Asia

Major domains of the Earth

Geography
World's largest and most populous continent
Eastern and northern hemispheres
10 S to 80 N latitudes
25 E to 170 E longitudes
North-South extent 8,500 km
East-West extent 9,600 km
West - Ural Mountains, East - Pacific Ocean
South - Indian Ocean, North - Arctic Ocean
Bering Strait North America
Suez Canal Africa
Border of Asia & Oceania - Malay Archipelago

Countries
49 countries
Japan, Philippines & Indonesia east & south-

east
Largest Country-Russia
Smallest Country- Maldives
Least Peaceful Country Iraq
Most Peaceful Country- Japan
Most Corrupt Country - Afghanistan
Least Corrupt Country Singapore

Land of Extremes

Extremes

Worlds highest point Mt. Everest

Worlds lowest pointDead Sea(-1312 ft)
Highest plateau Tibet
Worlds 5 biggest religions began here
Deepest lake - Lake Baikal
Oldest city Jericho
Top 60 tallest mountains
7 of 10 longest rivers
3 0f top 4 economies
Coldest place in N.H - Oymykon,

Siberia

Subcontinents
Central Asia
East Asia
North Asia
Indian Subcontinent
Southeast Asia
Southwest Asia

Fact file
Population 4,307,107,875 (62.34%)
Largest city Seoul, South Korea
Largest island Borneo
Longest river Yangtze(flows into Pacific

Ocean)
Largest lake - Caspian Sea
Tectonic Plate - Eurasian
Most Populous City- Shanghai, China
United Nations Members 48
Tallest building Burj Khalifa, Dubai

Discovery

Bartolomeu Dias discovered a new way to

travel from Portugal to Asia: purpose to trade.
Marco Polo took the silk road to trade, but
when he arrived back to Europe, his path
home was very dangerous. Dias then found a
way to travel south, to the Cape of Good
Hope, and then Northeast to Asia.

Bartolomeu Dias
Born: c. 1450
Birthplace: Algarve, Portugal
Died: 29-May-1500
Occupation: Explorer
Nationality: Portugal

Landforms

Southern plateaus (hard rocks)

Arabian plateau (dry desert)

7
wonders
of
Asia

Great Wall (China)

Taj Mahal (India)
Angkor Wat (Cambodia)
Bali (Indonesia)
Bagan (Myanmar)
Ko Phi Phi (Thailand)
Halong Bay (Vietnam)

Ring of Fire

Many earthquakes and volcanic eruptions