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Mountains-Ranges
4. Peninsulas

5. Deserts
Asia has some big deserts such as the Gobi, the Takla Makan, the Thar, the Kara-
Kum, and the Rub-al-Khali Deserts.

The Rub’ al Khali desert, considered the world’s largest sand sea, covers an area
larger than France across Saudi Arabia, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.

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s of archipelagos.
6. (b) Drainage of Asia
The drainage of Asia consists of mighty oceans, extensive seas, lengthy rivers, and their
tributaries and distributaries, major lakes, etc.

Oceans: Asian continent is surrounded by three major ocean from three sides such as

The Pacific Ocean – It covers the eastern part of Asia where major rivers of eastern Asia
drain, such as Menam Mekong, Xi Jiang, Chang Xiang, Huang Ho, and Amur.

The Indian Ocean – It covers the southern part of Asia and the major rivers that flow into
the Indian Ocean are Tigris, Euprates, the Indus, the Ganga, Brahmaputra, Irrawaddy,
Salween.

The Arctic Ocean – It covers the Noth east part of Asia and consists of three major rivers
such as Ob, Yenisey, and Lena.
Seas:
As the continent is covered by sea from its three sides, It has also characterized by the
long stretch of bay and gulf.

Major seas contributing to Asian Drainage are Andaman Sea, Arabian Sea, Banda
Sea, Barents Sea, Bering Sea, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, East Siberian Sea, Java
Sea, Kara Sea, Laccadive Sea, Sea of Japan, Sea of Okhotsk. The South China Sea
and the Yellow Sea.
Name Location Part of Ocean

Kara Sea, Laptev Sea, and East Siberian Sea North of Russia Arctic Ocean

Bering Sea Northerst of Russia Pacific Ocean

Sea of Okhotsk East of Russia Pacific Ocean

Sea of Japan West of Japan Pacific Ocean

Yellow Sea West of Korea Pacific Ocean

East China Sea East of China Pacific Ocean

South China Sea South of China Pacific Ocean

West of the Philippines

Sulu Sea Pacific Ocean
Island

Celebes Sea North of Celebes Island Pacific Ocean

Banda Sea East of Celebes Island Pacific Ocean

Flores Sea South of Celebes Sea Pacific Ocean

Molucca Sea East of Celebes Island Pacific Ocean

Java Sea North of Java Pacific Ocean

Timor Sea Northwest of Australia Pacific Ocean

 Arafura Sea North of Australia South Pacific Ocean

Bay of Bengal East of the Indian Peninsula Indian Ocean

Arabian Sea West of the Indian Peninsula Indian Ocean

Red Sea Separates Asia from Africa Indian Ocean

Lakes:
Major lakes of Asia are

 Lake Baikal, Onega, Ladoga, and Peipus in Russia;

 Lake Akan, Mashu, Biwa, Shikotsu in Japan;
 Qinghai Lake, Lake Khanka in China;
 Dal Lake, Chilka, Vembanada, Pullicat and Sukhna in India;
 Lake Matano and Toba in Indonesia, etc.
Baikal is the deepest lake in the world. It is in Southern Siberia, Russia.

, etc.

Separates Connects

Asia and North America East Siberian Sea with Bering Sea

Sakhalin Island and Hokkaido Island Sea of Okhotsk with Sea of Japan

Tata Strait Eastern Russia and Sakhalin Sea of Okhotsk with Sea

Korea Strait South Korea and Kyushu (Japan) Yellow Sea with Sea of

Formosa Strait (Taiwan Strait) Taiwan and China East China Sea with Sou
 Luzon Strait Taiwan and Luzon (Philippines) South China Sea with Pa

Makassar Strait Borneo (Kalimantan) and Celebes Island Celebes Sea with Java S

Sundra Strait Java and Sumatra Java Sea with India Oce

Malacca Strait Malaya Peninsula and Sumatra Java Sea with Bay of Be

South China Sea with st

Strait of Jahore Singapore and Malaysia
Malacca

Strait of Hormuz UAE and Iran Persian Gulf with Gulf o

Strait of Bosporus Asia and Europe Black Sea with Sea of M

Sea of Marmara with M

Strait of Dardanelles Asia and Europe
Sea

Resources
Asia’s climate can be most generally divided into three zones:

 North/central,
 Southwest
 Southeast
North/central Zone–

 The continent’s north/central zone is affected by cold and dry Arctic winds,
especially the Siberia region of Russia.
 Hardier grains, such as barley, buckwheat, millet, oats, and wheat, are grown
in the central and southern areas of this zone, where permanent frosts inhibit plant
growth.
 Animal husbandry is also very important in this zone. In Mongolia, for example,
75 percent of agricultural land is allocated to the rearing of livestock, such
as sheep, goats, and cattle.
Southwest–
  The southwest zone is a dry, hot region that stretches from the Gobi Desert
in Mongolia through Pakistan, Iran, and into the Arabian Peninsula.
 This zone has very few areas with enough moisture and precipitation to produce
crops. Grains, such as barley and corn, are the principal irrigated crops of some
countries.
 Dates, figs, apricots, olives, onions, grapes, and cherries are the most
important of these fruit and vegetable crops.
Southeast–

Q2. Which of these water bodies witnesses sun rise at the earliest?

a) Red Sea
b) Black Sea
c) Caspian Sea
d) Mediterranean Sea

Solution: c)
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