Is the world's largest continent Covers one-third of the Earth's land surface. Divided into 48 countries, three of them are trans-continental

1. V. ASIA, NORTH & SOUTH AMERICA: PHYSICAL
AND CULTURAL
COUNTRIES AND REGIONS
BY: KAYE CLAIRE L. ESTOCONING BSED SOST 1C DAY

2. ASIA

3. •Is the world's largest continent
•Covers one-third of the Earth's land surface.
•Divided into 48 countries, three of them are
trans-continental

5. SIX REGIONS
OF ASIA
NORTH , EAST, SOUTH, CENTRAL,
SOUTHEAST, SOUTHWEST

7. NORTH ASIA

8. • Also referred to as Siberia
• Solely administrated by Russia; and consists
of the Russian regions east of the Ural
Mountains: Ural, Siberia and the Russian Far
East
• Bordered by the Arctic Ocean to its north,
by Eastern Europe to its west,
by Central and East Asia to its south, and by
the Pacific Ocean and North America to its
east
NORTH ASIA
Area
13,100,000 square
kilometres
(5,100,000 sq mi)
Country Russia
Largest City Moscow

9. ◼ Located east of Central Asia, with its
eastern border running along the East
China Sea.
Area 4,571,092 square
miles
Countries
China, Mongolia,
North Korea, South
Korea, Japan, Hong
Kong, Taiwan, and
Macau
Largest Cities Beijing and Tokyo

11. ◼ A peninsula-like shape that is
bordered by three bodies of
water: the Indian Ocean to
the south, the Bay of Bengal
to the east, and the Arabian
Sea to the west.
◼ The region includes Indian
subcontinent and
surrounding countries.
◼ Area: 5,134,641
km2
(1,982,496 sq mi)
Sri Lanka, Bangladesh,
India, Afghanistan,
Pakistan, Bhutan,
Nepal, and the
Maldives
Countries
Delhi, Karachi, Mumbai,
Dhaka
Largest
Cities

12. ◼ Located west of China, south of Russia, and north of Afghanistan
◼ Western border of this region runs along the Caspian Sea.
◼Central Asia is sometimes informally referred to as "The Stans."
◼Area: 1,545,741 square miles
◼Countries: Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and
Kyrgyzstan
CENTRAL ASIA

13. SOUTHEAST
ASIA

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SOUTHEAST ASIA
Area 1,735,121 square miles
Countries
Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos,
Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines,
Singapore, Thailand, Timor Leste,
Vietnam, Christmas Island, Cocos
Islands
Located
north
• Located north of Australia, south of East Asia, west of the Pacific Ocean,
and east of the Bay of Bengal.
• Only Asian region located on both sides of the equator

15. SOUTHWEST ASIA
Background
•Located in the area between Central Asia and Africa, south of
Eastern Europe.
•Majority of the region is often referred to as the Middle East
Countries
• Georgia,Armenia,Azerbaijan,Turkey, Cyprus, Syria, Lebanon,
Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi
Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Oman,Yemen, Sinai Peninsula of
Egypt
Area
•2.415 million square miles

17. ❖ Third largest continent in the world.
❖ Extends from the Aleutian Islands in the northwest to the boarders of Panama and Colombia in the south.
❖ North America has 23 countries, the largest of which are United States, Canada, and Mexico.
❖ North America can be divided into five physical regions: Mountainous west, Great Plains, Canadian
Shield, Eastern region, the Caribbean.
REFERENCE: https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/north-america-physical-geography/?fbclid=IwAR193CyIKV
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19. PHYSCIOGRAPHIC
REGIONS
WESTERN REGION, GREAT PLAINS,
CANADAIAN SHIELD, EASTERN REGION,
CARRIBEAN REGION

20. WESTERN REGION
◼ It compromises of young mountains
◼ The most familiar of these mountains are probably the
Rockies, N. America’s largest chain.
◼ Rockies stretch from the province of British Columbia, Canada,
to the U.S. state of New Mexico.
◼ The Rocky Mountains are part of a system of parallel mountain
ranges known as the CORDILLERAS.
◼ Area • Total 1,873,251.63 sq mi (4,851,699.4 km2)

21. ❑ A cordillera is a long series of mountain ranges.
Although cordilleras exist all over the world, in
North America, “the Cordilleras” indicate the
massive mountain ranges in the western part.
❑ The Cordilleras extend from Canada all the way to
the Isthmus of Panama.
Sierra Madre mountain
❑ Volcanic mountain ranges in Guatemala, Honduras,
Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama are also
considered part of the Cordilleras.

22. WESTERN UNITED STATES
Alaska
Arizona
California
Colorado
Hawaii
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
New Mexico
Oregon
Utah
Washington
Wyoming

23. ◼The Great Plains lie in the middle of the continent.
◼ Rich soil blankets large areas of the plains in Canada and the
United States.
◼ Grain grown in this region, called the “Breadbasket of North
America,”
◼ Much of the fertile soil was formed from material deposited during
the most recent glacial period.
◼As glaciers retreated , streams of melted ice dropped sediment on
the land, building layers of productive soil.
GREAT PLAINS

24. AREAS UNDER THE GREAT PLAINS
U.S STATES
Montana
North Dakota
South Dakota
Wyoming
Nebraska
Kansas
Colorado
Oklahoma
Texas
New Mexico
PRAIRIE PROVINCES OF CANADA
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta

25. CANADIAN SHIELD
❑ The Canadian Shield is a raised but relatively flat plateau.
❑ Extends over eastern, central, and northwestern Canada.
❑ Characterized by a rocky landscape pocked by an
astounding number of lakes.
• Countries : Canada, United States, Greenland States: Labrador,
Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, Northwest
Territories, Nunavut, Arctic Archipelago , 3 US States ( Minnesota,
NewYork, andWisconsin)

26. EASTERN REGION
This varied region includes the Appalachian
Mountains and the Atlantic coastal plain.
The Atlantic Costal
Plains extends from rivers, marsh, and wetlands
regions.
Wetland are the areas of land whose
soil is saturated with permanent or
seasonal moisture.
The Eastern region have been minded for rich deposits of
coal and other minerals for hundreds of year.

27. EASTERN REGION OFTHE UNITED STATES
Connecticut
Delaware
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New Jersey
NewYork
North Carolina
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Vermont
WestVirginia

28. CARIBBEAN REGION
▪ The Caribbean Region includes more than 7,000
islands, islets, reefs, and cays.
▪ The region’s islands and smaller islets are varied in
their topography; some have relatively flat and sandy terrain
while others are rugged, mountainous, and volcanic
▪ The coral reefs and cays of the Caribbean Sea are among the
most spectacular biomes in North America.
▪ Some coral reefs surround islands, such as the Bahamas,
Antigua, and Barbados. Others are found off the Florida
Keys.
▪ Brightly colored tropical fish, as well as sharks, sea turtles, sea
stars, and sea horses, are animals native to the Caribbean’s
coral reefs.

29. Aruba
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Cayman Islands (U.K.)
Curaçao (Netherlands)
Dominican Republic
Guyana
Haiti
Jamaica
Organisation of Eastern
Caribbean States (OECS)
Antigua and Barbuda
Dominica
Grenada
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia SaintVincent

32. SOUTH AMERICA INFORMATION
Fourth largest
continent includes
(12) independent
countries.
Total
Area: 6,878,000
square miles
(17,814,000 square
km)
Bounded by the Caribbean
Sea to the northwest and
north, the Atlantic Ocean to
the northeast, east, and
southeast, and the Pacific
Ocean to the west.

33. ❑ The continent contains the world's
highest waterfall Angel Falls in
Venezuela; the largest river (by
volume)- the Amazon River; the
longest mountain range-the
Andes, and the driest place on
earth, the Atacama Desert in
Chile. • It includes the largest
rainforest, the Amazon Rainforest.

34. PHYSIOGRAPHIC DIVISIONS OF SOUTH AMERICA
1.)Mountains and Highlands
2.) River Basins
3.) Coastal Plains
◼ Mountains and coastal plains generally run in a
north-south direction, while highlands and river basins
generally run in an east-west direction

35. ❑ Andres Mountains-
4,500 miles along west
coast of South America.
MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS
▪ They rise at some
points to 20,000 ft.
▪ 2nd largest
mountains:
Himalayas are the 1st
▪ Many volcanic peaks

36. ❑ The eastern highlands are divided into two main pieces : the
Guiana Highlands and Brazilian Highlands
HIGHLANDS
▪ Guiana Highlands
Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname separated from Andres
by Orinoco River separated from Brazilian Highlands by
Amazon River
▪ Brazilian Highlands
elevations: 1,500- 6,000 ft.

37. ❑ Orinoco River— Length: 2,250 km, Basin size: 880,000
km2
(340,000 sq mi) and cover 76.3 percent of it inVenezuela
and the remainder in Colombia.
❑ Amazon River Basin—contains the largest tropical
rain forest (Amazon Rain Forest) in the world; covers 1/3 of
the continent.
❑ Paraguay/ Paraná River
empties into Rio de la Plata Iguazu Falls, Prana River running
through Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina for some 4,880 kilo
meters.
RIVER BASINS

38. COASTAL PLAINS
❑ An area of low, flat land next to a seacoast
❑ Found on the northeastern coast of Brazil,
on the Atlantic Ocean, and the western,
Pacific coast of Peru and Chile.
❑ The northeastern Brazil and
western coastal plains are also extremely
dry. They are trapped between the cold Peru
Current to the west and the Andes Mountains
to the east.

39. REFERENCES:
SOUTH AMERICA: https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/south-america-physical-geography/
NORTH AMERICA:
ASIA: https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-four-regions-of-asia.html
https://pitt.libguides.com/c.php?g=12555&p=66443
https://www.britannica.com/place/Asia/South-Asia
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/north-america-physical-geography/
https://www.britannica.com/place/Great-Plains