Continent Asia
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Close view to Asian Continent
Here I would like to give some major details of Asian Continent. Just go through this article. Asia is the largest continent in the world. It is surrounded by the Pacific Ocean on the east, Caspian sea on the west, Arctic Ocean on the north and Indian Ocean on the south. The area of Asia is 44.25 Million square kilometers. It occupies 29.81 of the world’s area. Largest country in Asia is Russia and the smallest is Maldives.
Physical features of Asia:
The land forms of Asia are divided in to six parts. They are
Plains
Mountains
Plateaus
Rivers
Deserts
Group of Islands.
Plains: Plains cover 32% of land in Asia. The Indo-Gangetic plains of India are one to the largest alluvium plains in the world.
Mountains: Mountains cover 20% area of Asia. Mount Everest is the highest peak in the world. The height of it is 8.848 mts. It is located in the Himalayan Range of Nepal.
Plateaus: Asia is having different plateaus in different regions. Asia’s highest plateau is located in Tibet. It is situated in between Himalayas and Kurlun.
Rivers: Rivers which flow in Asia are Indus, Ganges, Brahmaputra, Krishna, Cauvery, Tigris, Euphratise, Hwang Ho, Yangtge Kiang, Sikiyang, Irrawadi, Mekang, Ural River and Amur river. Amur river is the longest river in Asia the length of it is 4,060 kilometers.
Deserts: The Deserts in Asia are Thar,Arabia,Syria and Gobi. In all these deserts Thar desert is the biggest desert.
Island Groups: Indonesia is the largest island group in the world. It consists of 13,500 islands
Climatic conditions in Asia:
Asia has different types of climatic conditions. It experiences continental type of climate. Asia is having very hot in summer and very cold in winter. Asia receives highest rainfall due to the South West Monsoons.
Mawsynram and Chirapunji receive the highest rainfall where as Thar and Arabian deserts receive less rainfall.
Wild Life and greenlands in Asia:
The northern part of Asia is totally covered with snow. This area is called “Tundra region”. In South of Tundra forests we find Confireous forests. In these forests we find Pine, Fir, Spruce, Laschis and Birch trees. These are the important trees also and we find Wild animals like Fox, Sable and Mink. The South of Tundra region is called “Taiga region” and also called as “Steppes”. In These grasslands we find animals like Deer’s, Camels, Donkeys and Cheetah.
Population in Asia:
Asia is the most populated continent in the world. This continent occupied 65% of the world’s population. The most populated country in the world is China. Tokyo, Basaka and Nagasaki are the main cities in Japan. Japan also known as “Land of Rising Sun”. Singapore is having less population in Asia. Density of population is low in Gulf Countries, Nepal, Bhutan, Afghanistan, Siberia, Iraq, Tibet and Iran.
About Agriculture in Asia:
Nearly 70% of Asia’s population depends on the agriculture. Asia has rich agricultural resources because of fertile alluvial soils, irrigation facilities and suitable climate. The Asian crops are divided into food crops and Commercial crops.
Some of the food crops are Rice, Wheat, Dates, Millets, Jower, Ragi and Bajra e.t.c. China, India, Bangladesh, Japan and South west Asian countries are the main producers of Rice. Wheat is grown mostly in China and Northern India.
Some of the commercial crops are Cotton, Jute, Sugarcane, Tobacco, Turmeric, Coffee e.t.c these are some of the commercial crops grown in Asian continent. Asian people mostly follow shifting cultivation, Intensive agriculture and extensive agriculture these are the methods of cultivation in Asia. In all the methods extensive agriculture is the best one. In this method large area is cultivated with machinery.
Mineral Resources in Asia: The minerals in Asia are classified into three categories.
1. Metallic Minerals.
2. Non-Metallic Minerals.
3. Fuel Minerals
1.Metallic Minerals: Iron, Manganese, Bauxite, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Chromite, Gold, Silver, Limestone, Gypsum and Dolomite are the most important metallic minerals of Asia. Russia occupies the first place in the production of Iron ore.China produces 11% of the world’s Iron ore. Gold is available in large amounts in China, Japan and less in India. Mercury is available in Russia and China.
2.Non-Metallic Minerals: Asbestos, Graphite, Mica, Salt, Diamonds, Pearls, Fuels, Coal, Lignite, Crude oil are the non metallic minerals available in Asia.India is the major exporter and producer of Mica in the world. Salt is highly produced inChina, Russia and India. Pearls are available in Japan, China, Srilanka, India and Oman.
3.Fuel Minerals: The most important fuel minerals are Coal, Lignite, Crude Oil and Natural gases. Most of the Lignite deposits are found in Russia. Oil resources are mostly found in Russia, Saudi Arabia,China and Indonesia. We find natural gas in Russia, Indonesia, China, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Brunai, Iranand UAE.
Industrial sector in Asia: Iron and steel industries are mainly concentrated in Russia, Japan and china. Cement and Cotton textile industries are seen in Russia, India, China and Pakistan. Electronic goods are produced largely in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. Chemical industries are located mostly in Russia, China, India and Japan. Timber industries are found in Indonesia. Coal mines are largely found in China and India.
Transportation and Trade in Asia: Asia has three modes of transportation.
Roads and Railways.
Waterways.
Airway.
Roads and Railways: Asia has the modern highways. Japan and India have well laid highways. Japan is well developed country so it has good roads when compared with other countries. In India cities are well connected with national and state highways. It has 3.34 million kilometers of roadways. The Indian railway is the longest in Asia. India has 62,700 km long railway line. Japan has extensive railway line of 32,200 km. In Soviet Union railways play a very important role in transportation. The longest railway in the world is over 8,640 km between Volyagrad and Vladisvotak in Russia.
Waterways: Foreign trade is carried on through water ways to a large extent due to large manufacture of ships. Ganga, Brahmaputra, Yang-Tse-Kiang, Irrawadi, Volga, Don rivers are the most useful water ways.
Airways: Airways are useful in the speedy transportation of goods and passengers. The domestic airways had been developed in many other countries of Asia.
International Trade: The trade among the various countries of the world is called international trade. Japan imports food stuffs, raw materials, Petroleum, Iron Ore, Coal and Cotton. It exports industrial good machinery, Steel, Automobile and Chemicals. Iran, Iraq, SaudiArabia, Kuwait and U.A.E export petroleum. The important exports of India are Gems, Jewellery, Tea, Coffee, Spices, Sea products, Leather, Ready made garments, Machinery, Iron ore and Chemicals. Petroleum, Machinery, Food grains, Edible oils, Iron, Steel, Fertilizers and Chemicals are the chief imports of India.
This is the brief Article on Asian continent.