ASIA Important Facts of Asia :- • Asia is the worlds largest continent. • Mount Everest in the Himalayas is the highest mountain peak 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 ( situated in China ) . • Singapore is one of the worlds densely populated places. • India is the worlds 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 Indias leading industrial city and has a thriving stock market. • Half of the worlds oil and gas reserves are in Asia. • Japan is worlds leading producer of electronic and high-tech goods like computers, cameras and equipment. • Uzbekistan is worlds fourth largest producer of cotton. • China is Worlds 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 lake Baikal and it is also the largest fresh water one. • The Taiga forests of Siberian region contain the worlds 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 percent 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 worlds rice is grown in Asia. • Coniferous forests are found in Soviet Union, Japan and Himalayan region. • Monsoon forest is found in Myanmar and parts of south-east asia. • 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 ( also called Harbour Waves produced when some volcanic activity occurs in deep sea valley ) 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.
Posted on: Wed, 14 Jan 2015 16:54:44 +0000
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