Asia

Stretching from the Pacific Ocean as far west as Turkey, the continent of Asia contains 48 countries as diverse from one another as any area on Earth. Now, with this one volume, your students can compare and contrast its peoples, customs, regions and political divisions. Topics and activities explored include: Locating Asia (it's place on the globe), Name the Hemisphere, Water and Landforms, Asia (black & white topographic map), Water Forms of Asia, Asian Landforms, Geographic Regions, Regions of Asia, Political Divisions, Countries of Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, Southwest Asia, Russia and Central Asia, Longitude and Latitude, Using a Compass Rose, How Far Is It, Asia's Resources, Agriculture, Industry, Imports -- Exports, Changes, An Asian Vacation, Asian Animals, Amazing Animals of Asia, Orangutan, Giant Panda, Endangered Animals, Animal Comparison, Animal Report Note Taker, The People of Asia, Facts About the People of Note Taker, City-Village Comparison, How Many People -- A Pictograph, Games People Play, A Version of Pagade, Celebrating Learning, and more. Plus, a full-color fold-out topographic map of Asia and the oceans surrounding it. It's just one of seven titles in our all-new series on world geography based on the five themes of geography -- Location -- Position on the Earth's Place -- Physical and Human Characteristics, Relationships within Places -- Humans and the Environment, Movement -- Human Interactions on the Earth, and Regions -- How They Form and Change.