Physical Map of Asia Quiz at a Glance
A physical map of Asia shows the land itself: rivers, mountains, deserts, seas and lakes. This one has 14 great rivers, 15 mountain ranges, deserts and plains, and 21 seas, oceans and lakes. Click any of them to see its name, then play a round: a name appears and you click it on the map. Free, with no sign-up.
- On the map
- 50 places
- Rivers
- 14
- Longest river
- Yangtze, about 6,300 km
- Highest peak
- Everest, 8,849 m
- Biggest lake
- Caspian Sea
- Deepest lake
- Lake Baikal, 1,642 m
How to Play the quiz
- Click any river, mountain range, desert, sea or lake to see its name before you start.
- Pick a round: Rivers (14), Mountains & deserts (15) or Seas & lakes (21). A name appears and you click it on the map. Whole map asks all 50 once each.
- Rivers are thin lines, so a click on or just beside the line counts. On a phone, a tap where several features meet opens a magnifier; tap the right one inside it.
- After every answer the right place turns green, so a wrong click still shows you where it is.
The roof of the world
The Himalayas hold the world's highest peaks, with Everest (8,849 m) on the border of Nepal and China. To the north west they meet the Karakoram (K2, 8,611 m), the Hindu Kush and the Tian Shan; to the north, the Kunlun edge the high Plateau of Tibet. The Ural Mountains and the Caucasus are the usual border with Europe.
Deserts, seas and lakes
The Gobi spreads over Mongolia and northern China, the Taklamakan fills the Tarim Basin, and the Thar lies between India and Pakistan. The Caspian Sea is the largest lake on Earth, Lake Baikal the deepest and oldest, and the Aral Sea has shrunk to a fraction of its size since its rivers were taken for farming.
The Rivers in the Quiz, Longest First
Lengths are of the main river, rounded to 10 km; sources give slightly different figures.
| # | River | Length | Flows into | On its banks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yangtze | about 6,300 km | East China Sea | Chongqing, Wuhan, Nanjing, Shanghai |
| 2 | Yellow River | about 5,460 km | Bohai Sea | Lanzhou, Zhengzhou, Jinan |
| 3 | Mekong | about 4,910 km | South China Sea | Vientiane, Phnom Penh |
| 4 | Lena | about 4,290 km | Laptev Sea | Yakutsk |
| 5 | Ob | about 3,650 km | Kara Sea | Novosibirsk |
| 6 | Yenisei | about 3,490 km | Kara Sea | Krasnoyarsk |
| 7 | Indus | about 3,180 km | Arabian Sea | Hyderabad (Pakistan) |
| 8 | Brahmaputra | about 2,900 km | Bay of Bengal | Guwahati |
| 9 | Amur | about 2,820 km | Sea of Okhotsk | Blagoveshchensk, Khabarovsk |
| 10 | Euphrates | about 2,800 km | Persian Gulf | Raqqa |
| 11 | Amu Darya | about 2,540 km | Aral Sea (it rarely reaches it now) | Termez |
| 12 | Ganges | about 2,530 km | Bay of Bengal | Varanasi, Patna |
| 13 | Irrawaddy | about 2,170 km | Andaman Sea | Mandalay |
| 14 | Tigris | about 1,850 km | Persian Gulf | Mosul, Baghdad |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the longest river in Asia?
The Yangtze, about 6,300 km, from the Plateau of Tibet to the East China Sea at Shanghai. It is the third longest river in the world.
What is the highest mountain in Asia?
Mount Everest in the Himalayas, 8,849 m, the highest in the world.
What is the largest desert in Asia?
The Arabian Desert, if the Arabian Peninsula counts; otherwise the Gobi, in Mongolia and China.
Is the Caspian Sea a lake?
Yes, the largest lake in the world. It is salty and called a sea, but it has no outlet to the ocean.
What does a physical map show?
The land itself rather than countries: rivers, mountains, deserts, plains, seas and lakes. This one shows the borders faintly for reference, and the quiz asks for the natural features.
Made by Kashif Sulehria in Lahore, Pakistan. Updated October 31, 2026.