ICSE Class 8 Geography, Unit 6: Asia: The Largest Continent

What this unit aims at

In the previous class, as a part of the Study of Continents, children have already been given an overview of North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Australia and Antarctica. In this class children will be introduced to the largest continent – Asia. Asia is the largest and the most populous continent in the world. The purpose of introducing this theme is to enable children to understand the physical features and the natural environment of Asia.

Your child should be able to

• identify countries of Asia on the globe and on the world map
• locate physical features e.g. important mountains, plateaus, deserts, rivers, lakes, islands. on the map of Asia
• describe the impact of latitudinal extent and distinct relief features on the climate of Asia
• analyse interrelationship between climate and natural vegetation found in the different regions of Asia

Key concepts in this unit

• Location and Extent East Asia, North Asia, Central
• Asia, South-East Asia, South- Central Asia, Western Asia Physiography:
• Northern lowlands, Central highlands, Plateaus, River basins, Islands.
• Climate:
• Factors affecting Climate of Asia, Types of Climate:
• Tundra, Temperate, Tropical, Desert, Equatorial.
• Natural Vegetation and Wildlife, Tundra, Taiga, Tropical Deciduous, Thorny, Equatorial.