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ASIA. Location (Physical Features & Countries) FSMS Standard SS7G9.a Days 1-3. ASIA GEOGRAPHIC UNDERSTANDINGS. SS7G9 – The student will locate selected features in Southern and Eastern Asia.

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ASIA

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  1. ASIA Location (Physical Features & Countries) FSMS Standard SS7G9.a Days 1-3

  2. ASIAGEOGRAPHIC UNDERSTANDINGS • SS7G9 – The student will locate selected features in Southern and Eastern Asia. a. Locate on a world and regional political-physical map: Ganges River, Huang He (Yellow River), Indus River, Mekong River, Yangtze (Chang Jiang) River, Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean, Sea of Japan, South China Sea, Yellow Sea, Gobi Desert, Taklimakan Desert, Himalayan Mountains, and Korean Peninsula

  3. FIRST FIVE Agenda Message: S&EA Geography Quiz is scheduled for Thursday. Before-school tutoring is Tuesday starting at 7:30a. Standard: Locate on a world and regional political-physical map the leading countries of Southern & Eastern Asia. E.Q. Monday 11/11/13: Which river in S&EA is known as “China’s Sorrow”? Why? Warm Up: Using relative location describe where one can locate the Tibetan Plateau. TODAY WE WILL: • Label the seven leading countries on the map of Southern & Eastern Asia

  4. Answers E.Q. Answer for Monday 11/11/13: The Huang He is known as “China’s Sorrow” due to it’s frequent flooding and the resulting loss of life and property. Warm-Up: North of the Himalayan Mountains, South of the Taklimakan Desert, Southwestern China

  5. FIRST FIVE Agenda Message: S&EA Geography Quiz is Thursday. After-school tutoring is Wednesday from 4-5p. Standard: Impact of location, climate, & natural resources on population distribution in S&EA. E.Q.Tuesday 11/12/13: Where do most people live in China? Warm Up: List the countries in S&EA we will study during this unit. TODAY WE WILL: • Finish Geography & Political maps of S&EA.

  6. Answers E.Q.Answers for Tuesday 11/12/13: China is an enormous country however, two great deserts and the Tibetan Plateau make up two-thirds of its landmass. Few people live in those areas due to it’s harsh climate and many of those who do live there do so as nomads and animal herders. The northeast region, along the route of the Huang He River is China’s most populated region. This region of the country is also China’s industrial center. Warm-Up: India China Vietnam Japan Indonesia North Korea South Korea

  7. FIRST FIVE Agenda Message: After-school Tutoring is today starting at 4-5p.S&EA Geography Quiz is tomorrow!!! Standard: Impact of location, climate, & natural resources on population distribution in S&EA. Essential Question, Wednesday 11/13/13: What are two primary natural resources of S&EA? Warm-Up: Two-thirds of China is basically uninhabited. What geographic features make it that way? Today We Will: • Impact of climate & location on population distribution in S&EA (India, China, Japan, & Korean Peninsula).

  8. ANSWERS Essential Question Answers for Wednesday 11/13/13: Rich Fertile Farmland Coal Warm-Up: Tibetan Plateau Taklimakan Desert Gobi Desert

  9. FIRST FIVE Agenda Message: S&EA Geography Quiz is TODAY! Turn in the last two weeks worth of E.Q.’s & Warm-ups Friday for the weeks ending Nov. 8th & Nov. 15th. Standard: Impact of location, climate, & natural resources on population distribution in S&EA. Essential Question Thursday; 11/14/13: Where does most of the population in India live? Warm-Up: What are the two criteria for where people tend to live around the world? Today We Will: • Take S&EA Geography Quiz

  10. ANSWERS E. Q. Answer for Thursday; 11/14/13: Most of India’s people rely on farming and other agricultural work, therefore most of the people live along the great rivers in fertile river valleys, particularly the Ganges River. Warm-Up: • Where the climate is not too hot or too cold • Where there is a good supply of water

  11. FIRST FIVE Agenda Message: S&EA Geography Make-Up Quiz for those who were absent Thursday. Turn in the last two weeks worth of E.Q.’s & Warm-ups Friday for the weeks ending Nov. 8th & Nov. 15th. Standard SS7G10: Discuss the environmental issues across S&EA causing and associated health problems. Essential Question Friday; 11/15/13: What are the two main pollution problems in India and China? Warm-Up: Where does most of the population live in India & China? Today We Will: • Take S&EA Geography Make-Up Quiz • Start Environmental Issues; Cause & effects

  12. ANSWERS Essential Question Answer for Friday; 11/15/13: Water Pollution Air Pollution Warm-Up: Most of India’s people rely on farming and other agricultural work, therefore most of the people live along the great rivers in fertile river valleys, particularly the Ganges River. The northeast region, along the route of the Huang He River is China’s most populated region.

  13. ASIAGEOGRAPHIC UNDERSTANDINGS China’s Population Distribution Only the areas to the east and south are humid and even tropical. Therefore, most of China’s 1.4 billion people live in these areas of the country (east & southeast) that have the milder climates. This area is also where one finds the great river valleys and most of China’s fertile farmland.

  14. ASIAGEOGRAPHIC UNDERSTANDINGS The world’s population is approximately 7.2 billion people. China & India combined have a population of 2.6 billion people. They represent over 1/3 of the world’s population.

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