Get to Know Asia

Question: How far, in kilometers, is Sri Lanka from India?

Answer: Sri Lanka is a pear-shaped island about 18 miles (29 kilometers) from the southeastern tip of India.

Question: Which of these does not border India?

Answer: India shares land borders with Pakistan in the northwest; China, Nepal, and Bhutan on the northeast; and Myanmar on the east.

Question: What separates the two halves of Malaysia?

Answer: The South China Sea, an arm of the Pacific Ocean, separates Malaysia’s two parts, which are called West Malaysia and East Malaysia.

Question: What language do most people in Bangladesh speak?

Answer: Bangladesh is inhabited almost entirely by people who speak Bengali, the state language. The country has a distinctive Bengali culture shared by adjacent West Bengal, a state of India.

Question: What is the longest river in Asia?

Answer: With a length of 3,915 miles (6,300 kilometers), the Yangtze River of China is the longest river in Asia.

Question: On what river does China’s Three Gorges Dam lie?

Answer: The Three Gorges Dam began operation in 1994. The dam allows freighters to navigate 1,400 miles (2,250 kilometers) inland from the East China Sea to Chungking, on the Yangtze River.

Question: What is the capital of Indonesia?

Answer: Indonesia’s capital is Jakarta. The city is located in the northwest of the island of Java.

Question: Which of these nations does not border Thailand?

Answer: Thailand is bordered by Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, and Malaysia.