Stretching from the Pacific Ocean as far west as Turkey, the continent of Asia contains 48 diverse countries.Now, with this one volume, your students can compare and contrast its peoples, customs, regions, and political divisions.Topics and activities explored include: locating Asia (its place on the globe) name the hemisphere water and landforms Asia (black & white topographic map) water forms of Asia Asian landforms geographic regions regions of Asia political divisions countries of Asia East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, Southwest Asia, Russia, and Central Asia longitude and latitude using a compass rose Asia's resources agriculture industry imports exports and much more