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Answer the following question in detail:
Describe the location of Asia.
Solution
Asia lies almost wholly in the northern and eastern hemispheres. It is separated from Europe by the Ural Mountains and the Caspian Sea in the west and the Caucasus Mountain in the South-West. The Arctic Ocean lies to the north of Asia, the Pacific Ocean to the east, and the Indian Ocean to the South of Asia.
Latitudinally, Asia extends from 10°S to 80°N, (8690 km). Its east-west extent is 9,700 km, from 25°E to about 170°W. There are 48 independent countries in Asia. They vary in size from Russia, China and India which are the largest to Singapore, the Maldives, and Bahrain which is the smallest. Some countries consist of group of islands like Japan, the Philippines, and Indonesia.
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Match the following:
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. Population of Asia | a. Manchurian Plain |
| 2. Countries in Asia | b. Plateau of Tibet |
| 3. Marshy lowlands | c. 4.43 billion people |
| 4. Inter-montane plateau | d. 48 |
| 5. River Amur | e. Great Siberian Plain |
State whether the following is true or false:
Together with Europe, Asia is often referred to as Eurasia.
What do you mean by Eurasia?
Write a note on the Island Chains of Asia.
Name the following (in Asia):
Most industrialized country
Name the following (in Asia):
Highest elevation
Name the following (in Asia):
Lowest point
Name the following (in Asia):
Deepest sea
Name the following (in Asia):
Number of countries in Asia
Fill in the blanks:
Asia occupies ______ of the total land area and _______ of the total population of the world.
