What is Asia like today?
Geography. The geography of Asia today is shown on the map to the right. Russia covers almost the whole top half, and it is bordered by Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and China. China is in the right center, and borders the North Pacific Ocean. India is in the bottom center and borders the Indian Ocean. The Middle East is located on the left center along with the 'stans on the right between them and China and India. Japan is located to the right of China, and Indonesia and Thailand below China and Southeast of India.
Major Cultures Some of the major cultures in Asia are China, Russia, and India. Russia is mainly orthodox christian and celebrates new year the same time we do. Russians, like in most countries, live a variety of sizes of houses, or they live in apartments in the city. Most people in China are buddhist. China starts with a new year in February and architecture there is often with multiple, slowing decreasing roofs and in wealthy buildings fancy ornaments and gold. The most popular religion in India is Hinduism. There is a wide variety of Asian cultures.
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Bodies of Water Asia borders many bodies of water. On the north, Russia borders the Arctic Ocean. To the east Asia borders the Pacific Ocean. To the south Asia borders the Indian Ocean. Between India and Africa, and below the Middle East, Asia borders the Arabian Sea. Asia borders these oceans and many other sea formed by the many islands in Asia.
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http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zO6YvP0GZq8/ULLRxUUp32I/AAAAAAAABUA/l3n6S4BqSrw/s1600/map-of-asia1.jpg http://masterrussian.com/russianculture/russian_family.htm http://www.culturalindia.net/jewellery/index.html http://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/culture/ http://marketingtochina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/buddha-tourism-590x418.jpg http://community.elegantresorts.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Indian-Ocean-beach-Elegant-Resorts.jpg A Chinese buddha.
A gorgeous beach on the Indian Ocean.
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