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Asia
The Continent Series
VMS Library 2008-2009
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Satellite View
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Map of Asia
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Longitude / Latitude
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Unique qualities
? Largest continent
? 30% of the earth¡¯s surface
? Over 4 billion in population
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Terraced Hills in Asia
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Mountains in Asia
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Climate Map - January
? Blue is -8¡ã F
? Red is 75¡ã F
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Climate map - July
? Dark red is 104¡ãF
? Yellow is 46¡ãF
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Contemporary Cities
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Shanghai Skyline &
Street Merchant
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Yellow River ¨C Western China
? 3398 miles long
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The Great Wall
4,000 miles long
30 feet wide
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Trackers on the Yantzee River
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Yaks in Tibet ¨C Central Asia
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Mountains in Central Asia
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Gobi Desert ¨C Northern China
? Asia is home to 3 of the world¡¯s largest
cold deserts
¨C Chang Tang, on the Plateau of Tibet in China
¨C Taklimakan Desert
¨C Gobi (Mongolian for "waterless place")
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Population Map
? Red = 520 people per sq mile
? Yellow = 2.6 people per sq mile
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Han Chinese 92% of the population
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55 cultures make up
8% of the population
? Korean Mongol family Tibetan
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Qiang Village
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Korea
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Seoul South Korea
Seoul Today
Changdeok Palace
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Pyongyan North Korea
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Weather in Korea
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Traditional Dress in Korea
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Japan
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Hokkaido ¨C Northern most point
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Honshu ¨C Central Japan
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Shikoku ¨C Southern Japan
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Mount Fuji ¨C 12,338 feet high
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