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and the Australian Consulate General Present Black Cockatoo Dance Company Indigenous Aboriginal Song and Dance Friday May 16 800 PM Asia Society 725 Park Avenue at 70 th Street New York City. Dr. Thitinan Pongsudhirak. Professor . and . Director. , The. . Institute of . Security. a. nd. International . Studies. Faculty of Political Science. Chulalongkorn. University, . Bangkok. Sir Howard . Dr. Jim Hastings. Wingate University. What is “wrong” with this scene from Pirates of the Caribbean III?. Cultural illiteracy?. So the “problem” is not just lack of information, but it also concerns why that information/knowledge is not being imparted in college classrooms.. Chapter 14 Section 3. How Portugal Became Mighty. Portugal was the first European power to gain a foothold in Asia. Their ships were small but mighty:. Their ships were small but great in number. Their firepower on the ships (cannons) were unmatched by any other country.. End-of-Decade Notes on Education for All Progress: .  . Youth and Adult Literacy (Goal 4). Key objectives of EDN Goal 4 on Literacy. Take stock of progress made in literacy in th. e. Asia-Pacific region. CHAPTER 25: INDIA. SUBCONTINENT. C. 50 million years ago: landmass breaks off of Africa and collides into Asia. Collision creates Himalaya Mountains (world’s highest at 29,029 . ft. ). Himalaya meet Karakoram Range and Hindu Kush in the west. Mr. Napier. Standards for Southern . and Eastern Asia. SS7G9 The student will locate selected features in Southern and Eastern Asia. Locate on a world and regional political-physical map: . Ganges River, Huang He (Yellow River), Indus River, Mekong River, Chang Jiang (Yangtze River), Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean, Sea of Japan, South China Sea, Yellow Sea, Gobi Desert, Taklimakan Desert, Himalayan Mountains, and Korean Peninsula. Francisci WG.4. Russia: The Facts. Largest . nation. in the world (2x size of U.S.). Russia is larger than . Pluto. 25% of Russia is located . in . Europe. . and 75% is located in . Asia. (Eurasia). 1500 B.C.E.-1025 C.E.. The Thousand Pillared Hall . in the . Temple . of . Minakshi. at Madurai. At the annual . Chittarai. Festival. , the citizens of this city in south India celebrate the wedding of their local patron goddess, . Period 1- Indus River Valley. Indus River. Now –dry desert but historically lush landscape (ex of change in environment). Monsoon rains caused flooding in rivers-brought rich soil down river (like Nile, Tigris & Euphrates). Preview. Location and Landforms. - . East Asia’s landforms vary from country to country. China has long influenced the cultures of other East Asian countries.. Climate and Resources. - . Volcanoes, earthquakes, and tsunamis affect the people of East Asia.. Standard SS7G6 . SS7G6 The student will discuss environmental issues across southwest Asia (Middle East). a. Explain how water pollution and the unequal distribution of water impacts irrigation and drinking water. Oil was discovered in Iran in 1908. It is now the most important product in the region’s economy.. Nearly . half. of the world’s oil is in Saudi Arabia, Iran, Kuwait, and Iraq.. Saudi Arabia. is the . Indian Influence in . Southeast Asia: Page 602. Southeast Asia has been inhabited since pre-historic times. The communities in the region evolved to form complex cultures and kingdoms with varying degrees of occupation and influence from . Chapter 24: Physical Geography of South Asia: The Land Where Continents Collided. South . Asia’s major landforms, including the massive Himalayan Mountains, were created when the subcontinent broke off from Africa and drifted into Asia..