Geography

• Asia is 4.5 million square km
• Asia is 30% of Earth's total land area
• China is the most populated country with over 1.4 billion people
• 60% of Asians live in towns and cities
• Most of Asia's population lives on the east coast
• China is a communist country with a strict government that controls media and TV
• Chinese New Year


  • Celebrated across the world
• The 2008 Olympics were hosted in Beijing, China
• China is a leading member of BRICS
• China has experienced fast economic growth since the 1970s
• China's economic growth has helped reduce poverty and the government has invested in huge infrastructure projects like the Three Gorges Dam
• The Three Gorges Dam supplies 7% of China's electricity
• Asia is the most populated continent with 4.5 billion people
• The two most populous countries are India and China
• Many Asians live in dense urban areas and huge megacities
• India's monsoon has very wet seasons followed by dry ones
• India's agriculture relies on monsoon rain
• Dry monsoons can lead to food shortages and hardship in India
• Wet monsoons can lead to flooding in India
• Mumbai offers many opportunities for its residents
• 7 million people commute to work in Mumbai
• 40% of international flights to India are to Mumbai
• Dharavi has its own sense of community and economy
• People in Dharavi work in pottery and textile workshops
• There is 1 toilet per 1,450 people in Dharavi
• Life expectancy is under 60 years in Dharavi
• The government wants to improve conditions in Dharavi by building "resettlement flats"
• Physical features


  • Mount Kilimanjaro
  • Sahara desert
  • Atlas mountains
  • Great Rift valley
  • Lake Victoria
  • Nile River
  • Congo river
• Africa has a variety of different biomes
• European countries colonised Africa and took resources from it
• The slave trade took millions of Africans to work on farms
• The Treaty of Berlin cut up Africa and decided who would rule the different parts
• The size of Africa means it has a variety of different biomes
• The capital of Kenya is Nairobi
• Biomes in Africa


  • Mountain
  • Desert
  • Savanna grasslands
  • Tropical rainforest
• The largest desert in Africa is the Sahara
• Other deserts in Africa include the Kalahari and Namib
• Africa has a vibrant, multi-ethnic city culture with many opportunities for residents
• 60% of the 4 million people who live in Nairobi are in slums
• The largest slum in Africa is Kibera