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V I S U A L 1
Monsoon Asia 1
Physical Features of Monsoon Asia
Mt. Everest
(29,035 ft.
8,850 m)
H I M
A
L A Y A S
P l a t e a u
o f T i b e t
Deccan
Plateau
T a k l a m a k a n
D e s e r t
T I A N S H A N
A
L
T A Y
M T S . G o b i D e s e r t
K U N L U N S H A N
Andaman
Islands
Java
Celebes
Timor
Ceram
Halmahera
Mindanao
Hainan Luzon
Malay
Peninsula
G r e a t e r
S u n d a I s l a n d s
Taiwan
Kyushu
Shikoku
Honshu
Hokkaido
Mindoro
Negros
Samar
Palawan
New
Guinea
Sumbawa Flores
Sumba
B o r n e o
Nicobar
Islands
Batu Islands
Mentawai Islands
Maldive
Islands
Sumatra
R y u k y u I s l a n d s
W e s t e r n G
h a t s
E a s t e r n G h a t s
Annam Cordillera
Maoke Mts.
Philippine
Islands
B a y o f
B e n g a l
S o u t h
C h i n a
S e a
S e a o f
J a p a n
(East Sea)
E a s t
C h i n a
S e a
Yellow
Sea
Gulf of
Thailand
J a v a S e a
Banda Sea
Celebes
Sea
Qinghai Hu
Tonle
Sap
Brahmaputra R.
Ganges R. Indus R.
Amur R.
Huang He
(Yellow R.)
Chang Jiang
Xi R.
Mekong R.
Salween R.
Ayeyarwady R.
Timor
Sea
Arafura
Sea
Sulu
Sea
P
h i l i p
p i n e S e a
(Yangtze R.)
I N D I A N
O C E A N
P A C I F I C
O C E A N
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
20°N
30°N
40°N
50°N
60°N
10°N
0° Equator
20°S
10°S
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
20°N
30°N
40°N
50°N
10°N
0° Equator
20°S
30°S
10°S
30°S
70°E 80°E 90°E 100°E 110°E 120°E 130°E 140°E
130°E 140°E 150°E
150°E
160°E
60°E 70°E 80°E 90°E 100°E 110°E 120°E
60°E
70°E
Mountain peak
Feet
Over 10,000
5,001–10,000
2,001–5,000
1,001–2,000
0–1,000
Below sea level
Meters
Over 3,050
1,526–3,050
611–1,525
306–610
0–305
Below sea level
Elevation
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V I S U A L 2
Monsoon Asia 2
Climate Zones of Monsoon Asia
I N D I A N
O C E A N
P A C I F I C
O C E A N
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
20°N
30°N
40°N
50°N
60°N
10°N
0° Equator
20°S
10°S
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
20°N
30°N
40°N
50°N
10°N
0° Equator
20°S
30°S
10°S
30°S
70°E 80°E 90°E 100°E 110°E 120°E 130°E 140°E
130°E 140°E 150°E
150°E
160°E
60°E 70°E 80°E 90°E 100°E 110°E 120°E
60°E
70°E
Climate Zones
Subarctic
Highlands
Humid continental
Humid subtropical
Arid
Semiarid
Tropical wet and dry
Tropical wet
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W E
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V I S U A L 3
Monsoon Asia 3
Vegetation Zones of Monsoon Asia
I N D I A N
O C E A N
P A C I F I C
O C E A N
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
20°N
30°N
40°N
50°N
60°N
10°N
0° Equator
20°S
10°S
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
20°N
30°N
40°N
50°N
10°N
0° Equator
20°S
30°S
10°S
30°S
70°E 80°E 90°E 100°E 110°E 120°E 130°E 140°E
130°E 140°E 150°E
150°E
160°E
60°E 70°E 80°E 90°E 100°E 110°E 120°E
60°E
70°E
Vegetation Zones
Ice cap
Highlands
Desert
Desert scrub
Temperate grassland
Tropical grassland
Deciduous forest
Mixed forest
(deciduous and coniferous)
Coniferous forest
Broadleaf evergreen forest
N
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V I S U A L 4
Monsoon Asia 4
Population Density of Monsoon Asia
Phnom
Penh
Palembang
Semarang
Sapporo
Surat
Ürümqi
Chittagong
Bhopal
Jaipur
Kanpur Patna
Lucknow
Ludhiana
Nagpur
Madurai
Hiroshima
Kyoto
Yokohama
Daejon Daegu
Pyongyang
Kaohsiung
Qiqihar
Jilin
Anshan
Fushun
Tangshan
Dalian
Shijiazhuang
Baotou
Taiyuan
Zhengzhou
Qingdao
Fuzhou
Nanchang
Changsha Guiyang
Kunming
Lanzhou
Ujungpandang
Davao
Haiphong
Jinan
Changchun
Hanoi
Bangalore
Chennai
Shenyang
Wuhan
Ahmadabad
Hyderabad
Chongqing
Pune
Ho Chi Minh City
Singapore
Xi’an
Tianjin
Harbin
Chengdu
Yangon
Medan Kuala Lumpur
Bandung Surabaya
Guangzhou
Hangzhou
Nanjing
Fukuoka
Busan
Jakarta
Manila
Seoul Tokyo
Osaka
Shanghai
Beijing
Mumbai
(Bombay)
Delhi
Kolkata
Dhaka
Bangkok
Taipei
Nagoya
Hong Kong
I N D I A N
O C E A N
P A C I F I C
O C E A N
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
20°N
30°N
40°N
50°N
60°N
10°N
0° Equator
20°S
10°S
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
20°N
30°N
40°N
50°N
10°N
0° Equator
20°S
30°S
10°S
30°S
70°E 80°E 90°E 100°E 110°E 120°E 130°E 140°E
130°E 140°E 150°E
150°E
160°E
60°E 70°E 80°E 90°E 100°E 110°E 120°E
60°E
70°E
Per sq. km
Over 100
50–100
10–50
1–10
Under 1
Population Density
Urban Population
Number of People
Over 8,000,000
4,000,000–8,000,000
1,000,000–4,000,000
Per sq. mi.
Over 250
125–250
25–125
2–25
Under 2
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V I S U A L 5
Monsoon Asia 5
Economic Activity of Monsoon Asia
I N D I A N
O C E A N
P A C I F I C
O C E A N
20°N
30°N
40°N
50°N
60°N
10°N
0° Equator
20°S
10°S
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
20°N
30°N
40°N
50°N
10°N
0° Equator
20°S
30°S
10°S
30°S
70°E 80°E 90°E 100°E 110°E 120°E 130°E 140°E
130°E 140°E 150°E
150°E
160°E
60°E 70°E 80°E 90°E 100°E 110°E 120°E
60°E
70°E
Land Use Resources
Subsistence farming
Commercial farming
Nomadic herding
Livestock raising
Commercial fishing
Forestry
Trade and manufacturing
Little or no activity
Coal
Hydroelectric power
Iron
Natural gas
Petroleum (oil)
Precious metals
(gold, silver, copper)
Uranium
N
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V I S U A L 6
Monsoon Asia 6
Political Boundaries of Monsoon Asia
BANGLADESH
BHUTAN
BRUNEI
CAMBODIA
EAST
TIMOR
JAPAN
I N D I A
LAOS
MALAYSIA
MALDIVES
M O N G O L I A
NEPAL
SRI
LANKA
NORTH
KOREA
MYANMAR
(BURMA)
C H I N A
PHILIPPINES
SINGAPORE
Taiwan
THAILAND
VIETNAM
SOUTH
KOREA
Hong Kong
(China)
Macau
(China)
I N D O N E S I
A
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
20°N
30°N
40°N
50°N
60°N
10°N
0° Equator
20°S
10°S
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
20°N
30°N
40°N
50°N
10°N
0° Equator
20°S
30°S
10°S
30°S
70°E 80°E 90°E 100°E 110°E 120°E 130°E 140°E
130°E 140°E 150°E
150°E
160°E
60°E 70°E 80°E 90°E 100°E 110°E 120°E
60°E
70°E
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Second proof
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