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| Item | Key Fact | Exam Relevance |
|---|---|---|
| World's highest mountain | Mt. Everest — 8,848.86 m (Nepal-China) | Reference for fold mountains |
| World's longest mountain range | Andes — 7,000 km (South America) | Continental fold mountain Q |
| Rocky Mountains highest peak | Mt. Elbert — 4,399 m (Colorado) | PYQ 2021 (5 marks) |
| Rocky Mountains length | ~4,800 km; Canada to New Mexico | PYQ 2021 (5 marks) |
| Rocky Mountains formation | Laramide Orogeny, 85–55 Ma | PYQ 2021 (5 marks) |
| Continental Divide | Rocky Mountains separate Pacific/Atlantic drainage | PYQ 2021 (5 marks) |
| World's highest plateau | Tibetan Plateau — avg 4,500 m ("Roof of World") | Plateau type Q |
| World's largest hot desert | Sahara — 9.2 million km² (North Africa) | Desert type Q |
| World's driest desert | Atacama (Chile) — Humboldt Current | Coastal desert Q |
| Australia's largest desert | Great Victoria Desert — 424,400 km² | PYQ 2023 (2 marks) |
| Australia's 6 deserts (area order) | GV, GS, Tanami, Simpson, Gibson, Little Sandy | PYQ 2023 (2 marks) |
| World's oldest desert | Namib Desert — ~55 million years | Coastal desert Q |
| Indo-Gangetic Plain type | Alluvial/Depositional plain | Plains classification Q |
| Satpura — block mountain type | Horst between Narmada and Tapti Grabens | India geography Q |
| Lake Titicaca | 3,812 m — world's highest navigable lake | Intermontane plateau Q |