1. The Topography (the features: such as mountains and rivers, in an area of land) And Geography of Asia

3. History is the performance while geography constitutes the stage.
History investigates the past; geography responds to questions about the past.
The study of history and geography are therefore, inseparable.

4. Asia North – Arctic Ocean East – Bering Strait and the Pacific Ocean
South – Indian Ocean
Southwest – Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea
West – Ural Mountain Range that divides Asia and Europe

5. Land Area Approximately 45 million square kilometers
Comprises about a third of the world’s land mass
From east to west, Asia covers a distance of 8, 500 kilometers

6. Weather and Climate Varying climates Generally warm weather Typhoons
Winter
Warm
Dry
Excessive rain; lack of rain

7. Natural Resources
Surrounded by water, high mountain ranges, low valleys and plains
Highest points: Himalayas, Tibet, Siberia, Eastern China, Southern India, Arabian Peninsula
Varying plants and animals
Rich in minerals

8. Major Topographic Features
Mountain Ranges:
Kunlun
Tian Shan
Himalayas
Alatais
Karakorum
Urals
Hindu Kush
Elburz
Caucasus
Pamirs

9. Major Topographic Features
Mountain Ranges:
Kunlun
Tian Shan
Himalayas
Alatais
Karakorum
Urals
Hindu Kush
Elburz
Caucasus
Pamirs

10. Himalayas

11. Karakorum

12. Hindu Kush

13. Elburz

14. Elburz in Iran

15. Caucasus - Georgia

16. Caucasus - Georgia

17. Pamirs

18. Pamirs

19. Kunlun

20. Major Topographic Features
Highest Mountains:
Everest (8,846 meters)
K2 (8,607 m)
Kanchenjunga (8,598 m)
Lhotse (8,511 m)
Makalu (8,481 m)

22. Everest

23. K2

24. Kanchenjunga - Nepal

25. Lhotse - Nepal

26. Makalu - Nepal

27. Major Topographic Features
Largest Lakes:
Aral Sea (41,000 square kilometers)
Baikal (31,494 sq. km.)
Balkhash (18,900 sq. km.)
Caspian Sea (370,000 sq. km.)
Dead Sea (1,020 sq. km.)

28. Aral Sea / Caspian Sea

29. Baikal

30. Dead Sea

31. Major Rivers Brahmaputra Amu Darya Jhelum Yamuna (Jumna) Jordan
Yangtze
Lena
Chao Phraya
Yenisei
Mekong
Euphrates
Ob’
Ganges
Salween
Huang Ho
Shinano
Indus
Tigris
Irrawady
Yalu
Irtysh

32. Amu Darya

33. Brahmaputra

34. Chao Phraya

35. Euphrates

36. Ganges

37. Huang Ho

38. Indus

39. Irrawaddy

40. Irtysh

41. Jhelum

42. Jordan

43. Lena

44. Mekong

45. Ob’

46. Salween

47. Shinano

48. Tigris

49. Yalu

50. Yamuna

51. Yangtze

52. Yenisei

53. Major Topographic Features
Lowest Area
Dead Sea Coast (295 meters below sea level)

54. Environmental Issues in Asia
Soil exhaustion
Deforestation
Air pollution

58. Human Resources
Population density
Singapore
Mongolia
Urban centers

61. East Asia
China
Mongolia
Tibet
North Korea
South Korea
Japan Taiwan

63. South Asia
Pakistan
India
Sri Lanka
Nepal
Bhutan
Bangladesh

65. Southeast Asia Myanmar (Burma) Laos Thailand Cambodia Vietnam
The Philippines
Indonesia
Malaysia
Brunei Darussalam
Singapore

67. Southwest Asia Lebanon Oman Israel United Arab Emirates Jordan Iran
Turkey
Afghanistan
Syria
Kuwait
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
Yemen

69. Central Asia Azerbaijan Armenia Georgia Russia Kazakhstan Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan

71. Homework Research on each Region Location Climate and Weather
Natural Resources
Human Resources

72. Homework Research on the pollution data of the assigned country
Water sample
Formulate a synthesis of the pollution situation in Asia
Out of the synthesis, paint a mural illustrating the pollution situation is Asia

73. Homework
Suppose you are given the chance to study for one year in an Asian country of your choice. Write an essay explaining in twenty sentences why you have chosen that country.