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Asia
Asia is part of Eurasia and the world's largest and most populous continent, located in the eastern and northern hemispheres of the Earth. Asia has a number of regions and peoples and huge range of environments, cultures, histories and government systems.
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they claim that a country named Tibet is theirs but that's just untrue and most of the people believe Tibet is chinas.
Is it true that Asians are shorter and smaller than average?
Some races have an average height which is shorter than others. But there are always exceptions. The tallest man currently registered with Gunniess World Records is Chinese. However he has allegedly been overtaken by a Ukrainian who is still growing.
What are the cities with over 5 million people?
Tokyo- Over 33M
New York City over 18M
Sao Paulo, Brazil 17.7M
Seoul-Incheon, S.Korea 17.5M
Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto, Japan 16.5M
Manila, Philippines 14.7M
Mumbai, India 14.3M
Jakarta, Indonesia 14.3M
Istanbul, Turkey 14M
Lagos, Nigeria -13.4M
Kolkata, India 12.7M
Delhi, India 12.3
Cairo, Egypt - 12,200,000
Los Angeles, United States - 11.7M
Buenos Aires, Argentina - 11.2
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 10.8M
Moscow, Russia - 10.5M
Shanghai, China - 10M
Karachi, Pakistan - 9.8M
Paris, France - 9.6M
Pop around 2005, so there way up now. about.com
What is the vegetation in southern Asia?
There are the Arab countries, Iran, and Turkey which primarily occupy deserts and semi-arid regions. The deserts are relatively devoid of vegetation, save for oases and rivers where palm trees and numerous reeds and grasses abound. The semi-arid regions are often host to strong trees like cypress trees and light proliferation of grasses.
The Transcaucasian Former Soviet Countries like Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan having rolling plains (steppes) which are home to tall grasses like wheat-grasses, barley, and sorghum.
Why did southeast Asians adopted Indian culture?
Indian influence in the form of Buddhism was also felt in the islands nations of southeast Asia
What European countries had colonies in SE Asia?
Portugal. On 24 August 1511, they conquered the Sultanate of Malacca, part of modern day Malaysia. It remained a Portuguese colony until the Battle of Malacca in 1641, after which it became a Dutch colony.
What country in Asia consists of more than 3000 islands?
There are several countries with more than 2000 islands but no country with exactly 2000 islands.
The following countries have more than 2000 islands:
- Sweden: 65,666
- Finland: about 50,000
- Canadian Arctic Archipelago: 36,563
- Malaysia: 25,000 - 30,000
- Indonesia: 17,508 - 18,306
- Philippines: 7,107
- Japan: 6,852
- Caribbean Islands: 3,515
- British Isles: 6,289
What sort of geographical feature is the Sahara desert?
The Sahara is a desert that is located over 3,500,000 miles. The desert is the largest and one of the hottest places on Earth.
What is the relationship between climate and vegetation in central Asia?
Describe how climate is related to vegetation throughout East Asia
Mekong river borders what two countries?
the countries that border the river is China, Burma, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam
How is most of the work on rice farms in Southeast Asia accomplished?
Many Southeast Asian farmers, like farmers elsewhere in Asia, use traditional agricultural methods. They plant by hand and harvest with sickles and other hand tools. Many use water buffaloes to pull large rakelike tools that plow the paddies (rice fields). However, the use of modern farm machines, high-yielding seeds, and chemical fertilizers and pesticides is becoming more common.
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What are three countries in Asia that are peninsulas?
Asia Minor, Arabian, Indian, Indochina, Malay, Korean, and Kamchatka Peninsulas.
What is the largest mountian range in asia?
The highest mountain in Asia is called Mount Everest.
Hymalayas
Himalayas which includes Mt. Everest.
The largest mountain range in Asia are the Himalayas. This is where Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain peak, is located. It is 8,848 meters in height.
How many Christians are there in Asia?
Asia has one of the largest populations in the world, and is comprised of many countries and diverse cultures. However, there are many religions that began in Asia, and still have thousands of followers, including Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism.
What Asian country has more English speakers than US?
none
India is the 2nd country with the most English speakers, about 110,000,000, the US is the most with about 305,000,000 speakers.
What sports are played in Asia?
In Whole Asia there is no common sport to be mention, because In China they are exelent in Athletics.Arabians,Japanees & Korians are talented in Soccer(Foot ball).So Any one cant mention the popular sports in Asia. Asians playing every kinds of sports.but there are specialized countries for each sport.
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1. In many South Asian countries the most popular sport is Cricket.A high percentage of people playing cricket in those country.India, Sri Lanka & Pakistan are most powerful cricketing nations in the whole world either. Those three countries had won the Cricket world cup once each.
2. There is a world class WTA player (Saniya Mirza) in India.
3. There is a world class NBA player (Yao Ming) in China.
4. China had won the 2nd place in the Athens Olympics in 2004.
5. Saudi Arabia is a usual partner of FIFA world cup final rounds.
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This Examples could help you to get a brief understanding ia Asian Sports
