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Physical Geography of Asia
By: Anna T. Basul
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What is geography?
Geo earth
Graphien To write
- Writing of the physical
description of the earth
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5 Geographical
Themes
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Theme 1: Location
Where is It?
Why is It There?
Two Types ofLocation
Absolute
Relative
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Absolute Location
A specific place on the Earths surface
Uses a grid system Latitude and longitude
A global address
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Relative Location
Where a place is
in relation toanother place
Uses directionalwords to describe
Cardinal andintermediatedirections
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Theme 2: Place
Physical Characteristics
Land Features Mountains, plains,
and plateaus
Climate
Bodies of Water
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Theme 2: PlaceHuman Characteristics
People
Culture Language
Religion
Buildings andLandmarks
Cities
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Theme 3: HumanEnvironment Interaction
How People Interact With TheirEnvironment
People . . .
Adapt to Their Environment Modify Their Environment
Depend on Their Environment
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Theme 4: Movement
The Mobility of
People Goods
Ideas
How Places arelinked to oneanother and theworld
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Theme 5: Regions
What Places Have in Common
Political Regions
Landform Regions
Agricultural Regions
Cultural Regions
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The Asian continent . . .
largest 17 M sq miles; 1/3 of the
total land surfaceof the globe
irregular shape but a huge portion
of the Asian land mass is very much
compact
islands can also be found scattered
throughout the Asian continent
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Asias winding coastlines touch theIndian and Pacific oceans as well as
many seas. Within Asias vast land
area ar
emo
untains, deserts, plainsand great rivers.
Climate diverse: cold highlands
and hot deserts in North & West Asia,mild climates in the East & tropical
climates in the South.
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Best known landforms and
bodies of water in Asia
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Mt. Everest- the Worlds tallest mountain
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Gobi desert of Mongolia
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Rub al Khali Desert : Empty Quarter
of Arabian Peninsula
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Taklim
akan Desertof
China
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YangtzeRiver in China
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Gang
esR
iverof India
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IndusR
iverof Pakistan
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MapofIndus River
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Huang HeRiver (Yellow River)- Chinas Sorrow
Some 10million people drowned or died of famine & disease as
the result of the catastrophic floods (1887-1943).
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Mekong Riverof Southeast Asia