2. Lesson 51 Asia

3. Asia

4. How big is Asia? The continent covers more than 44 million square kilometres.

6. China

7. India

8. Japan

9. What countries are in Asia? There are more than forty countries. Some of them are China, India, Japan and others. China is the biggest country in area and population.

10. How many people live in Asia? More than three billion people live in Asia. That ’ s more than half the world ’ s population!

11. What languages do they speak? Chinese, Russian, Japanese and many other languages.

12. Mount Qomolangma

13. The Yangtze River

14. What are the main geographical features of Asia? Mount Qomolangma (or “Mount Everest”) is the Himalayas. It is the highest mountain in the world. The Yangtze River (the Changjiang River) in China is the third-longest river in the world.

15. Tokyo

16. Shanghai

17. What are the biggest cities in Asia? Tokyo and Shanghai are two of the biggest cities in Asia. Tokyo is the capital city of Japan.

18. The Great wall is world-famous. It is in China.

19. Complete the sentences according to the Chinese. 1. 请你让我看一下北美地图好吗？ you me of North America? 2. 你知道世界的第三长河吗？ Do you know in the world? 3. 美国的首都城市是华盛顿。 of the U.S. is Washington, D.C. 4. 纽约以自由女神而著名。 New York the Statue of Liberty. 5. 亚洲有 40 个国家。 There are forty countries in Asia. Will please show the map the third-longest river The capital city is famous for more than