6. 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
7. Geography Physical aspects not the only things to be considered Cultural, historical and even political aspects
8. 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.
11. Longitude Refer to the angular distance east or west of the Prime Meridian Latitude Refer to the angular distance north or south of the equator Some definitions:
12. Some definitions: Equator Divides the globe into two hemispheres: Northern hemisphere Southern hemisphere Is set as the zero latitude Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn 23.5º Prime meridian Passes through Greenwich, England is set as zero degree longitude
13. 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
14. 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
15. 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
16. The Regions of Asia Can be classified as geographical and cultural zones Divided into five regions: North East West South Southeast
17. Previously known as Soviet Central Asia Kazakhstan Krygzstan Tajikistan Azerbaijan Georgia Armenia Uzbekistan Russia North Asia
18. Confucianism, Taoism, and Shinto came from this region. Buddhism from India was also widely accepted Japan North Korea China South Korea Taiwan Mongolia East Asia
19. Where borders of three significant continents meet Primary source of oil Where major religions in the world originated Saudi Arabia Lebanon Qatar Jordan Syria Bahrain Iraq Kuwait Oman Iran Cyprus Yemen Israel Turkey United Arab Emirates West Asia
20. Often called the “land of mysticism” India Nepal Afghanistan Bhutan Pakistan Bangladesh Sri Lanka Maldives South Asia
21. Farther India and Little China? Two traditions: agricultural and maritime Mainland Southeast Asia: Myanmar Thailand Cambodia Malaysia Vietnam Laos Insular Southeast Asia: Philippines Indonesia East Timor Malaysia Brunei Singapore Southeast Asia
22. 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 – Drawing Member 3 – Wrote the description Member 4 – Research Your works will be presented in the class next week (7/5 or 7/6)
