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Asia:Physical Geo
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Southwest Asia | Dry deserts, Oil reserves, Tigris and Euphrates Rivers |
| Central Asia | 60% desert, Rugged mountains, vast steppe regions |
| South Asia | Indian Peninsula, monsoons, Indus and Ganges Rivers, India and Bangladesh and Pakistan and Sri Lanka |
| Southeast Asia | Subtropical rain forest, Densely populated archipelagos, Indonesia and Malaysia and Phillippines |
| East Asia | Japan, Gobi Desert, Huang and Chang Rivers, Mongolian Plateau |
| Oceans surrounding: | Arctic, Pacific, Indian Oceans |
| What percentage of the world's total land area does Asia comprise? | 30% |
| What percentage of the world's population lives in Asia? | 60% |
| Of Asia's land area, how much is either too cold or too dry to support large populations? | 2/3 |