hello and welcome to world trip Asia my name is Kylie and in this video learn
some of the amazing facts out the countries within the popular continent
of Asia ready jet set go
in order to make it easier to talk about the countries of the world it had to be
divided into seven geographic regions called continents the seven continents
of the world are North America South America Africa Europe Asia Australia and
Antarctica in this video we'll focus on Asia be sure to watch our other videos
to learn about the other six continents Asia is the most populated continent in
the world with over four-and-a-half billion people living in it yes billion
it is also the largest continent in the world Asia is located mostly in the
northern and eastern hemispheres and it is surrounded by the Arctic Ocean to the
north the Pacific Ocean to the east and the Indian Ocean
to the south the Suez Canal separates Asia from Africa and the Mediterranean
Sea and the Black Sea separates it from Europe there are hundreds of languages
spoken in Asia India alone has 30 official languages it's pretty neat the
most common languages spoken in Asia are English Arabic and Mandarin Chinese
Russia Kazakhstan Azerbaijan Georgia and Turkey are transcontinental countries
which means they are part of more than one continent in this case they are both
in Europe and Asia Egypt is also a transcontinental country found in both
the northeast corner of Africa and the southwest corner of Asia also known as
the Middle East Asia is home to some amazing animals including the Panda my
favorite Cobra macaque the camel and the tiger there are 48 countries in Asia and
five major regions so we have Southeast Asia East Asia South Asia Southwest Asia
which is commonly referred to as the Middle East and Central Asia
let's break down each region Southeast Asia has a very wet climate with a
monsoon season or the season with rain for many many months typically between
May and September imagine that oh this part of Asia is
covered in rain forests also the equator runs through Southeast Asia the equator
is an imaginary line around the earth splitting the earth into the northern
and southern hemisphere near the equator the temperature is a lot hotter and more
humid than other parts of the earth making it feel like summer all year
round you can find these countries in this region Brunei Cambodia where we can
find the largest known temple on earth in Indonesia the country with 15,000
Islands Laos Malaysia and Mayan Mar which was once Burma and tea is most
popular drink in this country who doesn't want tea then we find the
Philippines East Timor Thailand where there are over 30,000 Buddhist temples
Singapore which is both a city and a country and finally Vietnam the country
from which the world gets most of its cashew nuts and black pepper in East
Asia the climate is subtropical meaning they experience hot humid summers and
mild to chilly winters let's look at the countries found in East Asia China which
has been the most populous country in the world for many centuries but is now
being overtaken by India it is also where you can find the Great Wall of
China the longest structure ever built by hand then there's Japan with Tokyo as
its capital the mega city of Tokyo Yokohama is the largest of the world's
mega cities Japan is famous for the animation styles of anime and manga
Mongolia which is a country considered to be landlocked meaning it does not
have access to an ocean country is located within China and
Russia finally in this region we have the countries of North and South Korea
Taiwan is also found in East Asia both Chinese government in Beijing and the
government of Taiwan say that there is only one China and Taiwan is part of it
but it has been governed independently since the 1950s
moving on to South Asia we find a variety of climates from hot tropical
monsoon in the south to hot but cooler in the north the countries found in
South Asia include Bangladesh Bhutan and India a popular travel destination in
this region where many of the locals get around by bicycle it is also home to the
city of Delhi one of the world's largest mega cities because it suffers from
overpopulation the population of India has been growing fast for many years and
it is now becoming the most populous country in the world continuing in this
region we have the Maldives which is the smallest country in Asia both by size
and population it is also a popular vacation spot famous for its beaches
Nepal were Mount Everest is the highest mountain on earth Pakistan home to the
city of Karachi another one of the world's largest mega cities and Sri
Lanka formerly named say long has the world's largest sought after an
expensive blue sapphires
in the southwestern part of Asia also called the Middle East is where the
summers are very hot and dry it's where many of the world's largest deserts are
found like the Arabian desert this region is also where the lowest point on
earth the Dead Sea is located in much of the world's oil comes from the Middle
East the countries that make up the Middle East are Azerbaijan Bahrain Egypt
Georgia be careful don't confuse this country with the state of Georgia in the
USA Iraq Iran Israel Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Oman which is a country known as
an important sea turtle breeding site that includes the green sea turtle the
leatherback sea turtle and the loggerhead sea turtle then we're on to
Palestine a country that is not recognized by the US but it is
recognized as a country by other countries in the world next we have
Qatar Saudi Arabia a very dry country without Rivers known for three major
deserts including the popular Rubel Kali also known as The Empty Quarter finally
in this region we have Syria Turkey the United Arab Emirates and Yemen the term
for coffee or mocha originated from the city of MOCA in Yemen and finally let's
look at Central Asia because Central Asia is surrounded by land and no large
bodies of water temperatures in this region changed drastically from hot
summers to cold winters you can even find snow in some parts of Central Asia
these are the countries found in Central Asia afghanistan kazakhstan kazakhstan
whereas some of the most beautiful wool felt embroidery is done Russia the
largest country in the world by area Tajikistan Turkmenistan and finally
Uzbekistan what a spectacular continent you now know so much about
Asia is there a country that you want to learn
about you can always do more research online or at your local library
in the meantime you can practice what you learned and our fun online games and
quizzes and remember to always be clever