ASIA
1. Why is Asia known as land of extremes?
Ans. The highest point on the Earth Mount Everest –
8850 m above sea level. Lowest point on the Earth
Dead Sea-424m below sea level. Oymyakon, Russia
coldest place in the world -67.7·C . Ahvaz, in Iran and
Tirat Zvi in Israel highest temperature recorded 54·C in
the world. Mawsynram in Meghalaya – wettest place in
Earth all this makes Asia land of extremes.
2. What is Europe and Asia combinedly known as?
Ans. Eurasia
3. The Greater part of Asia lies in which hemisphere?
Northern and Eastern Hemispheres
4. Name the oceans bordering Asia?
Arctic ocean to the north, Indian ocean to the south,
Eastern coast bounded by pacific ocean.
5. Which is land separating Europe and Asia?
Ural Mountains and Caucasus mountains.
6. Name the water body that separates Asia from north
America?
Bering strait.
7. Name the latitudes and longitudes of Asia?
10· S to 80· N latitude and from 25· E to 170· W
longitude.
Countries in different parts of Asia
East Asia Japan, North Korea,
China
North Asia The Asian part of Russia
Central Asia Afghanistan, Usbekistan
South-East Asia Thailand, Myanmar
South-Central Asia India, Pakistan
West Asia Iran, Iraq
8. Physical divisions of Asia?
The Northern Lowlands, The Centra Mountains, The
Southern Plateaus, The Great River Valleys and The
Island Groups
9. Extent of northern lowlands
Extending from the Ural mountains in the west to
the Bering sea in the east, it is the greatest
continuous plain in the world.
10. Give the characteristic of northern plain
greatest continuous plain in the world.
Northern part of these lowlands is called
Siberian Plain
To the south of the Siberian Plain is the Turan
plain which is an area of inland drainage.
11. Name the rivers drain in the Siberian plain
Ob, Yenisey and Lena
12. Name the rivers drain in the Turan plain
Amu Darya and Syr Darya
13. Why is marshes and swamps formed in the Siberia
plain
Rivers drain in the Siberian plain Ob, Yenisey and
Lena they flow into the arctic ocean. During winter
the water from the upper course is blocked and
spreads over the plains forming marshes and
swamps.
14. What is the plain near Aral sea called?
Turan Plain
15. Why is the Turan Plain an area of inland drainage
It is drained by two rivers Amu Darya and Syr Darya.
16. Which mountains system does the central
mountain belong to?
Young Fold Mountain systems.
17. Name the nodal point from which the mountains
originate?
Pamir Knot
18. Name mountains which converge at the Armenian
knot?
Elburz and Zagros converge.
19. Name two mountains in the west Pamir knot
Hindu Kush and Sulaiman.
20. Name the ranges east of Pamir knot
East of Pamir Knot are Himalayas, Karakoram,
Kunlun, Altyn Tagh and Tien Shan.
21. Name the highest peak
Mt Everest
22. Which feature is known roof of the world?
The Plateau of Tibet
23. Desert lies to south of Mongolia
The Vast Gobi Desert
24. Name the depressions of the central mountain
range?
Tarim Basin and Tsaidam Basin.
25. What are the southern plateaus made up of?
Old stable blocks made up of hard crystalline rocks.
26. How would u know that peninsula plateau is
sloping to east( godavari )?
It is traversed by many rivers such as Mahanadi,
Godavari, Krishna and Kaveri.
27. Name the plateaus in Myanmar and China?
Plateau of Shan in Myanmar and Plateau of Yunnan
in China.
28. Why are the rivers 5 rivers suitable for agriculture?
These rivers have brought down and deposited huge
amount of alluvium giving rise to extensive fertile
plains.
29. Name the rivers in the Mesopotamian lowland or
Indus Valley?
Chenab, Jhelum, Ravi, Beas and Sutlej.
30. Name the rivers that form the great plains of China
Hwang-Ho, Yangtze and China,
31. Name the Plain in Amur valley
Manchurian Plain
32. What is the cause of formation of archipelago?
Most of the islands have been formed because of
submergence of fold or volcanic mountains.
33. How does the winds and ocean currents affect the
climate of Asia?
The monsoon winds affect the rainfall distribution
and the ocean currents like the warm Kuro Shio and
the cold Oya shio.
34. Climatic conditions along the west?
Maritime climate
35. Name the warm and cold ocean currents which
influence the climate of Asia?
warm Kuro Shio and the cold Oya shio.
36. Name the rainfall in the equatorial region?
Convectional heavy 4 o’clock rain fall.
37. Trees are not found in pure strands why?
Dense undergrowth of lianas and creepers make the
trees like this, that is why they are not found in pure
strands.
38. Why is vegetation sparse in desert?
Very less rain, extremely hot summer, cool winter,
great difference between day and night
temperatures.
