GIS and Asia ! Flashcards
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What is GIS ?
A geographical information system. It is a way of using maps to show specific pieces of geographical information.
What are the four important elements of GIS?
1) a computer
2) GIS software
3) a base map
4) data to display on the map
What is GIS used for?
The main purpose of GIS is to display data on a map. This helps us find patters , make decisions and decide on actions to take. GIS data is well organised in layers. Each layer has one theme. A GIS allows us to turn layers on and off, so that we are only seeing the layers that are helpful to us.
What is a raster map ?
Raster maps are images made by a series of coloured dots on a screen ( pixels) just like high quality digital photographs! These are usually used for backround maps for other information.
What is a vector map?
Vector maps have features such as woods, roads or buildings). Each feature is recorded using latitude and longitude and enables a GIS to link information from spreadsheets to the maps.
Be able to map or find crimes and floods on GIS.
Don’t forget to use the key as it is very useful!
What disease did Dr John Snow help to bring under control in 1854?
Cholera
What is correlation?
A connection or link between two variables/ things
What name is given to a pattern in which something is distributed on a map in a straight line?
Linear
What is an anomaly?
A data point that doesn’t fit the overall trend
All about Asia’s borders!
Asia and Europe are one landmass, so it is perhaps
strange that they are considered separate continents.
This distinction dates back to the Ancient Greeks,
who called everything east of Greece ‘Asia’ (which
means ‘east’). The border between the two
continents starts in the north, on the shores of the Arctic Ocean. It then runs south through Russia
the country of Russia, following the line of the Ural Mountains. At the cassias sea it runs in a roughly east-west direction,
Passing through the Black Sea before reaching the Mediterranean at turkey.
More about the Asian borders !
Asia has a much shorter border with Africa. The border is found in the Sinai peninsula which is in the country of Egypt The only other continent with which Asia shares a border is Oceania Most of the border runs through the ocean, but the island of New Guinea is divided into two; half belongs to Indonesia, and is in Asia, and half is the Oceania, and is the country of Papua New Guinea.
What are the 6 regions of Asia?
North Asia South Asia West Asia Central Asia East Asia Southeast Asia
What is the main country of north Asia?
Country: Russia
Capital: Moscow
What are the main countries in South Asia?
Country: India
Capital: New Delhi
Country: Pakistan
Capital: Islamabad
Country: Bangladesh
Capital: Dhaka
Country: Sri Lanka
Capital: Colombo (Commercial Capital),
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (Administrative Capital)
Country: Nepal
Capital: Kathmandu
Country: Bhutan
Capital: Thimphu
Country: Maldives
Capital: Male
What are the main countries in west Asia?
Country: Saudi Arabia
Capital: Riyadh
Country: Oman
Capital: Muscat
Country: Jordan
Capital: Amman
Country: Qatar
Capital: Doha
Country: Kuwait
Capital: Kuwait City
Country: United Arab Emirates
Capital: Abu Dhabi
Country: Bahrain
Capital: Manama
Country: Armenia
Capital: Yerevan
Country: Azerbaijan
Capital: Baku
Country: Georgia
Capital: Tbilisi
Country: Yemen
Capital: Sana’a
Country: Iraq
Capital: Baghdad
Country: Iran
Capital: Tehran
Country: Afghanistan
Capital: Kabul
Country: Israel
Capital: Jerusalem
Country: Lebanon
Capital: Beirut
Country: Palestine
Capital: East Jerusalem
Country: Turkey
Capital: Ankara
Country: Cyprus
Capital: Nicosia
Country: Syria
Capital: Damascus
What are the main countries in Central Asia?
Country: Kazakhstan
Capital: Astana
Country: Tajikistan
Capital: Dushanbe
Country: Kyrgyzstan
Capital: Bishkek
Country: Uzbekistan
Capital: Tashkent
Country: Turkmenistan
Capital: Ashgabat
What are the main countries in east Asia?
Country: Japan
Capital: Tokyo
Country: PR China
Capital: Beijing
Country: North Korea
Capital: Pyongyang
Country: South Korea
Capital: Seoul
Country: Mongolia
Capital: Ulaanbaatar
What are the main countries in Southeast Asia?
Country: Indonesia
Capital: Jakarta
Country: Malaysia
Capital: Kuala Lumpur
Country: Philippines
Capital: Manila
Country: Singapore
Capital: Singapore (City-state)
Country: Brunei
Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan
Country:Timor-Leste
Capital: Dili
Country: Myanmar
Capital: Naypyidaw
Country: Thailand
Capital: Bangkok
Country: Laos
Capital: Vientiane
Country: Cambodia
Capital: Phnom Penh
Country: Vietnam
Capital: Hanoi
What is GDP ?
GDP is short for Gross Domestic Product – it is the total value of all the goods and services produced by a country in a single year. That basically means it is the nation’s ‘income’ in a year. We usually express it in US dollars ($), so we can compare all countries easily without having to think about exchange rates.
What is GDP per person?
GDP per person is a country’s Gross Domestic Product – it’s national income in one year – divided by its population. This effectively gives is a measure of the average wealth per person, and allows us to compare levels of wealth in countries with very different population sizes. Because it is an average figure, we must always remember that there will be some people who earn more than the average, and some people who earn less.
What is PPP?
PPP stands for Purchasing Power Parity. Economists write this when they have adjusted a country’s GDP per person to reflect the cost of living in a country. Two countries might have the same GDP per person, and therefore appear to have the same levels of wealth, but if it much cheaper to buy the essentials for life in one country, the people there are effectively better off, and economists might boost the GDP per person figure to reflect this; if they do, they will write PPP in brackets beside the figure.
What is Asia like today?
Asia is the biggest and most diverse continent on Earth. It has more people, more cultures and a bigger range of climates and environments than anywhere else.
• Asia population is 4.5 billion people – that’s 60%of people on Earth
• More than half of these people (2.7 billion) live in just two counties - China and India.
• There are thousands of different ethnic groups – over 2 thousand In India alone
• there are thousands of languages
• Many religions are practised in Asia – the top three are Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism.
• About 58% of the population live in rural areas, most as farmers
• 7of the world’s ten biggest cities are Asian, including the biggest, Shanghai.
• About half Asia’s population lives in poverty; there is more poverty in rural areas
• There is great wealth too – China has a few billionaires and India has a lot, compared to
Many in the UK
Asia’s industry:
Central Asia overall, these countries are not rich but they have oil, gold and other materials, and are starting to exploit them.
North Asia , Russia is doing fine. It sells oils and gas to other countries. It exports them by pipe line.
East Asia the main industrial region. In China, Japan p, South Korea or Taiwan, there are lots of things you can buy!
Middle East it has a big share of the worlds oil and gas reserves. This has made some countries very wealthy. For example Qatar!
South east Asia, these countries depend mainly on agriculture. They export rice and other foods, rubber and other things but the industries are developing too.
South Asia, Asia’s poorest region. Exports include textiles and foodstuff. India has most of the industry and runs its services and call centres for other counties.
