100 Facts about Asia

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_____ are among Asia's leading exports. 1/5 of the world's population lives in ______ . 47,000 Americans died there between 1964-1973 An island nation populated by the Chinese An island stretchin 3,000 miles east to west along the equator Asia has the world's _____ rivers. Asia has the world's _______ deserts, plains, and plateaus. Asia has the world's ________ mountains. Asia's busiest port city Asian country extending farthest west Asian were the first ____ and ____. Asian were the first to do this .... Asians organized the first system of _____. Boats seen on Asian rivers Bordered by the Persian Gulf in the South and the Caspian Sea on the North Calcutta ( also spelled Kolkata) is a city in.... Canton is a city in _____. Capital and largest city in Iraq.... Capital city of Afghanistan Capital city of Bangladesh Capital city of Iran Capital city of Japan Capital city of Jordan Capital city of Malaysia Capital city of North Korea.... Capital city of Saudi Arabia Capital city of the Philippines Capital of Pakistan Capital of Thailand

minerals China Veitnam Taiwan Indonesia

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Chinese inventions

writing, paper, gunpowder, magnetic compass, moveable type used by printers China, Laos, North Korea, Veitnam Israel, Japan, Russia, China South Korea

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Communist Asian countries Countries where Asia's heavy manufacturing is done.... Defended by American and United Nation troops in a war against communist forces between 1950-1953 Democratic governments of Asia....

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longest largest highest Singapore Turkey farmers and merchants write law Sampans Iran
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India, Israel, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Mongolia, Taiwan Gobi Spain, Portugal, England, Holland, France Japan Southern Asia ice Pakistan and India illiterate Mt. Everest Indonesia Israel Pakistan Pamir Knot

Desert in Mongolia and Northern China European countries that controlled much of Asia from 1500s to 1800s Famous for Toyota, Kawasaki, and Sony farms and factories are in this region Forms at the mouths of rivers in Northern Asia Hyderabad is a city in.... In most Asia countries, over half the people are _____. It is 29,028 feet above sea level Jakarta is the capital city of... Jewish State in Southwest Asia Karachi is a city in .... Known as the "Roof of the World", where Afghanistan, Pakistan, and CHina come together land locked country in Southeast Asia largest Asian nation largest city in the Philippines leads the world in oil exports located on a penninsula extending into the Indian Ocean Made up of four main island off the coast of East Asia

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China Baghdad Kabul Dhaka Tehran Tokyo Amman Kuala Lumpur Pyongyang Riyadh Manila Islamabad Bangkok

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Laos Russia Manila Saudi Arabia India Japan

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Madras is a city in.... Mandalay is a city in.... Many are filled with mud and silt Most Asian countries today have a _____ standard of living. Most people live in ______ or _______, or along ______. Most villages in this area are small and the farmland is fertile Mt. Everest is in what mountain range? Mumbai ( used to be called Bombay) is a city in... Nagoya is a city in.... Nanjing is a city found in... Nearly all the European colonies in Asia gained their independance in _______. Osaka is a city in.... Part of this is above the Artic Circle Poor, Hindu nation with 2nd largest population in the world Rawalpindi is a city found in.... Religions of Asia

India Myanmar harbors

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summer monsoons

blow from south and bring hot, humid, rainy weather Israel North Asia

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Tel Aviv is a city in.... The climate in this area is very cold, People make a living by herding, hunting, and trapping The continent of ____ has the largest population and area. The Inochina penninsula, Malay peninsula and Singapore penninsula are in... The largest country in Southwest Asia The leading export in Southwest Asia The leven of education in Asia is _____. The most densely populated region includes China, Taiwan, and North and South Korea There are six geographic regions of Asia

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river or mountain valleys, coasts South Asia

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Asia Southeast Asia

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Himalaya India Japan China mid 1900s

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Saudi Arabia oil improving East Asia

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Japan Russia India

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Central, East, North, South, Southeast, Southwest Central Asia Southwest Asia Maldives communist Dead Sea Singapore and Kuwait blow from the north and bring cold/dry weather China Japan

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This region is extremely sparse in population This region is rich with oil, but has dry land with very little farming Tiny island country southwest of Sri Lanka Type of government in China What is 1,302 feet below sea level? Which Asian cities have the same name as the countries in which they are located? Winter monsoons

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Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Islam, Hinduism, Judaism, Shinto, Christianity Indus Ganges Ob Lena and Ob monsoons China Kuwait tin

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River flowing through Pakistan... River in Northern India River that empties into the Artic Ocean Rivers that flow through Russia.... Seasonal winds are called.... Shanghai is a city in.... Small oil-rich nation along the Persian Gulf Southeast Asia supplies the world with 1/2 of its ____.

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Wuhan is a city in.... Yokohama is a city in....

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