This presentation was given in State University of Bangladesh and Given By Nahid Hossen Khan Nishad and his group members.

1. Nahid Hossen
UG01-37-14-083
Shahariar islam
ug01-32-13-015
Shawan Kumar roy
ug01-34-13-030
STATE UNIVERSTY OF BANGLADDESH
GROUP MEMBERS

2. ASIA

3. Asia
Asia is Earth's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in
the eastern and northern hemispheres and sharing the continental landmass
of Eurasia with the continent of Europe. Asia covers 30% of Earth's total land and
area is 8.76% of the Earth's total surface area. Asia is not able for 4.4 billion people
of the world. According to the United Nations There are 48 countries in Asia today

5. What is Culture?
Culture is the way of life of a group of people. Included in culture are language,
values, practices, religion, customs, beliefs and traditions. One of the characteristic of
culture is that, it is an adaptation to the environment. It is developed through
interactions with other people.

6. Economy of Asia

7. Asia makes up the eastern portion of the Eurasian supercontinent; Europe occupies the
western portion. The border between the two continents is debated. However, most
geographers define Asia’s western border as an indirect line that follows the Ural Mountains,
the Caucasus Mountains, and the Caspian and Black Seas. Asia is bordered by the Arctic,
Pacific, and Indian Oceans. Asia can be divided into five major physical regions: mountain
systems; plateaus; plains, steppes, and deserts; freshwater environments; and saltwater
environments
Geography of Asia

8. Religion of Asia
 Asia is the largest and most
populous religion Continent.
 The largest religion in Asia
is Islam with approx. 1.1 billion
adherents.
 Asia was the birthplace of many
religions such
as Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhis
m, Confucianism, Taoism, Jainism,
Sikhism, Zoroastrianism.

9. Ways and Behavior in China
 They wait for the elder people to sit before they do so.
 When the elder goes out of the door, the younger person usually assist him or
her by opening the door.
 Chinese people usually do not show their affection and feelings to non-
relatives and distant friends through actions like hugging and back-slapping.

10.  Chinese table manners, rice and soup are served on bowls, wine and tea in cups
and main dishes on plates.
 Noodles or soup are usually served hot and eaten with slurping sounds to show
that the food is delicious.
 When the Chinese eat rice from the bowl, they place the bowl near their mouth to
keep the rice from falling to the table.

11. Ways and Behavior in Japan
Sometimes they combine the handshakes as a greeting.
 In calling the attention of another, they usually add
the word san to the last syllable of a person’s family
name. For example, Tanaka-san and Takizawa-san.
 Just like the Chinese, the Japanese use chopsticks in
eating. However, Japanese chopsticks are shorter,
more pointed and made of ivory or lacquered wood.
They also eat their soup and noodles with a slurping
sound. Tea drinking was elevated into an art.
Japanese drink a traditional rice wine called sake.

12. Ways and Behavior in India
 The traditional greeting among
Hindus in India is namaste which
means “good day.” They say this
greeting with hands held
together as if in prayer, placed
near the chin and with the head
slightly bent forward.
 The greeting among Muslim is As
Salaamu walaikum (Sahlahm a-
laykuhm) or may peace be with
you.
 For the Sikhs, it is Sat Sri Akal
(Saht shree ah-kahl).
 Public display of affection –
kissing, hugging and holding
hands is highly discouraged.

13.  Indians believed that the head is a very sensitive part of the body so it should not
be touched by other people.
 Indians consider that the food they eat and religion are closely connected since all
their food emanate from their gods. Men and women eat separately. They only
use the right hand for eating because they consider the left hand as unclean and
unsanitary.

14. Ways and Behavior in Indonesia
Indonesia, the largest archipelago in the world, has served as an
important trade center in the region and a crossroad of different
cultures. Islam is the dominant religion in Indonesia. Bahasa
Indonesia is the official language in the country.
Example
Selamat pagi- greeting in the morning
Selamat siang - for the afternoon (from 12 noon to 4 in the
afternoon)
Selamat sorae - for late afternoon (from 4 in the afternoon until
dusk)
Selamat malam - for the evening

15. When introduced to another person, an
Indonesian usually offers his or her right hand
for a handshake while the left hand is placed
on the chest to show sincere pleasure in
meeting the other person (not done with
between opposite sexes).Holding hands in
public between unmarried males and females
is not encouraged.

16. Ways and Behavior in Saudi Arabia
 It’s a West Asian country . Two of the most Respected places of Islam – Mecca and Medina – can be
found in this country.
 Burka – it is a long dress that almost totally covers the head and body, leaving only the eyes exposed.

17. Conclusion
Culture is an important determinant of ways and behavior of any group of people. It
determines the manner of interaction among people and the frame of mind with which
to view the world and one’s life. Some of the values and practices common among Asian
peoples are respect for elders, respect for the collective interest, being helpful to others
and respect for the environment. It is important to maintain Asian ways and behavior in
order to preserve our Asian identity.

18. Now It’s time to start asking
QUESTION ?