TABLE OF CONTENTS Where in the World Is Asia 4 Volcanoes Waterfalls and Dragons 6 A World of Writing 8 Protecting the People 12 Flying Fishing and Fun 16 Useful Technologies 18 Food for Thought 24 Rolling Along 26 Amazing Asia 28 Glossary 30 Index 31 Text-Dependent Questions 31 Extension Activity 31 About the Author 32
WHERE IN THE WORLD IS ASIA Asia stretches from the southern island nation of Indonesia to the northern arctic tundra of Russia Asia is the world’s largest continent About six of every ten people on Earth live there ASIA
Indonesian islands Russian tundra Asia has 49 countries including India China Japan Pakistan and Turkey Journey through Asia to discover its fascinating people and places Find out about some of the ideas and inventions that come from this amazing part of the world Asia by the Numbers Population 4 5 billion Size 17 million square miles or 27 million square kilometers Highest Point Mount Everest 29,035 feet or 8,850 meters
