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Exploring the Diverse Geography and Populations of Asia

Asia is the largest continent, covering 17,212,000 square miles and home to the world's largest population, totaling approximately 3.9 billion people. The top two most populous countries are China and India, with significant populations also in Indonesia, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Asia is renowned for being the birthplace of major world religions including Buddhism, Hinduism, and Islam. It features diverse cultures, languages, and histories across its 48 countries, making it crucial to understand the intricate geography that includes mountains, rivers, and various regions.

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Exploring the Diverse Geography and Populations of Asia

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  1. Bellringer Write out the question and answer • What are the top 2 populated countries in Asia? • China and India

  2. The Geography and People of Asia World Studies

  3. Asia in General • Largest continent (17,212,000 sq mi) • Largest population (3,879,000,000) • 6 of the world’s 10 largest populations, inc. the top 2. • 1. China, 2. India, 5. Indonesia, 6. Pakistan, 7. Bangladesh, 10. Japan • 48 countries • Birthplace of all world religions • VERY culturally diverse • Language, religion, ethnicity, music, food, art, etc. • “Asian” is a very inaccurate description for people and reflects an unawareness of culture.

  4. Who is an Asian?

  5. Physical Geography of Asia • “Eurasian” landmass • Indian and Pacific Oceans • Ural (Russia) and Himalayan (India, Nepal) Mountains • Siberia (N. Russia) • Ganges (India), Yellow/ Huang He (China), and Yangtze/ Chang Jiang (China) rivers. • Note: Russia is politically connected to Europe, but physically a part of Asia.

  6. R Siberia Europe Ural Mts. Africa Pacific Ocean Yellow R. Himalayas Yangtze R. Ganges R. Indian Ocean

  7. Major Regions in Asia • Southwest Asia (Middle East) • Southern Asia (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh) • Central Asia (“Stans”) • Southeast Asia (Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia) • Eastern Asia (China, Japan, N & S Korea)

  8. Central East Southwest South Southeast

  9. Religion in Asia • As we have previously studied, the world’s major religions all originated in Asia and have strong presence in Asia • Buddhism (Southeast Asia, China) • Daoism (China) • Hinduism (India) • Islam (Southwest Asia, Indonesia, Pakistan, Bang.) • Christianity (Philippines, Christian minorities in many countries) • Judaism (Israel) • Shinto (Japan)

  10. RIGHT NOW HOMEWORK • Complete the left side of your Cornell notes. • Complete a 2-3 sentence summary of your notes.

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