USA HISTORY

FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE

NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY ORIGINS OF EARLY PEOPLE IN THE AMERICAS

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

Look at the handout of the map. Which region has the largest freshwater lakes?

A	Northwest coast
B	California
C	Plateau
D	Eastern Woodlands

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Located in Russia in the southern region of Siberia, Lake Baikal is the world’s largest freshwater lake by both volume (22995 km3) and depth (1741m). Lake Baikal contains 20% of the world’s fresh surface water.

Detailed explanation-2: -Loktak Lake (Meitei: Loktak Pat) is a freshwater lake in Northeast India. It is the largest freshwater lake in South Asia along with Manchar Lake in Pakistan. It is a pulsating lake, with surface area varying from 250 sq km to 500 sq km during rainy season with a typical area of 287 sq km.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Wular lake in Jammu and Kashmir is the largest freshwater lake in India. Other freshwater lakes of India include the Loktak lake in Manipur, and the Barapani lake in Meghalaya.

Detailed explanation-4: -The largest freshwater lake in the world in terms of surface area is Lake Superior in North America. It is the world’s third-largest freshwater lake by volume after Lake Baikal in Russia and Lake Tanganyika in Africa.

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