Asia - Geography

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Land features that separate Asia

Groups:

(a) Separates Asia from Europe

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(b) Separates Asia from Africa

• Ural Mountains

• Black Sea

• Suez Isthmus

• Suez Canal

• Red Sea

• Caspian Sea

What is The Subcontinent?

• Mt. Everest

• India and a few other smaller countries

• China

• A popular dance move

What is the highest point on earth?

• K2
• Matterhorn
• Denali
• Mount Everest

What is the lowest place on earth?

• The Tibetan Plateau

• The Black Sea

• K2
• The Dead Sea

Describe The Subcontinent.

• is an area attached to, but isolated from the rest of the continent by mountains

• two continents that are attached to make a super continent

• a chain or group of islands

• the lowest point on earth

What land feature is called "The Rooftop of the World"?

• The Himalaya Mountains

• Deccan Plateau

• The Tibetan Plateau

• Ural Mountains

What is the largest plateau in the world?

• Tibetan

• Sahara Desert
• Deccan

• Iranian

An area of siesmic and volcanic activity along the Pacific Plate

• Circle of Ice
• Loop of Wind
• Square of Water
• Ring of Fire

What is the impact of living near The Ring of Fire?

• Increased risk of tornados

• Increased risk of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions
• No impact on seismic and volcanic activities
• Decreased risk of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions

Asia is divided into ​ (a)   vernancular regions.

• six
• five
• four
• ten
• twenty-four