-Asia is the world's largest peak continent.
• Mount Everest in the Himalayas is the
highest in the world.
• The Dead Sea in the West is the lowest
point in the world.
• The coldest point in Asia is the frozen
waste of Northern Siberia.
• Himalayas is the example of young
mountain range.
• The 'Takla Makan' is one of several
deserts in the Central Asia.
• Singapore is one of the world's densely
populated places.
• India is the world's largest democracy
while China is a communist power.
• The booming 'Tiger Economy' has developed
in countries such as Taiwan
which borders the Pacific Ocean.
• Norilsk is one of several era industrial
complexes built in Russia. It is a processing
centre of rich minerals reserves
found nearby.
• Mumbai is India's leading industrial city
and has a thriving stock market.
• Half of the world's oil and gas reserves
are in Asia.
• Japan is world's leading producer of
electronic and high-tech goods like computers,
cameras and equipment.
• Uzbekistan is world's fourth largest producer
of cotton.
• China is World's largest producer of rice.
• Tropical climate across the island of
Southeast Asia produces warm humid
condition in which rainforest are found.
• The deepest lake in the world is the LakeBaikal and it is also the largest fresh
water one.
• The Taiga forests of Siberian region contain
the world's biggest timber reserves.
• Lake Van is one of the shallow salt lakes
found in Anatolia.
• The Syrian Desert is mainly rocky which
extends from the Jordan valley in the
west to fertile plains of the Tigris.
• The Dead Sea is situated between the
border of Israel and Jordan.
• The Bedouin tribe is found in Saudi
Arabia.
• The Wadis is a type of river bed and
valley.
• The continent of Asia consists of 60 per
cent of the world population.
• The alluvial river valley of the Ganges
(in India) and the Yangtze and Huang
Ho (in China) have the greatest population
densities of the world.
• The type of Agriculture which is commonest
in Asia in known as intensive
agriculture.
• More than 90 per cent of the world's
rice is grown in Asia.
• Coniferous forests are found in Soviet
Union, Japan and Himalayan region.Equatorial forests are found in Malaysia
and Indonesia.
• Malaysia is the largest producer and exporter
of rubber in the world.
• Victoria is the capital of Hong Kong.
• East Timor is an island situated between
Indonesia and Australia in the Timor
Sea.
• Tsunamis are a type of sea waves which
frequently threaten the east coast of Japan.
• Mount Fuji is a 3,776 m snow-capped
volcano and the highest mountain in
Japan.
• The Gobi and Takla Makan desert are
hot in summer and extremely cold in
winter.
• The plateau of Tibet is known as the
roof of the world.
• The arid and sandy Thar deserts lies
between the border of India and Pakistan.
• Mekong River flows through Southern
China and Myanmar and forms much
of the border between Laos and Thailand.
• Indonesia is most active volcanic region
of the world.
• Irian Jaya is a province of Indonesia. Its
dense rainforest are some of the lasts
unexplored areas on the Earth and are
inhabited by many rare plant and animal
species.
