Geography of Asia

A major part of the modern day economy in India is the _______ industry.

The first human civilization developed between the __ and __ Rivers, where Iraq is today.

___ are animals similar to cows that are important for people in the Himalayas

Which mountain range extends for 1,550 miles and separates India from the rest of Asia?

Asia has ____ countries, second only to Africa which has 54 countries.

Area occupied for thousands of years by the cultures of Syria, Lebanon, Jordan & Israel.

The ____ mountains make up the western border of Asia.

A major part of the modern day economy in China is the _______ industry.

The ______ mountains, in India, Nepal & Bhutan, have 9 of the highest mountains in the world.

Tundras are very cold, flat areas found in ________.

_____are used by people in the Mongolian steppes. It can outrun a horse.

Which plateau makes up most of the southern part of India?

The Levant is also called ___ and is important to followers of Judaism, Islam, & Christianity.

Vietnamese food has influences from its former colonizers, the ______.

The Fertile Crescent from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf is the birthplace of _____.

Asia is the largest continent and has more people than the rest of the world.

What percent of the Earth's land area does Asia cover?

Which country has more flowering plant species than North American and South America combined?

Uzbekistan is known around the world for ____.

The tallest mountain in the world, _________, in the Great Himalayas belt, stands at 29,035 ft.

Rainforests are found in primarily _____ Asia.

____ is the Jewish nation created in 1948 after the Holocaust & fought wars to keep their land.

The ___ civilization developed writing systems around 2100 BC.

France, Britain, and the Dutch are examples of countries that ____ Asia.

How many different belts are the Himalayas made up of?

__ began 2,500 yrs ago & is practiced by people in Japan to Cambodia, Thailand, Burma, & Laos.

Around _____ people depend on the major rivers fed by the melting Tibetian Plateaus.

Central Asia is covered mostly by grasslands called, __________.

The _____ in China is the longest river in Asia. It is 3,915 miles long.

Many people in India speak ____ because of its history of being colonized.

The ____ covers parts of Northern and Northeastern China, and southern Mongolia.

The largest producer of movies in the world, making 2,500 movies a year.

Asia makes up part of the _______, Europe makes up the other part.

The ____ is the highest and largest area in the world. Its glaciers feed Asia's biggest rivers.

The ________, where India is located, is the largest bay in the world.

The deepest, oldest lake in the world in the world is _______ in Russia. It is 5,315 feet deep.