Mr. Small's Asian Physical Features Quiz

Asia's land mass related to the whole world consists of _______.

• 20%

• 50%

• 30%

• 10%

_________ % of the world's population is located in Asia.

• 70%

• 60%

• 50%

• 40%

What natural features separate the European continent from the Asian continent?

• Ural, Caucasus Mountains and Caspian, Black Seas

• Himalayas, Ural Mountains and Red, Black Seas

• Ural, Himalayas Mountains and Caspian, Red Seas

• Caucasus, Zagros Mountains and Caspian, Black Seas

What Oceans border the continent of Asia?

• Atlantic, Pacific, Indian

• Pacific, Indian, Arctic

• Atlantic and Pacific

• Pacific, Indian, and Southern

What are the five regions of Asia?

• Mountain Systems, Swamps, Plains, Steppes, deserts, and Highlands

• Mountain Systems, Plateaus, Plains, Steppes, Deserts, Freshwater and Saltwater

• Highlands, Swamps, Plains, Deserts, Freshwater

• Mountain Systems. Plateaus, Plains, Steppes, Deserts, and Saltwater

How was the Himalaya mountain range formed?

• China developing volcanoes squeezed molten lava continuously 50 million years ago

• India was a subcontinent that collided with the Eurasian continent.

• Iran 50 million years ago crashed into Asia causing the development of the mountain range to the west of China.

• The mountain range was always there, historical details are unknown.

True or False: The Indian subcontinent is starting to separate from Asia causing the erosion of the mountain belts.

• True

• False, Iranian subcontinent

• False, continues to move inward building up the mountain range 2 inches a year.

• False, splitting apart causing the mountain range to squeeze to higher levels two inches a year.

What is the highest summit in the Himalayan mountains?

• Mount Victory (24,406 feet)

• Mount Narodnaya (6,217 feet)

• Mount Damavand (18,410 feet)

• Mount Everest (29,032 feet)

What are the three major mountain ranges in Asia?

• Himalayas, Tien Shan, Ural 

• Victory, Narodnaya, Everest

• Himalayas, Victory, Ural

• Narodnaya, Tien Shan, Ural

What is the Chinese name for the Tien Shan Mountain system?

• Holy Steppes

• Glorious Peaks

• Stunning Summits

• Celestial Mountains