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Geography Asia Flashcards

1
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Asia also known as

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Continent of heterogeneity | Home of the man

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2
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Asia land mass

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44 million sq km

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Latitude location ———

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North: 81 degrees (78)
South: 10 degrees

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Longitude location |

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East: 25 degrees
West: 170 degrees

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5
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Asia makes up ___ percent of world’s land mass

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29.92 percent

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Asia surrounded by

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East: Pacific Ocean
South: Indian ocean
North: Arctic ocean
West: Europe

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Asia size (E, W, N, S)

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North to South: 8600 km
East to west : 9600 km

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8
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World’s ___ percent population lives in Asia

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60 percent

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9
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Land connection asia and north America

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Bering Strait

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10
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Dry grassy plain found along Europe and Asia

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Eurasian Steppes ( eastern europe, along top of central asia and china into Mongolia)

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11
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Asia’s (one of the world’s) coldest places

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Verkhoyansk (Russia) (-37 degrees)

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12
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Deepest lake in the world

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Lake Baikal (Siberia, Russia)

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13
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Countries that fall both in Europe and Asia

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Turkey
Russia
Georgia
Azerbaijan
Kazakhstan

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14
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Asia and europe connected by ___ mountains

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Ural mountains
Caucasus mountains

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15
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World’s largest and tallest plateau

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Tibet’s Pamir Plateau (5000 meters)

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16
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Roof of the world

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Tibet’s Pamir Plateau

17
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World’s deepest gorge

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Kaligandaki gorge (depth 5,571 m) in the Annapurna Himalayan Range

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World’s deepest valley

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Brahmaputra valley (Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon) (5500 m)
Arun Valley -2000 m deep

19
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World’s largest population

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India
China
USA

20
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Country in asia wity most languages spoken

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India (450 or more languages)

21
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Lowest point on Earth

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Dead Sea (between Israel and Jordan)

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Rains the most/ wettest spot in the world

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Cherrapunji / Mawsynram (Meghalaya, India)

23
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Sea between Asia and Africa

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Red Sea

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Connection between Asia and Africa

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Isthmus of Suez (also separates the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea)

25
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Sea between Asia and North America

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Bering Sea

26
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Longest glacier in the world (outside of polar region)

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Fedchenko glacier in Tajikstan (77 km long)

27
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Second longest glacier (outside polar region)

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Siachen glacier ( Karakoram range of Himalayas) 75 km long

28
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World’s biggest lake

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Caspian sea (central Asia) 386,000 sq km

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Caspian Sea surrondings

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Russia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan

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Major rivers in Asia

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Huang He (Yellow river) , Brahmaputra, Ganges, Indus, Yangtze, Mekong

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Biggest country in asia

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Russia
China
India
Kazakhstan
Saudi Arabia

32
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Pearl of the Indian Ocean

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Sri Lanka

33
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Old name of Vietnam

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Champa ( from 2nd to 17th century)
Annam

34
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Mount Everest height

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8,849 m

35
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Number of countries in Asia

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48

36
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Smallest country in Asia

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Maldives

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