ARALING PANLIPUNAN

NATURAL RESOURCES OF EACH REGIONS IN ASIA

Assess and explain the implication of the nation’s natural resources on the country’s agriculture, economy, shelter,
and culture.

Ecosystem- is a community of living organisms in conjunction with the nonliving components of their environment
interacting as a system.

Natural Resources

-are materials created in nature that are used and usable by humans.

-a resource is made up of the natural materials or elements found in the environment that made the needs of people
living in a specified area.

EAST ASIA

China--Vital producer of and distribution of in-demand natural resources

Taiwan - -produces most of the sought-after fruits in Asia.

Japan - few resources but the most vital

resources are titanium and sheet mica.

Mongolia - endowned with untapped mineral resources of copper, gold, uranium, coal,

iron ores, and more.

North Korea & South Korea - Has substantial deposits of rare earth metal or REM.

Agriculture

-use water of rivers for irrigating their lands.

-exportation of fruits (Taiwan)

-world leader of aquaculture

-rice is the most important food product in japan.

-winter seasons usually make herding difficult.

SOUTH ASIA
NATURAL RESOURCES
India - -more on farming, iron, coal and hydroelectric power
Pakistan - -farmlands, agricultural product, natural gas, oil-ow, graded coal, iron ore, copper,
limestone, and salt.
Bangladesh --Mangrove forest, rich in oil and fauna.
Nepal - -herbs of medicinal value are found.
Sri Lanka - -fruits and vegetables, timber and fuel
Maldives - -rich in water and remarkable beauty.
Bhutan - -Abundant in natural resources
Afghanistan - -gold, iron, copper, cobalt and lithium, auty.
AGRICULTURE
-depends largely on the monsoon rains.
-more on farming
-Rice is the most vital harvest in the
country
-world largest producers of wheat, tea, milk, coffee, cotton, fruits, nuts, and vegetables.
-rich in Jute.
-Large production of tea and rubber.
ECONOMY
-Dynamic hydroelectric power.
-forest, textile, chemicals, and food processing.
-agricultural activities,
farming, livestock, and handicraft.
-rubber and fishing.

South-Eastern Asia
NATURAL RESOURCES
Philippines - -home of various and unique mammals and wild birds. exporter of bananas and
pineapple.
Cambodia – -mineral resources, home of distinctive fauna and flora species.
Laos – -tobacco, cotton, and tropical fruits, copper, tin, and coal
Vietnam – -large deposits of anthracite and other mineral deposit
Thailand – wide variety of wood and tin.
Myanmar – -forest resources
Malaysia – -Largest exporter of water resources, rubber, tin
Singapore – -finest harbor in the world
Brunei – -Oil rich kingdom and natural gas
Indonesia – -wide variety of coral reefs, fishes and pear oyster. oil and petroleum
Timor Leste - -unique plant and animal species. coral reefs, deposit of gold, copper, iron, oil,
and natural gas
AGRICULTURE
-agricultural region
-depend on farming
-majority of people live in plains
-abundant in rice and other crops
-rubber second most important crops
ECONOMY
-Abundant variety of spices
-tourist havens
-agriculture

West Asia
NATURAL RESOURCES
Saudi Arabia - -owns one-fifth of the world’s oil reserves
Yemen - home of a wide variety of endemic plants, dragon blood tree
Oman - The Guardian of the Gulf
United Arab Emirates - Trucial States
Qatar – oil production
Kuwait – rich in oil
Iraq - oil, produces building materials, soap, beverages, and cotton
Jordan - -luxurious vegetation and wildlife
Lebanon- cedar
Armenia - species of mammals, birds, reptiles,
Azerbaijan - vast farmland, rich mineral resources and oil
AGRICULTURE
-watered by tigris and euprates rivers
-domesticating animals
-rich in oil
-wide production of cereal crops
-livestock
ECONOMY
-developing agriculture and livestock
-encouraging foreign investor
-tourism
-manufacturing

North/Central Asia
Kazakhstan
Kyrgzstan
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan

AGRICULTURE
-Gas and oil, mineral resources

-Fertile Triangle

ECONOMY

-Depend in oil, petroleum and natural gas

-Rich in minerals

Climate Change
a change in global or regional climate patterns, in particular a change apparent from the mid to
late 20th century onwards and attributed largely to the increased levels of atmospheric carbon
dioxide produced by the use of fossil fuels.

Deforestation
Deforestation, clearance, clearcutting or clearing is the removal of a forest or stand of trees
from land which is then converted to a non-forest use. Deforestation can involve conversion of
forest land to farms, ranches, or urban use.

Land degradation
is a natural or human-induced process that negatively affects the land to function effectively
within an environmental system and can be defined as a process of degrading land from a
former state.

Water scarcity
is the lack of fresh water resources to meet the standard water demand. Water scarcity can
also be caused by droughts, lack of rainfall, or pollution.