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ASIA
SCOPE:
• I. Asia divided into regions
• II. Facts about Asia
• III. Popular things in Asia
I. ASIA DIVIDED INTO REGIONS:
• Southwest Asia
• East Asia
• Southeast Asia
• Central Asia
• South Asia
• Also known as the Middle East
• Countries comprise of The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Oman, Yemen, Bahrain, Qatar, and others
• Countries are very rich in oil
South West Asia
Country Capital Area Currency Dominant Religion
Form of Government
Population Language
Afghanistan Islamic State of Afghanistan
Kabul 647,500 sq. km
Bahrain Dinar
Sunni, Shi’a Muslim
In Transition 26,813,057
Pashtu, Afghan, English
Bahrain State of Bahrain
Manama 620 sq. km Bahrain Dinar
Sunni, Shi’a Muslim
Constitutional Monarchy
645,361 Arabic, Urdu, Farsi, English
Cyprus Republic of Cyprus
Nicosia 9,250 sq. km
Cypriot Pound
Muslim, Maronite, Greek, Orthodox
Republic 762,867 Greek, Turkish, English
Iran Islamic Republic of Iran
Tehran 1,648,000 sq. km
Iranian Rial
Shi’a Muslim, Jewish
Islamic Republic
66,128,965
Perian, Turkish, English
Iraq Republic of Iraq
Baghdad 437,072 sq. km
Iraqui Dinar
Muslim, Christian
Republic 23,331,985
Arabic, Kurtic
Lebanon
Republic of Lebanon
Beirut 4,036 sq mi
Lebanese Pound
Sunni, Shiites, Christians, Druze
Republic 4,224,000 Arabic
Oman Sultanate of Oman
Muscat 119,498 sq mi
Omani Riyal Ibadhi, Sunni, Shiites
Unitary Islamic Absolute Monarchy
2,773,479 Swahili, French
Qatar
State of Qatar
Doha 4,416 sq mi Riyal Islam, Muslim, Christianity
Absolute Monarchy
1,853,563 Arabic, Gulf Arabic
United Arab Emirates
Abu Dhabi 32,278 sq mi
UAE Dirham Islam Constitutional federation of absolute monarchies with an executive president elected by Emir Council amongst themselves
8,264,070 Arabic, Gulf, Shihi, Soqotri
Yemen
Republic of Yemen
Sana’a 203,796 sq mi
Yemeni Riyal
Sunni, Shiite Unitary Parliamentary Republic
25,130,000 Modern Standard Arabic
Israel
State of Israel
Jerusalem 8,522 sq mi New Shekel Jews, Christians, Muslims and Baha'is
Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic
7,900,600 Hebrew, Arabic
Saudi Arabia
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Riyadh 870,000 sq mi
Saudi Riyal
Islam, Christianity, Hinduism
United Islamic Absolute Monarchy
28,376,355
Arabian Arabic,
Turkey
Republic of Turkey
Ankara 302,535 sq mi
Turkish Lira
No official Religion
Parliamentary Republic
74,724,269
Turksh
Kuwait
State of Kuwait
Kuwait City
6,880 sq mi
Kuwait Dinar
Muslim, Hindu, Christianity
Unitary Hereditary and Constitutional Monarchy
3,566,437
Modern Standard Arabic
Syria
Syrian Arab Republic
Damascus
71,479 sq mi
Syrian Lira
Islam Unitary semi-presidential constitutional republic
22,530,746
Arabic
Jordan
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Amman 35,637 sq mi
Jordanian Dinar
Islam Constitutional Monarchy
6,508,271
Jordanian Arabic
EAST ASIA
• A region of Asia coextensive with the Far East.
• Across the endless wastes have roamed the herds belonging to the people of the north–the Mongols, the Turks, the Tartars, the Tungus, the Huns.
EAST ASIA
Country Capital Area Currency Dominant Religion
Form of Government
Population Language
China People’s republic of China
Beijing 9,596,960 sq. km
Yuan Daoism, Buddhism
Communist Party-led State
1,273,111,290
Mandarin, Chinese, Minbel
North Korea DEM, People’s Republic of Korea
P’yongyang 120,540 sq. km
North Korea Won
Buddhism, Confucianism
Communist State
21,968,228 Korean
South Korea Republic of Korea
Seoul 98,480 sq. km
South Korean Won
Christian, Buddhism
Republic 47,904,370 Korean, English
Japan Tokyo 377,835 sq. km
Yen Buddhism, Shintoism
Constitutional Monarchy
126,771,662
Japanese
Mongolia Mongolian’s People Republic
Ulaanbaatar 1,565,000 sq. km
Togrog/Tugrik
Buddhism, Tibetan
Parliamentary 2,654,999 Khalka Mongol, Turkic
Taiwan Republic of China
Taipei 35,980 sq. km
New Taiwanese Dollar
Christian, Buddhism
Democratic State
22,370,461 Taiwanese
SOUTH-EAST ASIA
• Southeast Asia has two major geographic parts.
• One is the mainland region.
• The mainland has lots of mountain ranges running North to South with river valleys between them. The mountains are heavily forested and hard to pass through so the people of the various valleys were pretty well isolated from one another.
SOUTH-EAST ASIA
Country Capital Area Currency Dominant Religion
Form of Government
Population Language
Brunei State of Brunei Darussalam
Bandar Seri Begawan
5,770 sq. km
Brunei Dollar
Islam Independent Sultanate
343,653 Malay, English, Chinese
Myanmar Union of Myanmar
Rangoon 678,500 sq. km
Kyat Buddhism, Christian, Muslim, Animism
Military 41,994,678 Burmese
Cambodia Kingdom of Cambodia
Phnom Penh 181,040 sq. km
Riel Therabada Buddhism
Constitutional Monarchy
12,491,501 Khmer, French
Indonesia Republic of Indonesia
Jakarta 1,919,440 sq. km
Indonesian Rupiah
Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Roman Catholic
Republic 228,437,870
Javanese, English, Bahasa, Dutch
Singapore Republic of Singapore
Singapore 647.5 sq. km
Singaporean Dollar
Buddhism, Muslim
Parliamentary Republic
4,300,419 Chinese, Malay
Laos Lao People’s DEM, Republic
Vientiane 236,800 sq. km
Kip Buddhism, Animism
Communist State
5,635,967 Lao, French
Thailand Republic of Thailand
Bangkok 514,000 sq. km
Baht Buddhism, Christian
Constitutional Monarchy
61,797,751 Thai, English
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur
329,750 sq. km
Ringgit Buddhism, Daoism, Islam, Christian
Constitutional Monarchy
22,229,040 Bahasa, Melayu
East Timor Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
Dili 15,007 sq. km
U.S. Dollars Roman Catholic
Republic 1,019,252 Portugese Tetum
Philippines Republic of the Philippines
Manila 300,000 sq. km
Philippine Peso
Catholic, Protestant, Muslim, Buddhism
Republic 82,841,516 Filipino, English
Vietnam Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Hanoi 329,560 sq. km
Dong Buddhism, Hoahao, Caodai, Christian
Communist State
79,939,014 Vietnamese, English
• extends from the Caspian Sea in the west to the border of western China in the east.
• It is bounded on the north by Russia and on the south by Iran, Afghanistan, and China.
• About 60 percent of the region consists of desert land, the principal deserts being the Karakum, occupying most of Turkmenistan, and the Kyzylkum, covering much of western Uzbekistan.
CENTRAL ASIA
Country Capital Area Currency Dominant Religion
Form of Government
Population Language
Armenia
Republic of Armenia
Yerevan 29,800 sq. km
Dram Armenian Orthodox
Republic 3,336,100 Armenian, Russian
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan Republic
Baku (Baki) 86,600 sq. km
Manat Russian Orthodox
Republic 7,771,092 Azerbaijani, Russian,
Armenian
Georgia
Republic of Georgia
Tbilisi 69,700 sq. km
Lari Georgian Orthodox
Republic 4,989,285 Georgian
Kazakhstan
Republic of Kazakhstan
Astana 2,717,300 sq. km
Tenge Muslim, Protestant
Republic 16,731,303 Ukrainian, Kazakh, Russian
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyz Republic
Bishkek 198,500 sq. km
Kyrgyztani Som
Muslim, Russian
Orthodox
Republic 4,753,003 Kirghiz, Russian
Tajikistan
Republic of Tajikistan
Dusharbe 143,100 sq. km
Somoni Muslim Republic 6,578,681 Tajik, Russian
Turkmenistan
Republic of Turkmenist
an
Ashgabat 488,100 sq. km
Turkmen Manat
Sunni Muslim
Republic 4,603,244 Turkmen, Russian
Uzbekistan
Republic of Uzbekistan
Tashkent 477,400 sq. km
Uzbekistani Som
Sunni Muslim
Republic 25,155,064 Uzbek, Tajik,
Russian
SOUTH ASIA
• India is the largest single nation of South Asia. Its currently twenty-four states exhibit a cultural diversity comparable to that seen among the nations of Europe.
• The Tibetan highlands also form part of the region. Stretching some 1,800 miles from north to south, and almost the same distance from west to east, the area is home to an ancient and diverse group of cultures.
SOUTH ASIA
Country Capital Area Currency Dominant Religion
Government
Population
Language
Bangladesh
People’s Republic
of Banglade
sh
Dhaka 144,000 sq. km
Dhaka Islam, Hinduism
Parliamentary
Democracy
131,269,860
Bangla, English
Bhutan
Kingdom of
Bhutan
Thimpu 47,000 sq. km
Ngultrum, Indian Rupee
Lamaistic,
Buddhist
Monarchy
2,049,412
Dzongkha,
Nepalese
India
Republic of India
New Delhi
3,287,590 sq. km
Indian Rupee
Hindu, Islam,
Buddhist
Federal Republic
1,029,991,145
Hindu, Bengali, English
Maldives
Republic of
Maldives
Male 300 sq, km
Rutiyaa Sunni Muslim
Republic
310,764 Divehi, English
Nepal
Kingdom of
Nepal
Kathmandu
140,800 sq. km
Nepal Rupee
Buddhist, Hinduism
Parliamentary
Democracy
25,284,463
Nepali. English
Pakistan
Islamic Republi
c of Pakista
n
Islamabad
803,940 sq. km
Pakistani Rupee
Muslim, Christian,
Hindu
Federal Republic
144,616,639
Punjabi, Sindhi, English
Sri Lanka
Dem. Soc.
Republic of Sri Lanka
Colombo
65,610 sq. km
Sri Lankan Rupee
Buddhist,
Hinduism,
Christian,
Muslim
Republic
19,408,635
Sinhala, Tamil
II. FACTS ABOUT ASIA:
• Distinct Characteristics
• Facts (highest point, lowest point, etc.)
• Physical Geography
• Main physical features
• Climate
• Important landforms and bodies of water
• Way of Life
• Economic Activities
DISTINCT CHARACTERISTICS:
• Asia is 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 (or 30% of its land area) and with approximately 3.9 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population. During the 20th century Asia's population nearly quadrupled.
• Asia is the largest continent by landmass and covers 8.6% of the Earth's surface . The land area of Asia is actually larger than the land area of the moon. (44.6K sq km – 37k sq km respectively)
FACTS:
• Highest Point: Mt. Everest (Kathmandu, Nepal)
• Lowest Point: Dead Sea (Jordan)
• Largest Country by Area: Russia (17, 098, 242 sq. km)
• Largest Country by Population: (1, 336, 718, 015)
• Largest Metropolitan Area: Tokyo, Japan (37, 370, 064, 2010 Calculation)
• Lowest River: Yangtze River in China (6,300 km)
• Largest Desert: Gobi Desert (Mongolia/China) (1,500 km)
• Largest Lake: Caspian Sea (3,626,000 km)
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF ASIA
• The geography of Asia is astounding: approximately one-third of the earth’s population lives in Asia. Asia also covers one-third of the earth’s land. It is said that the total landmass of Asia is larger than the total area of the moon.
• Part of the reason Asia is so unique is due to its physical geography. Tectonic plate movements shaped its massive mountains and volcanic activity millions of years ago and it produced thousands of islands in the Pacific Ocean.
MAIN GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES:
• The mean elevation of the continent is 950 m (3,117 ft.), the highest of any in the world. The plateau and mountainous areas broadly sweep SW-NW across Asia, climaxing in the high Tibetan Plateau, rising to the highest peaks in the world in the Himalaya.
CLIMATE:
• Climate- Encompasses the statistics of temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, wind, precipitation, atmospheric particle count and other meteorological elemental measurements in a given region over long periods.
• Asia stretches about 5,000 miles from north of the Arctic Circle to south of the equator. From east to west Asia stretches nearly halfway around the world. This vast area has many different kinds of climate. Asia has some of the coldest and some of the hottest, some of the wettest and some of the driest places on earth.
• The climate of Asia varies according to location and physical geography.
TYPES OF CLIMATE:
• Deciduous forest - Four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold, wet winters. The trees shed their leaves in autumn.
• Coniferous forest - Also known as Taiga, cold and dry with snowy winters and warmer summers.
• Alpine/mountain - Cold, windy and snowy. It is winter from October to May with temperatures below freezing, while summer is from June to September where the temperature can reach 15°C.
• Rainforest - High temperatures and high rainfall throughout the year.
• Desert - Warm to high temperatures with very little rainfall.
• Tundra - This area is characterized by a layer of permafrost (soil that has remained below freezing for at least two years. Winters are very cold, summers are warm and there is little rainfall.
• Grassland - Hot summers and cold winters with above average rainfall.
• Savanna - Very high temperatures all year and rain during the summer season only.
IMPORTANT LANDFORMS AND BODIES OF WATER:
• Asia covers 29.9% of the land area of the earth
• Asia’s boundaries extend from the Suez Canal and Ural Mountains in the west, to the south of the Caucasus Mountains and Caspian and Black Seas. Also to the South is the Indian Ocean, to the North the Arctic Ocean and to the Far East the Pacific Ocean.
• Asia is the largest continent by landmass and covers 8.6% of the Earth's surface . The land area of Asia is actually larger than the land area of the moon. (44.6K sq km – 37k sq km respectively)
WAY OF LIFE:
• Asia’s lifestyle includes their livelihood, culture and traditions. As for livelihood, most Asian countries make a living by agriculture, meaning farming, fishing, and hunting. The products, like rice, corn, fish, and the like are also exported in other countries. Mining is also another way of Asia’s means of livelihood and so is migration. Through migration, countries in Asia get remittances.
• As towards Asia’s culture and traditions, each country in Asia has its own uniqueness. May it be tradition on how to celebrate festivities, weddings, and other rituals. For instance, Asians also value family very much. Asians has a deep sense of family and respect the many generations of the family. Religion deeply affects the daily lives of people in Asia, both through its commandments and its influence on their outlook on life.
ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
• Until the start of the 20th century, subsistence agriculture was the basic economic activity of most of Asia. Commercial agriculture, mining, and manufacturing were found in areas colonized or strongly influenced by Europeans.
• AGRICULTURE
• MANUFACTURING
• MINING, FISHING, AND FORESTRY
• TRANSPORTATION OF TRADE
AGRICULTURE:
• by far the most important economic activity in Asia. Almost 60 per cent of the continent's working population is engaged in farming. Farmers cultivate, either continuously or intermittently, one-sixth of Asia's total land area. The land they use for livestock grazing accounts for an additional one-fifth.
• In Communist-ruled Asia—China, Mongolia, North Korea, and Vietnam—most agricultural lands are organized into large, state-controlled and state-owned units such as cooperatives, state farms, and collectives.
• Asia is largely a continent of so-called "developing" or "third world" nations, with Japan the most notable exception. Japan is Asia's leading manufacturing nation. It is a world leader in the production of iron and steel, transportation equipment, photographic equipment, and electronic goods. Exports are usually high in value in comparison to their bulk. Examples include automobiles, cameras, and radio and television sets. Japan is the only major Asian nation to have a predominantly urban population employed mainly in manufacturing and commerce.
• Fossil fuels are Asia's most important mineral products. Southwestern Asia, especially the area around the Persian Gulf, produces about one-fourth of the world's yearly output of petroleum, nearly all of it for export. Malaysia and Indonesia are also important exporters of petroleum. In many cases, natural gas is produced along with petroleum. Large amounts of oil and gas also come from fields in Kazakhstan, Siberia, and eastern China.
• Asia is the primary source of much of the world's tin and graphite. Gold, nickel, and platinum and related metals are found in Siberia and precious gems—rubies and sapphires—in Sri Lanka and Burma. Among the many other minerals produced are tungsten, lead, manganese, copper, and bauxite, as well as phosphates and numerous other nonmetallic minerals.
• Fishing is an important activity in Asia. Most of the catch is used for human food; relatively little is processed for livestock feed, fertilizer, or industrial use. The people of southern and eastern Asia depend on fish and shellfish for a large part of the protein in their diet. The major fishing nations of Asia include Japan, China, India, Indonesia, Thailand and South Korea. Asiatic Russia's catch is also important.
III. POPULAR THINGS IN ASIA:
• South-west
• East
• South-east
• Central
• South
SOUTH-WEST:
Afghanistan
United Arab Emirates
Bahrain Yemen
Cyprus Israel
Iran Saudi Arabia
Iraq Turkey
Lebanon Kuwait
Oman Syria
Qatar Jordan
LEBANON:
Aasalaamu aleikum~
Tourist Spots:
• Beirut
Cuisine:
• Baklava
• Shawarma
Festivals:
• Beiteddine festival
• Baalbeck international festival
Formal costume:
• Tarboush (felt hat)
• Cherwel (long dress)
ISRAEL:
Shalom~
Tourist Spot:
• Hamat Gader
Cuisine:
• Falafel
Festival:
• Shabbat
FORMAL COSTUME:WHEN VISITING HOLY SITES OR RELIGIOUS NEIGHBORHOODS, WOMEN SHOULD WEAR SKIRTS AND LONG SLEEVES, AND MEN SHOULD WEAR LONG PANTS.
EAST ASIA:
China
North Korea
South Korea
Japan
Mongolia
Taiwan
CHINA:• Ni Hao Ma!
• Great Wall of China• a collection of short walls that often follow the crest of hills on the
southern edge of the Mongolian plain
• designed to keep Mongol nomads out
• were built of earth and stones in • wood frames
• Roast Duck• Peking Duck
• Chinese New Year• most elaborate, colorful, and
important
• Hanfu (Chinese Traditional Clothing)• Festivals, coming of age, hobbyist, Confucian or Buddhist
monks.
SOUTH KOREA:• Annyeonghaseyo!
• Kimchi (food)• Served at almost every meal• Spicy
• Kimbap (food)• To-go meal• Sold everywhere• Rolled in seaweed with various Fillings
• Chuseok (festival)• is by far the biggest and most • important holiday in Korea.
JAPAN:• Konnichiwa!
• Tokyo ("Eastern Capital")• Japan's capital and the world's • most populous metropolis• was known as Edo• Shopping, entertainment, • culture and dining
• Sushi
• Onigiri• rice balls, usually with tasty
filling.• To-go food
• Kimono (traditional costume)• "kimono", which literally means a “thing to wear" • worn on festivals, weddings, funerals,
etc.
SOUTH-EAST ASIA:
Brunei Thailand
Myanmar Malaysia
Cambodia East Timor
Indonesia Philippines
Singapore Vietnam
Laos
MALAYSIA:
“Golden Peninsula”
Tourist spot:Mulu caves
Cuisine:Fried Chicken
Festival:
Moon cake – lantern festival
Formal costume:
THAILAND:
“Land of smiles”Swasdee~
Tourist Spot: Chiang Rai (785 km)
Cuisine: Tom Yam Kung (Spicy Shrimp Soup), Phat Thai (Fried Noodles of Thai Style)
Festival: Dragon and lion dance festival
Customs:
Formal Costume:
PHILIPPINES:Pearl of The Orient Seas
Tourist Spots:• Banaue Rice Terraces --
Lone District, Ifugao, CAR Luzon, Philippines
• Tubbataha Reefs -- Sulu Sea, southeast of Puerto Princesa City, Palawan Province
• Fort Santiago -- Intramuros, Manila, Philippines
Cuisine:• Adobo• Sinigang• Lechon
Festivals:• Ati-Atihan Festival in
Kalibo, Aklan - January
• Pintados de Passi of Passi City, Iloilo – March
• Kadayawan Festival of Davao - August
Formal Costume:• Barong Tagalog • Mestiza• Maria Clara dress
CENTRAL ASIA:
Armenia
Kyrgyzstan
Azerbaijan
Tajikistan
Georgia
Turkmenistan
Kazakhstan
Uzbekistan
KAZAKHSTAN:
Tourist Spot:Tamgaly
Cuisine:kumys (fermented mare's milk), shubat (fermented camel's milk) or airan (fermented cow's milk), then to tea with milk or cream, baursaks (fried dough balls), raisins, irimshik (dried cheese balls), kurt (dried cheese and whey).
Festival:
Khan Tengri Mountain Festival.
Customs:
Formal costume:
SOUTH ASIA:
Bangladesh
Nepal
Bhutan
Pakistan
India
Sri Lanka
Maldives
NEPAL:Namaste~
Tourist Spots:• Durbar Square
(UNESCO World Heritage Site)
• Mount Everest
Famous foods:• Kinema
(fermented soybean)
• Khir and Dhakane( milk pudding)
Festival:
• Gaijatra (procession of the cows)
Formal Costume:
• Daura-Suruwal and Dhaka Topi (cap) for men
• Sari(unstitch cloth) and Cholo for women.
INDIA:
Mubarak ho~
Tourist Spots:Taj Mahal (One of the new seven wonders of the world; Heritage Site)Jaipur (“Pink City”)
Cuisine:BengaliGujarati
Festivals:
• Diwali
• Holi (festival of colors)
Formal costume:
• Women: Ghagra Choli - the traditional clothing of women
• Men: Lungi - also known as sarong
THE END•Thanks for watching :D