World Physical Geography – One-Page Super Shortcut Table
| Continent | Highest Peak | Major Mountains | Major Plateaus / Highlands | Major Plains | Major Deserts | Major Rivers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | Mount Everest (8848 m) | Himalayas, Karakoram, Hindu Kush | Tibetan Plateau | Indo-Gangetic Plain, West Siberian Plain | Gobi, Thar | Ganga, Brahmaputra, Yangtze, Mekong, Amur |
| Europe | Mont Blanc (4807 m) | Alps, Pyrenees, Carpathians, Apennines | Central Uplands (Black Forest, Massif Central) | Northern European Plain | – | Volga, Danube, Rhine, Seine |
| Africa | Kilimanjaro (5895 m) | Atlas, Drakensberg, Rwenzori | Ethiopian Plateau, East African Plateau | Nile Basin, Congo Basin | Sahara, Kalahari, Namib | Nile, Congo, Niger, Zambezi |
| North America | Denali (6190 m) | Rockies, Sierra Nevada, Appalachians, Cascade | Canadian Shield | Great Plains, Central Lowlands | – | Mississippi, Missouri, Mackenzie, Yukon |
| South America | Aconcagua (6961 m) | Andes, Brazilian Highlands, Guiana Highlands | Brazilian Highlands, Guiana Highlands | Amazon Basin, La Plata Basin | Patagonian Plateau | Amazon, Paraná, Orinoco |
| Antarctica | Vinson Massif (4892 m) | Transantarctic Mountains | East Antarctic Plateau | – | – | Subglacial lakes (Vostok) |
| Australia | Mount Kosciuszko (2228 m) | Great Dividing Range | Western Plateau | Central Lowlands (Lake Eyre, Murray-Darling) | Great Victoria, Simpson, Great Sandy | Murray, Darling, Murrumbidgee |
One-Liner Quick Memory Points
Asia: Largest continent, Everest, Gobi & Thar, Tibetan Plateau, Indo-Gangetic Plain.
Europe: Mont Blanc, Alps, Northern European Plain, Central Uplands.Africa: Kilimanjaro, Sahara, Nile, Ethiopian Plateau, Rift Valley.
North America: Denali, Rockies, Great Plains, Canadian Shield, Mississippi.
South America: Aconcagua, Andes, Amazon Basin, La Plata Basin, Angel Falls.
Antarctica: Vinson, East Antarctic Plateau, Transantarctic Mountains, Ross Ice Shelf.
Australia: Kosciuszko, Great Dividing Range, Western Plateau, Murray-Darling, Central Lowlands.