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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
State whether the following is true or false:
Most of the Asian countries gained independence only after World War I.
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.
Which is the largest and the smallest country in Asia?
Name the following (in Asia):
Most industrialized country
Name the following (in Asia):
Deepest sea
Name the following (in Asia):
Deepest lake
Name the following (in Asia):
Warmest place
What makes Asia a continent of contrasts?
Fill in the blanks:
Asia occupies ______ of the total land area and _______ of the total population of the world.
Fill in the blank:
USSR broke up into several independent republics in 1991, some of which are in ______ and some in Asia now.
