The Asian region Flashcards

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Describe the relative location of asia

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It is located in the Eastern part of the Northern Hemisphere and in the North, Arctic ocean in the South Indian Ocean in the East, pacific ocean, in the West, the continent of Europe.

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What is Eurasia

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The landmass where both the Asian continent and the European continent is located in.

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Name six boundaries that separate Europe and Asia?

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Ural mountains
River Ural,
caspian sea
caucasas mountains
black sea
mediterranean sea
Suez canal
red sea

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name three large islands and three small islands in Asia.

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Large :- Japanese islands, Indonesian islands, Philippines islands , Sri Lanka

Small:- Andaman , Nicobar , Maldives

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What is the absolute location of Asia?

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10 degrees Latitude South to 80 degree Latitude North and between 25 degrees and 180 degrees Longitudes East

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6 uniquenesses of Asia?

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  1. The largest continent
  2. All climatic types
  3. Different human races, ethnic groups, languages, cultural diversity.
  4. Birth place of many major languages.
    5.Largest mountain ranges and highest mountain peak
  5. The most popular continent.
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