1. CLIMATE & POPULATION DISTRIBUTION IN ASIA
SS7G11:
The student will explain the impact of location, climate, physical characteristics, distribution of natural resources, and population distribution on Asia

2. INDIA’s Climate India has many types of climates:
Snow and ice in the mountains
Hot dry plains in the central plateau
Steamy tropical weather along the coast

3. INDIA Continued…
The climate is shaped by seasonal winds that bring heavy rain called monsoons; monsoons bring much needed rain but sometimes they bring destructive flooding.

4. Where do people in India live?
Most people in India rely on farming so most of the people live along the great rivers and in the fertile river valleys

5. INDIA
India is separated from the rest of Asia by three mountain ranges
Because of the separation by the mountains, India is called a subcontinent (a division of a continent)
The mountains have often protected India from northern invaders
Most Indians live in the Ganges River Valley which provides fertile soil for farming

6. CHINA’s Climate China also has a variety of climates:
Hot and dry deserts
Humid and tropical in the eastern and southern areas
Mild temperatures in the north

7. Where do the people of China live?
Most of China’s one billion people live in the areas that have mild climates.

8. JAPAN Japan is an island nation on the far eastern edge of Asia.
Japan’s climate is affected by ocean currents.
Currents coming from the south bring warm water to the southern and eastern coasts of Japan
Currents coming from the north cool the northern coast of Japan

9. JAPAN Almost 80% of Japan is covered in mountains
Farmland is created from the mountains by building farming terraces along the slopes
Japan depends on fishing and imported food because of so little farmland

10. Earthquakes in Japan
Japan has many volcanoes which often cause earthquakes
Japan has more earthquakes each year than any other place in the world!!

11. North KOREA the land is mountainous and the climate is cool
most live along the western half of the country where there are fewer mountains and more farmland

12. South Korea
has a mix of mountains and river valleys and mild temperatures
Excellent farmland and a greater population than North Korea; 25% of the people live in and around the capital city of Seoul
Living in or near Seoul provides markets, jobs, and education

13. VIETNAM climate is warm & tropical
rich farmlands; 90% of the world’s rice is grown here

14. Asia’s Natural Resources
Natural resource – something found in the environment that people need and can use
Examples – fresh water, trees, rich soil, minerals, coal, and oil
One of the most valuable natural resources the this part of the world (Asia) is rich farmland