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Physical Geography of Asia

By: Anna T. Basul

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What is geography?

Geo earth

Graphien To write

- Writing of the physical

description of the earth

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5 Geographical

Themes

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Theme 1: Location

Where is It?

Why is It There?

Two Types ofLocation

Absolute

Relative

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Absolute Location

A specific place on the Earths surface

Uses a grid system Latitude and longitude

A global address

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Relative Location

Where a place is

in relation toanother place

Uses directionalwords to describe

Cardinal andintermediatedirections

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Theme 2: Place

Physical Characteristics

Land Features Mountains, plains,

and plateaus

Climate

Bodies of Water

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Theme 2: PlaceHuman Characteristics

People

Culture Language

Religion

Buildings andLandmarks

Cities

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Theme 3: HumanEnvironment Interaction

How People Interact With TheirEnvironment

People . . .

Adapt to Their Environment Modify Their Environment

Depend on Their Environment

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Theme 4: Movement

The Mobility of

People Goods

Ideas

How Places arelinked to oneanother and theworld

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Theme 5: Regions

What Places Have in Common

Political Regions

Landform Regions

Agricultural Regions

Cultural Regions

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The Asian continent . . .

largest 17 M sq miles; 1/3 of the

total land surfaceof the globe

irregular shape but a huge portion

of the Asian land mass is very much

compact

islands can also be found scattered

throughout the Asian continent

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Asias winding coastlines touch theIndian and Pacific oceans as well as

many seas. Within Asias vast land

area ar

emo

untains, deserts, plainsand great rivers.

Climate diverse: cold highlands

and hot deserts in North & West Asia,mild climates in the East & tropical

climates in the South.

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Best known landforms and

bodies of water in Asia

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Mt. Everest- the Worlds tallest mountain

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Gobi desert of Mongolia

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Rub al Khali Desert : Empty Quarter

of Arabian Peninsula

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Taklim

akan Desertof

China

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YangtzeRiver in China

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Gang

esR

iverof India

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IndusR

iverof Pakistan

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MapofIndus River

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Huang HeRiver (Yellow River)- Chinas Sorrow

Some 10million people drowned or died of famine & disease as

the result of the catastrophic floods (1887-1943).

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Mekong Riverof Southeast Asia