6.1 Asia

Question 1

The highest and lowest (exposed) points on Earth

Answer 1

Mount Everest (8850m)

Dead Sea (-424_

Question 2

Coldest (inhabited) and hottest place on the Earth

Answer 2

Oymyakon - Russia

Lut Desert - Iran

Question 3

civilizations which originated in asia

Answer 3

Indus Valley Civilization

Mesopotamia

Chinese civilization

Question 4

Wettest and dryest place on earth

Answer 4

Mawsynran - Meghalaya

Thar and Gobi deserts of Arabia

Question 5

extend of Asia

Answer 5

10N to 80S

25E to 170W

Question 6

what is Eurasia

Answer 6

Asia and Europe together form one continuous land mass called Eurasia

Question 7

Give points for the boundaries and location of Asia (N S E W)

Answer 7

• Arctic Ocean to the north
• Pacific Ocean to the east
• Indian Ocean to the South
• Ural + Caucasus mountains + Black Sea + Caspian Sea in the west

Question 8

what connects Africa and asia

Answer 8

Sinai Peninsula

Question 9

what separates Asia from North America in the extreme northeast

Answer 9

Bering Strait

Question 10

6 political divisions of Asia

Answer 10

East Asia

North Asia

Central Asia

South East Asia

South Central Asia

West Asia

Question 11

countries of East Asia 6

Answer 11

Japan
North Korea
South Korea
China
Taiwan
Mongolia

Question 12

what is north asia

Answer 12

the asian part of russia

Question 13

countries of central asia 5

Answer 13

Tajikistan
Kyrgyzstan
Kazakhstan
Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan

Question 14

countries of south east Asia 10

Answer 14

Myanmar
Thailand
Laos
Singapore
Indonesia
Cambodia
Brunei
Timor Leste
Philippines
Vietnam

Question 15

countries of south central asia 8

Answer 15

India
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Bangladesh
Nepal
Bhutan
Sri Lanka
Maldives

Question 16

west asia (middle east) 19 (name any 8)

Answer 16

Iran
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
Qatar
Bahrain
UAE
Oman
Yemen
Jordan
Israel
Palestine
Lebanon
Syria
Turkey
Cyprus
Armenia
Georgia
Azerbaijan

Question 17

5 major physical divisions of Asia

Answer 17

Northern Lowlands

Central Mountains

Southern Plateaus

Great River Valleys

Island Groups

Question 18

Northern Lowlands 5

Answer 18

• Northern lowlands are extensive lowlands located in the north of Asia, bordering the Arctic Ocean
• The northern part of these lowlands is called the Siberian Plain (from the Ural Mountains to the Bering Sea)
• there are many marshes and swamps which form over the plains
• South of the Siberian plains is a lowland known as the Turan Plain, surrounding Aral Sea
• Turan plain is an area of internal drainage

Question 19

which 3 major rivers drain the Siberia Plain

Answer 19

Ob

Yenisey

Lena

Question 20

which 2 rivers drain the Turan Plain

Answer 20

Amu Darya, and Syr Darya (flow into Aral Sea)

Question 21

The Central mountains 7

Answer 21

• an extensive young fold mountain system
• contains Pamir Knot, almost all the mountain ranges in Asia radiate from this nodal point
• Hindukush and Sulaiman lie west of Pamir Knot
• Himalayas, Karakoram, Kunlun, Altyn Tagh and Ten Shan to the east
• two intermontane plateaus - Plateau of Iran and Plateau of Anatolia
• two intermontane plateaus in the northeast - Plateau of Tibet and Plateau of Mongolia
• two great depressions are Tarim Basin and Tsaidam Basin

Question 22

Hindukush goes westward as

Answer 22

Elburz Mountains (along caspian sea)

Question 23

How does the Sulaiman range run

Answer 23

first, as the Kirthar Range
then the Zagros Mountains

Question 24

what is the Armenian Knot

Answer 24

the point at which Elburz and Zagros converge

Question 25

Elburz runs as what after the Armenian Knot

Answer 25

Pontic Mountains

Question 26

Zagros runs as what after the Armenian Knot

Answer 26

Taurus Mountains

Question 27

where is the Plateau of Iran cradled

Answer 27

between Elburz and Zagros

Question 28

where is the Plateau of Anatolia cradled

Answer 28

Pontic and Taurus mountains

Question 29

which mountains lie east of the Pamir Knot (5)

Answer 29

Himalayas Kunlun Karakoram Altyn Tagh Tien Shan HAKTK

Question 30

how do the Himalayas run 3

Answer 30

south-eastwards into India and Nepal Mt. Everest lies in this range Further east, they bend southwards and countinue in Myanmar (as Arakan Yoma)

Question 31

Karakoram range 2

Answer 31

lies north of the Himalayas Holds the second-highest peak in the world - K2/Godwin Austen

Question 32

how do the Kunlun mountains run

Answer 32

Eastward from PK, and then into China

Question 33

how does the Altyn Tagh run

Answer 33

north east direction into china

Question 34

how does the Tien Shan run

Answer 34

northernmost range from PK runs north-eastwards into China

Question 35

4 other important mountains ranges

Answer 35

Altai Khingan Yablonovy Stanovoy

Question 36

between what is the Plateau of Tibet cradled?

Answer 36

Kunlun in the north Himalayas in south

Question 37

roof of the world

Answer 37

Plateau of Tibet

Question 38

between what is the Plateau of Mongolia cradled

Answer 38

moutains on all sides

Question 39

which desert lies south of Plateau of Mongolia

Answer 39

Gobi Desert

Question 40

Which desert is located in the Tarim Basin

Answer 40

Takla Makan Desert

Question 41

The Southern Plateaus 2

Answer 41

- located south of the Central mountains are three vast plateaus, old stable blocks made of hard crystalline rocks - Plateau of Arabia, plateau of Peninsular India, plateau of Shan + Plateau of Yunnan

Question 42

plateau of Arabia 3

Answer 42

- steep across the Red Sea coast - slopes eastwards to the Persian Gulf - dry, desert region

Question 43

plateau of Peninsular India 3

Answer 43

- steep across the Arabian Sea\ gently slopes down to the Bay of Bengal traversed by Mahanadi, Krishna, Godavari, Kaveri

Question 44

Plateau of Shan and Plateau of Yunnan 4

Answer 44

- actually parts of the same plateau - Myanmar and China, respectively - steep western slope - drained by Salween, Mekong, Si Kiang

Question 45

The Great River Valleys 3

Answer 45

- Large snow-fed rivers have brought down and deposited huge amounts of alluvium, giving rise to extensive fertile plains - located between the Central Highlands and the Southern Plateaus - Tigirs/Euphrates aka Mesopotamian Lowland Indus Valley Ganga-Brahmaputra valley Great Plain of China Mekong Valley Amur Valley aka Manchurian plain

Question 46

where is the Tigris /Euphrates valley

Answer 46

Iraq also called Mesopotamian Lowland

Question 47

five tributaries of Indus

Answer 47

Sutlej Ravi Jhelum Beas Chenab

Question 48

three rivers of the Great Plain of China

Answer 48

Hwang-Ho Yangtze Si Kiang

Question 49

which valleys combined are also known as Mekong Valley and where

Answer 49

Irrawaddy and Salween valleys in Myanmar

Question 50

what is Amur Valley also known as

Answer 50

Manchurian Plain

Question 51

The Island Groups 4

Answer 51

there are many island countries in east and southeast Asia a group of islands is called an archipelago Indonesia archipelago is the biggest one in the world most of these islands have formed due to submergence of fold/volcanic mountains

Question 52

where are: Bahrain Sri Lanka Indonesia Philippines, Taiwan, Japan

Answer 52

1 - persian gulf 2 - indian ocean 3- indian and pacific oceans 4 - pacific ocean

Question 53

which 6 islands majorly constitute Indonesian Archipelago

Answer 53

Borneo Sumatra Java Sulawesi Bali Timor

Question 54

which 2 island nations are administered by India

Answer 54

Lakshadweep islands (Arabian sea) Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Bay of Bengal)