Asia- Location (Objective Type) Flashcards
Latitudinal Extenet
10S - 80N
Longitudinal Extent
25E to 170W
Widest Distance
8690 km (North-South)
9700 km (East-West)
Widest Distance
8690 km (North-South)
9700 km (East-West)
Length of Coastline
129,077km
Number of Countries
48
Largest Country
Russia
Smallest Country
The Maldives
Most industrialised country
Japan
Highest elevation
Mount Everest (8,850 m)
Highest Plateau
Plateau of Tibet
Lowest Point
Dead Sea (400m below sea level)
Deepest Sea
South China sea
Deepest Lake
Lake Baikal
Longest Strait
Strait of Malacca
Coldest Place
Verkhoyansk, Russia (-70 C)
Warmest Place
Dasht-e-Lut, Iran
There is a time difference of _________ hours between the Anatolian Plateau (Asia Minor) in the W and the Pacific Coast in the E.
11
In _________ USSR broke up into several small republics
1991
Name some of the Largest countries in Asia.
Russia, India, China
Name some of the smallest countries in Asia
Bahrain, Maldives and Singapore
Name some countries which contain Archipelago.
Indonesia, Japan, Philippines
There are _______ independent countries in Asia
48
Population of Asia
4.48 Billion