladivostok; The Australian Trans Continental Railway – Perth and Melbourne.


World’s important waterways

North America – St. Lawrence seaway, South America – The Panama canal, Europe -Rhine waterway, Africa – Suez Canal


World’s important Airports

North America – Mexico City, New Orleans, Chicago; South America – Santiago, Buenos Aires; Europe – Paris, London, Berlin, Moscow, Rome; Africa – Johannesburg, Nairobi, Jeddah; Asia – Mumbai, Beijing, Tokyo; Australia – Darwin, Wellington.



Largest Countries of every Continents

Asia – China, Europe – France, Africa – Algeria, North America – Canada, South America – Brazil, Australia/Oceania - Australia