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ASIAN GEOGRAPHY UNIT 2
ASIA • Asiais the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and comprises 30% of its land area. With approximately 4.3 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population. • Asia has a high growth rate in the modern era. For instance, during the 20th century, Asia's population nearly quadrupled. • area enclosed by the imaginary border of Asia. The New York Times Atlas of the World gives 43,608,000 km2 (16,837,000 sq mi). Chambers World Gazetteer rounds off to 44,000,000 km2 (17,000,000 sq mi),[2] while the Concise Columbia Encyclopedia gives 44,390,000 km2 (17,140,000 sq mi).[3] The 2011 Pearson's has 44,030,000 km2 (17,000,000 sq mi)
ASIAN TERRITORY VERSION 1 VERSION 2 South and Central Asia Southwest Asia East and Southeast Asia • Central Asia • Western Asia • Southern Asia • Eastern Asia • Southeastern Asia
SOUTH & CENTRAL ASIA • Are regions of grasslands, deserts, huge lakes, and mountains. HIMALAYA!!! • Extreme Climate and Heavy monsoon rains and desert climate in Central Asia. • South and Central are two poorest regions in the world – once part of the communist economic system. • Kazakhstan in Central Asia is progressing in terms of economy.
SOUTHWEST ASIA • A region of towering mountains in the north and vast desert in the south. • A continental crossroads that connects Asia to Europe and Africa. • The region includes the world’s most important oil producer, Saudi Arabia, and several other oil-rich nations. • A birthplace of 3 great religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
EAST AND SOUTHEAST ASIA • Regions of rugged mountains, vast plains, dense forests, and crowded coastlines. • Heavily populated. • CHINA the largest country in these regions • Many nations do not have much land that is good for farming or settlement. Very little land that is flat – leads to packed area of people. • China and Mongolia have large plains good for farming and raising livestock.
ASSESSMENT & HOMEWORK ASWER IN YOUR NOTEBOOK: HOMEWORK: Choose 1 country in each ASIA region (VERSION 1), write the following: Currency: Capital city: Official Language: Economy (GDP): National Sports: Population: Dialing Code: Government: • What are the regions in ASIA? (VERSION 1) • What region is Thailand? • What is the approximate population in ASIA?
MEASURING ECONOMY • Nominal Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The Economics Glossary defines GDP as: • GDP is Gross domestic product. For a region, the GDP is "the market value of all the goods and services produced by labor and property located in" the region, usually a country.
ASIA BATTLE GAME • Go with your group and for 5 minutes only, study the ASIAN countries as many as you can. • Battle of Asia begins after 5 minutes. • HOW TO PLAY THE GAME? • INSTRUCTION: • Ask a Question to any group that you like to ask? • If the person in that group cannot answer he/she is dead and excluded in the game. • If the person can answer, he/she can throw back a question • You only have 7 seconds to answer!
ANNOUNCEMENT • Don’t forget to download the updated Power point in our website • Study for the two topics GEOGRAPHY TOOLS and ASIAN GEOGRAPHY • UNIT TEST on July 10
