Asia

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What are the 6 regions of Asia?
East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, Central Asia, West Asia, and North Asia.
What continents border Asia?
Europe, Africa, and Oceania
What percent of the world’s population lives in Asia in how much land area?
60% of the world's population lives in Asia (about a population of around 4.6 billion), occupying about 30% of the land area.
What are the 2 most populous countries in the world?
China, India
How many countries are in Asia?
49 countries
What is the largest country in Asia?
Russia
What is the smallest country in Asia?
Maldives
Which 3 oceans border Asia?
Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, Arctic Ocean
What is the largest mountain range?
The Himalayas.
How tall is Mount Everest?
8,848 meters above sea level
Define a cold desert. Name a cold desert in Asia.
A cold desert is when in the winter it get's to -40 Celsius. The Gobi desert is a cold desert in Asia
Define a hot desert. Name a hot desert in Asia.
A hot desert is when in the summer it gets to 50 degrees celsius. The Arabian desert is a hot desert in Asia.
What is Asia's largest bay?
The Bay of Bengal
Define population density?
The number of people per square kilometer .
About how many people live in Asia?
4.6 billion
Which country in Asia has the highest population density?
Singapore
Where is the gobi desert? 
The gobi desert is mostly in Mongolia and a bit in China.
Which countries are the Himalayas in?
India, Nepal, Bhutan, China , and Pakistan.
Where is the Arabian desert?
Middle East in Saudi Arabia
Name all 7 of Asia's biomes?
Tundra, Taiga, Temperate Forest, Steppe, Desert, Tropical Rainforest and Mountain.
What is a biome?
A biome is a large-scale community of plants and animals that are adapted to a specific climate and environment.
What is the climate zone?
A region with similar weather patterns.
What are coniferous trees?
Evergreen trees that never lose their leaves.
What are deciduous trees?
Trees that lose their leaves.
What is a mangroove swamp?
A sea salted body of water with trees growing out of it.
What is a steppe?
A vast grassy plain.
What is a taiga?
A taiga is a biome characterized by coniferous forests and cold climates, found in the northern parts of Asia.
What is a temperate forest?
A biome characterized by moderate temperatures and a mix of deciduous and coniferous trees.
what is a tropical rainforest?
A dense forest where there is no dry season.
What is a tundra?
A cold, treeless biome with low temperaters and permafrost.
What is a permaforst?
Permaforst is where is sub soil is permently frozen.
What is the highest Plateau?
Plateau of Tibet. With 12 major rivers runing from it
Where does Asia have the most land - Inside the tropics or inside the arctic circle?
Inside the tropics.
Name the island that lies half in Asia and half in Oceania
Papua New Guinea
What is the capital of Russia?
Moscow
What is the capital of India?
New Delhi
What is the capital of Mongolia?
Ulaanbaatar
What is the capital of China?
Beijing
What is the capital of Japan?
Tokyo
What is the capital of Kazakhstan?
Astana