Natural Resources

Lesson 3

North Asia
Farming:

near river valleys and low hills

Rice, wheat, cotton, vegetables, tobacco,

sugar beets, onions, grapes, apples

Mountainous

areas: main livelihood

Raising livestock (cows, sheep)

Livestock: milk, wool, meat

North Asia
COUNTRIES

RESOURCES

Kyrgyzstan
Uzbekistan

gold: one of the largest in the

world

Tajikistan

gold, silver, copper

Industrial minerals: phosphate

Turkmenistan

2nd to Russia in the production of

natural gas
oil and natural are principal
industries

gold
worlds leading cotton seed
exporter

East Asia
Rich

mineral
deposits (except
Japan)

Crop
- rice is the most
important crop
- wheat the 2nd most
important
- beets, cabbage,
potatoes
- fruits: grapes, pears,

East Asia
COUNTRY

RESOURCES

China

Holds the largest reserves in

antimony, magnesium, and
tungsten in the world
7% of the worlds arable land in
China
shores: seafood, cod, prawn,
crab, etc.
leading rice producer
Kaoling: animal food and
beverage
water buffalo, donkey

Japan
Mongolia

few resources
industrialized
cows, sheep, horses, goats,
camels

West Asia
Mineral

Resources: oil, petroleum,

natural gas
Iran: second highest natural gas
reserve; 10% of the worlds
petroleum reserve

Saudi Arabia:tops the list in terms of

petroleum production

West Asia
Arable

land

- crops: tomatoes, onions, wheat

- fruits: grapes, dates, melons,
cherries, plums
Animal

Grazing

West Asia
COUNTRIES

RESOURCES

Iran

2nd highest natural gas reserve

10% of the worlds oil reserve
8% arable and utilized

Lebanon

cedar

Israel

20% of land is devoted to

farming

Saudi Arabia

oases: cultivated lands

Plums, dates

South Asia
crops India, Ganges Plain
Forests Nepal, Sri Lanka, Pakistan
Mangrove forests along the coasts
Animals Karakul sheep, cows, etc.
Spices,

South Asia
LOCATION
COUNTRY

RESOURCE
RESOURCE

India
Bangladesh
Sri
Lanka

54% land is arable: Indo-Gangetic

Plain
cow forests
dense

Nepal

mahogany, palmera, betel,

coconut
30%
cultivated:
27% of
of land
total is
area
is forest
agriculture
oilseed, tobacco
tea, rubber, coconut

Pakistan
Maldives

forests
seafood in general
30%
tuna of land is cultivated:
agriculture

Afghanistan
Indian Ocean

illegal opium cultivation

water
Karakul sheep
sardines, anchovies
shrimp

Southeast Asia
Forest
Major part of the land of Myanmar and Brunei
Philippines
Water

bodies
Biodiversity
various animals, reptiles, birds

Southeast Asia
COUNTRY

RESOURCES

Philippines

full of forests: mangrove, narra,

etc.
thousands of fauna and flora
(tamaraw, tarsier, pilandok, etc)
abaca, coconut oil, coffee,
soybeans, peanuts
copper

Myanmar

largest number of teak trees in

the world
Rubber, bamboo, acacia

Indonesia

oil
Natural gas
35% of the worlds liquefied gas