WELCOME

TO
ASIAN STUDIES
ASIA’S REGIONS AND
IMPORTANCE OF ASIA’S
GEOGRAPHICAL DIVISION
 TABLE OF CONTENTS

01 INTRODUCTION

02 PRESENTATION

03 CONCLUSION
 CENTRAL ASIA

COUNTRY CAPITAL COUNTRY CAPITAL

ARMENIA YEREVAN KYRGYSTAN BISHKEK

AZERBAIJAN BAKU TAJIKISTAN DUSHANBE

TURKMENIS
GEORGIA TBILISI ASHGABAT
TAN

KASAKHSTA
ASTANA UZBEKISTAN TASHKENT
N
 Central Asia
North Asia is comprised of countries that formerly belonged to the soviet
Union or the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). After the
dissolution of the USSR in 1991, the former Soviet Republics declared
their independence. In its entirety, North Asia's territory is estimated
to be 4,072,000 km2. Some of Asia's notable water forms and landforms
can be found in this region. One of which is the Caspian Sea that serves
as the border of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan. Between
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan is the Aral Sea. Little by little, this lake is
becoming narrower. This is because water from two rivers which should
flow towards the Aral Sea is instead being used for irrigation. Efforts are
being made to save the part of Aral Sea that is slowly drying up.
Karakum, one of the largest deserts in the world, can also be found in
North Asia.
 EAST ASIA

COUNTRY CAPITAL COUNTRY CAPITAL

CHINA BEIJING JAPAN TOKYO

MONGOLI ULAANBAAT NORTH PYONGYAN

A AR KOREA G

SOUTH
SEOUL
KOREA
 East Asia
There are five countries in East Asia. This region has a total land area o
11,525,000 km2.

China, Asia's largest country, is located in East Asia. Its temos spans to
more than 9,300,000 km2 and it is also the world's most populous
country. In 2010, its population reached up to 1.33 billion. Also in this
region are Japan, which is an industrialized country, Mongolia, a land
of towering plateaus and mountains; and North Korea and South
Korea, independent countries since 1948.
 SOUTH ASIA
COUNTRY CAPITAL COUNTRY CAPITAL

BANGLADE KATHMAND
DHAKA NEPAL
SH U

BHUTAN THIMPU PAKISTAN ISLAMABAD

INDIA NEW DELHI PAKISTAN ISLAMABAD

MALDIVES MALE SRILANKA COLOMBO

 South Asia
There are seven countries in South Asia. The region nasa of 4,123,000 km2,
comprising almost 10% of Asia's land. The region has a total land area
India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, and Pakistan

Dhutan, Nepal, and Pakistan are in the Indian subcontinent. At the south
of the subcontinent are the archipelagos of Sri Lanka and Maldives.
Geographers believe that the South Asian region—a large part of which is
the Indian Peninsula-was initially detached from the continental Asia.
As the land continued to shift, South Asia slowly moved toward
continent until it became a part of Asia. This is why India is known as
Asia's subcontinent.
 SOUTHEAST ASIA

COUNTRY CAPITAL COUNTRY CAPITAL

BRUNEI BANDAR
PHILIPPINE
DARUSSAL SERI MANILA
S
AM BEGAWAN
PHNOM SINGAPOR SINGAPOR
CAMBODIA
PENH E E

INDONESIA JAKARTA THAILAND BANGKOK

LAO’S
PEOPLE
TIMOR-
DEMOCRAT VIENTIANE DILI
LESTE
IC
REPUBLIC
KUALA
MALAYSIA VIETNAM HANOI
LUMPUR

MYANMAR BURMA
 SouthEast Asia
Southeast Asia is composed of 11 countries, including the Philippines.
Timor-Leste was the last to become a member state of the region. It
gained independence from Indonesia on May 20, 2002. Southeast Asia
has an estimated total land area of 4,360,000 km2.
Southeast Asia's geographical borders include China and Taiwan to the
north, the Indian Ocean and Australia to the south, the Bay of Bengal
and the Indian Subcontinent to its west, and the Pacific Ocean and
Papua New Guinea in the east.
Southeast Asia is geographically divided in: Mainland Southeast Asia
(continental) and Maritime or Insular Southeast Asia(island group).
 WEST ASIA
COUNTRY CAPITAL COUNTRY CAPITAL

AFGHANIS
KABUL LEBANON BEIRUT
TAN

BAHRAIN MANAMA OMAN MUSCAT

CYPRUS NICOSIA QATAR DOHA

IRAQ BAGHDAD IRAN TEHRAN

SAUDI SYRIAN DAMASCU

RIYADH
ARABIA ARAB REP S
JERUSALE
ISRAEL TURKEY ANKARA
M

JORDAN AMMAN UAE ABU DHABI

KUWAIT KUWAIT YEMEN SANAA

 West Asia
There are 16 countries in West Asia. This Asian region has the most
countries, the largest of which are Saudi Arabia and Iran. The total land
area of the region is 6,811,000 km2.

Looking at the map, you will notice that there are two peninsulas and three
large bodies of water in West Asia. The largest among the peninsulas is
the Arabian Peninsula. It is surrounded by the Red Sea to the west, the
Persian Gulf to the east, and the Gulf of Aden and the Arabian Sea to
the south. A large part of the Arabian Peninsula is occupied by Saudi
Arabia. To its south are Yemen and Oman. In the east are the United
Arab Emirates and Qatar.
 Importance of Asia’s
geographical condition
The division of Asia into five geographical regions is
useful in significant in the study of the continent’s
physical feature. Furthermore, it facilitates the appropriate
use of historical and cultural consciousness of Asian
countries to effectively understand and study Asian
history
 “Never regard study as a duty, but
as the enviable opportuniy to learn.”

—albert einstein