SPORTS AND THE TERMS ASSOCIATED WITH THEM-Well Known Places in World

World Physical Facts Important LocalWinds

1 Chinook Hot, dry wind in Rockies, also called 'snow eater'. 2 Foehn Hot, dry wind in the Alps 3 Khamsin Hot, dry wind in Egypt. 4 Sirocco Hot, moist wind from Sahara to Mediterranean Sea 5 Solano Hot, moist wind from Sahara towards Iberian Peninsula 6 Harmattan Hot, dry wind blowing outwards from the interior of W.Africa, also called Guinea Doctor. 7 Bora Cold, dry wind blowing outwards from Hungary to the north of Italy (near Adriatic Sea). 8 Mistral Very cold wind, which blows from the Alps over France 9 Punas Cold, dry wind blowing down towards the western side of Andes. 10 Blizzard Very cold winds in Tundra region 11 Purga Cold wind in Russian tundra 12 Levanter Cold wind in Spain 13 Norwester Hot wind in New Zealand 14 Santa Ana Hot wind in S. California in USA.

 

 

Well Known Places in World

Place Country Abu Musa United Arab Emirates Aswan Dam Egypt Atlanta USA Al Aqsa Jerusalem Babylon Baghdad Bangkok Thailand Barcelona Spain Beijing China Berlin Wall Germany Bethlehem Israel Big Ben London Bradenburg Gate Berlin Broadway New York Buckingham Palace London Caracas Venuzuela Cenotaph London Clask Air Base Phillippines C.N. Tower Canada Colossium Rome Davos Switzerland Diegogarcia An Island in Indian Ocean 10, Downing Street London Eritrea Africa Eiffel Tower Paris Empire State Building New York Fleet Street London Golan Heights Israel Genghiskhan Palace Mongolia Geneva Switzerland Harley Street London Hague Netherland Havana Cuba Hyde Park London India House London Independence Hall Philadelphia (USA) Jakarta Indonesia Jerusalem Israel Karakoram Highway Links Pakistan Occupied Kashmir with China Kaaba Mecca Kremlin Moscow Leh ladakh (J & K) Lillehammar Norway Limassol Cyprus Lap Nor China Lords London Leaning Tower Pisa Louvre Paris Male Maldives Mina Saudi Arabia Mindona Island, Philippines Monte Carlo France Merdeka Palace Jakarta Nehru Square Russia Okinawa Japan Oval London Pentagon Washington Pisa Italy Potala Lhasa Porcelain Tower Nanking Pyramid Egypt Red Square Moscow Scotland Yard London Shwe Dragon Pagoda Rangoon Sphynx Egypt Statue of Liberty New York St. Sophia Constantinople Vatican Rome Wailing Wall Jerusalem Wall Street New York Waterloo Belgium Wembley London West Minister Abbey London White Hall London White House Washington Wimbledon London Windhoek Namibia Victoria Canada Yellowstone U.S.A.

SPORTS AND THE TERMS ASSOCIATED WITH THEM

Badminton

Angled Drive Serve, Backhand Low Serve, Bird, Deuce, Double Droup, Fault, Flick Serve, Forehand Smash, Let, Lob, Love All, net Shots, Rush, Smash.

Baseball

Base, Battery, Bunting, Catcher, Diamond, Hitter, Home Infield, Outfield, Pinch, Pitcher Plate, Pullout, Short Stop, Strike.

Basketball

Ball, Basket, Blocking, Dribbling, Free Throw, Held Ball, Holding, Jump Ball, Multiple Throws, Pivot.

Billiards

Baulk Line, Break, Bolting, Cannon, Cue, Hazard, In-off, Jigger, Long jenney, Pot, Scratch, Screw Back, short Stop, Strike.

Boxing

Ausiliary Point System, Babit Punch, Break, Cut, Defence, Down, Hook, Jab, Lying On, Knock, Seconds out, Slam, Upper Cut, Weight In, Win by Knock-out.

Bridge

Auction, Bid, Chicane, Cut, Declarer, Doubleton, Dummy, Finesse, Grand Slam, Little Slam, Notrumps, Over-trick, Revoke, rubber, Ruff, Shuffle, Suit, Vulnerable.

Chess

Bishop, Capture, Castling, Checkmate, En Passant, Gambit, Grand Master, King, Knight, Pawn, Queen, Rook, Stalemate, Under Promoting.

Cricket

Ashes, Banana, Boundary, Bowling, Caught, Chinaman, Cover Drive, Crease, Doosra, Duck, Duckworth-Lewis Rule, Fine Leg, Follow On, Full Toss, Gardening, Googly, Gully, Hat-trick, Hit Wicket, Inswinger, l.b.w., Leg-break, Leg-bye, Leg Glance, late Cut, maiden Over, No Ball, Off Break, On Drive, Out, Outswinger, Over, Mandatory Over, over Pitch, Popping Crease, Rubber, Run Down, Run Out, Short Pitch, Silly Point, Slip, Square Leg, Stone Walling, Straight Drive, Stumped, Short leg, Spin, Swing, Thirdman, Yorker.

Croquet

Hoops, Mallet, Peg Out.

Draughts

Huff

Football

Advantage Clause, Blind Side, Centre Forward, Corner Kick, Dead Ball, Direct Free Kick, Dribble, Goal kick, Golden Goal, Hat-trick, Marking, OffSide, Penalty Kick, Penalty Shootout, Red Card, Striker, Throw In, Tripping.

Golf

Best-ball Foursome, Bogey, Bunker, Caddie, Dormy, Fairway, Fourball, Foursome, Greed Holes, Links, Niblic, Par, Put, Rough, Stymied, Tee, Threesome.

Gymnastics

A-bars, Ariel, Blocks, Cone of Swing, Dish, Flairs, Giants, Inlocate, Kip, Planche, Tariff, Tumble, Virtuosity, Wrap.

Hockey

Advantage, Back-stick, Bully, Cary, Centre Forward, Corner, Dribble, Flick, Free-hit, Goal Line, Green Card, Halfway Line, Hat-trick, Off-side, Red Car, Roll -in, Scoop, Short Corner, Sixteen-yard hit, Square Pass, Stick, Striking Cirele, Tackle, Tie-breaker, Zonal Marking.

Horse Racing

Jockey, Punt, Steeplechase, Thorough Bred.

Judo

Ashi-waza, chui, Dan, Dojo, Gyaku, Hajime, Ippon, Jigotai, Kaeshiwaza, Koka, Makikomi, Nage-waza, O-goshi, Randori, Scarf, Tani-Otoshi, Uchi-komvi, Waki-gatame, Yoshi, Yuko.

Karate

Age Zuki, Ai-uchi, Aka, Chakugan, Dachi, Encho Sen, Fudotachi, Gedan, Geri, Hajime, Ibuki, Jion, Kakato, Koka, Makiwara, Nidan, Obi, Rei, Sanbon, Shiro, Tobigeri, Ude, Waza-ari, Yoko-geri, Zanshin, Zen-no.

Polo

Bunker, Chukker, Mallet.

Rowing

Bow, Bucket, Cow, Ergometer, Feather, Paddle, Regatta.

Rugby Football

A Trackle, Lines, Scrum, Touch, Try.

Shootng

Bag, Bull's Eye, Marksmanship, Muzzle, Plug.

Skiing

Tobogganing.

Swimming

Breast Stroke, Crawl.

Table Tennis

Anti Loop, Backspin, Chop, Loop, Penhold Grip, Push, Spin, Twiddle.

Tennis

Ace, Backhand Stroke, Deuce, Deep Volley, Deuce, Double Fault, Fault, Ground Stroke, Half Volley, Let, Love, Slice, Smash, Volley

Volleyball

Ace, Base-line, Blocking, Doubling, Foot Fault, Heave, Holding, Jump Set, Lob Pass, Love All, Point, Quick Smash, Scouting, Service, Spike, Tactical Ball, Volley, Windmill Service.

Wrestling

Half-Nelson, Head Lock, Heave, Hold, Rebouts, Scissor.