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

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

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

5. Label  Pacific Ocean  Indian Ocean  Artic Ocean

6.  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”

8. Label  India

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

10. Label  Arabian Sea

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

12. Label  The Black Sea

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

14. Label  Mediterranean Sea  Red Sea

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

17.  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.

18. Label  Huang He River  Yangtze River

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

20. Label  Arabian Peninsula

23. Label  Himalayas

24.  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.

25. 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.

26. 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