2. • I. Asia divided into
regions
• II. Facts about Asia
• III. Popular things in Asia
3.
4. • Southwest Asia
• East Asia
• Southeast Asia
• Central Asia
• South Asia
5.
6.
7. • Also known as the Middle East
• Countries comprise of The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,
Oman, Yemen, Bahrain, Qatar, and others
• Countries are very in oil
8. South West Asia
Country Capital Area Currency Dominant
Religion
Form of
Government
Population Language
Afghanistan
Islamic State
of
Afghanistan
Kabul 647,500 sq.
km
Bahrain
Dinar
Sunni, Shi’a
Muslim
In Transition 26,813,057 Pashtu,
Afghan,
English
Bahrain
State of
Bahrain
Manama 620 sq. km Bahrain
Dinar
Sunni, Shi’a
Muslim
Constitutional
Monarchy
645,361 Arabic,
Urdu, Farsi,
English
Cyprus
Republic of
Cyprus
Nicosia 9,250 sq. km Cypriot
Pound
Muslim,
Maronite,
Greek,
Orthodox
Republic 762,867 Greek,
Turkish,
English
Iran
Islamic
Republic of
Iran
Tehran 1,648,000
sq. km
Iranian Rial Shi’a
Muslim,
Jewish
Islamic
Republic
66,128,965 Perian,
Turkish,
English
Iraq
Republic of
Iraq
Baghdad 437,072 sq.
km
Iraqui Dinar Muslim,
Christian
Republic 23,331,985 Arabic,
Kurtic
9. Lebanon
Republic of
Lebanon
Beirut 4,036 sq mi Lebanese
Pound
Sunni,
Shiites,
Christians,
Druze
Republic 4,224,000 Arabic
Oman
Sultanate of
Oman
Muscat 119,498 sq m
i
Omani Riyal Ibadhi,
Sunni,
Shiites
Unitary Islamic
Absolute
Monarchy
2,773,479 Swahili,
French
Qatar
State of
Qatar
Doha 4,416 sq mi Riyal Islam,
Muslim,
Christianity
Absolute
Monarchy
1,853,563 Arabic, Gulf
Arabic
United Arab
Emirates
Abu Dhabi 32,278 sq mi UAE Dirham Islam Constitutional
federation of
absolute
monarchies
with an
executive
president
elected by Emir
Council
amongst
themselves
8,264,070 Arabic, Gulf,
Shihi,
Soqotri
Yemen
Republic of
Yemen
Sana’a 203,796 sq m
i
Yemeni Riyal Sunni, Shiite Unitary
Parliamentary
Republic
25,130,000 Modern
Standard
Arabic
Israel
State of
Israel
Jerusalem 8,522 sq mi New Shekel Jews,
Christians,
Muslims and
Baha'is
Unitary
parliamentary
constitutional
republic
7,900,600 Hebrew,
Arabic
10. Saudi
Arabia
Kingdom
of Saudi
Arabia
Riyadh 870,000 sq
mi
Saudi Riyal Islam,
Christianity
, Hinduism
United
Islamic
Absolute
Monarchy
28,376,355 Arabian
Arabic,
Turkey
Republic
of Turkey
Ankara 302,535 sq
mi
Turkish
Lira
No official
Religion
Parliamentar
y Republic
74,724,269 Turksh
Kuwait
State of
Kuwait
Kuwait
City
6,880 sq mi Kuwait
Dinar
Muslim,
Hindu,
Christianit
y
Unitary
Hereditary
and
Constitution
al Monarchy
3,566,437 Modern
Standard
Arabic
Syria
Syrian
Arab
Republic
Damascus 71,479 sq
mi
Syrian Lira Islam Unitary
semi-
presidential
constitution
al republic
22,530,746 Arabic
Jordan
Hashemite
Kingdom
of Jordan
Amman 35,637 sq
mi
Jordanian
Dinar
Islam Constitution
al Monarchy
6,508,271 Jordanian
Arabic
11.
12. • A region of Asia coextensive with the Far East.
• Across the endless wastes have roamed the herds
belonging to the people of the north–the Mongols, the
Turks, the Tartars, the Tungus, the Huns.
13. EAST ASIA
Country Capital Area Currency Dominant
Religion
Form of
Government
Population Language
China
People’s
republic of
China
Beijing 9,596,960 sq.
km
Yuan Daoism,
Buddhism
Communist
Party-led State
1,273,111,290 Mandarin,
Chinese,
Minbel
North Korea
DEM,
People’s
Republic of
Korea
P’yongyang 120,540 sq.
km
North Korea
Won
Buddhism,
Confucianis
m
Communist
State
21,968,228 Korean
South Korea
Republic of
Korea
Seoul 98,480 sq.
km
South
Korean Won
Christian,
Buddhism
Republic 47,904,370 Korean,
English
Japan Tokyo 377,835 sq.
km
Yen Buddhism,
Shintoism
Constitutional
Monarchy
126,771,662 Japanese
Mongolia
Mongolian’s
People
Republic
Ulaanbaatar 1,565,000 sq.
km
Togrog/Tugri
k
Buddhism,
Tibetan
Parliamentary 2,654,999 Khalka
Mongol,
Turkic
Taiwan
Republic of
China
Taipei 35,980 sq.
km
New
Taiwanese
Dollar
Christian,
Buddhism
Democratic
State
22,370,461 Taiwanese
14.
15. • Southeast Asia has two major geographic parts.
• One is the mainland region.
• The mainland has lots of mountain ranges running North
to South with river valleys between them. The mountains
are heavily forested and hard to pass through so the
people of the various valleys were pretty well isolated
from one another.
16. SOUTH-EAST ASIA
Country Capital Area Currency Dominant
Religion
Form of
Government
Population Language
Brunei
State of
Brunei
Darussalam
Bandar Seri
Begawan
5,770 sq. km Brunei
Dollar
Islam Independent
Sultanate
343,653 Malay,
English,
Chinese
Myanmar
Union of
Myanmar
Rangoon 678,500 sq.
km
Kyat Buddhism,
Christian,
Muslim,
Animism
Military 41,994,678 Burmese
Cambodia
Kingdom of
Cambodia
Phnom Penh 181,040 sq.
km
Riel Therabada
Buddhism
Constitution
al Monarchy
12,491,501 Khmer,
French
Indonesia
Republic of
Indonesia
Jakarta 1,919,440 sq.
km
Indonesian
Rupiah
Islam,
Hinduism,
Buddhism,
Roman
Catholic
Republic 228,437,870 Javanese,
English,
Bahasa,
Dutch
Singapore
Republic of
Singapore
Singapore 647.5 sq. km Singaporean
Dollar
Buddhism,
Muslim
Parliamentar
y Republic
4,300,419 Chinese,
Malay
17. Laos
Lao People’s
DEM,
Republic
Vientiane 236,800 sq.
km
Kip Buddhism,
Animism
Communist
State
5,635,967 Lao, French
Thailand
Republic of
Thailand
Bangkok 514,000 sq.
km
Baht Buddhism,
Christian
Constitution
al Monarchy
61,797,751 Thai, English
Malaysia Kuala
Lumpur
329,750 sq.
km
Ringgit Buddhism,
Daoism,
Islam,
Christian
Constitution
al Monarchy
22,229,040 Bahasa,
Melayu
East Timor
Democratic
Republic of
Timor-Leste
Dili 15,007 sq.
km
U.S. Dollars Roman
Catholic
Republic 1,019,252 Portugese
Tetum
Philippines
Republic of
the
Philippines
Manila 300,000 sq.
km
Philippine
Peso
Catholic,
Protestant,
Muslim,
Buddhism
Republic 82,841,516 Filipino,
English
Vietnam
Socialist
Republic of
Vietnam
Hanoi 329,560 sq.
km
Dong Buddhism,
Hoahao,
Caodai,
Christian
Communist
State
79,939,014 Vietnamese,
English
18.
19. • extends from the Caspian Sea in the west to the border
of western China in the east.
• It is bounded on the north by Russia and on the south by
Iran, Afghanistan, and China.
• About 60 percent of the region consists of desert land,
the principal deserts being the Karakum, occupying most
of Turkmenistan, and the Kyzylkum, covering much of
western Uzbekistan.
20. CENTRAL ASIA
Country Capital Area Currency Dominant
Religion
Form of
Government
Population Language
Armenia
Republic of
Armenia
Yerevan 29,800 sq.
km
Dram Armenian
Orthodox
Republic 3,336,100 Armenian,
Russian
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Republic
Baku (Baki) 86,600 sq.
km
Manat Russian
Orthodox
Republic 7,771,092 Azerbaijani,
Russian,
Armenian
Georgia
Republic of
Georgia
Tbilisi 69,700 sq.
km
Lari Georgian
Orthodox
Republic 4,989,285 Georgian
Kazakhstan
Republic of
Kazakhstan
Astana 2,717,300 sq.
km
Tenge Muslim,
Protestant
Republic 16,731,303 Ukrainian,
Kazakh,
Russian
21. Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyz
Republic
Bishkek 198,500 sq.
km
Kyrgyztani
Som
Muslim,
Russian
Orthodox
Republic 4,753,003 Kirghiz,
Russian
Tajikistan
Republic of
Tajikistan
Dusharbe 143,100 sq.
km
Somoni Muslim Republic 6,578,681 Tajik, Russian
Turkmenistan
Republic of
Turkmenistan
Ashgabat 488,100 sq.
km
Turkmen
Manat
Sunni Muslim Republic 4,603,244 Turkmen,
Russian
Uzbekistan
Republic of
Uzbekistan
Tashkent 477,400 sq.
km
Uzbekistani
Som
Sunni Muslim Republic 25,155,064 Uzbek, Tajik,
Russian
22.
23. • India is the largest single nation of South Asia. Its
currently twenty-four states exhibit a cultural diversity
comparable to that seen among the nations of Europe.
• The Tibetan highlands also form part of the region.
Stretching some 1,800 miles from north to south, and
almost the same distance from west to east, the area is
home to an ancient and diverse group of cultures.
24. SOUTH ASIA
Country Capital Area Currency Dominant
Religion
Governm
ent
Populatio
n
Language
Banglade
sh
People’s
Republic
of
Banglade
sh
Dhaka 144,000
sq. km
Dhaka Islam,
Hinduism
Parliame
ntary
Democra
cy
131,269,8
60
Bangla,
English
Bhutan
Kingdom
of Bhutan
Thimpu 47,000
sq. km
Ngultrum,
Indian
Rupee
Lamaistic
,
Buddhist
Monarchy 2,049,412 Dzongkha
,
Nepalese
India
Republic
of India
New
Delhi
3,287,590
sq. km
Indian
Rupee
Hindu,
Islam,
Buddhist
Federal
Republic
1,029,991,
145
Hindu,
Bengali,
English
25. Maldives
Republic
of
Maldives
Male 300 sq,
km
Rutiyaa Sunni
Muslim
Republic 310,764 Divehi,
English
Nepal
Kingdom
of Nepal
Kathmand
u
140,800
sq. km
Nepal
Rupee
Buddhist,
Hinduism
Parliament
ary
Democrac
y
25,284,46
3
Nepali.
English
Pakistan
Islamic
Republic
of
Pakistan
Islamabad 803,940
sq. km
Pakistani
Rupee
Muslim,
Christian,
Hindu
Federal
Republic
144,616,6
39
Punjabi,
Sindhi,
English
Sri Lanka
Dem. Soc.
Republic
of Sri
Lanka
Colombo 65,610 sq.
km
Sri Lankan
Rupee
Buddhist,
Hinduism,
Christian,
Muslim
Republic 19,408,63
5
Sinhala,
Tamil
26. • Distinct Characteristics
• Facts (highest point, lowest point, etc.)
• Physical Geography
• Main physical features
• Climate
• Important landforms and bodies of water
• Way of Life
• Economic Activities
27. • Asia is the world's largest and most populous
continent, located primarily in the eastern and
northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's
total surface area (or 30% of its land area) and with
approximately 3.9 billion people, it hosts 60% of the
world's current human population. During the 20th
century Asia's population nearly quadrupled.
• Asia is the largest continent by landmass and covers
8.6% of the Earth's surface . The land area of Asia is
actually larger than the land area of the moon. (44.6K
sq km – 37k sq km respectively)
28. • Highest Point: Mt. Everest
(Kathmandu, Nepal)
• Lowest Point: Dead Sea
(Jordan)
• Largest Country by Area:
Russia (17, 098, 242 sq. km)
• Largest Country by Population:
(1, 336, 718, 015)
• Largest Metropolitan Area:
Tokyo, Japan (37, 370, 064,
2010 Calculation)
29. • Lowest River: Yangtze River in
China (6,300 km)
• Largest Desert: Gobi Desert
(Mongolia/China) (1,500 km)
• Largest Lake: Caspian Sea
(3,626,000 km)
30. • The geography of
Asia is astounding:
approximately one-
third of the earth’s
population lives in
Asia. Asia also covers
one-third of the earth’s
land. It is said that the
total landmass of Asia
is larger than the total
area of the moon.
31. • Part of the reason Asia is
so unique is due to its
physical geography.
Tectonic plate movements
shaped its massive
mountains and volcanic
activity millions of years
ago and it produced
thousands of islands in the
Pacific Ocean.
32. • The mean elevation of the
continent is 950 m (3,117 ft.),
the highest of any in the world.
The plateau and mountainous
areas broadly sweep SW-NW
across Asia, climaxing in the
high Tibetan Plateau, rising to
the highest peaks in the world
in the Himalaya.
33.
34. • Climate- Encompasses the statistics of temperature,
humidity, atmospheric pressure, wind, precipitation,
atmospheric particle count and other meteorological
elemental measurements in a given region over long
periods.
• Asia stretches about 5,000 miles from north of the
Arctic Circle to south of the equator. From east to west
Asia stretches nearly halfway around the world. This vast
area has many different kinds of climate. Asia has some
of the coldest and some of the hottest, some of the
wettest and some of the driest places on earth.
• The climate of Asia varies according to location and
physical geography.
35. • Deciduous forest - Four distinct seasons with warm summers
and cold, wet winters. The trees shed their leaves in autumn.
• Coniferous forest - Also known as Taiga, cold and dry with
snowy winters and warmer summers.
• Alpine/mountain - Cold, windy and snowy. It is winter from
October to May with temperatures below freezing, while summer
is from June to September where the temperature can reach
15°C.
• Rainforest - High temperatures and high rainfall throughout the
year.
• Desert - Warm to high temperatures with very little rainfall.
• Tundra - This area is characterized by a layer of permafrost (soil
that has remained below freezing for at least two years. Winters
are very cold, summers are warm and there is little rainfall.
• Grassland - Hot summers and cold winters with above average
rainfall.
• Savanna - Very high temperatures all year and rain during the
36.
37. • Asia covers 29.9% of the land area of the
earth
• Asia’s boundaries extend from the Suez
Canal and Ural Mountains in the west, to
the south of the Caucasus Mountains and
Caspian and Black Seas. Also to the
South is the Indian Ocean, to the North
the Arctic Ocean and to the Far East the
Pacific Ocean.
38.
39. • Asia’s lifestyle includes their
livelihood, culture and traditions. As
for livelihood, most Asian countries
make a living by agriculture, meaning
farming, fishing, and hunting. The
products, like rice, corn, fish, and the
like are also exported in other
countries. Mining is also another way
of Asia’s means of livelihood and so
is migration. Through migration,
countries in Asia get remittances.
• As towards Asia’s culture and
traditions, each country in Asia has its
own uniqueness. May it be tradition
on how to celebrate festivities,
weddings, and other rituals. For
instance, Asians also value family
very much. Asians has a deep sense
of family and respect the many
generations of the family. Religion
deeply affects the daily lives of
people in Asia, both through its
commandments and its influence on
their outlook on life.
40. • Until the start of the 20th century,
subsistence agriculture was the
basic economic activity of most of
Asia. Commercial agriculture,
mining, and manufacturing were
found in areas colonized or
strongly influenced by Europeans.
42. • by far the most important economic activity in Asia.
Almost 60 per cent of the continent's working population
is engaged in farming. Farmers cultivate, either
continuously or intermittently, one-sixth of Asia's total
land area. The land they use for livestock grazing
accounts for an additional one-fifth.
• In Communist-ruled Asia—China, Mongolia, North Korea,
and Vietnam—most agricultural lands are organized into
large, state-controlled and state-owned units such as
cooperatives, state farms, and collectives.
43. • Asia is largely a continent of so-called "developing" or
"third world" nations, with Japan the most notable
exception. Japan is Asia's leading manufacturing nation.
It is a world leader in the production of iron and steel,
transportation equipment, photographic equipment, and
electronic goods. Exports are usually high in value in
comparison to their bulk. Examples include automobiles,
cameras, and radio and television sets. Japan is the only
major Asian nation to have a predominantly urban
population employed mainly in manufacturing and
commerce.
44. • Fossil fuels are Asia's most important mineral products.
Southwestern Asia, especially the area around the Persian
Gulf, produces about one-fourth of the world's yearly output of
petroleum, nearly all of it for export. Malaysia and Indonesia
are also important exporters of petroleum. In many cases,
natural gas is produced along with petroleum. Large amounts
of oil and gas also come from fields in Kazakhstan, Siberia,
and eastern China.
• Asia is the primary source of much of the world's tin and
graphite. Gold, nickel, and platinum and related metals are
found in Siberia and precious gems—rubies and sapphires—in
Sri Lanka and Burma. Among the many other minerals
produced are tungsten, lead, manganese, copper, and
bauxite, as well as phosphates and numerous other
nonmetallic minerals.
45. • Fishing is an important activity in Asia. Most of the catch
is used for human food; relatively little is processed for
livestock feed, fertilizer, or industrial use. The people of
southern and eastern Asia depend on fish and shellfish
for a large part of the protein in their diet. The major
fishing nations of Asia include Japan, China, India,
Indonesia, Thailand and South Korea. Asiatic Russia's
catch is also important.
48. • The largest of Lebanon nature
reserves, Al-Shouf Cedar
Nature Reserve stretches from
Dahr Al-Baidar in the north to
Niha Mountain in the south.
blanketed with oak forests on
its northeastern slopes and
juniper and oak forests on its
southeastern slopes the
reserve's most famous
attractions are its three
magnificent cedar forests of
Maasser Al-Shouf , Barouk and
Ain Zhalta - Bmohary .
• The Al-Shouf Cedar Nature
Reserve is a popular
destination for hiking and
trekking, with trails matching all
levels of fitness. Bird watching,
mountain biking and snow
shoeing are also popular.
49. • Hummus – dip or spread
made of blended
chickpeas, sesame
tahini, lemon juice, and
garlic, and typically eaten
with pita bread.
Byblos is the Greek name of the
Phoenician city Gebal. It is a
Mediterranean city in the Mount
Lebanon Governorate of present-day
Lebanon under the current Arabic name
of Jubayl and was also referred to as
Gibelet during the Crusades.
according to fragments attributed to the
semi-legendary pre-Trojan war
Phoenician historian Sanchuniathon, it
was built by Cronus as the first city in
Phoenicia. Today it is believed by many
to be the oldest continuously-inhabited
city in the world. It is a UNESCO World
Heritage Site.
50. Mirbat, like most of the sea towns in the
province of Dhofar, South
Oman, was involved in the frankincense
trade. It look over the port
tradition from al-Balid in the 17th-18th
centuries and became a wellknownport,
trading also with Hadramaut. Today, almost
the entire historic city has been abandoned
in favour of a new centre built in concrete.
51. Nizwa Castle is a powerful reminder of
the town of Nizwa's invincibility through
turbulent periods in Oman's long
history. The town of Nizwa has a
strategic location at the crossroads of
vital caravan routes linking interior,
Muscat and Dhofar regions. Nizwa was
declared the capital of Oman in the 17th
century during the reign of Imam Sultan
Bin Saif Al-Ya'arubi, who built and used
the castle as his headquarters.
The most striking feature of the castle is
the central tower–a colossal 150-feet-
diameter circular tower soaring 115 feet
above the rest of fortification, complete
with battlements, turrets, secret shafts,
false doors and wells.
52. • The old city of Acre (Akko) is a great
walled city on the coast of the bay of
Haifa. As the main natural port in the
Galilee and Israel, it has a long
history of conquest and ruling
empires. It was one of the main
Crusaders’ fortifications and ports.
• The outside of the Dead Sea is over
1,300 feet below sea level. The very
base of the sea, in the sincere part,
is over 2,300 feet under sea level.
The Dead Sea has some of the most
salty water on earth; as much as
35% of the water is dissolving salts!
The Dead Sea is totally landlocked
and it gets saltier with incr
• The main attraction of Eilat is diving
in the Red Sea, one of the world’s
most impressive underwater
preserves. You can see brilliantly
tinted coral and fish and may see all
from a venomous lionfish to a moray
eel to a shark to a sea turtle to a
manta ray.
• easing depth.
56. • Raw horse meat is a popular entree in Japan. Sliced thinly and
eaten raw it is called basashi .
• A musk melon (similar to a cantaloupe) can sell for over 31,473
yen ($300.00).
• Japan has the second lowest homicide rate in the world, but is
also home to the extremely spooky suicide forest, aokigahara.
One occupant of the forest is pictured above.
• “Tetsuo: Iron Man” (no relation to the comic book, or Robert
Downey, Jr. film), a relatively popular, extreme, “Cyberpunk”
film (a “cyberpunk” film is a science fiction film that involves
technology – and the abuse thereof – and social unrest), was
based on a play the director Shinya Tsukamoto wrote and
directed in college.
• Animated Japanese films and television shows (.i.e.: Anime)
account for 60% of the world’s animation-based entertainment.
So successful is animation in Japan, that there are almost 130
voice-acting schools in the country.
58. • • Petronas Towers-
these towers are the most
famous twin towers and can
only be seen in Malaysia. It
was the world’s tallest
building until surpassed by
Taipei 101.
• • Langkawi Cable Car- a
popular tourist attraction in
Langkawi, the Langkawi
cable car stretches up the
side of the Machincang
Mountain, traveling just
above the jungle canopy to
an intermediate station on
the way to the top.
• • Diving and snorkeling-
Malaysia also provides
59. • Muay Thai - referred to as the "Art of Eight
Limbs" or the "Science of Eight Limbs" because
it makes use of punches, kicks, elbows and
knee strikes, thus using eight "points of contact",
as opposed to "two points" (fists) in boxing and
"four points" (hands and feet) used in other
more regulated combat sports, such as
kickboxing and savate.
• Tuktuk - these are motorized rickshaws and are
popular amongst tourists for their novelty value.
They are occasionally faster than taxis in heavy
traffic as weaving in and out is easier, but
generally about the same or slower.
• Floating Market - The original and most
promoted Floating Market, Damnoen Saduak, is
located 110 kilometres from Bangkok in
Rachaburi province. The original canals which
now make up the Floating Market were built in
1866 on demand of His Majesty the King of
Thailand to help ease communication in the
province. The actual Floating Market started in
1967 and today thrives with hordes of tourists
from all over the world.
62. • The country of Georgia is
nearly 84% Orthodox Christian.
Christianity became the official
religion in the fourth century.
• Georgia has a pleasant
Mediterranean-type climate due
to its latitudinal location along
the Black Sea but suffers from
earthquakes as a hazard.
• The breakaway regions of
Abkhazia and South Ossetia in
the north have long been
outside of the control of the
Georgian government. They
have their own de-facto
governments, are supported by
Russia, and Russian troops are
stationed there.
63. • Bread – In Bishkek there
is a wide range of breads
available. Outside the
cities, the flat, round
lepyoshka is found
almost everywhere.
Fresh, warm, straight
from the tandoor (a clay
oven) it is particularly
pleasant.
• Boorsok – pieces of
dough, deep fried in
boiling oil – is a
traditional table
―decoration‖. An
abundance of Boorsok is
seen as a sign of
generosity.
• Kuimak – liquid dough is
64. • the capital of Kazakhstan is Astana. Do you know what it
means? It literally means "capital".
• Kazakhstan is located both in Asia and in Europe. The
Ural River, which forms the traditional boundary between
these continents cuts through Kazakhstan in the West.
• equivalent to the size of the following seven largest
European states put together: France, Spain, Sweden,
Germany, Finland, Italy and Great Britain
66. • famous for the
Nepalese royal family
massacre, where the
crown prince killed his
own family to assume
power
• only country in the
world without a
rectangular flag
• home to Mount
Everest
67. • home to Bollywood,
India's own version of
Hollywood
• home to A.R. Rahman
who is a world
renowned music
producer
• home to the Taj Mahal
