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Asia’s Physical Features Himalayas Ganges Indus Huang he Yangzi Tigris Euphrates

Warm Up: open books to page 596 label map 1-21 1. Mongolia 3. North Korea 4. South Korea 16. Iran 2. China 15. Afghanistan 17 5. Japan 19 14. Pakistan 12. Nepal 11. India 20. UAE 13. Bangladesh 18 10. Burma 6. Vietnam 21 7. Laos 8. Thailand 22 9. Cambodia

Warm Up: Open Books to page 597 What river is located at # 1 What river is located at # 2? What mountain range is located at # 3? What river is at # 4? What river is at # 5? What desert is at # 6? What ocean is at # 7? What ocean is at # 8? 6 4 1 3 5 2 7 8

Practice Quiz # 1 answers Israel Syria Jordan Iraq Saudi Arabia Kuwait Yemen Oman United Arab Emirates Iran Afghanistan Pakistan India Nepal Bangladesh Myanmar Thailand Laos Cambodia Vietnam Philippians Indoneisa 23. China 24. North Korea 25. South Korea 26. Japan 27. Mongolia 28. Russia 29. Turkey

Asia Huang He

Himalayas

Huang He River (The Yellow River)

Yangtze River

Indus River

Ganges River

Tigris River

Euphrates River

Arabian Desert

Sea of Japan

Yellow Sea

Gobi Desert

Persian Gulf

Asia Asia is the worlds largest and most populous continent. (biggest and has most people) Asia has a population of 3.9 Billion people. The 2 most populous countries are China and India.

Overview of Asia

Population Density

China China is the largest country in the world with a population of over 1.3 billion people.

India India is the 2nd largest country in the world with a population of over 1 billion people in the world.

Himalayan Mountains They are a central Asian mountain range that contains the worlds Highest peaks. They were created by India slamming into Asia. The famous mountains Mt. Everest and K2 are located here

Himalayas

Mt. Everest Mt. Everest is the tallest mountain in the world. It has an elevation of over 29,035 ft tall. (Same heights as airplanes fly) It is growing at about 3 to 30 millimeters a year.

Mt. Everest

Ganges River Is a river in India that starts in the Himalayas and flows 1557 miles into the Indian Ocean. Considered by most Hindus to be the most holy river in India. Hindus believe that bathing in the river is spiritual Provides water for almost 1 million people.

Spiritual Properties of the Ganges Hindus believe that bathing in the river at certain times can get you forgiven for sins, and attain salvation. Hindus try to bathe in this river once in their lifetime. Many religious holidays are celebrated on the Ganges.

Ganges River

Indus River River starting in the Himalayas, going through India and Pakistan ending into the Arabian Sea. Provides most of Pakistan with drinking water.

Huang He AKA the Yellow River flows across china 3,398 miles and empties into the Pacific Ocean. River has a yellowish tint from the loess that goes into the river. Chinese call the river the cradle of their civilization.

Huang He

Yangtze River Yangtze Flows 3915 miles and is the only river in China that is deep enough for ships to travel. More then 400 million people live along the banks of the Yangtze.

Yangzi, 3 Gorges Dam

Yangtze and the 3 gorges Dam The Chinese created a large dam on the Yangtze. The dam flooded a large area and displaced a about 1.2 million people. Also many precious artifacts were destroyed because of the dam.

Gobi Desert Is the large desert in Asia, and is located in China and southern Mongolia. Has wide temperature extremes. Temps can range from -45 degrees to 100 degrees

Arabian Desert Large desert that covers most of the Arabian Peninsula. 900,000  square mi

Tigris and the Euphrates Goes though the country of Iraq. Modern Civilization originated there.

Tigris 1200 miles long Starts in Turkey Ends in the Persian Gulf

Euphrates 1,728 mi long Starts in Turkey Ends in Persian Gulf

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Put assignments in order 1. Warm Up 2.South Africa worksheet 3. Study Guide 4. Asia Physical Features and Countries and Capitals Map

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Warm Up Open to page 596 number 1-29 28 27 24 29 23 26 25 2 11 4 1 10 3 6 12 14 Warm Up Open to page 596 number 1-29 5 9 15 16 13 20 8 18 7 17 19 21 22

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Practice Quiz 2 answers Indonesia Philippines Japan S. Korea N. Korea Russia Mongolia China Vietnam Laos Cambodia Thailand Myanmar Bangladesh Nepal India Pakistan Afghanistan Iran Kuwait United Arab Emirates 22. Oman 23. Yemen 24. Saudi Arabia 25. Iraq 26. Jordan 27. Syria 28. Turkey 29. Israel

Israel Jordan Syria Iraq Saudi Arabia Kuwait Yemen Oman United Arab Emirates Iran Afghanistan Pakistan India Nepal Bangladesh Myanmar Thailand Laos Cambodia Vietnam Philippians 23. China 24. North Korea 25. South Korea 26. Japan 27. Mongolia 28. Russia 29. Turkey

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Limited Arable land so people have a hard time making a living Dry extremely hot summers and cold winters Limited Arable land so people have a hard time making a living Climate dominated by monsoons that bring wet and dry weather to the region River valleys and lowlands often flood because of monsoons. Most people live in Lowlands and coastal areas that flood

A= Southwest Asia B=East Asia C=South Asia a b D. South east Asia c d

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