2. SCOPE:
• I. Asia divided into regions
• II. Facts about Asia
• III. Popular things in Asia
3.
4. I. ASIA DIVIDED INTO REGIONS:
• Southwest Asia
• East Asia
• Southeast Asia
• Central Asia
• South Asia
5.
6.
7. • 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
8. South West Asia
Country Capital Area Currency Dominant Form of Population Language
Religion Government
Afghanistan Kabul 647,500 sq. Bahrain Sunni, Shi’a In Transition 26,813,057 Pashtu,
km Dinar Muslim Afghan,
Islamic State English
of
Afghanistan
Bahrain Manama 620 sq. km Bahrain Sunni, Shi’a Constitutional 645,361 Arabic,
Dinar Muslim Monarchy Urdu, Farsi,
State of English
Bahrain
Cyprus Nicosia 9,250 sq. km Cypriot Muslim, Republic 762,867 Greek,
Pound Maronite, Turkish,
Republic of Greek, English
Cyprus Orthodox
Iran Tehran 1,648,000 Iranian Rial Shi’a Muslim, Islamic 66,128,965 Perian,
sq. km Jewish Republic Turkish,
Islamic English
Republic of
Iran
Iraq Baghdad 437,072 sq. Iraqui Dinar Muslim, Republic 23,331,985 Arabic,
km Christian Kurtic
Republic of
Iraq
9. Lebanon Beirut 4,036 sq mi Lebanese Sunni, Republic 4,224,000 Arabic
Pound Shiites,
Republic of
Christians,
Lebanon
Druze
Oman Muscat 119,498 sq m Omani Riyal Ibadhi, Unitary Islamic 2,773,479 Swahili,
Sultanate of i Sunni, Shiites Absolute French
Oman Monarchy
Qatar Doha 4,416 sq mi Riyal Islam, Absolute 1,853,563 Arabic, Gulf
Muslim, Monarchy Arabic
State of
Christianity
Qatar
United Arab Abu Dhabi 32,278 sq mi UAE Dirham Islam Constitutional 8,264,070 Arabic, Gulf,
Emirates federation of Shihi, Soqotri
absolute
monarchies
with an
executive
president
elected by Emir
Council
amongst
themselves
Yemen Sana’a 203,796 sq m Yemeni Riyal Sunni, Shiite Unitary 25,130,000 Modern
i Parliamentary Standard
Republic of
Republic Arabic
Yemen
Israel Jerusalem 8,522 sq mi New Shekel Jews, Unitary 7,900,600 Hebrew,
Christians, parliamentary Arabic
State of
Muslims and constitutional
Israel
Baha'is republic
10. Saudi Riyadh 870,000 sq Saudi Riyal Islam, United 28,376,355 Arabian
Arabia mi Christianity Islamic Arabic,
, Hinduism Absolute
Kingdom
Monarchy
of Saudi
Arabia
Turkey Ankara 302,535 sq Turkish Lira No official Parliamentar 74,724,269 Turksh
mi Religion y Republic
Republic
of Turkey
Kuwait Kuwait City 6,880 sq mi Kuwait Muslim, Unitary 3,566,437 Modern
Dinar Hindu, Hereditary Standard
State of
Christianity and Arabic
Kuwait
Constitution
al Monarchy
Syria Damascus 71,479 sq Syrian Lira Islam Unitary 22,530,746 Arabic
mi semi-
Syrian
presidential
Arab
constitution
Republic
al republic
Jordan Amman 35,637 sq Jordanian Islam Constitution 6,508,271 Jordanian
mi Dinar al Monarchy Arabic
Hashemite
Kingdom
of Jordan
11.
12. • 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.
13. EAST ASIA
Country Capital Area Currency Dominant Form of Population Language
Religion Government
China Beijing 9,596,960 sq. Yuan Daoism, Communist 1,273,111,290 Mandarin,
km Buddhism Party-led State Chinese,
People’s Minbel
republic of
China
North Korea P’yongyang 120,540 sq. North Korea Buddhism, Communist 21,968,228 Korean
km Won Confucianis State
DEM, m
People’s
Republic of
Korea
South Korea Seoul 98,480 sq. South Christian, Republic 47,904,370 Korean,
km Korean Won Buddhism English
Republic of
Korea
Japan Tokyo 377,835 sq. Yen Buddhism, Constitutional 126,771,662 Japanese
km Shintoism Monarchy
Mongolia Ulaanbaatar 1,565,000 sq. Togrog/Tugri Buddhism, Parliamentary 2,654,999 Khalka
km k Tibetan Mongol,
Mongolian’s Turkic
People
Republic
Taiwan Taipei 35,980 sq. New Christian, Democratic 22,370,461 Taiwanese
km Taiwanese Buddhism State
Republic of Dollar
China
14.
15. • 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.
16. SOUTH-EAST ASIA
Country Capital Area Currency Dominant Form of Population Language
Religion Government
Brunei Bandar Seri 5,770 sq. km Brunei Dollar Islam Independen 343,653 Malay,
Begawan t Sultanate English,
State of Chinese
Brunei
Darussalam
Myanmar Rangoon 678,500 sq. Kyat Buddhism, Military 41,994,678 Burmese
km Christian,
Union of Muslim,
Myanmar Animism
Cambodia Phnom Penh 181,040 sq. Riel Therabada Constitution 12,491,501 Khmer,
km Buddhism al Monarchy French
Kingdom of
Cambodia
Indonesia Jakarta 1,919,440 sq. Indonesian Islam, Republic 228,437,870 Javanese,
km Rupiah Hinduism, English,
Republic of Buddhism, Bahasa,
Indonesia Roman Dutch
Catholic
Singapore Singapore 647.5 sq. km Singaporea Buddhism, Parliamentar 4,300,419 Chinese,
n Dollar Muslim y Republic Malay
Republic of
Singapore
17. Laos Vientiane 236,800 sq. Kip Buddhism, Communist 5,635,967 Lao, French
km Animism State
Lao People’s
DEM,
Republic
Thailand Bangkok 514,000 sq. Baht Buddhism, Constitution 61,797,751 Thai, English
km Christian al Monarchy
Republic of
Thailand
Malaysia Kuala 329,750 sq. Ringgit Buddhism, Constitution 22,229,040 Bahasa,
Lumpur km Daoism, al Monarchy Melayu
Islam,
Christian
East Timor Dili 15,007 sq. km U.S. Dollars Roman Republic 1,019,252 Portugese
Catholic Tetum
Democratic
Republic of
Timor-Leste
Philippines Manila 300,000 sq. Philippine Catholic, Republic 82,841,516 Filipino,
km Peso Protestant, English
Republic of Muslim,
the Buddhism
Philippines
Vietnam Hanoi 329,560 sq. Dong Buddhism, Communist 79,939,014 Vietnamese,
km Hoahao, State English
Socialist Caodai,
Republic of Christian
Vietnam
18.
19. • 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.
20. CENTRAL ASIA
Country Capital Area Currency Dominant Form of Population Language
Religion Government
Armenia Yerevan 29,800 sq. Dram Armenian Republic 3,336,100 Armenian,
km Orthodox Russian
Republic of
Armenia
Azerbaijan Baku (Baki) 86,600 sq. Manat Russian Republic 7,771,092 Azerbaijani,
km Orthodox Russian,
Azerbaijan
Armenian
Republic
Georgia Tbilisi 69,700 sq. Lari Georgian Republic 4,989,285 Georgian
km Orthodox
Republic of
Georgia
Kazakhstan Astana 2,717,300 sq. Tenge Muslim, Republic 16,731,303 Ukrainian,
km Protestant Kazakh,
Republic of
Russian
Kazakhstan
21. Kyrgyzstan Bishkek 198,500 sq. Kyrgyztani Muslim, Republic 4,753,003 Kirghiz,
km Som Russian Russian
Kyrgyz
Orthodox
Republic
Tajikistan Dusharbe 143,100 sq. Somoni Muslim Republic 6,578,681 Tajik, Russian
km
Republic of
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan Ashgabat 488,100 sq. Turkmen Sunni Muslim Republic 4,603,244 Turkmen,
km Manat Russian
Republic of
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan Tashkent 477,400 sq. Uzbekistani Sunni Muslim Republic 25,155,064 Uzbek, Tajik,
km Som Russian
Republic of
Uzbekistan
22.
23. • 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.
24. SOUTH ASIA
Country Capital Area Currency Dominant Governm Populatio Languag
Religion ent n e
Banglade Dhaka 144,000 Dhaka Islam, Parliame 131,269,8 Bangla,
sh sq. km Hinduism ntary 60 English
Democra
People’s
cy
Republic
of
Banglade
sh
Bhutan Thimpu 47,000 sq. Ngultrum, Lamaistic Monarch 2,049,412 Dzongkh
km Indian , Buddhist y a,
Kingdom
Rupee Nepalese
of Bhutan
India New 3,287,590 Indian Hindu, Federal 1,029,991, Hindu,
Delhi sq. km Rupee Islam, Republic 145 Bengali,
Republic
Buddhist English
of India
25. Maldives Male 300 sq, Rutiyaa Sunni Republic 310,764 Divehi,
km Muslim English
Republic
of
Maldives
Nepal Kathman 140,800 Nepal Buddhist, Parliame 25,284,46 Nepali.
du sq. km Rupee Hinduism ntary 3 English
Kingdom
Democra
of Nepal
cy
Pakistan Islamaba 803,940 Pakistani Muslim, Federal 144,616,6 Punjabi,
d sq. km Rupee Christian, Republic 39 Sindhi,
Islamic
Hindu English
Republic
of
Pakistan
Sri Lanka Colombo 65,610 sq. Sri Buddhist, Republic 19,408,63 Sinhala,
km Lankan Hinduism, 5 Tamil
Dem.
Rupee Christian,
Soc.
Muslim
Republic
of Sri
Lanka
26. 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
27. 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)
28. 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)
29. • 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)
30. 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.
31. • 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.
32. 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.
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34. 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.
35. 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.
36.
37. 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)
38. 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.
39. 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.
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41. 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.
42. • 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.
43. • 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.
44. • 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.
45.
46. SOUTH-WEST:
Afghanistan United Arab
Emirates
Bahrain Yemen
Cyprus Israel
Iran Saudi Arabia
Iraq Turkey
Lebanon Kuwait
Oman Syria
Qatar Jordan
50. FORMAL COSTUME:
WHEN VISITING HOLY SITES OR
RELIGIOUS NEIGHBORHOODS,
WOMEN SHOULD WEAR SKIRTS
AND LONG SLEEVES, AND MEN
SHOULD WEAR LONG PANTS.
51. EAST ASIA:
China
North Korea
South Korea
Japan
Mongolia
Taiwan
52. 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
53. • Hanfu (Chinese Traditional Clothing)
• Festivals, coming of age, hobbyist, Confucian or Buddhist
monks.
54. 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.
55. 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
56. • Kimono (traditional costume)
• "kimono", which literally means a
―thing to wear"
• worn on festivals, weddings, funerals, etc.
57. SOUTH-EAST ASIA:
Brunei Thailand
Myanmar Malaysia
Cambodia East Timor
Indonesia Philippines
Singapore Vietnam
Laos
59. THAILAND:
―Land of smiles‖ Customs:
Swasdee~
Tourist Spot:
Chiang Rai (785 km) Formal Costume:
Cuisine: Tom Yam Kung (Spicy
Shrimp Soup), Phat Thai (Fried
Noodles of Thai Style)
Festival: Dragon and lion dance
festival
60. 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
61. 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
62. CENTRAL ASIA:
Armenia Kyrgyzstan
Azerbaijan Tajikistan
Georgia Turkmenistan
Kazakhstan Uzbekistan
63. KAZAKHSTAN:
Tourist Spot: Festival:
Tamgaly
Cuisine:
Khan Tengri Mountain
kumys (fermented mare's Festival.
milk), shubat (fermented
camel's milk) or airan
(fermented cow's milk),
then to tea with milk or Customs:
cream, baursaks (fried
dough balls), raisins,
irimshik (dried cheese
balls), kurt (dried cheese Formal costume:
and whey).
65. NEPAL:
Namaste~
Tourist Spots:
• Durbar Square
(UNESCO World
Heritage Site)
• Mount Everest
Famous foods:
• Kinema
(fermented
soybean)
• Khir and
Dhakane( milk
pudding)
66. Festival:
• Gaijatra (processi
on of the cows)
Formal Costume:
• Daura-Suruwal
and Dhaka Topi
(cap) for men
• Sari(unstitch
cloth) and Cholo
for women.
67. INDIA:
Mubarak ho~
Tourist Spots:
Taj Mahal (One of the new
seven wonders of the world;
Heritage Site)
Jaipur (―Pink City‖)
Cuisine:
Bengali
Gujarati
68. Festivals:
• Diwali
• Holi (festival of
colors)
Formal costume:
• Women: Ghagra
Choli - the
traditional
clothing of
women
• Men: Lungi - also
known as sarong
