World locations in news

(Note: Following locations are in news in the last one year. Mark these map locations in the atlas.)

1. Dubai:
 World Government summit 2018
2. Duqm Port
 Oman
 India is given access to the port in 2018, during the visit of PM.
 For military and logistics
 Close to Chabahar port
3. Chabahar port
 India is developing it.
 To bypass Pakistan to reach Afghanistan and Central Asia
4. Hajigak region
 Afghanistan
 Good Iron ore reserves
 Some Indian companies have got contract for extraction of ore.
 It is connected to Chabahar port
5. Farkhor
 Tajikistan
 Indian Air base is located here. Operated by Indian Air force.
 Connected to Chabahar port
6. Assumption Island
 Seychelles
 India and Seychelles have signed agreement to develop joint military facility
7. Rooppur
 Bangladesh
 Rooppur project is the first initiative under Indo-Russian deal to undertake atomic
energy projects in Bangladesh.
 India will provide personnel training, consultation support and participate in the
construction.
8. Changi Naval Base
 Singapore
 India and Singapore recently signed a bilateral agreement that will allow logistical
support to Indian Navy ships at Singapore’s Changi Naval Base located near disputed
South China Sea.
9. Samarkand
 Uzbekistan
 1st India-Central Asia Dialogue was held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan and was co-
chaired by the Minister of External Affairs of India.
10. Chagos Archipelago
 Indian Ocean

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  International Court of Justice (ICJ) in an advisory opinion has said that Britain has to
handover Chagos Archipelago to complete the process of decolonization of
Mauritius.
 Mauritius has maintained that Britain’s “unilateral” decision to ban the right of
return of Chagossians (African Tribe) and to renew the lease for the US base on
Diego Garcia, one of the Chagos Islands, breached international law.
11. Johannesburg
 South Africa
 10th BRICS Summit (2018) took place at Johannesburg in South Africa.
12. Qingdao
 China
 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit (2018) was held
13. Farzard- B gas field
 Iran
 Located in Persian Gulf under the control of Iranian sovereignty and India is
progressing on acquisition and exploration of this.
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World locations of minerals and energy resources
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South America: Casapalco (Peru), Chuquicamata & San Jose (Chile)

 Africa: Katanga
 Asia: Lake Balkash (Russia), Ulanbatore (Mongolia)

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  North America: Gulf coast, Appalachian, California, Alaska (USA), Prairies, Edmonton,
Calgary (Canada)
 South America: Maracaibo, Orinoco basin (Venezuela), Magdalena (Columbia), Punta Arenas
(Chile), Falkland
 Europe: North Sea, Norway
 Africa: Algeria, Libya, Nigeria – Niger delta
 Asia: Dhaharan, Quatif (Saudi Arabia), Mosul, Kirkuk, Zubair (Iraq), Masjid Sulaiman (Iran),
Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Abudabhi (UAE); Baku (Azerbaijan), Urals, Caucasus, Caspian sea,
NW Siberia, Sakhalin (Russia); Sumatra, Borneo (Indonesia); Brunei; Sarawak, Sabah
(Malaysia), China

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World locations – industries
 North America:
USA
 Pittsburgh – Iron and Steel capital of the world
 Los Angeles – Hollywood
 Chicago – Meat processing
 Detroit – Automobile
 San-Francisco – IT
 Seattle – Lumbering and aluminium industry
Canada
 Montreal – Ships and aircraft
 Quebec – Ships
 Ottawa – Paper
 Toronto – Engineering and Automobile
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Netherlands
 Rotterdam - Marine Engineering, Ship building
 Amsterdam - Diamond polishing
Italy
 Milan (Manchester of Italy) - Silk Textile
 Turin (Detroit of Italy) - Automobiles

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  Asia:
Russia
 Moscow and Gorki - Iron Steel, Chemicals
 Magnitogorsk - Iron Steel, Oil refining
 Leningrad (St Petersburg) - Textile, Chemicals, Paper
 Moscow-Ivanovo - Cotton Textile
Ukraine
 Kirov Rog-Rostogo - Iron & Steel, Heavy Industries
Japan
 Nagoya (Detroit of Japan) - Aircraft, Automobile
 Osaka (Manchester of Japan) - Ships, Iron & Steel
 Kobe and Kyoto - Ships, Iron & Steel
 Nagasaki - Iron & Steel, Ship building, Machinery
 Tokyo - Engineering & Textiles
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