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प्रश्न
Write a note on the Island Chains of Asia.
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उत्तर
A series of island chains lies to the east and south-east of mainland Asia forming archipelagoes (the group of islands) in an arc shape. The islands from the tip of the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Pacific Ocean are the Kuril Islands, the Japanese Islands (Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu), Ryukyu Islands, the Philippines, and the Indonesian Islands. The Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, and the Lakshadweep Islands are in South Asia.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Match the following:
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. Population of Asia | a. Manchurian Plain |
| 2. Countries in Asia | b. Plateau of Tibet |
| 3. Marshy lowlands | c. 4.43 billion people |
| 4. Inter-montane plateau | d. 48 |
| 5. River Amur | e. Great Siberian Plain |
State whether the following is true or false:
Most of the Asian countries gained independence only after World War I.
Answer the following question in brief:
What do you understand by the term ‘archipelago ? Give two examples from the Pacific Ocean.
Name the rivers of the Great Siberian Plain.
On an outline map of Asia, mark and name the following:
- Rivers — Amur, Ob, Chang Jiang
- Gulfs — the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Martaban
- Straits — Bering Strait, Strait of Malacca
- Seas — Arabian Sea, Caspian Sea, Sea of Japan
- Oceans — Arctic, Pacific, Indian
- Mountain ranges — Himalayas, Urals, Hindukush
- Write ROOF OF THE WORLD and GREAT SIBERIAN PLAIN in appropriate places on the map.
What do you mean by Eurasia?
Name the following (in Asia):
Most industrialized country
Name the following (in Asia):
Deepest sea
Name the following (in Asia):
Longest strait
Name the following (in Asia):
Number of countries in Asia
