The purpose of this section is to give the student access to the task overview for Unit Five: Asia. This unit includes all the countries that are within Asia. Asia is one of the few continents that are not divided into further geographical regions, although some people talk about West and East Asia or near east and far east from a historically Eurocentric perspective. "In Asia, red is the color of joy; red is the color of festivities and of celebration. In Chinese culture, blue is the color of mourning." - Vincent Tan
In Asia the countries are: (1) Afghanistan; (2) Armenia; (3) Azerbaijan; (4) Bangladesh; (5) Bhutan; (6) Brunei Darussalam; (7) Cambodia; (8) China; (9) Georgia; (10) Hong Kong; (11) India; (12) Indonesia; (13) Japan; (14) Kazakhastan; (15) North Korea; (16) South Korea; (17) Kyrgyzstan; (18) Laos; (19) Macao; (21) Malaysia; (22) Maldives; (23) Mongolia; (24) Myanmar; (25) Nepal; (26) Pakistan; (27) Philippines; (28) Singapore; (29) Sri Lanka; (30) Taiwan; (31) Tajikistan; (32) Thailand; (33) Timor Leste; (34) Turkmenistan; (35) Uzbekistan; and (36) Vietnam.
