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WILDLIFESome of the world’s most endangered mammals are found in Asia, including the snow leopard, red panda, and Asiatic black

bear. The forests of Malaysia, Indonesia, and Borneo shelter elephants, tigers, and orang-utans from the heat. Sharks, turtles, and

manta rays live among the reefs off the coast of southeast Asia.

Table tennis,

along with football, is

(^194) China’s most popular sport
INDUSTRY
By exporting resources of oil and natural
gas, Asian nations such as Saudi Arabia, Iraq,
and Kuwait have become wealthy. Japan,
too, has seen rapid economic growth from
its cutting-edge technology. India, China,
and other Asian countries have benefitted
from mass-producing cars, clothes, and
electronics for export.
SPORTThere is a long tradition of martial arts in
Asia, which includes judo, karate, and sumo wrestling in Japan and kung fu in China.
Mongolians and Tibetans were once expert horse-riders and racing remains a common pursuit. India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka excel
at cricket, while table tennis is also popular.
Tiger
Freshwater crocodile
Judo
Rice is Asia’s staple food
and has been cultivated
for more than 9,500 years
The stock exchange in Tokyo is the third largest in the world
South Korea is the fifth-largest car manufacturing nation in the world
The
Sasakia charonda
butterfly, nicknamed Japanese emperor, is Japan’s national butterfly

KAZAKHSTAN

IRAN

IRAQ

ARMENIA

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AZERBAIJAN

AZERB.

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TURKEY

SYRIA

ISRAEL

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SAUDIARABIA

GEORGIA

TU

RK

ME

NIS

TA

N

UZ

BEK

ISTA

N

KYRGYZSTAN•

TAJIKISTAN

PAKISTAN

UAE

RUSSIA

MONGOLIA

SOUTHKOREA

NORTH KOREA

CHINA

INDIA

NEPAL

BHUTAN•

THAILAND

MYANMAR(BURMA)

CAMBODIA

SINGAPORE•

LAOS

YEMEN

OMAN

JORDAN

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Red Sea

BAHRAIN

• QATAR


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  KUWAIT•

  
  

LEBANON

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CYPRUS

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PHILIPPINES

South China

Sea

Aral Sea

Bay of Bengal

TAIWAN

JAPAN

MALAYSIA

BRUNEI

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AFGHANISTAN

BANGLADESH

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SRI LANKA•

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N

D

O

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E

S

I

A

Tropic of Cancer

VIE

TN

AM

EAST TIMOR (^) •
Arabian
Sea
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