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Adrias, Agaton, Aguja, Arias,
Banta, Bering, Bernardo,
Bernasol, Bogabel, Bustillos,
Cabanban
• I. Asia divided into
  regions
• II. Facts about Asia
• III. Popular things in Asia
•   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 in oil
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          Islamic          66,128,965   Perian,
                          sq. km                        Muslim,        Republic                      Turkish,
Islamic                                                 Jewish                                       English
Republic of
Iran


Iraq            Baghdad   437,072 sq.    Iraqui Dinar   Muslim,        Republic         23,331,985   Arabic,
                          km                            Christian                                    Kurtic
Republic of
Iraq
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,          Absolute                       French
Oman                                                   Shiites         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,
                                                                       absolute                       Soqotri
                                                                       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
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       No official   Parliamentar 74,724,269     Turksh
                       mi           Lira          Religion      y Republic
Republic
of Turkey


Kuwait      Kuwait     6,880 sq mi Kuwait         Muslim,       Unitary        3,566,437    Modern
            City                   Dinar          Hindu,        Hereditary                  Standard
State of
                                                  Christianit   and                         Arabic
Kuwait
                                                  y             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
• 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      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
• 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     Form of        Population    Language
                                                          Religion     Government

Brunei        Bandar Seri   5,770 sq. km   Brunei         Islam        Independent    343,653       Malay,
              Begawan                      Dollar                      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   Singaporean    Buddhism,    Parliamentar   4,300,419     Chinese,
                                           Dollar         Muslim       y Republic                   Malay
Republic of
Singapore
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.    U.S. Dollars   Roman         Republic       1,019,252    Portugese
                           km                           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
• 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       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
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
• 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 Governm Populatio Language
                                           Religion   ent      n

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     Ngultrum, Lamaistic Monarchy 2,049,412 Dzongkha
                       sq. km      Indian      ,                             ,
Kingdom
                                   Rupee    Buddhist                     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
Maldives      Male       300 sq,    Rutiyaa     Sunni       Republic   310,764     Divehi,
                           km                   Muslim                             English
Republic
   of
Maldives

 Nepal      Kathmand     140,800     Nepal     Buddhist, Parliament 25,284,46      Nepali.
                u         sq. km     Rupee     Hinduism      ary        3          English
Kingdom
                                                         Democrac
of Nepal
                                                              y


Pakistan    Islamabad    803,940   Pakistani    Muslim,     Federal    144,616,6   Punjabi,
                          sq. km    Rupee      Christian,   Republic      39       Sindhi,
 Islamic
                                                 Hindu                             English
Republic
    of
Pakistan
Sri Lanka   Colombo     65,610 sq. Sri Lankan Buddhist,     Republic   19,408,63   Sinhala,
                           km        Rupee    Hinduism,                    5        Tamil
Dem. Soc.
                                              Christian,
 Republic
                                               Muslim
  of Sri
  Lanka
•   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
• 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)
• 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)
• 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.
• 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- 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.
• 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
• 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’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.
• 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
• 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.
Afghanistan United Arab
            Emirates

Bahrain     Yemen

Cyprus      Israel

Iran        Saudi Arabia

Iraq        Turkey

Lebanon     Kuwait

Oman        Syria

Qatar       Jordan
• The largest of Lebanon nature
  reserves, Al-Shouf Cedar
  Nature Reserve stretches from
  Dahr Al-Baidar in the north to
  Niha Mountain in the south.
  blanketed with oak forests on
  its northeastern slopes and
  juniper and oak forests on its
  southeastern slopes the
  reserve's most famous
  attractions are its three
  magnificent cedar forests of
  Maasser Al-Shouf , Barouk and
  Ain Zhalta - Bmohary .

• The Al-Shouf Cedar Nature
  Reserve is a popular
  destination for hiking and
  trekking, with trails matching all
  levels of fitness. Bird watching,
  mountain biking and snow
  shoeing are also popular.
Byblos is the Greek name of the
Phoenician city Gebal. It is a
Mediterranean city in the Mount
Lebanon Governorate of present-day
Lebanon under the current Arabic name
of Jubayl and was also referred to as
Gibelet during the Crusades.
according to fragments attributed to the
semi-legendary pre-Trojan war
Phoenician historian Sanchuniathon, it
was built by Cronus as the first city in
Phoenicia. Today it is believed by many
to be the oldest continuously-inhabited
city in the world. It is a UNESCO World
Heritage Site.
          • Hummus – dip or spread
            made of blended
            chickpeas, sesame
            tahini, lemon juice, and
            garlic, and typically eaten
            with pita bread.
Mirbat, like most of the sea towns in the
province of Dhofar, South
Oman, was involved in the frankincense
trade. It look over the port
tradition from al-Balid in the 17th-18th
centuries and became a wellknownport,
trading also with Hadramaut. Today, almost
the entire historic city has been abandoned
in favour of a new centre built in concrete.
Nizwa Castle is a powerful reminder of
the town of Nizwa's invincibility through
turbulent periods in Oman's long
history. The town of Nizwa has a
strategic location at the crossroads of
vital caravan routes linking interior,
Muscat and Dhofar regions. Nizwa was
declared the capital of Oman in the 17th
century during the reign of Imam Sultan
Bin Saif Al-Ya'arubi, who built and used
the castle as his headquarters.

The most striking feature of the castle is
the central tower–a colossal 150-feet-
diameter circular tower soaring 115 feet
above the rest of fortification, complete
with battlements, turrets, secret shafts,
false doors and wells.
•   The old city of Acre (Akko) is a great
    walled city on the coast of the bay of
    Haifa. As the main natural port in the
    Galilee and Israel, it has a long
    history of conquest and ruling
    empires. It was one of the main
    Crusaders’ fortifications and ports.
•   The outside of the Dead Sea is over
    1,300 feet below sea level. The very
    base of the sea, in the sincere part,
    is over 2,300 feet under sea level.
    The Dead Sea has some of the most
    salty water on earth; as much as
    35% of the water is dissolving salts!
    The Dead Sea is totally landlocked
    and it gets saltier with incr
•   The main attraction of Eilat is diving
    in the Red Sea, one of the world’s
    most impressive underwater
    preserves. You can see brilliantly
    tinted coral and fish and may see all
    from a venomous lionfish to a moray
    eel to a shark to a sea turtle to a
    manta ray.
•   easing depth.
China

North Korea

South Korea

Japan

Mongolia

Taiwan
• Raw horse meat is a popular entree in Japan. Sliced thinly and
  eaten raw it is called basashi .
• A musk melon (similar to a cantaloupe) can sell for over 31,473
  yen ($300.00).
• Japan has the second lowest homicide rate in the world, but is
  also home to the extremely spooky suicide forest, aokigahara.
  One occupant of the forest is pictured above.
• “Tetsuo: Iron Man” (no relation to the comic book, or Robert
  Downey, Jr. film), a relatively popular, extreme, “Cyberpunk”
  film (a “cyberpunk” film is a science fiction film that involves
  technology – and the abuse thereof – and social unrest), was
  based on a play the director Shinya Tsukamoto wrote and
  directed in college.
• Animated Japanese films and television shows (.i.e.: Anime)
  account for 60% of the world’s animation-based entertainment.
  So successful is animation in Japan, that there are almost 130
  voice-acting schools in the country.
Brunei        Thailand

Myanmar       Malaysia

Cambodia      East Timor

Indonesia     Philippines

Singapore     Vietnam

            Laos
• •     Petronas Towers-
  these towers are the most
  famous twin towers and can
  only be seen in Malaysia. It
  was the world’s tallest
  building until surpassed by
  Taipei 101.
• •     Langkawi Cable Car- a
  popular tourist attraction in
  Langkawi, the Langkawi
  cable car stretches up the
  side of the Machincang
  Mountain, traveling just
  above the jungle canopy to
  an intermediate station on
  the way to the top.
• •     Diving and snorkeling-
  Malaysia also provides
•   Muay Thai - referred to as the "Art of Eight
    Limbs" or the "Science of Eight Limbs" because
    it makes use of punches, kicks, elbows and
    knee strikes, thus using eight "points of contact",
    as opposed to "two points" (fists) in boxing and
    "four points" (hands and feet) used in other
    more regulated combat sports, such as
    kickboxing and savate.

•   Tuktuk - these are motorized rickshaws and are
    popular amongst tourists for their novelty value.
    They are occasionally faster than taxis in heavy
    traffic as weaving in and out is easier, but
    generally about the same or slower.

•   Floating Market - The original and most
    promoted Floating Market, Damnoen Saduak, is
    located 110 kilometres from Bangkok in
    Rachaburi province. The original canals which
    now make up the Floating Market were built in
    1866 on demand of His Majesty the King of
    Thailand to help ease communication in the
    province. The actual Floating Market started in
    1967 and today thrives with hordes of tourists
    from all over the world.
• Festivals
• Superstitions
• Food (street
  foods, Lechon,
  etc.)
• Pagmamano
• Use of po and
  opo
Armenia      Kyrgyzstan


Azerbaijan   Tajikistan


Georgia      Turkmenistan


Kazakhstan   Uzbekistan
• The country of Georgia is
  nearly 84% Orthodox Christian.
  Christianity became the official
  religion in the fourth century.
• Georgia has a pleasant
  Mediterranean-type climate due
  to its latitudinal location along
  the Black Sea but suffers from
  earthquakes as a hazard.
• The breakaway regions of
  Abkhazia and South Ossetia in
  the north have long been
  outside of the control of the
  Georgian government. They
  have their own de-facto
  governments, are supported by
  Russia, and Russian troops are
  stationed there.
• Bread – In Bishkek there
  is a wide range of breads
  available. Outside the
  cities, the flat, round
  lepyoshka is found
  almost everywhere.
  Fresh, warm, straight
  from the tandoor (a clay
  oven) it is particularly
  pleasant.
• Boorsok – pieces of
  dough, deep fried in
  boiling oil – is a
  traditional table
  ―decoration‖. An
  abundance of Boorsok is
  seen as a sign of
  generosity.
• Kuimak – liquid dough is
• the capital of Kazakhstan is Astana. Do you know what it
  means? It literally means "capital".
• Kazakhstan is located both in Asia and in Europe. The
  Ural River, which forms the traditional boundary between
  these continents cuts through Kazakhstan in the West.
• equivalent to the size of the following seven largest
  European states put together: France, Spain, Sweden,
  Germany, Finland, Italy and Great Britain
Bangladesh   Nepal

Bhutan       Pakistan

India        Sri Lanka

         Maldives
• famous for the
  Nepalese royal family
  massacre, where the
  crown prince killed his
  own family to assume
  power
• only country in the
  world without a
  rectangular flag
• home to Mount
  Everest
• home to Bollywood,
  India's own version of
  Hollywood
• home to A.R. Rahman
  who is a world
  renowned music
  producer
• home to the Taj Mahal
• http://www.enotes.com/documents/physical-features-
  asia-10209
• http://www1.im.ac.cn/asia/physical.html
• http://www.chinatownconnection.com/asia-climate.htm
• http://www.naturalhistoryonthenet.com/Continents/asia.ht
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Asia

  • 1. Adrias, Agaton, Aguja, Arias, Banta, Bering, Bernardo, Bernasol, Bogabel, Bustillos, Cabanban
  • 2. • I. Asia divided into regions • II. Facts about Asia • III. Popular things in Asia
  • 3.
  • 4. • 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 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 Islamic 66,128,965 Perian, sq. km Muslim, Republic Turkish, Islamic Jewish 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, Absolute French Oman Shiites 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, absolute Soqotri 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 No official Parliamentar 74,724,269 Turksh mi Lira Religion y Republic Republic of Turkey Kuwait Kuwait 6,880 sq mi Kuwait Muslim, Unitary 3,566,437 Modern City Dinar Hindu, Hereditary Standard State of Christianit and Arabic Kuwait y 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 Islam Independent 343,653 Malay, Begawan Dollar 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 Singaporean Buddhism, Parliamentar 4,300,419 Chinese, 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. U.S. Dollars Roman Republic 1,019,252 Portugese km 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 Language Religion ent n 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 Ngultrum, Lamaistic Monarchy 2,049,412 Dzongkha sq. km Indian , , Kingdom Rupee Buddhist 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 Kathmand 140,800 Nepal Buddhist, Parliament 25,284,46 Nepali. u sq. km Rupee Hinduism ary 3 English Kingdom Democrac of Nepal y Pakistan Islamabad 803,940 Pakistani Muslim, Federal 144,616,6 Punjabi, sq. km Rupee Christian, Republic 39 Sindhi, Islamic Hindu English Republic of Pakistan Sri Lanka Colombo 65,610 sq. Sri Lankan Buddhist, Republic 19,408,63 Sinhala, km Rupee Hinduism, 5 Tamil Dem. Soc. Christian, Republic Muslim of Sri Lanka
  • 26. • 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. • 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. • 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. • 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. • 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- 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. • 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
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  • 37. • 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.
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  • 39. • 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.
  • 40. • 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.
  • 41. • AGRICULTURE • MANUFACTURING • MINING, FISHING, AND FORESTRY • TRANSPORTATION OF TRADE
  • 42. • 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.
  • 43. • 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.
  • 44. • 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.
  • 45. • 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.
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  • 48. • The largest of Lebanon nature reserves, Al-Shouf Cedar Nature Reserve stretches from Dahr Al-Baidar in the north to Niha Mountain in the south. blanketed with oak forests on its northeastern slopes and juniper and oak forests on its southeastern slopes the reserve's most famous attractions are its three magnificent cedar forests of Maasser Al-Shouf , Barouk and Ain Zhalta - Bmohary . • The Al-Shouf Cedar Nature Reserve is a popular destination for hiking and trekking, with trails matching all levels of fitness. Bird watching, mountain biking and snow shoeing are also popular.
  • 49. Byblos is the Greek name of the Phoenician city Gebal. It is a Mediterranean city in the Mount Lebanon Governorate of present-day Lebanon under the current Arabic name of Jubayl and was also referred to as Gibelet during the Crusades. according to fragments attributed to the semi-legendary pre-Trojan war Phoenician historian Sanchuniathon, it was built by Cronus as the first city in Phoenicia. Today it is believed by many to be the oldest continuously-inhabited city in the world. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. • Hummus – dip or spread made of blended chickpeas, sesame tahini, lemon juice, and garlic, and typically eaten with pita bread.
  • 50. Mirbat, like most of the sea towns in the province of Dhofar, South Oman, was involved in the frankincense trade. It look over the port tradition from al-Balid in the 17th-18th centuries and became a wellknownport, trading also with Hadramaut. Today, almost the entire historic city has been abandoned in favour of a new centre built in concrete.
  • 51. Nizwa Castle is a powerful reminder of the town of Nizwa's invincibility through turbulent periods in Oman's long history. The town of Nizwa has a strategic location at the crossroads of vital caravan routes linking interior, Muscat and Dhofar regions. Nizwa was declared the capital of Oman in the 17th century during the reign of Imam Sultan Bin Saif Al-Ya'arubi, who built and used the castle as his headquarters. The most striking feature of the castle is the central tower–a colossal 150-feet- diameter circular tower soaring 115 feet above the rest of fortification, complete with battlements, turrets, secret shafts, false doors and wells.
  • 52. • The old city of Acre (Akko) is a great walled city on the coast of the bay of Haifa. As the main natural port in the Galilee and Israel, it has a long history of conquest and ruling empires. It was one of the main Crusaders’ fortifications and ports. • The outside of the Dead Sea is over 1,300 feet below sea level. The very base of the sea, in the sincere part, is over 2,300 feet under sea level. The Dead Sea has some of the most salty water on earth; as much as 35% of the water is dissolving salts! The Dead Sea is totally landlocked and it gets saltier with incr • The main attraction of Eilat is diving in the Red Sea, one of the world’s most impressive underwater preserves. You can see brilliantly tinted coral and fish and may see all from a venomous lionfish to a moray eel to a shark to a sea turtle to a manta ray. • easing depth.
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  • 56. • Raw horse meat is a popular entree in Japan. Sliced thinly and eaten raw it is called basashi . • A musk melon (similar to a cantaloupe) can sell for over 31,473 yen ($300.00). • Japan has the second lowest homicide rate in the world, but is also home to the extremely spooky suicide forest, aokigahara. One occupant of the forest is pictured above. • “Tetsuo: Iron Man” (no relation to the comic book, or Robert Downey, Jr. film), a relatively popular, extreme, “Cyberpunk” film (a “cyberpunk” film is a science fiction film that involves technology – and the abuse thereof – and social unrest), was based on a play the director Shinya Tsukamoto wrote and directed in college. • Animated Japanese films and television shows (.i.e.: Anime) account for 60% of the world’s animation-based entertainment. So successful is animation in Japan, that there are almost 130 voice-acting schools in the country.
  • 57. Brunei Thailand Myanmar Malaysia Cambodia East Timor Indonesia Philippines Singapore Vietnam Laos
  • 58. • • Petronas Towers- these towers are the most famous twin towers and can only be seen in Malaysia. It was the world’s tallest building until surpassed by Taipei 101. • • Langkawi Cable Car- a popular tourist attraction in Langkawi, the Langkawi cable car stretches up the side of the Machincang Mountain, traveling just above the jungle canopy to an intermediate station on the way to the top. • • Diving and snorkeling- Malaysia also provides
  • 59. • Muay Thai - referred to as the "Art of Eight Limbs" or the "Science of Eight Limbs" because it makes use of punches, kicks, elbows and knee strikes, thus using eight "points of contact", as opposed to "two points" (fists) in boxing and "four points" (hands and feet) used in other more regulated combat sports, such as kickboxing and savate. • Tuktuk - these are motorized rickshaws and are popular amongst tourists for their novelty value. They are occasionally faster than taxis in heavy traffic as weaving in and out is easier, but generally about the same or slower. • Floating Market - The original and most promoted Floating Market, Damnoen Saduak, is located 110 kilometres from Bangkok in Rachaburi province. The original canals which now make up the Floating Market were built in 1866 on demand of His Majesty the King of Thailand to help ease communication in the province. The actual Floating Market started in 1967 and today thrives with hordes of tourists from all over the world.
  • 60. • Festivals • Superstitions • Food (street foods, Lechon, etc.) • Pagmamano • Use of po and opo
  • 61. Armenia Kyrgyzstan Azerbaijan Tajikistan Georgia Turkmenistan Kazakhstan Uzbekistan
  • 62. • The country of Georgia is nearly 84% Orthodox Christian. Christianity became the official religion in the fourth century. • Georgia has a pleasant Mediterranean-type climate due to its latitudinal location along the Black Sea but suffers from earthquakes as a hazard. • The breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia in the north have long been outside of the control of the Georgian government. They have their own de-facto governments, are supported by Russia, and Russian troops are stationed there.
  • 63. • Bread – In Bishkek there is a wide range of breads available. Outside the cities, the flat, round lepyoshka is found almost everywhere. Fresh, warm, straight from the tandoor (a clay oven) it is particularly pleasant. • Boorsok – pieces of dough, deep fried in boiling oil – is a traditional table ―decoration‖. An abundance of Boorsok is seen as a sign of generosity. • Kuimak – liquid dough is
  • 64. • the capital of Kazakhstan is Astana. Do you know what it means? It literally means "capital". • Kazakhstan is located both in Asia and in Europe. The Ural River, which forms the traditional boundary between these continents cuts through Kazakhstan in the West. • equivalent to the size of the following seven largest European states put together: France, Spain, Sweden, Germany, Finland, Italy and Great Britain
  • 65. Bangladesh Nepal Bhutan Pakistan India Sri Lanka Maldives
  • 66. • famous for the Nepalese royal family massacre, where the crown prince killed his own family to assume power • only country in the world without a rectangular flag • home to Mount Everest
  • 67. • home to Bollywood, India's own version of Hollywood • home to A.R. Rahman who is a world renowned music producer • home to the Taj Mahal
  • 68. • http://www.enotes.com/documents/physical-features- asia-10209 • http://www1.im.ac.cn/asia/physical.html • http://www.chinatownconnection.com/asia-climate.htm • http://www.naturalhistoryonthenet.com/Continents/asia.ht m