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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:
Together with Europe, Asia is often referred to as Eurasia.
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.
The mountain peak seen in the picture is the highest peak in the world.
What is the height of this peak?
What do you mean by Eurasia?
Name the following (in Asia):
Highest Plateau
Name the following (in Asia):
Deepest sea
Fill in the blank:
Together with Europe, Asia is called ______.
Fill in the blank:
USSR broke up into several independent republics in 1991, some of which are in ______ and some in Asia now.
