Asia ~ Sir Bobby Ray Atmosfera

1. The Topography and Geography of Asia Bobby Ray Atmosfera

2. History is the performance while geography constitutes the stage. History investigates the past; geography responds to questions about the past. The study of history and geography are therefore, inseparable.

3. Asia North – Arctic Ocean East – Bering Strait and the Pacific Ocean South – Indian Ocean Southwest – Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea West – Ural Mountain Range that divides Asia and Europe

4. Land Area Approximately 45 million square kilometers Comprises about a third of the world’s land mass From east to west, Asia covers a distance of 8, 500 kilometers

5. Weather and Climate Varying climates Generally warm weather Typhoons Winter Warm Dry Excessive rain; lack of rain

6. Natural Resources Surrounded by water, high mountain ranges, low valleys and plains Highest points: Himalayas, Tibet, Siberia, Eastern China, Southern India, Arabian Peninsula Varying plants and animals Rich in minerals

7. Major Topographic Features Mountain Ranges: Himalayas Karakorum Hindu Kush Elburz Caucasus Pamirs Kunlun Tian Shan Alatais Urals

8. Major Topographic Features Mountain Ranges: Himalayas Karakorum Hindu Kush Elburz Caucasus Pamirs Kunlun Tian Shan Alatais Urals

9. Himalayas

10. Karakorum

11. Hindu Kush

12. Elburz

13. Elburz in Iran

14. Caucasus - Georgia

15. Caucasus - Georgia

16. Pamirs

17. Pamirs

18. Kunlun

19. Major Topographic Features Highest Mountains: Everest (8,846 meters) K2 (8,607 m) Kanchenjunga (8,598 m) Lhotse (8,511 m) Makalu (8,481 m)

21. Everest

22. K2

23. Kanchenjunga - Nepal

24. Lhotse - Nepal

25. Makalu - Nepal

26. Major Topographic Features Largest Lakes: Aral Sea (41,000 square kilometers) Baikal (31,494 sq. km.) Balkhash (18,900 sq. km.) Caspian Sea (370,000 sq. km.) Dead Sea (1,020 sq. km.)

27. Aral Sea / Caspian Sea

28. Baikal

29. Dead Sea

30. Major Rivers Amu Darya Brahmaputra Chao Phraya Euphrates Ganges Huang Ho Indus Irrawady Irtysh Jhelum Jordan Lena Mekong Ob’ Salween Shinano Tigris Yalu Yamuna (Jumna) Yangtze Yenisei

31. Amu Darya

32. Brahmaputra

33. Chao Phraya

34. Euphrates

35. Ganges

36. Huang Ho

37. Indus

38. Irrawaddy

39. Irtysh

40. Jhelum

41. Jordan

42. Lena

43. Mekong

44. Ob’

45. Salween

46. Shinano

47. Tigris

48. Yalu

49. Yamuna

50. Yangtze

51. Yenisei

52. Major Topographic Features Lowest Area Dead Sea Coast (295 meters below sea level)

53. Environmental Issues in Asia Soil exhaustion Deforestation Air pollution

57. Human Resources Population density Singapore Mongolia Urban centers

60. East Asia China Mongolia North Korea South Korea Japan Taiwan

62. South Asia Pakistan India Sri Lanka Nepal Bhutan Bangladesh

64. Southeast Asia Myanmar (Burma) Thailand Cambodia Vietnam The Philippines Indonesia Malaysia Brunei Darussalam Singapore Laos

66. Southwest Asia Lebanon Israel Jordan Turkey Syria Kuwait Iraq Saudi Arabia Yemen Oman United Arab Emirates Iran Afghanistan

68. Central Asia Azerbaijan Armenia Georgia Russia Kazakhstan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan

70. Homework Research on each Region Location Climate and Weather Natural Resources Human Resources

71. Homework Research on the pollution data of the assigned country Water sample Formulate a synthesis of the pollution situation in Asia Out of the synthesis, paint a mural illustrating the pollution situation is Asia

72. Homework Suppose you are given the chance to study for one year in an Asian country of your choice. Write an essay explaining in twenty sentences why you have chosen that country.