The document discusses climate and river systems in Asia. It begins by outlining several climate types found across Asia, including equatorial, monsoon, desert, temperate, arctic, and Mediterranean climates. It then discusses some of Asia's most prominent river systems such as the Yangtze, Yellow, Mekong, Indus, Euphrates, and Ganges Rivers. Finally, it notes that Asia has abundant mineral resources including iron, coal, petroleum, tin, and others.

1. CLIMATE AND RIVER SYSTEM IN ASIA
I. Objectives
At the endof the lesson,pupilswill be able to:
a. Identifythe differentclimatefoundineverycountrywithinAsia
b. Determine the differentMineral resourcesfoundinAsia.
c. Recognize whatkindof plantswill bloominthatspecificclimate inacertain
area/country.
II. Subject Matter
A. Topic
Climate inAsia,RiverSystem/WaterForms,Mineral Resources,FlorasandFauna’sin
Asia
B. Materials
Powerpointpresentation,Pictures
C. Reference
https://www.britannica.com/place/Asia/Monsoons-and-typhoons
https://ezinearticles.com/?The-Climates-of-Asia&id=3110303
https://www.7continentslist.com/asia/rivers-in-asia.php
D. Science Process
Identifying,Comparing
E. Value
Thank God forcreatinga wonderful andbalance environment.
III. Procedure
Teacher’s Activity Pupil’s Activity
A. PreliminaryActivity
 Prayer
Before we start,letus pray.Kindlyleadthe Prayer
miss…
 Greetings
Good morningpupils.Howare youtoday?
That’s goodto hearthat you are all fine.Youmaytake
your seats.
Are you readyforour discussiontoday?
 Checkingof Attendance
Dear God,…... Amen
Good morningteacherandgood
morningclassmates.We are fine
teacher.
Yes,teacherwe are ready.

2. Let me checkyour attendance first.If Icall yourname
say “presentteacher”okay?
 Review
Before we movedontoour new topic,I need
someone todothe recapof whatwe had discussed
lastmeeting.
 Motivation
Let uswatch these videobeforewe beginour
discussion.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tC8OOxOFEk
What didyousee inthe video?
That’sright,the videotalksaboutthe climate zone.
Nowdo youhave any ideaof what isour topicfor today?
Thank you!Okayour topicis similartothat aboutclimate but
we will be talkingaboutthe ClimatesthatispresentinAsia.
 Unblockingdifficulties
Give the meaningof the followingwords:
a. Climate
b. Monsoon
Okayteacher(saying“present
teacher”)
We discussedlastmeeting
aboutAsia’sLandformsand
Resources
The video istalksaboutclimate
zone.
Our topicfor todayteacherisall
aboutclimate.
Climate isthe long-termaverage
of weather,typicallyaveraged
overa periodof 30 years.Some
of the meteorological variables
that are commonlymeasured
are temperature,humidity,
atmosphericpressure,wind,and
precipitation.Ina broader
sense,climate isthe state of the
componentsof the climate
system, whichincludesthe
oceanand ice on Earth.
A monsoonis a seasonal change
inthe directionof the prevailing,
or strongest,windsof aregion.
Monsoonscause wetand dry
seasonsthroughoutmuchof the
tropics.

3. c. Desert
d. Temperate
B. Presentation
CLIMATE IN ASIA
Asiaisthe biggestcontinentinthe world.Due toitsgreat size
and extensive areawhichit coversfromNorthto Southand
fromEast to West,a wide varietyof climatesexist.The
climatesof Asiacan broadlybe dividedintofollowingtypes:
 The Equatorial Climate
Thisclimate isfoundinareas locatedveryclose tothe
equator.The climate ishotand humidall the yearround with
excessiverainfall.There isnodryseasonandthe rainfall is
equallydistributedinall monthsof the year.Thistype of
climate isalsocalledthe climate of three eightiesi.e.,80F (27
C) temperature throughoutthe year,80 in(2000 mm) or more
total annual rainfall and80% relative humiditythroughoutthe
year.Thistype of climate isfoundinIndonesiaandMalaysia.
 The MonsoonClimates
Thistype has a definite dryseasonandadefinite wetseason.
The coolerseasonisdry while the hotseasonisverywet
indeed.The bestexample isthe monsoonof the IndianSub-
Continent.Mumbai forexamplerecordsmore than2000mm
(80 inches) of rainina year butmonthsfrom Decemberto
Februaryare absolutelydry.Duringthe summerseason,warm
and moistwindsblowfromthe IndianoceantowardsIndia
whichbringheavyrain.In the coolermonthsthe wind
directionisfromthe landtowardsthe sea sothe windsare
drierand bringlittle ornorain. Chinaalsoexperiencesthis
type of climate butthe temperaturesare coolerthanthose of
Indianmonsoonsoitis calledChinatype of monsoon.
 The DesertClimates
These type of Climatesare foundinCentral Asia,Saudi Arabia,
Iran, North-WestIndiaandSouth-EastPakistan.All deserts
Desert- any large,extremelydry
area of landwithsparse
vegetation.Itisone
of Earth’smajor types
of ecosystems,supporting
a community of distinctive
plantsand animalsspecially
adaptedto the
harsh environment.
Temperate is usedto describe a
climate ora place which
isneverextremely hotor
extremely cold.

4. have the same characteristicfeatures:verylow rainfalland
extremesof temperature.The rainfall isgenerallylessthan10
inches(250 mm).The difference betweenthe hottestand
coldestmonthisgreat.At Luktchun43 N 90 E inCentral Asia
meantemperature of the hottestmonthis90 F (32.2 C) which
rather matcheswiththe tropical desertsbutthe coldest
monthrecords13 F ( -10.6 C) whichisunthinkable inhotter
desertslocatedinArabiaetc.
 The Middle Latitude GrasslandClimates
Thistype of climate isfoundinthe westof Central Asiawhere
AsiameetswithEurope atUral Mountainsandon the fringes
of Mongolia.The summersare warm, the winterscoldwith
moderate rainfall fallingmostlyinthe summermonths.The
summertemperature generallydoesnotrise above 75F (23 C)
but wintersare quite coldwithtwotothree monthsbelow 32
F (0 C).
 The ColdTemperate Climate
Thistype of climate isfoundathigherlatitudesnormally
above 50 degreesNorthandhave moderate tocool summers
and verycold winters.Since these areasare veryfaroff from
the nearbyseait has got extremesof temperature.The
climate issoextreme thatsuchtype of extremesisnotfound
anywhere else inthe world.The temperature forthe monthof
Julyat thisstationis60 F (16 C) whereasthe temperate for
Januaryis -58 F (-50 C) - a range of 118 F! The precipitationisa
moderate 14.7 inches(373 mm) and ismostlyinthe form of
snow.
 The Artic or Tundra Climate
Thistype of climate occursinthe extreme northof the
continentnearthe NorthPole.The climate isextremelycold
all the year roundand no monthisabove 43 F (6 C) so no
plantationorvegetationcansurvive.OnlyEskimoswhohave
adaptedthemselvestothissortof harsh climate cansurvive in
thisclimaticzone.Theyhave special type of housesmade of
snowlocallycalledigloostokeepthemwarm.
 The MediterraneanClimate
Thistype of climate withhotdrysummersandcool wet
wintersoccurin Turkey,Syriaandalongthe coastal areasof
Israel andLebanon. Istanbul inTurkeyisthe bestexample.The
hottestmonthrecords74 F (23 C),the coolest43 (6 C).Total
annual rainfall is29 in (736 mm) of which20 inchesoccurs
fromNovembertoMarch andthe summersare verydry
indeed.

5. Asia’svastarea allowsforvariedandextreme climates.Ithas
some of the coldest,hottest,wettest,anddriestplaceson
Earth.
The hightemperaturesandprecipitationlevelsof Southeast
Asiaare the perfectconditionsforthe productionof rice and
tropical fruits.Rice isone of Asia’smostimportantagricultural
commoditiesandamajorfoodstaple of the entire continent.
SoutheastAsiaisalsoa majorproducerof tropical fruits,such
as mango,papaya,and pineapple.Indiaisthe world’slargest
mango-producingnation,accountingforroughly40 percentof
total global outputin2010. Thailandandthe Philippinesare
the region’smajorproducersof pineapple.
Thisis shorta brief detail of differentclimaticzonesfoundin
the continentof Asia.
RIVER SYSTEM IN ASIA
The land of Asia abounds in rivers.Some of the world’s
longestrivers,suchasthe Yangtze,the YellowRiver and
Euphrates flowthroughthe world’slargestcontinent.
These waterwaysaccountformostof the region’s fertilityand
provide several important resourcesto sustainits large
population.Many of the riversinAsia,includingTigris,
EuphratesandIndushave beenimmenselyimportantin
historyas theyallowedseveral ancientcivilizationstoflourish
aroundtheirbanks.In addition,mostAsianrivers alsooffer
magnificentscenicbeautywhichisanattractionfor nature
loversfromall aroundthe world.
The followingdiscussionprovidesinformationaboutthe major
riversof the Asiancontinent.
Yangtze River
The longestriverof Asiaand the thirdlongestinthe world,the
Yangtze RiverflowsthroughChina.Itoriginatesfromthe
GeladaindongPeakinQinghai andcoversadistance of 6,300
kilometersbefore meetingitsfate atShanghai where itjoins
the East ChinaSea.The average discharge of the giganticriver
is30,166 cubicmeterspersecond.The riverhas notonlybeen
importantinthe country’shistory,butisalsoa source of
economicprosperityforthe present-dayChina.The Three
GorgesDam is the biggestdamof the worldwhichisbuilton
thisriver.Inaddition,the riveralsoservesasa huge tourist
attraction.
YellowRiver

6. Alsocalled HuangHe, the YellowRiveris the secondlongest
Asian River and the sixth longeston the earth. Itruns through
nine statesof Chinaand coversa distance of 5,464 kilometers.
The YellowRiverispopularlyknownasthe Cradle of Chinese
Civilization.
Mekong
Seventhonthe listof the longestriversinAsia,the Mekong
Riveris4,350 kilometerslong.Ithasearnedtwelfthplace
amongthe longestriversflowingacrossthe planet.Beingan
international river,itflowsthroughsix countriesof Southeast
Asia,includingChina,Thailand,Myanmar,Cambodia,Laosand
Vietnam.The riveremergesfromthe TibetanPlateauand
flowstowardsthe Mekongbasinwhichspreadsacrossan area
of 795,000 square kilometers.The riverthenjoinsthe waters
of the SouthChinaSea.
Indus River
Witha lengthof 3,200 kilometers, the IndusRiverranksasone
of the longestriversinAsia.Emergingfromthe Tibetan
Plateau,the riverpassesthroughChinaandIndiabefore
enteringPakistan.The latterhasaccesstoninety-three
percentof the riverwhichliesinthe country.Itsjourneyends
at Karachi where itmeetsthe ArabianSea.Immensehistoric
importance isassociatedwiththisriverwithitsearliest
explorationprojectdatingbackto510 BC. Moreover,the
famousIndusValleyCivilizationthrivedonitsbanks.Today,it
servesasthe backbone of Pakistan’sagricultural sector.
Euphrates
The famousEuphratesRivercarriesimmense significance in
the historyof the continent.ItisWesternAsia’slongest
waterwayandflowstoa lengthof 2,800 kilometers.The
river’sjourneybeginsfromTurkey.ItflowsthroughSyriaand
thenentersIraqwhere itjoinsRiverTigris.Thispointof union
isa 200 kilometerslongriverknownasShattal-Arab.Many
ancientcivilizations,suchasthe MesopotamianEmpire,
settledatthe banksof Euphrates.Forcenturies,the riverhas
beena significantsource of waterandotherresources,suchas
fish.
GangesRiver
One of the mostsacred riversinthe Hindureligion,the Ganges
flowsfromthe HimalayasandpassesthroughIndiaand
Bangladesh.Being2,525 kilometerslong,itiscountedamong
Asia’slongestrivers.Itshuge basinspreadsacrossanarea of
1,080,000 square kilometersandhousesalarge populationof
India.Inaddition,alarge numberof fishand amphibian

7. speciesthrive inthe watersof the river.However,the Ganges
made it to the listof the world’smostpollutedriversin2007
and is,therefore,unfitforhumanconsumptionandthe
survival of itsfloraand fauna.
Tigris
AlongwithEuphrates,the TigrisRiverisanotherhistorically
importantriverof Asiawhichflowsthroughthe regionof
Turkey,Syriaand Iraq.The historicallyimportantregionof the
Fertile CrescentwasformedbyTigrisalongwithitswestern
sisterchannel,the Euphrates.Thisregiongave birthtosome
of the world’searliestcivilizations.Today,the TigrisRiver
servesthe purpose of hydroelectricpowergenerationthrough
a numberof dams builttostore its water.
These are some of the greatestriversof the continent.There
are numerousothersmallerriversflowingthroughAsia,
enrichingitwiththeirvaluableresourcesandmakingitsland
fertile andirrigable.
Throughouthistory,rivershave beensourcesof powerand
energy.Theyare essential tothe economyof manycountries,
and some of the greatestcities of the worldare locatedalong
them.
MINERAL RESOURCES
Asiacontinentisalsorichin Mineral resources.
Natural Resourcesof Asia
Asiaisa large continentwithrichnatural resources.Extractive
activitiesplayimportantrolesinmanycountriesinAsia. The
utilizationof Asia'snatural resourceshasdependedtoalarge
extent,onthe developmentof botheconomyandtechnology.
Here we're goingto discuss natural resourcesof Asiafrom
differentaspects,includingmineral resources,forestsand
grasslands,waterresources,andmarine fishery.
Mineral Resources
There are manytypesof mineralsinAsia,withlarge reserves,
whichmainlyinclude petroleum,coal,iron,tin,tungsten,
antimony,copper,lead,zinc,manganese,nickel,molybdenum,
magnesium,chromium,gold,silver,rocksalt,sulfur,gems,etc.
Amongthem,the reservesof petroleum, magnesium, iron,tin,
etc.rank firstin all continents
Water Resources
The hydropowerresourcesthatcanbe developedinAsian
countriesare estimatedtogenerate 2.6trillionkWhof

8. electricityeachyear,accountingfor27% of the world's
exploitablehydropowerresources.
Asiaisthe continentwiththe largestcollectionof majorrivers
inthe world.Mostof the riversinAsiaoriginate fromthe
central mountainsandinjectintothe PacificOcean,Indian
Ocean,and ArcticOcean.The longestriveristhe Yangtze
River,followedbythe ObRiverwiththe IrtyshRiverasthe
source.The CaspianSeais the largestlake inthe world,and
Baikal Lake is the largestfreshwaterlake inAsia.
Marine Fishery
Asiaisthe mostcrucial regionforfisheryandaquaculture
productioninthe world.The area of coastal fisheriesinAsia
accounts forabout 40% of the total area of coastal fisheriesin
the world.Asiaisrich insalmon,trout,cod,bonito,mackerel,
small yellow croaker,large yellowcroaker,octopus,squid,
sardine,tuna,mackerel,andwhale,etc.
Mineral Resources
 Wide variety of mineral depositsare foundinAsia.
It holdsa significantplace inthe productionof Iron,Coal,
Manganese,Bauxite,Zinc,Tungsten,Petroleum, Tinetc.
In the westAsiancountries, Oil andNatural Gasare found.
 Asiaproducesworld's One-thirdof the world’soil.
Amongthe westAsiancountries, Iranhasa considerable
wealthof mineral resources.
ImportantmineralsfoundinAsiaare:
Iron Ore:
 The largestdeposits of ironore inthe worldisinAsia.
Chinaand Indiaare the importantironore deposit countriesof
Asia.
Othercountriesthathave ironore
deposits:Turkey, Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar,
etc.
Coal:
 It isa fossil fuel.
 Largestcoal depositinthe world isfoundinAsia.
 Asiahas the largestdeposits of coal inthe world.

9.  Largestproducers coal inAsia:Chinaand India.
Petroleum:
 It ismineral oil.
 SouthWestAsiahas the largestpetroleumreserve.
 Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iran, Bahrain, Qatarand UAE are
the importantpetroleum-producingcountries.
 Otherimportantpetroleum-producingcountries
are South
China, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, India, Russia.
Other important minerals
 Bauxite is foundin Indiaand Indonesia.
 Largestproducerof Mica inthe World:India
 Tin isfound
inMyanmar, Thailand, MalaysiaandIndonesia.
Bauxite Mica
Okay,pupilsbefore we proceedtothe nextdiscussionIwant
to ask youabout whatwe had discuss.
Questions:
 What are the differentclimatesfoundinAsia? The Equatorial Climate
The MonsoonClimates

10.  It isconsideredas the longestriverinAsiaandthe
thirdlongestriverinthe world?
 What riverisconsideredasone of the most sacredin
the Hindureligion?
Thank youeveryone forparticipating.Now,let’sproceedto
the discussion.
Let’sdiscussaboutthe Flora andFauna inAsia
Flora and Fauna in Asia
The flora and fauna of Asia Theyare verydiverse.Asiaisthe
largestcontinent.Ithasareas of tundra andtaiga, where only
mossesandlichensgrow;andt It alsohas areas of tropical
forests,richinfloraand fauna.
It has mountainranges,steppe zones,large lakes,coniferous
forests,anddesertareaslike those of Arabia.
Each of these hasitsown ecosystems,withplantsandanimals
that are oftenunique inthe world.
The centuriesof humanoccupationof certainareas made
boththe floraandthe faunaof these placesbecome extinct.
Flora
1. Gardenia
Gardeniaisa plantnative toChina.Itsflowersare white and
looklike roses.
Theyare veryappreciatedingardening. Itisdistributed
throughoutthe worldas an ornamental plant.
2. Lotus
It isthe representativeflowerof Japan.Itisalsocalledthe Nile
Rose.
It isan aquatic plantwithpale pinkorwhite flowers.Itis
consideredasacredplantinChinaand India.
3. Corpse flower
It isalso calledthe gianthoop. Itis an herbaceousplantthat
producesa flowerinthe shape of a spike.
The DesertClimates
The Middle Latitude Grassland
Climates
The ColdTemperate Climate
The Artic or Tundra Climate
The MediterraneanClimate
These are the differentclimates
that we can foundinthe Asian
continent.
- Yangtze River
- GangesRiver

11. It issaid tobe the largestflowerinthe worldgiventhatthere
are specimensthathave reachedmore thantwometersin
height.Itoriginatedinthe tropical forestsof Sumatra,in
Indonesia.
4. GoldenChampa
The nag champa or sona champa isthe flowerof a tropical
tree native toAsia. The flowersare lightorange andthe petals
resemble the headof acobra snake.
It containsa fragrance that is widelyusedinthe popular
incense.
5. Petuniaof China
It belongstoa familyof plantswith40 varieties.Thisvarietyis
consideredtooriginate inChina.
The flowersare red,white oryellow.Itcanhave five toten
petalsperflower.
Fauna
1. Bengal Tiger
ThistigerlivesfromIndiatoNepal, inthe Himalayas.Itisthe
bestknowntigerspecies,andcurrentlythe mostnumerous.
2. Brown bear
The brown bearisa carnivorousmammal thatlivesinall the
temperate zonesof Asia.
Theyare preferablycarnivorousanimals,butsome specimens
may alsohave omnivoroushabits.
Honeycombsare your favorite food.The brownbeardoesnot
have natural predators,beingitsonlyenemythe man.
3. Yak
It isa bovidnative tothe Himalayasandthe mountainousarea
of Central Asia.Itisan animal representativeof Tibetand
Nepal.
It iscoveredwitha dense coatthat allowsitto withstandthe
temperaturesof the coldareasitinhabits.
4. Siam crocodile
The Siamese crocodile livesinthe riversof SoutheastAsiaand
the Islandsof Java and Borneo.Itisnot large:it can reach
three metersinlength.
The head issomewhatlargerthanthe body,whichallowsitto
be clearlyidentified.Itisa seriouslythreatenedspecies,very
close to extinction.
5. Siamang
It isa primate native toAsiaandlivesinthe forestsof
Malaysia,ThailandandSumatra.It is a gibbonthatlivesinthe
trees.
It has blackfur andis the largestof the lesserapes.Itreaches
twice the size of otherspeciesof gibbons:itcanhave the size
of a chimpanzee.

12. Asianplants,whichinclude ferns,gymnosperms,and
floweringvascularplants,make up40 percentof the
earth'splantspecies.The endemicplantspecies come from
more than forty plantfamilies andfifteenhundred
genera. Asiaisdividedintofive majorvegetationregions
basedon the richnessand typesof each region'sflora: tropical
rain forestsin SoutheastAsia,temperate mixedforestsin East
Asia,tropical raindry forestsin SouthAsia,desertandsteppe
inCentral and WestAsia,and taiga and tundrain NorthAsia.
Tropical Rain Forests
The Asianregions richestin flora, tropical rainforests,are
foundinthe islandnationsof SoutheastAsia,whichextend
fromKinabaluinthe northto Java inthe southand fromNew
Guineainthe east to Sumatrain the west.Inthisvast
archipelago,the longestislandchainbetweenAsia
and Australia,are thirty-five thousandtofortythousand
vascularplantspecies. Tropical rain forestsgrow there year-
roundbecause of the region'swarmtemperaturesand
plentifulrainfall.
The rain forests have mostlybroadleafedevergreens,with
some palmtreesandtree ferns.
Temperate MixedForests
Secondin floral richness, EastAsia'stemperate mixedforests
containthirtythousandto thirty-five thousand plantspecies.
ThisregionrangesfromJapan inthe east to the Himalayan
nations(Bhutan,Sikkim, andNepal) inthe west,andfrom
Russia'sAmurRiverValleyinthe northtoChina'sHainan
Islandinthe south.East Asia's temperate weatherissimilarto
the climate of eastern NorthAmerica,withhotsummersand
cool winters.
C. Practice
Class,Let’sdo an activityregardingthe discussion.
CROSSWORDPUZZLE: Findthe correspondingwords.Use the
givenhintstofindthe answer.

13. D. Exploring
Let’s do another activity.
Identifywhat is asked.
1. Give at least3 faunas’thatcan be foundinAsia.
2. What riverisconsideredthe secondlongestriverin
Asia?
3. It isconsideredthe largestlake inthe world.
4. It isconsideredthe largestfreshwaterinAsia.
5. Countriesthatare importantironore deposit
countriesof Asia.
E. Generalization
1. Bengal Tiger,Brown
Bear,Yak, Siam
Crocodile andSiamang
(possibleanswers)
2. Yellow River
3. CaspianSea
4. Baikal Lake
5. Chinaand India

14. What are the differentFaunas’thatcan be foundinAsian
countries?
Why isthe climate of Asiabeingsodiverse?
F. Enrichment
Activity
Identifywhatkindof floraisthatbasedon the given
picture.
1. 4.
2. 5.
3.
Bengal Tiger,BrownBear,Yak,
SiamCrocodile andSiamang
Because Asiaisa massive
continent,stretchingfrompolar
regionstothe equator,so
naturallythere isa vast
difference inthe climate.Other
factors,such as parts beingnear
seasand oceansand otherareas
beingmuchfurtherfromthem,
and thingslike the various
landformsall contribute too.
IV. Evaluation
Direction:Encircle the letterof the bestanswer.
1. A mineral resource thatcanbe foundinthe WestAsian countries.

15. a. Iron ore b. Oil andNatural gas c. Petroleum
2. It iscalledthe GiantHoop.
a. Gardenia b. Lotus c. Corpse Flower
3. What forestthat are foundinthe islandnationsof SoutheastAsia?
a. Tropical Ra in Forest
b. Temperate Forest
c. Dry Forest
4. What kindof climate foundinthe areaslocatedveryclose to the equator?
a. MonsoonClimate Equatorial Climate
b. Middle Latitude GrasslandClimate
5. How manypercentisthe area of coastal fisheriesinAsia?
a. 40% b. 20% c. 30%
V. Assignment
Researchaboutwhat countriesthatcan experience the ArticorTundraClimate andwrite itina 1
whole sheetof paper.