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Ronaldo

Published on Nov 23, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

RONALDO

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EAST ASIA: CHINA

  • China's topography was formed around the emergence of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the most important geological event over the past several million years. Taking a bird's-eye view of China, the terrain gradually descends from west to east like a staircase. Due to the collision of the Indian and Eurasian plates, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau rose continuously to become the top of the four-step "staircase," averaging more than 4,000 m above sea level, and is called "the roof of the world."
  • Buddhism was introduced to China around the first century A.D
  • Shanghai 986.2 Beijing 760.7 Chongqing 660.9 Tianjin 532.5 Wuhan 441.1 Harbin 435.0 Shengyang 433.3 Guangzhou 436.1 Chengdu 345.9 Nanjing 309.5 Changchun 287.8 Xi’an 285.8 Dalian 275.4
  • The languages of China are collectively known as Hanyu

EAST ASIA: JAPAN

  • Japan's islands are the exposed parts of mountain chains that rise abruptly from the ocean floor. Some rise from extreme depths—to the east, the Japan Trench plunges to nearly 28,000 feet (8,500 m) below sea level, the Kuril Trench to more than 32,000 feet (10,000m).
  • Japan enjoys full religious freedom and minority religions such as Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and Sikhism are practiced
  • Tokyo, with almost nine million inhabitants, is by far the largest Japanese city
  • Japanese

SOUTH ASIA

  • South Asia has varied geographical features including mountains, rivers, deserts, valleys, plains and grasslands. Mount Everest and K2 are two highest mountain peaks of the world lying in the Himalayas.
  • The major religions in the subcontinent are Hinduism, Islam, Sikhism, Buddhism, and Christianity.
  • Southern Asia comprises the countries of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Iran, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka
  • Has a lot of languages

SOUTHEAST ASIA

  • Southeast Asia consists of eleven countries that reach from eastern India to China
  • The major religions are Buddhism and Islam, followed by Christianity. However, a wide variety of religions are found throughout the region, including Hinduism and many animist-influenced practices.
  • Tokyo in Japan is the world's largest metropolitan area by population. Many other cities, such as Delhi, Mumbai, Seoul, Shanghai, and Bangkok are important metropolises.
  • Many languages
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AUSTRALIA & OCEANIA

  • Oceania is a region made up of thousands of islands throughout the Central and South Pacific Ocea
  • religion in Australia is predominantly Christian
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