7th grade

ASIAN HISTORY
 7th grade

Lesson 1:
Physical Features
of Asia
Ms. Loraine Kate Kristel C. Gambol
 Objectives
•Identify the countries of each region of
Asia
•Discuss the physical profile of Asia
•Explain the Asian concept of regional
divisions of Asia
INDIA
TURKMENISTAN
NORTH KOREA
PHILIPPINES
UZBEKISTAN
 b

BRUNEI
AZERBAIJAN
MALAYSIA
Physical
Profile of
Asia
ASIA
- Derived from the
Assyrian word asu,
meaning “east”.
 Location
A • it lies entirely in the Northern
S Hemisphere

I
A
 Location
A • it lies entirely in the Northern
S Hemisphere
• it is approximately located at 10°
I South latitude to 77° North latitude
and 26° East longitude to 169° East
A longitude.
 SIZE
A • It is the largest continent with total
S land area of 44 339 000 sq. km. (17
129 000 sq. miles)
I • One-third of the land surface

A
 EXTENT AND SHAPE
A • The continents greatest length from
S N to S is 8000 km. and 9600 km.
from E to W.
I
A
A
S With the exception of a few islands
in Southeast Asia, the continent is
I almost entirely located north of the
equator.
A
 EXTENT AND SHAPE
A • The continental mainland stretches from

S southern end of Rote Island of Indonesia

to Cape Chelyuskin in Siberia.

I • Its width extends from Cape Baba in

northwestern Turkey to Cape Dezhnev in
northeastern Russia.
A
The
Geographical
Divisions of Asia
A
S there are 48 Asian Countries
according to the United Nations
I
A
A
S
I
A
 REGIONS
A • Northern Asia

S •
•
Central Asia
Western Asia
I • Southern Asia

A • Eastern Asia
• Southeast Asia
 northern Asia
• refers to the vast northern part of
Asia east of the Ural Mountains, also
known as Siberia.
 northern Asia
• The Himalayas cover more than 612,000
square kilometers (236,000 square miles),
passing through the northern states of India
and making up most of the terrain of Nepal
and Bhutan.
 REGIONS
A • Northern Asia

S •
•
Central Asia
Western Asia
I • Southern Asia

A • Eastern Asia
• Southeast Asia
 Central Asia
• Famous for the name Middle
East
• Located directly south of Eastern
Europe.
Central Asia
• Central Asia is
rich in oil and
gas.
 Central Asia
• Central Asia, central region of
Asia, extending from the Caspian
Sea in the west to the border of
western China in the east.
 Central Asia
• It is bounded on the north by
Russia and on the south by Iran,
Afghanistan, and China.
 REGIONS
A • Northern Asia

S •
•
Central Asia
Western Asia
I • Southern Asia

A • Eastern Asia
• Southeast Asia
 WESTERN
• West
ASIA
Asia is primarily arid and
semi-arid, and can be subject to
drought, but it also contains vast
expanses of forest and fertile
valleys.
WESTERN
ASIA
• Western Asia has the
largest known oil
reserves
• Saudi Arabia, Iraq,
Kuwait, Iran, Qatar, and
the United Arab
Emirates.
 REGIONS
A • Northern Asia

S •
•
Central Asia
Western Asia
I • Southern Asia

A • Eastern Asia
• Southeast Asia
 SOUTHERN
• South AsiaASIA
has the world's tallest
mountains
• Indian Subcontinent
• Indochina
 SOUTHERN
• ASIA
South Asia could be considered the
biggest melting pot in the world.
• is the origin of some of the world's
oldest civilizations and religions
 REGIONS
A • Northern Asia

S •
•
Central Asia
Western Asia
I • Southern Asia

A • Eastern Asia
• Southeast Asia
 EASTERN ASIA
• East Asia includes high mountains, vast
deserts, cold climates, and Pacific
waters.
• East Asia covers about 6,640,000
km2 (2,560,000 sq mi), or 15% of the
continent.
 EASTERN ASIA
• is home to some of the world's oldest
civilizations.
 REGIONS
A • Northern Asia

S •
•
Central Asia
Western Asia
I • Southern Asia

A • Eastern Asia
• Southeast Asia
 SOUTHEAST ASIA
• A distinctive feature of Southeast Asia is
its cultural diversity.
• Southeast Asia is divided into Mainland
Southeast Asia (or Indochina)
and Maritime Southeast Asia (or
the Malay Archipelago).