Asia's

Landforms and
Waterforms

Ms. Loraine Kate Kristel C. Gambol

WATERFORM
S
TYPES OF
WATERFORMS
 WHAT
WATERFORM
IS THIS?
 SEA
• are smaller than oceans and are usually
located where the land and ocean meet.
 WHAT
WATERFORM
IS THIS?
 LAKE
• a large area of water surrounded by land
and not connected to the ocean except by
rivers or streams
 WHAT is the
LARGEST LAKE in
ASIA?
 WHAT is the
LARGEST LAKE in
the WORLD that is
LOCATED in ASIA?
 CASPIAN SEA
• Caspian Sea is not only the largest lake in
Asia, but also the largest in the world.
WHAT is the DEEPEST
LAKE in the WORLD
that is LOCATED in
ASIA?
 LAKE BAIKAL
• the Baikal is considered the deepest and the
largest freshwater lake in the world.
 WHAT is the
LARGEST LAKE in
the PHILIPPINES?
 LAGUNA de BAY
• is the largest lake of the Philippines
covering a surface of 900 sq. km stretching
over the provinces Rizal and Laguna.
 WHAT
WATERFORM
IS THIS?
 POND
• a still area of water smaller than a lake,
often artificially made.
 WHAT
WATERFORM
IS THIS?
 WATERFALLS
• is a place where water flows over the edge
of a steep, high cliff in hills or mountains,
and falls into a pool below
 WHAT is the
TALLEST
WATERFALLS in
ASIA?
 HANNOKI-NO-TAKI
• is a single horsetail waterfall that pours into
a basin at the bottom of another tall
waterfall
 WHAT is the
TALLEST
WATERFALLS in
PHILIPPINES?
 ALIWAGWAG FALLS
• is the highest waterfall in the Philippines.
• This series of over a hundred falls totals a
height of 340 metres
 WHAT
WATERFORM
IS THIS?
 BAY
• a part of the coast where the land curves in
so that the sea is surrounded by land on
three side
WHAT is the
LARGEST
BAY in ASIA?
 BAY OF BENGAL
• is the largest bay in the world, covering almost
2.2 million square kilometers (839,000 square
miles) and bordering Bangladesh, India, Sri
Lanka, and Burma
 WHAT is the
LARGEST
BAY in the
PHILIPPINES?
 WHAT
WATERFORM
IS THIS?
 GULF
• a curved indent of a sea or a lake into the land with a
wide opening.
• It is a narrow stretch of water that separates two
landmasses but joins two large water bodies.
 GULF
• It is a large inlet of a sea cutting deep into the land.
 WHAT is the
LARGEST
GULF in ASIA?
 Persian Gulf
• sometimes called the Arabian Gulf
• Eight nations have coasts along the Persian Gulf:
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi
Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates
 Moro Gulf
• is the largest gulf in the Philippines
• It is located off the coast of Mindanao Island, and is
part of the Celebes Sea.
 WHAT is the
LARGEST
GULF in
PHILIPPINES?
 WHAT
WATERFORM
IS THIS?
 STRAIT
• a narrow passage of water connecting
two seas or two other large areas of water.
 WHAT is the
LONGEST STRAIT in
ASIA?
 The Strait Of Malacca
• The Strait of Malacca is the longest strait in the world.
It is a funnel-shaped narrow waterway of 800 km long
that connects the South China Sea and the Andaman
Sea.
 WHAT
WATERFORM
IS THIS?
 RIVER
• a natural flowing watercourse, usually a freshwater
stream, flowing on the surface or inside caves towards
another waterbody at a lower elevation, such as an
ocean, sea, bay, lake, wetland, or another river.
 WHAT is the
LONGEST RIVER in
ASIA?
 Yangtze River
• longest river in both China and Asia and third longest
river in the world, with a length of 3,915 miles (6,300
km)
 WHAT is the
LONGEST RIVER in
PHILIPPINES?
 Cagayan River
• also known as the Río Grande de Cagayán
 Cagayan River
• is the longest river and the largest river by discharge
volume of water in the Philippines.