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Civics 7 M1 Physical Features of Asia.pptx
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- 2. Concept of Asia Geography-deals with the study of the location, extent, distribution, frequency and interaction of all significant elements of the human and physical environment on the earth’s surface. -also deals with the study of the description of the earth into continents, regions, countries, land forms, water forms, and the relation of these geographic features to the people’s way of life in the area.
- 3. Geographical Regions ofAsia Region is an area on the earth’s surface marked by distinguished similar features and unifying characteristics
- 4. Asia is dividedinto five regions:
- 5. East Asia - (China)People’sRepublic of China - Japan - Mongolia - North Korea - South Korea - Taiwan(Republic of China)
- 6. South Asia - Afghanistan -India - Pakistan - Bangladesh - Bhutan - Nepal - Maldives - Sri Lanka
- 7. Southeast Asia - BruneiDarussalam - Myanmar - Cambodia - Philippines - Indonesia - Singapore - Laos - Thailand - Malaysia - Vietnam - East Timor
- 8. West Asia - Bahrain- Oman - Azerbaijan - Cyprus - Qatar - Georgia - Iran - Saudi Arabia - Iraq - Syria - Israel - Turkey - Jordan - UAE - Kuwait - Yemen - Lebanon - Armenia
- 9. North Asia - Kazakhstan -Kyrgyzstan - Tajikistan - Turkmenistan - Uzbekistan
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- 11. Mountains and Plateaus Asia’smountain ranges are spread over its vast area. The formation of Asian mountain system was said to be determined by the rubbing and pushing motion of the vast continental and oceanic plates beneath the earth’s surface.
- 12. Pamir Mountains –are located in North Asia
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- 17. Pacific Ring ofFire
- 19. Plateaus Also make upthe high altitude places of Asia. Almost one-fifth of the continent is actually made up of plateaus ranging from 4,905 km and above.
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- 21. Deccan Plateau ofIndia
- 22. Anatolian Plateau ofTurkey
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- 26. Plains and valleys Plainsand valleys in Asia are found along the Indus- Ganges in North India, along the Huang Ho, Yangtze, and Amur rivers of China.
- 27. Salween River Valleysin Myanmar
- 28. Chao Phraya Riverin Thailand
- 29. Central Plain ofLuzon
- 30. Koronadal of thePhilippines
- 31. Peninsula Asia Peninsulas consistof the subcontinent of India, which comprises India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan: the Arabian Peninsula; Korean peninsula; the Malay peninsula; and Indochina made up of Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia
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- 35. Borneo and Sumatrain Indonesia
- 36. Java in Indonesia Honshuin Japan
- 37. Rub'al khali or“Empty Quarter” in Arabian Peninsula
- 38. Karakum or “BlackSand” in Turkmenistan
- 39. Kyzyl Kum Desertor “Red Sand” in Uzbekistan
- 40. The Great Indianin Western India Desert
- 41. Asian Water formsand their implications on the Life of Asians Asia’s rivers are the main source of Asian livelihood. They are the lifeblood of people.
- 42. The Yuan Riverwhich flows up to 864 km., is one of the largest rivers in the Hunan Province, southeast of central china.
- 43. Yangtze River isthe longest river in Asia.
- 44. Huang Ho Riveris considered as “China’s Pride”.
- 45. The Ganges Riveris known to be Spiritual River.
- 46. The Mekong Riverknown as The Core of Mainland Southeast Asia and sometimes called “Mother of Water”.
- 47. The Cagayan Riverknown to be the Longest and one of the essential rivers of the Philippines.
- 48. The three knownrivers of North Asia are Ob’, the Yenisey (also called Yenisei) and the Lena.
- 49. Two of themost important rivers: Tigris and Euphrates which run through Turkey, Syria and Iraq in southwest Asia.
- 50. Asia’s Lakes Asian lakesare marvelous sources of water and other resources.
- 51. Dead Sea thelowest point on Earth, known as the deepest lake in the world. Located between Israel and Jordan. It is the saltiest body of water.
- 52. Caspian Sea largestsaltwater lake in the world.
- 53. Lake Baikal Freshwateris the deepest and clearest lakes in the world.
- 54. Tonle Sap foundin Cambodia is known as the largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia.
- 55. Asian’s Gulf Asian gulfshad become important shipping channels among nations, not only in the region but throughout the world.
- 56. Gulf of Aqabaand Gulf of Suez, important channels for both the Israelis and Jordanians.
- 57. The gulf ofThailand profitable fishing grounds for the country.
- 58. The Gulf ofAden acts as a channel to the Persian Gulf Oil.
- 59. Persian Gulf -Oil world’s busiest shipping lanes.
- 60. Climate and Vegetation Coverin Asia
- 61. Climate • is thelong term pattern of weather in a particular area.
- 62. Weather • the stateof the atmosphere at a given time and place.
- 63. Factors that AffectAsian Climate Latitude and Climate Latitude is the angular distance north and south of the equator and is measured in degrees on a map or globe. •The earth is divided into three latitude zones: Tropical zone lies between 23.5 degrees north and 23.5 degrees south of the equator and receives abundant heat energy throughout the year, the sun is directly overhead at noon.
- 64. Types of Climatein Asia • Tropical Climate Arid and Semiarid Climate Temperate Climate Mediterranean Climate Maritime Climate Continental Climate Continental Subarctic or Taiga climate
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- 66. Vegetation refers tothe ground cover provided by plants, which sometimes called plant community Types of Vegetation Tundra vegetation •Tundra is a Russian word that means “marshy plain”. There are two types of tundra: Arctic and Alpine. Forest Vegetation • It can be classified into three types: the taiga or boreal forest, the broadleaf forest and the rainforest.
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