Important Facts of Asia :-
• Asia is the world's 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 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 lake Baikal 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 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 world's 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.
• Asia is the world's 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 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 lake Baikal 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 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 world's 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.
