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Capitol UniversityCollege of Nursing

HUMANITIES

ASIA: The World's Largest Continent(A group report)

Cabahug, JewelCarbajal, Angel

Clavejo, PamelaFigueroa, AlyssaLustre, Lyra

Magdadaro, JairusMollanida, JudyPasal, Jane Dear

Pat, PrisicillaRanolo, Lorraine

CN 153Group 1


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ASIA

GEOGRAPHY

Asia is the World's largest continent - 43,810,582 km. covering approximately 30% of theEarth's land and 8.66% of the Earth's surface. It is bordered by the Ural Mountains to the east, theArctic Ocean to the north, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Indian Ocean to the south. The

highest point in the World, is Mount Everest (8,848 m), situated in the Tibetan region of theHimalayas.

Yangtze (6,211 km) - the longest river in Asia and third longestin the World which flows through China.

Gobi desert (281,800 square kilometers) - Thelargest desert in Asia

REGIONS AND SEASONS

Asia is broadly divided into six regions as shown on the map right . Asia lies almostentirely in the northern hemisphere and the seasons of all are similar.

Northern Asia, Central Asia, Eastern Asia

Spring - March, April, May

Summer - June, July, August

Autumn - September, October, November

Winter - December, January, February

Southern Asia, South-East Asia


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Spring - December, January, February

Summer - March, April, May

Autumn - June, July, August

Southern Asia, South-East Asia

Spring - December, January, February

Summer - March, April, May

Autumn - June, July, August

CLIMATE

The climate of Asia varies according to location and physical geography. There are eightdifferent climate types:

Deciduous forest - Four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold, wet winters. The treesshed 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 15C.

Rainforest - High temperatures and high rainfall throughout the year.

Desert - Warm to high temperatures with very little rainfall.

Tundra - This area is characterised by a layer of permafrost (soil that has remained belowfreezing for at least two years. Winters are very cold, summers are warm and there is littlerainfall.

Grassland - Hot summers and cold winters with above average rainfall.

Savanna - Very high temperatures

COUNTRIES

There are 53 countries in Asia including Russia and Turkey which lie in both Europe andAsia and Taiwan which is technically a part of China and not officially recognised as a country bythe United Nations.

Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China,Georgia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, North Korea,South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Macau, Maldives, Malaysia, Maldives,Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia,Singapore, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste. Turkey, Turkmenistan, United ArabEmirates, Uzbekistan, Vietman, Yemen.


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DEMOGRAPHY

Asia is the most populated continent containing around 60% of the world's population. The population of Asia is growing with a growth rate of approximately 2%.

The total population 3,879,000,000 approximately. Eastern, southern and south-east Asia are the

most populated while the desert, mountain and tundra regions are the least populated.The countries with the highest populations (to the nearest million) are:

China - 1,384 million

India - 1,046 million

Indonesia - 227 million

Bangladesh - 133 million

China, India and Japan are the most economically developed countries. The large oil producing

PLANT LIFEThe plant life of Asia is wide and varied and differs according to climatic region.

Due to the cold during the winter months, only short grasses and shrubs can survive in the tundraand alpine/mountain regions. The picture (left) shows an alpine/mountain region.

The desert regions are home to those plants that can survive the arid conditions like cactii.

The coniferous forest region contains trees such as pine, fir and spruce.

The deciduous forest region has a wealth of plant life and includes tall and short trees, shrubs, small plants and mosses

The grassland and savanna regions are characterized by large open areas of tall or short grass.

The rain forest areas are jungles of dense, wet forests.

ANIMAL LIFEThe animal life of Asia is wide and varied depending

on the climatic region.

The tundra is home to reindeer, foxes and wolves,

while camels and lizards can be found in the desert region.Bears can be found in the coniferous forest region

while mountainous region of China is the home of GIANTPANDA.


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Major Religions of the WorldRanked by Number of Adherents


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Country Capital and their Kind of Government

Afghanistan Kabul Republic

Armenia Yerevan RepublicAzerbaijan Baku RepublicBahrain Manama Constitutional monarchyBangladesh Dhaka RepublicBhutan Thimphu Constitutional monarchyBrunei Bandar Seri Begawan Absolute monarchyCambodia Phnom Penh Constitutional monarchyChina, People's Republic of Beijing Republic

Taiwan Taipei RepublicCyprus Nicosia RepublicGeorgia Tbilisi RepublicIndia New Delhi RepublicIndonesia Jakarta RepublicIran Tehran RepublicIraq Baghdad RepublicIsrael Jerusalem Republic

Japan Tokyo Constitutional monarchy Jordan Amman Constitutional monarchyKazakhstan Astana RepublicNorth Korea Pyongyang RepublicRussia Moscow Republic

South Korea Seoul RepublicKuwait Kuwait City Constitutional monarchyKyrgyzstan Bishkek RepublicLaos Vientiane RepublicLebanon Beirut RepublicMalaysia Kuala Lumpur Constitutional monarchyMongolia Ulaanbaatar RepublicMyanmar Naypyidaw n/aNepal Kathmandu RepublicOman Muscat Absolute monarchyPakistan Islamabad RepublicPhilippines Manila RepublicQatar Doha Absolute monarchySaudi Arabia Riyadh Absolute monarchySingapore Singapore (city-state) Republic


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Sri Lanka Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte RepublicSyria Damascus Republic

Tajikistan Dushanbe Republic Thailand Bangkok Constitutional monarchyEast Timor Dili Republic

Turkey Ankara Republic Turkmenistan Agabat RepublicUnited Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Constitutional monarchyUzbekistan Tashkent RepublicVietnam Hanoi Republic

Yemen Sana'a Republic

East Timor Dili Republic


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NATURAL WONDERS OF THE WORLD IN ASIA

Dead SeaAt 1,378 below sea level, the shores are the lowestspot on the earth's surface. Also the deepesthypersaline lake in the world.

Sundarbans ForestLargest collection of tidal halophytic mangroves inthe world and home to the Royal Bengal Tiger.

Chocolate Hills

Over 1,268 similarly cone shaped hills spread over 20 square miles creating a sea of haycock hills.

Coxs Bazar BeachLongest unbroken natural sandy beach extending125 km along the coast of Bangladesh.
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Puerto PrincesaLongest underground river in Asia.

Tubbataha Reef Two atoll coral reef system that is home to over 1,000 species and marine life that rivals the Great

Barrier Reef.

Cedars of Lebanon Native cedars in the Mediterranean area reachingheights of 130 feet and diameters measuring just over 8 feet.

Jeita GrottoLongest explored cave in Lebanon and home to thelongest stalactite in the world.
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Mount FujiThe tallest mountain in Japan and considered one of the"Three Holy Mountains."

K2Second highest mountain in the world reaching a peak of 28,251 feet but considerably more challenging to climbthan Everest.

Source: http://sevennaturalwonders.org/asia/
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