PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF ASIA
1) GEOGRAPHICAL BOUNDARIES
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North:
The Glacial Arctic Ocean
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East:
the Pacific Ocean
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South:
The Indian Ocean
-West:
The Red sea, The Suez Canal, The Mediterranean Sea, The Black Sea,
The Caucasus, The Caspian Sea and the Urals
2) ELEMENTS OF THE RELIEF
Plains:
SIBERIAN PLAINS
Plateaus:
DECCAN
PLATEAU, TIBETAN PLATEAU,
Mountain
ranges:
THE URALS, THE CAUCASUS, ZAGROS MOUNTAINS, HIMALAYA
Peaks:
EVEREST (Himalaya),
Deserts:
ARABIAN DESERT, GOBI DESERT
3) ELEMENTS OF THE COAST
Oceans:
ARCTIC OCEAN, PACIFIC OCEAN and INDIAN OCEAN
Seas:
BERING SEA, SEA OF
OKHOTSK, SEA OF JAPAN, YELLOW SEA, EAST CHINA SEA, SOUTH CHINA SEA,
ARABIAN SEA, RED SEA, MEDITERRANEAN SEA, BLACK SEA, CASPIAN SEA, and
ARAL SEA
Peninsulas:
KAMCHATKA PENINSULA,
KOREAN PENINSULA, INDOCHINESE PENINSULA, MALAY PENINSULA, HINDUSTAN
PENINSULA, ARABIAN PENINSULA, ANATOLIAN PENINSULA
Isles:
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Glacial Arctic Ocean: NEW ZEMBLA
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Pacific Ocean: JAPANESE ARCHIPELAGO, FORMOSA, PHILIPPINES, BORNEO
-Indian
Ocean: SUMATRA, JAVA, CEYLON
Gulfs/bays/estuaries:
PERSIAN
GULF, BAY OF BENGAL, GULF OF THAILAND, BAY OF KOREA,
Straits/Canals:
SUEZ
CANAL, STRAIT OF MALACCA, STRAIT OF KOREA, BERING STRAIT
4) ELEMENTS OF THE INLAND
HYDROGRAPHY
Rivers:
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Arctic ocean basin:
OBI, YENISEI, LENA
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Yellow
sea basin:
HWANG-HO
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East
China Sea basin: YANGTZE
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South China Sea basin: MEKONG
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Indian Ocean basin: GANGES,
BRAHAMAPUTRA
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Arabian Sea and Persian Gulf: INDUS,
TIGRIS, EUPHRATES
Lakes:
BALKHASH, BAIKAL
Some useful links:
Test your knowledge on Asian administrative geography here (www.lizzardpoint.com)
Make leveling on Asian geography here (www.sheppardsoftware.com)
