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1. 1.

   Fill in the blanks.

   1. A mountain range in South-west Asia that separates Asia from Europe: __________
   2. I am a plain formed by the rivers Ob, Yenisey, and Lena: _____________
   3. An area of inland drainage into which the Amu Darya and, Syr Darya drain: _________
   4. I am a small zone from which several mountain ranges appear to radiate out: ____________
   5. A plateau that lies between the Elburz and Zagros mountain ranges: ___________
2. 2.

   Match the following.

   A	B
   1. population of Asia	(i) Manchurian Plain
   2. countries in Asia	(ii) Plateau of Tibet
   3. marshy lowlands	(iii) 4.43 billion people
   4. inter-montane plateau	(iv) 48
   5. River Amur	(v) Great Siberian Plain

3. 3.

   State whether the following are true or false.

   1. Together with Europe, Asia is often referred to as Eurasia.
   2. Most of the Asian countries gained independence only after World War I.
   3. Three rivers which flow northwards into the Arctic Ocean are the Ganga, the Brahmaputra and the Yamuna.
   4. The Karakoram Range is a short range, which extends south-eastwards from the Pamir knot between the Kunlun and the Himalayas.
   5. The Deccan Plateau of India lies between the Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats.
4. 4.

   Name the geographical features that border Asia in the north, south, east and west.

5. 5.

   What do you understand by the term 'archipelago'? Give two examples from the Pacific Ocean.

6. 6.

   Name the rivers of the Great Siberian Plain.