1. Asia

2. Asia World’s largest/most populated continent
60% of world’s population
30% of world’s landmass
Widest contintent-6,000miles
Over 17,000 square miles
48 countries
Many languages/religions
Rich in natural resources

3. Location- Traditionally considered part of the landmass Eurasia
Western portion occupied by Europe
Separated by the Ural Mountains
Connected to Africa by the Suez Canal

4. Asia-civilizations Birthplace of many of world’s oldest civilizations
Tigris/Euphrates River Valley-Middle East
Indus River Valley-Pakistan
Huang He River Valley-China

5. Physical Features

7. Asia-The physical land
Highest/lowest points on earth
Mt. Everest and Dead Sea
Highest plateaus, largest deserts, longest rivers, largest forest, most earthquakes, hottest/coldest/driest climates!

8. Asia-religions Birthplace of world’s major religions
Judaism, Christianity, Islam-Middle East
Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism and Shintoism South Asia

9. Population
China and India are the two largest countries in the world by population. China is number one with over 1.3 billion people. India is number two with over 1.2 billion. The third largest country in the world, the United States, only has just over 300 million people.

10. Land
Asia is the only continent that shares borders with two other continents; Africa and Europe. It sometimes joins with a third continent, North America, in the winter by ice forming in the Bering Sea.

11. Language
Most Asian countries have more than one language that is officially spoken
India-800 languages
Philippines -100 languages

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13. South Asia India, Pakistan, Bangladesh
South Asia is a large peninsula –south from Asia
Mountain Ranges-Hindu Kush and Himalaya
Rest surrounded by water
Influence on S.Asia?

14. The People Cultural diversity
Geographic features separate people-variety of customs/practices
Religion-Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Sikhs and Buddhists
15 official languages

15. Himalaya Mountain Range
Extends from Indian Sub continent to Tibetan Plateau stretching from Pakistan, India, China, Bhutan and Nepal
Tallest mountain range in the world
Over 30 peaks extending over 25,000
Mt. Everest 29,035

16. Plateau of Tibet Nickname “Roof of the World”
Located in southwest China
Is the worlds largest plateau with an average height if 14,000 ft.
Covers a land area of about half the lower 48 of the United States

17. Climate of South Asia
Monsoon-seasonal wind that dominates the climate of South Asia-flooding/cyclones
Rainfall and temperatures vary greatly

18. Mainland Southeast Asia
Peninsula that lies between the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean.
Most lies in the tropics-hot/humid
Monsoons
typhoons

19. East Asia- China, Korea and Japan

20. Great Wall of China
Was built from the 1300’s 1600’s under the Ming Dynasty
Purpose of the wall was to keep Mongol and Turkic invaders out
3946 miles long

21. Yangtze River 3rd longest river in the world 3,964 miles
River provides China with a major transportation to inland areas

22. Island Nations
Ring of Fire
Archipelgos

23. Tohoku Earthquake

24. A Diverse Region Geography has contributed to cultural diversity
Immigrants from China and India

25. Middle East

26. Tigris and Euphrates River
Tigris – 1146 miles, Euphrates – 1700 miles
Origins of both river is in the Armenian mountains and they empty into the Persian Gulf
Area between rivers has been made into canals for small boats and irrigation
Turkey has helped create a series of 22 dams and 19 hydroelectric plants along these two rivers
Area between the two rivers is refereed to as Mesopotamia

27. Fertile Crescent
Include Israel, Lebanon, and parts of Jordan, Syria, Iraq, south-eastern Turkey and south-western Iran
The major rivers following through this are Jordan, Euphrates and Tigris
Has a vast history of human history

28. Australia World’s largest island and smallest continent
Once a part of Asia-25 million years ago broke off drifted south
How would this effect animal/plant life?