Author: WandererMineral resources: minerals in Asia and more, large reserves, mainly oil, coal, iron, tin, tungsten, antimony, copper, lead, zinc, manganese, nickel, molybdenum, magnesium, chromium, gold, silver, salt, sulfur, gems and so on. Oil, magnesium, iron, tin and other reserves tops in every continent first.
Forests and grasslands: the world’s total forest area of about 13% of the total forest area. Timber 2 / 3 has been developed and utilized. The development of a certain plantation. Asian part of Russia, China, North East, North Korea, the world wide distribution of coniferous forest area, growing stock rich in many valuable timber species. China, South China, Southwest China, Japan, the southern slope of the mountains, Himalayas, the southern slope of the abundant plants, in addition to regular hardwood species, there are palm, fan palm, cedar genus Metasequoia spp. Southeast Asia’s tropical forests in the world dominated by the forest, a constant, known for the rich plant communities. The main tree species of Dipterocarpaceae, there are tree ferns classes, ginkgo, cycads and other “living fossil.” The total Asian steppe
The world’s grassland area of about 15% of the total area. Water: Asian countries can be estimated on the development of water resources can generate electricity amounted to 26 000 billion kWh, representing the world’s exploitable hydropower resources, 27%
Marine fisheries: an area of coastal fisheries in Asia the world’s coastal fishing grounds about 40% of the total area. Rich in salmon, trout, cod, bonito, mackerel, small fish, big fish, octopus, squid, sardines, tuna, mackerel and whales, the famous fishing grounds have Zhoushan Islands, the Taiwan Island, Paracel Islands, Hokkaido island, Kyushu other islands in the waters nearby, and the Sea of Okhotsk. China’s coastal fishing grounds occupy a total area of the world’s coastal fishing grounds close to 1 / 4.
From: Free Travel Information, the excellent directory of travel information around the world. http://www.freetravelinformation.net/ post: Asia’s natural resources http://www.freetravelinformation.net/67/asias-natural-resources/
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