Important Facts of Asia :- • Asia is the worlds 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 worlds densely populated places. • India is the worlds 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 Indias leading industrial city and has a thriving stock market. • Half of the worlds oil and gas reserves are in Asia. • Japan is worlds leading producer of electronic and high-tech goods like computers, cameras and equipment. • Uzbekistan is worlds fourth largest producer of cotton. • China is Worlds 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 worlds 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 worlds 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. Plus lot of online study material and FREE Books and coaching Notes https://facebook/statecivilservicepreparation
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