World Geography Part 1

ASIA :-

• It is the largest of the seven continents of the Earth both area wise and population - wise. It comprises 48 countries.
• It is separated from the Europe by Ural mountain in the West. The continents is bounded by the Arctic Ocean in the North, the Indian Ocean in the South, the Pacific Ocean in the East and the Mediterranean Sea in the South - West.
• The highest point is Mt. Everest ( 8848 m ) and the lowest point is Dead Sea ( 395 m. below sea level ). 
• Important mountain ranges are Himalayas, Karakoram, Hindukush, Elburz Caucasus , Pamirs, Kunlun, Urals etc.
• Largest lakes are Aral Sea, Baikal, Balkhash, Caspian sea, Dead sea etc .
• Major river are Amur, Brahmaputra, Euphratus, Gangas, Hwang Ho, Indus, Irrawaddy, Lena, Mekong, ob, Salween, Tigris, Yangtze, etc.
• Area is 44,579,000 sq. Km. ( 29.9 % of world's land area ).
• The Plateau of Tibet is the largest and the  highest in the world and is known as the Roof of the world.
• Asia is the birth place of major religions of the world - Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Judaism, etc.

(i) China :-

• It is the most populous country of the world, while , in area it is on the third spot.
• Capital is Beijing , currency is Yuan and the official language is Mandarin. Mandrin is the largest spoken language of the world.
• Yangtze, Hwang Ho and Xi Jinang are the principal rivers.
• Shanghai, Beijing, Tianjin and Nanjing are the major cities.
• Auinling miunmoun divides China Into North and South China.
• China is the leading producer of the rice and the wheat in the world. 
• Amur river forms the boundary between the Russia and the China.
• Ground canal is the world's longest artificial water way from Beijing to the Nanjing.