Grade Six Social Studies
From 2B
FACT/TIP: Borneo is home to vast rainforests and many animals only live on this island such as the Bornean Orangutan
Highest Mountains: Mount Everest. The mountain is in the Himalayan Mountain range and the highest peak is 8,849 m/ 29,035 ft high. The Himalayas between Nepal and China are the world’s highest mountains.
Longest River: Yangtze River is the longest on the Asian continent. It is in China and is 6,300 km/ 3,915 miles long. The Yangtze is the third longest river in the world after the Amazon and the Nile.
Let’s Look At Languages in Asia:
In Asia more than 2,300 languages are recognized. The most spoken languages are Chinese (all dialects) has more than 1.39 billion speakers while Hindi-Urdu languages (used in India and Pakistan) are spoken by more than 588 million people and there are many different languages in the Hindi-Urdu language group, more than 1,600 languages exist alone in India. In Indonesia, 600 languages are spoken and in the Philippines over 100 languages.
Religion In Asia
Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism are the main religions in Asia. Many religions originate in Asia, such as the Islam which is also the most widely followed religion in Asia. Judaism and Christian faith is practiced by smaller population groups in the region.
Tourist attractions in Asia: The most popular attractions are:
Great Wall in China, Grand Palace in Thailand, Kyoto and the cherry bloom in Japan, Hagia Sophia in Turkey, Gardens by the Bay in Singapore, Taj Mahal in India, Petra in Jordan, Petronas Twin Towers in Malaysia, Jeju island in South Korea, Bali island in Indonesia
Hope you had fun learning about the Continent of Asia. In our next lesson we will examine the Continent of Europe.
Bye, Boys and Girls!