Asia: The Largest Continent — Flashcards

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Asia is the largest continent by area. It covers about 44 million sq km and stretches across a very wide part of the Earth.

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It means Asia has the highest population among all continents. Large countries and dense regions make it the most crowded continent in the world.

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The western boundary of Asia lies along the Ural mountains and the Ural river. Black Sea and Caspian Sea also help separate Asia from Europe.

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The Equator, the Tropic of Cancer, and the Arctic Circle pass through Asia. This wide latitudinal extent helps create many different climate zones.

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Eurasia refers to Europe and Asia together. Even though they are called Eurasia together, they are treated as separate continents.

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Asia is called the Continent of Contrasts because it has very high mountains and very low land, very hot and very cold places, wet regions and dry deserts, and both crowded and sparsely populated area…

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Mount Everest is the highest mountain peak in Asia and in the world, with a height of 8848 m. It is located in Nepal and is part of the Himalayan mountain ranges.

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The Dead Sea is the earth's lowest land surface, with its shore 392 m below sea level in Israel. It is also called the Salt Sea and is a salt lake bordering Jordan to the east and Israel to the west.