Question | Answer |
Asia's continent ranking in size | 1st |
Asia's continent ranking in population | 1st |
Approximate number of people | 4,000,000,000 |
Name of vast region in northeast Asia that is seperated from North America by the Bering Strait | Siberia |
Name of ocean that is south of Asia | Indian Ocean |
Name of ocean that is east of Asia | Pacific Ocean |
Name of ocean that is north of Asia | Arctic Ocean |
Water masses bounding Asia from the south | Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, and Bay of Bengal (from west to east) |
Water masses bounding Asia from the east | South China Sea, East China Sea, Yellow Sea, Sea of Japan, Sea of Okhotsk, and Bering Sea (counterclockwise) |
Name of country with greatest area | Russia |
Name of country with 2nd greatest area | China |
Name of country with 3rd greatest area | India |
Name of country with highest population | China |
Name of country with 2nd highest population | India |
Name of country with 3rd highest population | Indonesia |
Capital of China | Beijing |
Capital of India | New Delhi |
Capital of Russia | Moscow |
Capital of Japan | Tokyo |
Capital of Saudi Arabia | Riyadh |
Capital of Turkey | Ankara |
Capital of Pakistan | Islamabad |
Capital of Afghanistan | Kabul |
Capital of Indonesia | Jakarta |
Capital of North Korea | Pyongyang |
Capital of South Korea | Seoul |
Name of country previously known as Burma | Myanmar |
Name of country previously known as Ceylon | Sri Lanka |
Name of country previously known as Siam | Thailand |
Name of country previously known as Muscat | Oman |
Name of country previously known as Ottoman Empire | Turkey |
Name of country maintaining the highest growth rate since 1960s | South Korea |
Name the three Abrahamic religions | Judaism, Christianity, and Islam |
Name the four religions originating in India | Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism |
Name the three religions originating in East Asia | Confucianism, Taoism, and Zen Buddhism |
Place in China where students and others protested for democratic rights | Tiananmen Square |
Indian leader of non-violent civil disobedience | Mahatma Gandhi |
Country that demanded an independent state for the majority of Muslim people in eastern and western British India | Pakistan |
Country created after a civil war in East Pakistan | Bangladesh |
Name the two areas of China that have a high degree of autonomy and are known as Special Administrative Regions | Hong Kong and Macau |