When you are done with Pre-Test… Define Vocab Words Then Read:  deva-raja  absolute power  aristocrat  samurai  typhoon  daimyo  shogun  Pgs. 346–363

 Asia is the Earth’s largest and most populous continent  It covers about 1/3 of Earth’s land surface.

 Asia borders:  The Pacific Ocean to the east  The Indian Ocean to the south  The Artic Ocean to the north

Label  Pacific Ocean  Indian Ocean  Artic Ocean

 A region including Western Asia and Egypt is often called “the Middle East”  The term originated in Europe, where China was considered the “Far East”

Label  India

Seas  The Arabian Sea is part of the northern Indian Ocean and borders Pakistan, Iran, India, and the Arabian Peninsula.

Label  Arabian Sea

 The Black Sea is between Southeastern Europe and Western Asia, north of Turkey.

Label  The Black Sea

 Other significant bodies of water that Asia borders include:  The Mediterranean Sea  The Red Sea

Label  Mediterranean Sea  Red Sea

 The Huang He River (also known as the Yellow River) flows through China. Sediment carried by the river gives it a yellow appearance.

 The Yangtze River flows through China and is the third longest river in the world.  It is the longest river in the world to flow entirely through one country.

Label  Huang He River  Yangtze River

Peninsulas  The Arabian Peninsula in Southwest Asia considered the world’s largest peninsula

Label  Arabian Peninsula

Label  Himalayas

 The mountain chains of Central Asia supply the continent’s great rivers with water.  People have migrated from the dry areas of Central Asia through the mountain passes into South Asia.  They have moved from the dry areas of southwestern Asia and from the Arabian Peninsula to Indonesia and the Malay Peninsula.  Mountain chains gave the Korean, Japanese, and Chinese people some protection.

Today  Most Asians live in river or mountain valleys.  Other Asians live near seacoasts where they farm or fish.  Agriculture is the most important economic activity in Asia.

Economies  China and India are both undergoing rapid growth and industrialization and are the two fastest growing major economies in the world  China is the world’s largest exporter of goods