Asia is located in the Northern Hemisphere.  The Arctic Ocean is located to the north, and the Bering Strait and the Pacific Ocean are located to the east.  To the south of Asia is the Indian Ocean.  The Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea are located to the southeast.

    Winds called monsoons influence the climate of much of Asia.  A monsoon blows regularly in the same direction during definite seasons.  In winter, monsoons from the north move into East Asia and cause cold, dry weather.  The wind switches in summer and blows from the seas that lie south and southeast of the region.  It causes hot, humid weather.  Most of east Asia's rain falls between April and October.  Most of southwest Asia has long, hot summers and mild winters.  Bitter cold polar weather keeps part of northern Siberia's land frozen the year around.  Some parts of the Arabian Peninsula receive no rain for several years at a time.

    Asia is the largest of the earth's seven continents.  It covers about one third of the world's total land area and has three fifths of the world's population.  Asia has both the lowest and highest points on the earth's surface.  The lowest point being the shore of the Dead Sea and the highest point being Mount Everest.

    As a group, we worked hard and had fun studying about Asia.  We searched the Internet and used Encarta to find our information.