Alt 5.01 Geography of Asia

Asia – Overview

• Asia is the largest continent in the world Covering 1/3 of the earth

• Continent rankings by land area:

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1. Asia

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2. Africa

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3. North America

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4. South America

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5. Antarctica

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6. Europe

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7.

Oceania

Multiple Choice

Asia makes up _____ of all the earth. It is the largest of all the continents.

• 1/3

• 3/4

- The population in Asia is roughly 4.5 billion
- It is the largest and most populated continent in the world
- China is the largest country in Asia

Multiple Choice

There are more people in Asia than all other continents combined.

• True

• False

Physical Geography

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Mountains

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Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world at 29,029

ft. (8,848m)

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Located on the border of China and Nepal

Multiple Choice

Mount Everest is the smallest mountain on earth.

• True

• False

Physical Geography

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• Northern Asia (Siberia): Arctic and subarctic climates with long, harsh winters. 

• Southern Asia: Tropical and subtropical climates with hot summers and monsoon rains

Dropdown

Northern Asia is extremely ​

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and southern Asia is ​

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Natural
Disasters

in Asia

•Tsunami: a series of waves in a

water body caused by the

displacement of a large volume of
water, generally in an ocean or a

large lake

•Earthquake: An earthquake is the
shaking of the surface of the Earth
resulting from a sudden release of
energy in the Earth's lithosphere

that creates seismic waves

•Monsoon: is a seasonal change in
the direction of the prevailing, or

strongest, winds of a region

Dropdown

Large waves called ​ ​

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are different from surface waves and are usually caused by underwater earthquakes, volcanic eruptions or landslides.