3. Asia is the world’s largest and most populous
continent. It is about four times the size of
Europe. It contains about 60% of the world
population, making it the most populous continent.
The most populous countries of China and India
are located here. Asia has been a
pioneer in the field of culture
and religion. Asia is a land of
contrasts.

4. 1. Latitude – Asia lies almost entirely in the Northern
Hemisphere. Asia lies between latitudes 10°S to
80°N. It spans over a total of 90° of latitudes, 10° in
the Southern Hemisphere and 80° in the Northern
Hemisphere.
2. Longitude – Asia lies almost entirely in the Eastern
Hemisphere. Asia lies between longitudes 25°E and
170°W. it stretches over 165° of longitude, 155° in
the Eastern Hemisphere and 10° in the Western
Hemisphere.

5. 1) Exports: Minerals rank among Asia’s
most important exports.
Tin, mica, manganese, iron-ore are
some of the leading items of export.
2) Imports: Most of the developing
countries of Asia import
machinery, transport
equipment, chemicals, electrical
products and petroleum.

6. Asia can be divided into the following ten climatic regions:
1. The Equatorial type
2. The Monsoon type
3. The Tropical type
4. The Mediterranean type
5. The Temperate Grassland
6. The Temperate Desert
7. The China type
8. The Manchurian type
9. The Taiga
10. The Tundra

7. The greatest natural wealth of Asia is its
agricultural resources. But they are unevenly
distributed. Their occurrence is great in some
places and insignificant in others. There are large
areas covered by deserts, mountains and forests.
Asia also contains some of the richest mineral
deposits in the world. Water resources which are
important for industrial growth, are also plentiful.
Other resource of Asia include forests and
fisheries.

8. About one-sixth of the total land area is
suitable for agriculture. Agriculture is
carried on in the fertile river valleys of the
Tigris-EUPHRATES, Indus, Ganga-
Brahmaputra, Sikiang, Chang Jiang
(Yangtse) and Huang He.

10. People belonging to all religious groups
are found in Asia, the birthplace of all
major world religions.

11. Made by:- AMRITA
Submitted to:-
Parminder mam