Asia is the largest continent, representing 29.13% of the Earth's surface. It has over 4 billion inhabitants spread across 47 countries. The terrain of Asia is characterized by vast plains like the Siberian and Indian Plains. It also contains major plateaus such as the Tibetan and Iranian Plateaus, as well as the highest mountains in the world like the Himalayas. Major seas include the Sea of Japan, South China Sea, and Red Sea. Notable lakes are Lake Baikal and the Caspian Sea, and significant rivers include the Yangtze, Ganges, and Indus.

1. ASIA
PHYSICAL MAP OF THE
CONTINENT.

2. INTRODUCTION:
Asia is the Earth´s largest
continent .
Its 43608000 km²
represent 29,13 % of the
surface of the Earth.
Asia has 4.140.000.000 of
inhabitants.
Asia has 47 countries and
a lot of different languages

3. LIMITS OF ASIA:

4. THE TERRAIN OF ASIA:
Plains:Plains: The main plains are the “Siberian, Indochina
and Indian Plains”.
Depresions:Depresions: Filled by seas such as the “Aral, Caspian
and Dead seas”.
Plateaus:Plateaus: The most important are the “Anatolian,
Iranian, Tibetan, Siberian, Deccan and Arabian
plateaus”.
Mountains:Mountains: Of special note are the “Zagros
Mountains and the Himalayas”.

5. SEAS, LAKES AND RIVERS:
Seas: the main seas in Asia are the sea of Japan,
Okhotsk, and the Kara, Bering, China, Arabian and
Red seas
Lakes: there are both saltwater lakes such as the
Aral, Caspian and Dead seas and freshwater lakes
such as Lake Baikal.
Rivers: are long and carry a high volume of water.
The most important are the Yangtze, the Ob, the
Yenisei, the Lena, the Huang He, the Mekong, the
Amur, the Ganges and the Indus.

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