lesson 2 (geography and asia)
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Geography and Asia
Study of the Earth as well as the different activities of man
Geography
GEOGRAPHY
Writing of the physical description of the Earth
GEOGRAPHIAEarth
GRAPHEIN
to write
GreeksHerodotus
GEOGRAPHY
Not an objective science; it is not 100% scientifically accurate
Division of territories depend on the personal opinion of the geographer or anyone with the power to assign geographical
divisions
GEOGRAPHY
Physical aspects not the only things to be considered
Cultural, historical and even political aspects
Geography
Physical
Affects the everyday lives of Asians Historical events and cultural
changes are shaped by the environment and natural surroundings of humans
Geography
Weather, Climate, etc.
GODNITULELONGITUDE
MIPER EADNRIMIPRIME MERIDIAN
RPOTCI OF ARRCCPONITROPIC OF CAPRICORN
DAITETULLATITUDE
IRTCOP FO RAENCCTROPIC OF CANCER
QTUOERAEQUATOR
Longitude◦Refer to the angular distance east or
west of the Prime MeridianLatitude
◦Refer to the angular distance north or south of the equator
Some definitions:
Some definitions:Equator
◦Divides the globe into two hemispheres: Northern hemisphere Southern hemisphere
◦Is set as the zero latitudeTropics of Cancer and Capricorn
◦23.5ºPrime meridian
◦Passes through Greenwich, England is set as zero degree longitude
Asia
Land cover: from Arctic down to equator
Exact location: More or less 10º south to 95º north
latitude 11º to 175º east longitude Vast expanse = 164º longitude and 85º
latitude Largest continent in the world
1/3 of the total land surface of the globe Home to almost 2/3s of the entire world
population
2 major mountain belts that meet in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Plains: ¼ total land area of Asia Bodies of water:
Pacific Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Caspian Sea, Black Sea, etc.
Asian boundaries are marked by major water forms
Asia
Boundary of Asia Ural Mountains Kara Sea Bering
Strait Pacific Ocean Timor Sea Indian Ocean Arabian Sea Red Sea Mediteranean Sea Asia Minor near Aegean Sea Caucasus Mountains Caspian Sea Ural river Ural mountains
Asia
The Regions of Asia
Can be classified as geographical and cultural zones
Divided into five regions: North East West South Southeast
Previously known as Soviet Central Asia
Kazakhstan KrygzstanTajikistan AzerbaijanGeorgia ArmeniaUzbekistan Russia
North Asia
Confucianism, Taoism, and Shinto came from this region. Buddhism from India was also widely accepted
Japan North KoreaChina South KoreaTaiwan Mongolia
East Asia
Where borders of three significant continents meet
Primary source of oil Where major religions in the world
originated
Saudi Arabia Lebanon QatarJordan Syria BahrainIraq Kuwait OmanIran Cyprus YemenIsrael Turkey United Arab Emirates
West Asia
Often called the “land of mysticism”
India NepalAfghanistan BhutanPakistan BangladeshSri Lanka Maldives
South Asia
Farther India and Little China? Two traditions: agricultural and
maritime Mainland Southeast Asia:
Myanmar Thailand CambodiaMalaysia Vietnam Laos
Insular Southeast Asia:Philippines Indonesia East TimorMalaysia Brunei Singapore
Southeast Asia
Assignment no. 1 Draw an image of the following geographical zones in a 1/2
white cartolina (BE CREATIVE):› Group 1 – Polar (Tundra)› Group 2 – Grassland› Group 3 – Desert› Group 4 – Mountain range› Group 5 – Boreal (Taiga)› Group 6 – Tropical
Write in a ½ sheet of paper a brief description of the zones’ characteristics and indicate where these zones are located.
Write the names of the group members in the ½ sheet of paper as well. Specify the contribution of the group member beside their names. › E.G. Member1 – Drawing
Member 2 – DrawingMember 3 – Wrote the descriptionMember 4 – Research
Your works will be presented in the class next week (7/5 or 7/6)
Physical Characteristics of Asia
G P R A I R I E S M B S
A R I T R E S E D O N A
S A A A L A K S R U H V
T M G S I O D E A N I A
E U N I S Z A A W T S N
P B N L A L A A R A T N
P K K D F T A O Y I O A
E H I G R J P N P N R S
S Q L R T A H M D R Y Z
G R E E L A C I P O R T