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Asia Atlas

Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, occupying around 30% of the total area of
the globe, with approximately 60% of the total population!

Look at the pictures and match them to the descriptions by writing number codes in the boxes.

(a) Located in Central Asia,
they are known as the
“Celestial Mountains” in
Mandarin.

(b) The plateau is home
1 Bay of Bengal to two large deserts, 2 Tian Shan
the Dasht-e Kavir and
Dasht-e Lut.

(c) It is famously known as
the “Roof of the World”.

(d) These mountains separate
India from the rest of
Asia.
3 Lake Baikal 4 Himalayas
(e) Located in Southern
Russia, it is the deepest
lake in the world.

(f) The desert is known
as the “Empty
Quarter” because it is
uninhabitable.
5 Tibetan Plateau 6 Rub’s al Khali
(g) It is the longest river in
Asia.

(h) It is the largest bay in
the world. Large rivers,
including the Ganges and
Brahmaputra, flow into it.

7 Yangtze 8 Iranian Plateau

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