ASIAGeographical Basic Overview and Contemporary Issues Ms.

Ramos

Imp Basics• Largest continent

• 30% world’s land

• 44 states• Most populated- 60% wpop•China & India

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http://www.japanfocus.org/-Kenneth-Pomeranz/3195

World’s:• Tallest mtn: Mt

Everest (Nepal & China)

• Lowest point: Dead Sea (Israel/Jordan)

• Longest coastline• Deepest lake: Lake

Baykal Ms. Ramos

http://www.millbrookinn.com/Innkeepers.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Sea

Climate• N Asia: COLD winters,

warm/hot summers• India & Indochina: winters

mild, tropical & subtropical, monsoon

• SE Asia: tropical & rainy• China: cold winter & hot

summer• SW Asia: HOT summer,

winter vary-elevationMs. Ramos

Agriculture• Most imp economic

activity• 60% pop- farming• Paddy rice- #1

crop & staple food• Sm meat

consumption• No hog: Muslim• Cow sacred: Hindu

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http://www.cultureshocktherapy.com/photo-44_440.php

http://www.foodgps.com/china-islamic-rosemead/

http://www.religionfacts.com/hinduism/things/cow.htm

Trade• Japan #1

manufacture in cont• Exports high value

compared to bulk• SW Asia produces ¼

world’s petroleum• Goods

imported/exported= 1/3 world’s foreign trade• Japan ¼ continent trade

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http://online.wsj.com/article/NA_WSJ_PUB:SB125375286375736101.html

People & Asia• China- lgst pop• 100s languages• Religion

• Hindu (1/5)• Muslim• Buddhism• Christian• Jews

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http://room755.blogspot.com/2008_10_01_archive.html

http://www.china-briefing.com/news/2008/09/01/is-china%E2%80%99s-population-really-13-billion.html

Useful inventions• Coinage- monetary

system (Lydia)• Parchment & paper• Wheelbarrow• Gunpowder• porcelain

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Current Issues

Religious Conflict• Muslim & Jews (Middle East)

• Uyghur (China)

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http://groups.yahoo.com/adultconf?dest=%2Fgroup%2Fqueerjihad%2Fauth%3Fdone%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fgroups%2Eyahoo%2Ecom%252Fgroup%252Fqueerjihad%252Fmessage%252F6845

http://www.uyghur1.com/tag/urumqi/

Nuclear Proliferation

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http://www.acus.org/new_atlanticist/iran-nuclear-threat-nato

http://www.acus.org/publication/korea-and-northeast-asia-peace-and-security-framework

Women’s Rights

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http://picsdigger.com/image/4e706245/

http://www.arabianbusiness.com/578187-french-draft-bill-to-fine-burqa-wearing-women

Environmentalism

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http://yff365.ning.com/profiles/profile/show?id=laabogada

• Make sure to remember to process your notes on the left side!•Refer to your yellow notebook handout and the website for ideas.

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