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1. 1.

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   1. Asia is the largest and most populous continent housing ____________ per cent of world population.
   2. Asia forms a huge quadrangle extending from ___________ to ___________ latitudes and ____________ to __________ longitudes.
   3. Asia is separated from Africa by the ___________ sea and _____________.
   4. The Caspian Sea and the Aral Sea form a region of _____________.
   5. The Khyber Pass linking ___________ and Pakistan, lies in the _____________ mountain range.
2. 2.

   Name the following:

   1. Two South Asian countries neighbouring India.
   2. Two countries which lie both in Asia and Europe.
   3. Two rivers which form the Turanian Plain.
   4. Two mountain ranges lying towards the Southeast of the Pamirs.
   5. Two rivers which form the Great Plain of China.
3. 3.

   Name the bodies that separate Asia from Europe and Africa.

4. 4.

   Name the five main categories into which countries of Asia are classified. Name two countries in each category.

5. 5.

   Name the centre of the Central highlands. List the types of mountains ranges found here with one example of each type.

6. 6.

   Name the major physical divisions of Asia and give two characterisitic features of each.