exploring asia

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​With a landmass of 17.21 MILLION miles, Asia is bigger than all other continents!

Asia has the highest population out of all the continents.

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As of 2018, there are 4.6 billion people living in Asia!

​Population

IPS Kelas 6 Semester 1

These tidal waves crash over the land and can cause great destruction and loss of life.

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​Building the world's largest (and most controversial) power plant - Alex Gendler

• south of China and east of India

• between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean

• mostly in the tropical zone (between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn)

• The mainland countries of SE Asia are on the Indochina Peninsula.

• An archipelago is an island chain. Indonesia and the Philippines are archipelagos in Southeast Asia.

• Major islands in the archipelagos include Borneo, Sumatra, Java and Timor in Indonesia, and Luzon and Mindanao in the Philippines.

• The Mekong is a major river.

• The Bay of Bengal and Indian Ocean lie to the west of SE Asia.

• The South China Sea lies between Indochina and the Philippines.

• The Pacific Ocean lies to the east.

• The Strait of Malacca is the main shipping channel between the Indian and Pacific oceans.

• A megacity is a city with a population of over 10 million. There are three in Southeast Asia.

• Jakarta, Indonesia (34 million)

• Manila, Philippines (23 million)

• Bangkok,Thailand (14 million)

• Singapore (not a megacity - independent city-state)

• Because most of SE Asia is located in the tropics, it is mostly tropical rainforest that is hot and humid or wet most of the year.

• Most rainfall comes from the monsoon season in the summer months from April to September.

• The monsoons allow rice and tea to be grown in this region.

• East Asia is located north of the Tropic of Cancer in the northern temperate zone. This means the temperatures are fairly mild, with warm summers and cool winters, except in highlands and deserts.

• The western part of China is mountains and deserts. The eastern part, plus Korea and Japan are temperate forests.

• Japan is poor in natural resources and exports technology to get the resources it needs (oil, etc.)

• China is very rich in natural resources, including many minerals such as coal.

• SE Asia is rich in rubber and minerals like tin, lead, etc.

• The Strait of Malacca is a very important shipping channel.

ASEAN stands for Association of Southeast Asian Nations. It was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand, with the signing of the ASEAN Declaration (Bangkok Declaration) by the Founding Fathers of ASEAN, namely Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.​

The founding fathers that signed ASEAN Declaration were:

1.  Adam Malik from Indonesia

2. Tun Abdul Razak from Malaysia

3. Narciso Ramos from Philippines

4. S. Rajaratnam from Singapore

5. Thanat Khoman from Thailand​

          The countries located on 21° south latitude - 11° north latitude and 92° east longitude - 141° east longitude. They are located between Pacific and Indian Oceans, and Asia and Australia continents.

The borders of ASEAN countries are:

1. North : China, Pacific Ocean

2. West  : Indian Ocean, Andaman Sea

3. South: Indian Ocean,Timor Leste, Australia

4.East:Pacific Ocean, Papua New Guinea

​Asean Countries Border