Eurasia: position, history, structure and relief
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
On a blank map mark the Himalayas, Pamirs, Tien Shan, Urals and Caucasus.
Urals — west; Caucasus — south-west; Pamirs and Tien Shan — centre; Himalayas — south.
2
Europe is 10 and Asia 44 million km². By how many million km² is Asia larger?
34
3
Write in two sentences what Beruni and al-Khwarizmi gave to geography.
Al-Khwarizmi made a world map and wrote “Kitab surat al-ard”; Beruni wrote “India” and stated a law on rivers and rock.
4
Everest is 8 848 m and Aconcagua 6 961 m. What is the difference in metres?
1887