A biography of Asia

1. Asia
Origins and History

2. The meaning of the word Asia and its
origin
 Asia is driven from the word Akkadian asu, meaning east.
 It is supposed that Asia was actually the name of a city in
Lydia and later it became the name for the continent

3. Asia's tectonic
plates
Asia has five tectonic
plates. Two major
ones, Eurasian and
North American plates,
and three small ones,
Filipino and Indian and
Arabian plate.

4. When did Asia
form?
Scientists think
that it fully formed
about from 24 to
5.3 Million years
ago

5. When did the
continent land to
where it is now?
Scientists have found
some extremely old
rocks. Scientists are
suggesting the Asia in
more than 2.5 Billion
years old and that it
brook off of Africa.

6. What landforms, plant life,
and animal life are unique to
your continent?
Asia has some very beautiful wild life. They
have pandas, elephants, tigers, cranes,
komodo dragons, goblin sharks, and a variety
of many other species. They also have a
variety of plant species like bamboo, bonsai
trees, and many other species. They also
have the Gobi desert and the Himalayas with
the tallest land mountains.

7. What processes have given rise to
the geological, geographic, and
biological features that your
continent has today?
The most obvious one is the Himalayas.
Here is a video to show you what it might have
looked like.

8. Work sited
 http://www.behindthename.com/name/asia-1
 File:Plates tect2 en.svg
http://www.britannica.com/search?query=unique%20landforms%2C%20plantlife%2C%20and%20animal%20life%20in%20Asia
 http://www.funtrivia.com/askft/Question51895.html
 http://uk.alhea.com/ego21/search/web?q=asian%20plants&dev=c&gclid=CJu
X3t2z88gCFQoEwwodqowN7g
 http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/aslandmtns.htm