The New Childrens Encyclopedia

Arabian

Peninsula

Gulfo

fAd

en

Black

Sea

Caspian

Sea

The

Gulf

R e d S e a

Socotra

(to Yemen)

A F R I C A

IRAQ IRAN

BAHRAIN

ISRAEL

LEBANON

CYPRUS

GEORGIA

AZERBAIJAN

ARMENIA

QATAR

UAE

SYRIA

KUWAIT

JORDAN

SAUDI

ARABIA

YEM

EN

OM

AN

TURKEY

Jedda

Aden

Mosul

Qom

Aktau

Ural’sk

Shiraz

Istanbul

JERUSALEM

BEIRUT DAMASCUS

BAGHDAD

NICOSIA

T’BILISI

RIYADH

KUWAIT

BAKU

MANAMA

TEHRAN

DOHA ABU

DHABI

ANKARA

SANA

AMMAN

YEREVAN

Asia

Asia is the biggest continent,

covering about a third of Earth’s

land area. It has the biggest

population, and it contains the world’s biggest

country, highest mountain, and largest lake.

ASIAN FACTS

O

Covers 30 percent of Earth’s

land area

O

Number of countries around 48

O

Biggest country Russia (although part of

Russia also lies in Europe)

O

Smallest country the Maldive Islands

O

Languages Unknown, but more than 200

O

Population of continent Over 4 billion (over

60 percent of the world’s population)

O

Largest Asian city Tokyo, Japan

O

Highest point Mount Everest, on the border

of Nepal and China, at 29,028 ft (8,848 m)

O

Longest river the Yangtze River (Chang

Jiang) in China is 3,915 miles (6,300 km) long

O

Biggest lake the Caspian Sea is the

world’s largest lake

How many people?

More than 4 billion people live in Asia—

that’s about two out of every three people

in the world. China has the biggest

population, with 1.3 billion people.

 BATHING

in the Ganges is said

to wash away sins.

THE GANGES

The Ganges is the longest river in the Indian

Subcontinent and a sacred river for Hindus.

Each year, thousands of pilgrims visit

Varanasi and other holy cities along its banks.

below 50

50-90

100-149

150-199

200-299

above 300

Population density

(people per km²

(0.39 miles²)

CONTINENTS OF

THE WORLD

THE DELTA

This satellite picture

shows the Ganges delta

in Bangladesh. This area

is very low lying and

often floods.

FAMOUS PLACES

O

Mount Pinatubo is an active

volcano in the Philippines. It

exploded in 1991 in one of the

biggest eruptions ever recorded.

O

The Dead Sea is actually an

extremely salty lake on the border of

Israel and Jordan. It is the lowest

place on Earth, at 1,312 ft (400 m)

below sea level.

O

K2 is the second-highest mountain

on Earth, after Mount Everest. It is

located in Pakistan.

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