Asia: Physical Geography Quiz

What percentage of the Earth's land area does Asia cover?

• 20%

• 25%

• 35%

• 30%

Which mountain system separates the Indian subcontinent from the rest of Asia?

• Tien Shan

• Himalayas

• Ural Mountains

• Andes

What is the highest mountain summit in the world?

• Mount McKinley

• Mount Kilimanjaro

• Mount Everest

• Mount Fuji

Which plateau is known as the 'Rooftop of the World'?

• Iranian Plateau

• Colorado Plateau

• Deccan Plateau

• Tibetan Plateau

What is the longest river in Asia?

• Indus

• Mekong

• Ganges

• Yangtze

Which desert is known as the 'Empty Quarter'?

• Sahara Desert

• Gobi Desert

• Rub’ al Khali

• Kalahari Desert

Which lake is the deepest in the world?

• Lake Superior

• Lake Victoria

• Lake Baikal

• Caspian Sea

What is the name of the mountain system that straddles the border between Kyrgyzstan and China?

• Himalayas

• Tien Shan

• Andes

• Rocky Mountains

Which sea is largely frozen between October and March?

• Red Sea

• Sea of Okhotsk

• Caribbean Sea

• Mediterranean Sea

Which desert is considered the world’s largest sand sea?

• Atacama Desert

• Rub’ al Khali

• Gobi Desert

• Sahara Desert