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1. 1.

   What is the percentage of forest cover in Asia?

2. 2.

   Fill in the blanks.

   1. Being an extremely large landmass, Asia has __________ of latitude running across it.
   2. There are two ocean currents that play a major role on the climate of Asia - the ___________ Current and ___________.
   3. ___________ type of climate is found in the countries of Syria, Lebanon, Israel and Turkey.
   4. ___________ type of climate is found in Asian countries that lie within the latitudes 10º North and South of the Equator.
   5. Bengal Tiger is found mainly in eastern India, in the ____________ forests of India and Bangladesh.
3. 3.

   Write (T) for true and (F) for false.

   1. The cold ocean currents have moderating effects on the climate.
   2. Coniferous forests are found in the Tundra region.
   3. Taiga type of climate is found in China.
   4. Mangrove vegetation is found in the tropical areas.
   5. Steppes grasslands are found in the eastern part of Mongolia.
4. 4.

   Differentiate between the Oyashio current and Kuroshio current.

5. 5.

   Differentiate between Mid-latitude Desert climate and the Tropical Desert climate.

6. 6.

   Differentiate between Monsoon climate and Equatorial climate.