Location (Physical Features & Countries)
FSMS
Standard SS7G9.a
Days 1-3
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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
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:
1.
Label the seven leading countries on the map of Southern
& Eastern Asia
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
Agenda Message: S&EA Geography Quiz is Thursday. Afterschool 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:
1.
Finish Geography & Political maps of S&EA.
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
Indonesia
China
North Korea
Vietnam
South Korea
Japan
Agenda Message: After-school Tutoring is today starting at 45p. 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:
1.
Impact of climate & location on population distribution
in S&EA (India, China, Japan, & Korean Peninsula).
Essential Question Answers for Wednesday 11/13/13:
Rich Fertile Farmland
Coal
Warm-Up:
Tibetan Plateau
Taklimakan Desert
Gobi Desert
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:
1.
Take S&EA Geography Quiz
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:
1.
Where the climate is not too hot or too cold
2.
Where there is a good supply of water
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:
1.
Take S&EA Geography Make-Up Quiz
2.
Start Environmental Issues; Cause & effects
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.
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.
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.