Prelims · 3 Physical & World Geography · 3.8 World regional geography: continents

3.8.2 Asia: relief, rivers, lakes and regions

Asia, the largest and most populous continent, has the highest mountains and plateau in the world radiating from the Pamir Knot, great rivers flowing to three oceans, and extremes of every kind, from the Dead Sea to Everest.

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Key terms

  • Asia
  • Pamir Knot
  • roof of the world
  • Tibetan Plateau
  • Third Pole
  • Himalaya
  • Karakoram
  • K2
  • Yangtze
  • Huang He
  • Mekong
  • Ob
  • Yenisei
  • Lena
  • Caspian Sea
  • Baikal
  • Aral Sea
  • Dead Sea
  • Gobi
  • Taklamakan
  • Rub al Khali
  • Trans-Siberian Railway
  • Cressey

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  5. Common trapsFoundation
  6. Quick revisionFoundation

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