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• Asia can be divided into fi ve major physical regions—Northern Lowlands, Central Mountains,
Southern Plateaus, Great River Basins and Island groups.
• The Tigris–Euphrates Valley, Indus valley, Ganga–Brahmaputra valley, Irrawaddy–Salween–
Mekong Valley and Great Plains of China are some of Asia’s prominent river basins.

Let’s Learn

A Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
1. Which plateau is known as the ‘Roof of the World’?

(a) Deccan Plateau (b) Iranian Plateau
(c) Tibetan Plateau (d) Mongolian Plateau

2. Which is the deepest lake in the world?
(a) Lake Victoria (b) Lake Baikal
(c) Lake Nyasa (d) Lake Manzala

3. Through which country does the Mekong River pass?
(a) China (b) Myanmar
(c) Iraq (d) Pakistan

4. The highest point in the Zagros Mountain range is_________________.
(a) Belukha Mountain (b) Mount Dena

(c) Mount Everest (d) Victory Peak

5. _______________ is the largest group of islands in the world.
(a) Lakshadweep Islands (b) Japanese Archipelago
(c) Malay Archipelago (d) Kuril Islands

B Fill in the blanks.
1. _________________ lies between the Arctic Ocean in the north and the Central Mountains
in the south.
2. The northern part of the Northern Lowlands is known as the _________________.
3. _________________ is Asia’s only sub-tropical desert.
4. The Malay Archipelago consists of more than _________________ islands of Indonesia and
approximately _________________ islands of the Philippines.
5. _________________ is formed by the rivers Huang He, Chang Jiang and the Si Kiang.

C State whether the following statements are True or False.
1. The Kunlun Mountains are one of the longest mountain chains in Asia,
extending across western China and the Arabian Plateau. _______
2. Gobi Desert is the largest desert in Asia. _______

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