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: Be sure to save your notes, E. Q.’s
and maps on SWA for CRCT Reviews in the spring.
Today we start our study of Southern and Eastern Asia.
E.Q. Thursday, 11/10/11: What is the Relative
Location of Southern & Eastern Asia?
Standard: Locate selected features in Southern &
Eastern Asia including rivers, mountains, Seas,
Deserts, Oceans, Bays and the Korean Peninsula.
TODAY WE WILL
1. Introduce the map of Southern & Eastern Asia
Agenda Message: High Order Thinking Skills
(HOTS) assignment is to watch CNN Black in
America series; 8p Sunday; November 13th.
Segment will be about Black Entrepreneurs in
Silicon Valley. Write three paragraph report about
the entrepreneur who impressed you the most and
why.
E.Q. Friday, 11/11/11: What are the names of
the five rivers we will study in Southern & Eastern
Asia?
Standard: Same
TODAY WE WILL
1. Continue review on map of Southern & Eastern Asia
Agenda Message: E.Q.’s from last week have been
graded and will be returned today. Remember to keep
E.Q.’s from week to week for study/review.
E.Q. Monday, 11/14/11: What are five major
geographic landforms found in Southern & Eastern
Asia?
Standard: Locate selected features in Southern &
Eastern Asia including rivers, mountains, Seas,
Deserts, Oceans, Bays and the Korean Peninsula.
TODAY WE WILL:
1. Continue map review of Southern & Eastern Asia
Agenda Message: First Quiz on Southern and Eastern
Asia will be Thursday, December 1st. Quiz will cover
Physical Geography, Vocabulary, and countries of S&EA.
E.Q. Tuesday, 11/15/11: What are the two deserts in
Southern and Eastern Asia? In what country are they
located?
Standard: Physical Geography; Locate selected
features in Southern & Eastern Asia including rivers,
mountains, Seas, Deserts, Oceans, Bays and the
Korean Peninsula.
TODAY WE WILL:
1. Continue map review of Southern & Eastern Asia
Southern & Eastern Asia Landforms
1. Himalayan Mountains (Nepal, Tibet, Pakistan,
Bhutan, and southern China)
2. Subcontinent (India) A large landmass that is
part of a continent, but is geographically
separate from it.
3. Tibetan Plateau (southern China) The highest
plateau on earth. Nicknamed, “the roof of the
world”.
4. Korean Peninsula (North and South Korea)
5. Archipelagos (Indonesian Islands) A group of
islands. Indonesia has the 4th largest
population in the world and is made up of over
17,000 islands.
Agenda Message: First Quiz on S&EA is Thursday,
December 1st. Study guides will be distributed
Friday, November 18th.
E.Q. Wednesday, 11/16/11: What are the names of
the eight (8) countries in S&EA that we will study
as part of this unit?
Standard: Locate on a world and regional politicalphysical map the leading countries of Southern &
Eastern Asia.
TODAY WE WILL:
1.
Label the seven leading countries on the map
of Southern & Eastern Asia
Agenda Message: First Quiz on S&EA is
Thursday, December 1st. Study guides will be
distributed tomorrow, November 18th.
E.Q. Thursday, 11/17/11: What is the
population of China and India?
Standard: Locate on a world and regional
political-physical map Pakistan, India, China,
Japan, Indonesia, North Korea, South Korea,
and Vietnam.
TODAY WE WILL:
1.
Label the seven leading countries on the map
of Southern & Eastern Asia
E.Q. Answer Thursday 11/17/11
China – 1.3 Billion Population
India – 1 Billion Population
World Population – 7 Billion
Agenda Message: Pop Quiz Today on S&EA
Geographic and Political Features. Study guides
for December 1st quiz will be distributed today.
E.Q. Friday, 11/18/11: India considers the
Ganges River to be sacred. What is their religion?
Standard: Locate on a world and regional
political-physical map Pakistan, India, China,
Japan, Indonesia, North Korea, South Korea, and
Vietnam.
TODAY WE WILL:
1.
Pop Quiz
E.Q. Answer Friday 11/18/11
Hindu Religion
Relative Location
Southern and Eastern Asia is located between
Pakistan on the west to Japan and the
Philippine Islands on the east.
To the north is Russia and the southern border
is the Indian Ocean, Bay of Bengal, Indonesia,
Malaysia and the South China Sea.
Absolute Location
Between 50o North Latitude & 10o South
Latitude
Between 60o East Longitude & 155o East
Longitude
The southern and eastern parts of Asia are home to
almost half of the world’s population.
The geography of this large area is varied,
containing some of the world’s longest rivers,
highest mountain ranges and extensive deserts.
The Indus River begins in the Himalayan
Mountains of Tibet and flows almost 200 miles
through the country of Pakistan before
emptying into the Arabian Sea.
The Indus River valley is one of the richest farming
areas in this region.
The Ganges River is India’s most important river.
It begins in the Himalayan Mountains and
flows southeast through India and Bangladesh
before emptying into the Bay of Bengal.
The water of the Ganges carries tons of rich
sediment (topsoil, silt and minerals from the
mountains) which is gradually spread along its
path.
This sediment enriches the farmland along it’s
shores and creating a large, fertile delta at the
mouth of the river.
Because so many people live and work along the
Ganges, the water in the river is very heavily
polluted.
The country of Bangladesh is located almost
completely in the Ganges River delta.
Heavy flooding in this part of the world during the
monsoon season (a seasonal prevailing wind,
lasting several months, bringing heavy rains)
often causes great hardships for those living in
this country.
Further out to sea is the third largest ocean in the
world, the Indian Ocean.
The Himalayan Mountains form the southern
border of China. This high ground spreads to
the north to form the Tibetan Plateau.
The area is sometimes called “the roof of the
world” because of its high altitudes.
This wide area of mountains and high plateau
blocks any moisture coming from the rivers and
seas to the south.
The Himalayan Mountains form India’s northeastern
border with China and Nepal.
These high mountains form a barrier between India
and countries to it’s north and east.
The Himalayan Mountains stretch for almost 200
miles. The highest mountain in the world, Mount
Everest, is part of the Himalayan Mountains and
is on the border between Nepal & China.
As the mountains begin to level off in the north,
the land becomes desert. Here one finds the
Taklimakan Desert and the Gobi Desert.
The Taklimakan Desert is over 600 miles in length,
one of the longest deserts in the world.
To the west and in the central part of China is the
Gobi Desert, which can be one of the hottest
and also one of the coldest places in the world.
The yellow dust blowing out of the Gobi Desert is
picked up by the Huang He (Yellow River) and
carried along as loess (another name for silt),
giving both the river and sea a yellowish color.
Loess, or silt, is deposited along the river’s
path, creating fertile soil for the farmers
in the area. Most of China’s fertile
farming areas lay north and east of this
great desert region.
The Yellow River, begins in the mountainous
Tibetan Plateau. It flows toward the east and
empties into the Yellow Sea.
This river is also used for transporting people and
goods, though sometimes annual floods make
conditions along the river’s path dangerous.
The frequent flooding has led some to call the
Yellow River “China’s Sorrow.”
The Yangtze River also begins in the Tibetan
Plateau. This river travels east until it reaches
the East China Sea.
Shanghai, one of China’s most important ports, is
located at the mouth of this river.
The Yangtze River is China’s longest river
stretching for over 3,400 miles. It goes through
fertile farming land and is one of China’s main
transportation routes.
The Yangtze River and Huang He River are
connected by the Grand Canal, one of the
world’s oldest and longest canal systems. The
oldest part of the canal was built 2,000 years
ago.
The Mekong River begins in the Tibetan Plateau.
This river runs south from China through
Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and finally
Vietnam, where it empties into the South China
Sea.
The Mekong River delta has some of the richest
farming land in the world.
The Korean Peninsula is a mountainous peninsula.
It is attached to China and is bordered by the
Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan.
Over half of the peninsula is made up of
mountains. Even though so much of the
country is mountainous, there is still plenty of
rich farmland.
Since the end of World War II Korea has been
divided into two different countries, North
Korea and South Korea.
The Sea of Japan is a small sea bound by Russia to
the north, the Korean Peninsula to the west and
Japan to the east.
END OF SOUTHERN & EASTERN ASIA
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHIC FEATURES