LEARNING ACTIVITY # 2

Name: Score Instructor: Shmaira G. Rejano

Program / Course: BSED Class Schedule: MT 4:00-5:00 p.m.
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Activity Title : Topography of Asia
Learning Target : List down the basic facts pertaining to the land features of Asia
References (Author, Title, and Pages) : Rebecca Ongsotto, Reena Ongsotto, Reynaldo Ramilo, Asian History Module-based Learning, pages 2-6

TOPOGRAPHY OF ASIA
Location- Asia occupies a large portion of the world. Its boundaries are as
follows:
 North- Arctic Ocean
 East- Bering Strait and the Pacific Ocean
 South- Indian Ocean
 Southwest- Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea
 West- Ural Mountain Range that divides Asia and Europe
Land Area- Asia is the largest of the world’s seven continents. It measures
approximately 45 million sq. km comprising about a third of the world’s land
mass. From east to west, Asia covers a distance of 8,500 meters.
Weather and Climate- Asia has varying climates: it rains in some areas and
snows in others. When the wind blows from the Arctic region to the Pacific
Ocean, longer winters and shorter summers occur.
Natural Resources- Asia is surrounded by water, high mountain ranges, low
valleys and plains, and enveloped by a multiplicity of climates.

Exercise: Answer the following.

1. Discuss the terms geography, population, environment, Ring of Fire, and conservation.

2. Prove that Asia is the largest continent in the world.

3. Why are Indonesia, the Philippines, and Japan considered as archipelagos?

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