Social Studies Flashcards
What is the main purpose of the study of Asia?
The main purpose of studying Asia is that the Philippines is an Asian country and Filipino is a race in Asia.
The division of Asia into regions is based on _______
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Physical Geography, Human Geography, History, and Culture of the nations in the continent
What are the 6 Regions of Asia?
- North Asia 4. West Asia
- South Asia 5. Central Asia
- East Asia 6. Southeast Asia
North Asia is also known as ______ (based on the Eurocentric Perspective), _______(because the Europeans haven’t explored this part yet), and _______.
- Central Asia
- Inner Asia
- Soviet Asia
South Asia is also known as _________.
Land of Mysticism
West Asia is also known as ______
The melting pot
Refers to a region in Asia between the Captain Sea and Western China
Central Asia
Also known as the Chinese Region
East Asia
Southeast Asia is known for the label ______ and ______
Father India and Little China
What are the 3 Major Perspectives of Asia?
- Eurocentric Perspective
- Orientalism
- Asiancentric perspective
Explain the Eurocentric Perspective.
The Europeans’ mindset where they think Europe is the center of the world and that they are superior to all others.
Explain the Orientalism Perspective
Europeans’ perspective that they are superior to the Asians in terms of culture and race.
Explain the Asiancentric Perspective
To highlight the beauty of the local cultures and history of Asia and to promote it’s own identity.
What are the two divisions of geography?
Human Geography and Physical Geography
What is human geography
focuses on the human’s daily life and how their routines changed the environment
What is Physical Geography
focuses on the physical characteristics of the world
Where does the word “Asia” come from?
Came from the Aegean word “Asu” meaning places where the sun rises, and east.
Refers to the region or nations in Asia that are near in the east of Europe
Near East
Regions or nations in Asia that are farthest east from Europe.
Far east
Regions or nations in Asia that are in the center of Asia.
Middle east
Vertical lines in the map or globe
meridian
Horizontal lines
Parallels
the space or distance among meridians
Longitude
the Meridian that divides the eastern and western hemisphere
Prime Meridian
Spaces or distance between parallels that measure the distance among places.
Latitude
Divides the world into Northern and Southern Hemispheres
Equator
An important element of climate and the degree of hotness and coldness of the atmosphere
Temperature
The condition of the air that may change at any time
weather
The average condition of the atmosphere
climate
The condition where winter seasons is extremely cold with thick snow
permafrost
Russian word for forest
Taiga
A type of grassland where the roots of the grass are not deeply planted
Steppe
Type of grassland where grass is high, and it’s roots is deeply planted
Prairie
Has grassland and forest. Grassland with scattered individual trees
Savanna
means treeless pain
Tunturia
Commonly located in the shoreline of Arctic Ocean
Tundra
Deepest and oldest lake in the world
Lake baikal
AKA Roof of the World because of it’s tall mountains
Himalayas
World’s tallest mountain
Mt. Everest
Third highest mountain
Mt. Kanchenjunga
Has small but tall mountain ranges
Hindu Kush
Made up of rich fertile soil that is good for farming
Anatolia Plateau
has dry soil while the Arabian peninsula has vast deserts and dry soil
Iran Plateau
Longest river in the East Asian Region
Yangtze river
AKA Yellow River and Sorrow of China
Huang Ho River
Southeast Asia is divided into two physical regions
Mainland Southeast Asia and Insular Southeast Asia
A peninsula surrounded by the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean
Mainland
Composed of the islands of the Philippines, Brunei Darussalam, Singapore, Indonesia, and East Timor
Insular part
