Asia

ASIA

Facts about Asia

• It is the largest and most populated of the continents

• 60% of all people on Earth live in Asia• Asia has the highest point on Earth: Mt

Everest.• Asia has the lowest point on Earth: Dead

Sea• Connected to Europe – it is often known

as “Eurasia”

Countries/Languages

Animals of Asia

• Panda Bear

• Siberian Tiger

• Asian Elephant

More Animals of Asia

• Camels

• Komodo Dragon

• Orangutan

Things and Places to See

Mt. Everest (Nepal)

• Located in the Himalaya Mountain Range

• Earth’s highest mountain is 29,029 ft above sea level and still growing!

The Great Wall (China)The Ming Dynasty Great Wall

is composed of 723 beacon towers, 7,062 lookout towers, 3,357 wall platforms and 1,026 other ruins.

This wonder of the world stretches 5,500 miles across China!

Temple of Heaven and the Forbidden City (China)

• For 500 years the Forbidden City was the Emperial Palace. It now houses the Palace Museum. It is surrounded by a 26ft city wall and a 171ft moat (20ft deep).

Taj Mahal (India)

• One of the Wonders of the World, it was built by an Indian Emperor in memory of his third wife. It took 22 years to complete.

Temples of Angkor (Cambodia)

• Largest Hindu Temple complex in the world

Potala Palace (Tibet)

• Locked away in the Himalayas this was once home to the Dali Lama

Ruins of Bagan (Burma)

Beaches (Thailand and Indonesia)

Petra (Jordan)

Himeji Castle (Japan)