Asia is the largest, most populated and diverse continent on the Earth. It occupies one-third of the land surface of the Earth.
Surface area: 44,579,000 km2
Location: Extends in both Northern and Southern hemispheres
Major countries: China, Russia, India, Kazakhistan, Korea and Japan
Important physical features:
♦ Mount Everest (elevation above sea level 29,035 feet)
♦ The lowest point on the Earth’s surface: The Dead Sea (depth: about 1,312 feet below sea level)
Major languages: Arabic, Mandarin, Hindi and Russian
Hemisphere: Any circle drawn around the Earth that divides it into two equal halves is called hemisphere. There are four hemispheres: Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western.
