Longest Asian Rivers

• Yangtze (in China) - 6,300 km - 3,915 miles (6,301 km)
• Yellow River (Huang He) - 5,464 km - 3,395 miles (5,464 km)
• Mekong River - 4,909 km - 3,050 miles (4,910 km)
• Lena River - 4,400 km - 2,734 miles (4,400 km)
• Irtysh River - 4,248 km - 2,640 miles (4,250 km)
• Yenisei River - 4,090 km - 2,540 miles (4,090 km)
• Ob River - 3,650 km - 2,268 miles (3,650 km)
• Nizhnyaya Tunguska River - 2,989 km - 1,857 miles (2,989 km)
• Indus River - 2,900 km - 1,800 miles (2,900 km)
• Brahmaputra River - 2,900 km - 1,800 miles (2,900 km)
• Amur River - 2,824 km - 1,755 miles (2,824 km)
• Salween River - 2,700 km - 1,749 miles (2,815 km)
• Euphrates River - 2,800 km - 1,740 miles (2,800 km)
• Vilyuy River - 2,650 km - 1,647 miles (2,651 km)
• Amu Darya - 2,540 km - 1,578 miles (2,540 km)
• Ganges River - 2,510 km - 1,560 miles (2,510 km)

Asia Fun Facts AGAIN!

These are random fun facts about Asia:

• Population: 3,335,672,000 
• Density: 193.5 per square mile 
• Literacy: 65.5% 
• Birth Rate: 27 people a year per 1,000 people 
• Death Rate: 9.25 people a year per 1,000 people 
• Growth Rate: 1.8% 
• Main Languages: Chinese, Hindi, Bengali, Japanese, Punjabi, Javanese, Korean 
• Principal Religions: Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism, Christianity, Shintoism, Taoism, Zoroastrianism 
• Largest Cities: Seoul, Bombay, Jakarta, Tokyo, Shanghai 
• Asia is also the largest continent in size and population with a population that is over half the Earth's population most is in China
• Ranges from boiling hot temperatures to freezing cold mountains.

Highest mountains in the world

Everest	8.848	Nepal/Tibet	Asia
K-2	8.611	Pakistan	Asia
Kangchenjunga	8.586	Nepal/India	Asia
Lhotse	8.511	Nepal	Asia
Makalu	8.463	Nepal/Tibet	Asia
Cho Oyu	8.201	Nepal/Tibet	Asia
Dhaulagiri	8.167	Nepal	Asia
Manaslu	8.163	Nepal	Asia
Nanga Parbat	8.125	Pakistan	Asia
Annapurna	8.091	Nepal	Asia
Gasherbrum I	8.068	Pakistan	Asia
Broad Peak	8.047	Pakistan	Asia
Gasherbrum II	8.035	Pakistan	Asia
Xixabangma Feng (Gosainthan)	8.012	China/Nepal	Asia
Distaghil Sar	7.885	Pakistan	Asia
Kunyang Chhist	7.852	Pakistan	Asia
Masherbrum	7.820	Pakistan	Asia
Nanda Devi	7.816	India	Asia
Aling Kangri	7.815	Tibet	Asia
Rakaposhi	7.788	Pakistan	Asia
Batura	7.785	Pakistan	Asia
Namjagbarwa Feng	7.756	Tibet	Asia
Kamet	7.756	India	Asia
Kamet	7.756	Tibet/India	Asia

The climate of Asia

The climate of the continent is as varied as its surface configuration. Climates in Asia range from that of the equatorial rain forest to that of the Arctic tundra. For the most part, the northern part of Asia is dominated by movement of polar continental air masses that travel from western Siberia to the northern Pacific. Winters here are long and harsh, summers are short and cool, and the annual precipitation is light.

Asia Fun Facts

Here's some fun facts about Asia's Mountains, Climate, Bodies of water, and Vegetation.

• About the first 30 of the highest mountains in the world are in Asia. The highest mountain is Mount Everest, which is in Nepal/Tibet, and it's about 20320 ft high.
• The vegetation of Asia is mostly coniferous forest. It is also midlatitude scrub ( Forestland, grassland) in central Asia.
• Vegetation in Asia is extraordinarily diverse, bearing an intimate relation to the many varieties of soil and climate. Climates in Asia range from that of the equatorial rain forest to that of the Arctic tundra.
• Longest river in Asia is Yangtze in China it's 6,301 km or 3,915 miles long.

Essential Question Answers

Essential Question: How does our knowledge of Asia impact our thinking about that region?

Answers:

Kate: I think that the answer to the essential question is that, what we know about Asia is very important in what we think and/or do. For example, if we think that Asia is a dessert that can impact our thinking because we would think that Asia has not a lot of water, and not lot of rain. This explains that our knowledge of Asia is very important, too. This affects the people because if they live near water, they can get water very easily. There’s also seafood so they can get food very easily, too. Also, if they live in some kind of vegetation, it will be easier to get certain things. These are something’s that can effect people and how they live. 

Daniella: I had previous thinking about Asia. Before my fundamental research on this vast continent I thought Asia had a hot and humid climate that never changed especially in Central Asia. After this research I found that there are different types of climate like tundra’s especially in Northern Asia. As you can see, Asia is a vast continent with different climates. Also, there are different bodies of water like the Sea of Japan, which provides infrastructure of Japan and the other countries such as South and North Korea. In Asia, Mount Everest is the largest mountain and I knew this before, but I have researched that there are many other mountains that are essential to Asia. The vegetation in Asia is very different. There are many forest and crops. As you can see, there are many things that changed my thinking about Asia.

Gabriel: I also had previous thinking about Asia. When I saw the ride “Expedition Everest” at Walt Disney World, I wondered what the real size of Everest was. I also wondered what the climate was in Asia. Like Daniella said, there are many climates in Asia. I also wonder what kinds of technology they use. Do they use computers like the one I am typing on now? I also wonder what types of pets they have there. Do they have cats, dogs, birds? What do the people there wear? What are their traditions, their religions, their beliefs? There is still much I have to learn about Asia.

Mateusz: What I learned is that in Asia there are a lot of mountains and they are the highest mountains in the world. I wonder why there are a lot of mountains in Asia. But now that I learned about the geography of Asia I wonder what the people wear there. Also, at first I thought that all the climate ever was is hot or humid, but I learned that in some areas in Asia the climate is seasonal!

Asia

Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers about 9% of the Earth's total surface area (or 30% of its land area) and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it has 60% of the world's current human population. During the 20th century Asia's population nearly quadrupled. That's just about whatever the population before was, multiplied by 4. That's allot!