Seventh Grade Social Studies
Unit 4: East Asia: People, Places, and Issues
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Lesson 1
Graphic Organizer
East Asia
The Five Themes of Geography
Location
Place
Region
Human/Environment Interaction
Movement
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Big Ideas Card
Big Ideas of Lesson 1, Unit 4
1. Information related to continents, countries, and regions can be organized
into the Five Themes of Geography.
2. The Five Themes of Geography are location, place, region,
human/environment interaction, and movement.
3. The Pacific Rim encompasses the countries surrounding the Pacific Ocean,
including the United States.
4. Maps as well as events can be viewed in global, regional, and local scales or
perspectives.
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Word Cards
1. The Five Themes of
Geography
2. location
five big ideas that help
people understand
geography
the location of a point on
t he Earth by use of a grid system
Example: The five themes of geography can
be used to help us understand a place better.
Example: We can find the absolute location of
a place by using a globe.
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3. place
4. human/environment
interaction
the geographic theme that
answers the question “What is it like
there?”
ways in which people use
and interact with the Earth.
Example: Geographers use the theme of
‘place’ to describe what an area is like.
Example: When people build new roads they
are interacting with the Earth.
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5. movement
6. region
the geographic theme that
explains how and why people, goods
and ideas move
an area with one or more
common features
Example: The theme of movement helps us
understand how places are connected to other
places.
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Example: The Upper Peninsula can be one
region of Michigan.
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7. lines of latitude
8. lines of longitude
imaginary lines including the equator
that encircle the Earth between the
North and South Poles.
imaginary lines including the
Prime Meridian that encircle
the Earth and go through the North and
South Poles
Example: Lines of latitude can be seen on a
globe.
Example: Lines of longitude can be seen on a
globe.
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9. absolute location
10. relative location
the location of a point on the
Earth by use of a grid system
where a place is located in
relation to other places
Example: We can find the absolute location of
a place by identify its latitude and longitude.
Example: In describing the relative location of
Michigan you can say that it is north of Ohio.
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11. depend on the
environment
12. modify the
environment
to rely on the environment
for something very
important
to change the environment
Example: People depend on the environment
for water.
Example: People modify the environment
when they build dams.
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13. adapt to the
environment
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14. Pacific Rim
when people change to
fit the environment
A region made up of all
the countries that have
land on the Pacific
Ocean or its seas
Example: People adapt to the environment
when they wear warm coats during winter in
Michigan.
Example: The Pacific Rim is made up of
many countries including the United States,
Japan and Chile.
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15. Asian Pacific Rim
16. scale
A region made up of all the
countries of Asia that have
land on the Pacific Ocean.
a ratio which compares a
measurement on a map
to the actual distance; a
frame of reference for examining the
world
Example: The Asian Pacific Rim is a smaller
region included in the Pacific Rim.
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Example: World events can be studied on a
global or a regional scale.
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The Five Themes of Geography in East Asia
Theme
Location
Questions
Where is it?
Why is it there?
What is near it?
Place
How is it distinct from other places?
What physical characteristics make it
distinct?
What cultural characteristics make it
distinct?
Human/Environ How do people interact with their
ment
environment?
Interaction
How do people change their
environment?
How do people adapt to their
environment?
Movement
What are the patterns of movement of
people?
How are places linked?
How do ideas and information move
within the region?
Regions
What makes a region?
How can this area be divided into
regions?
Find a region in East or Southeast
Asia.
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13 Topics for Five Themes Posters
Location – absolute location
Location – relative location
Place – physical characteristic, climate, terrain, natural vegetation
Place – human characteristic, cultural groups, economic system
Human/Environment Interaction – human use of resources, land use,
mineral extraction
Human/Environment Interaction – human adaptation, housing, irrigation
Human/Environment Interaction – human impact, environmental
change, urbanization, agriculture
Movement – movement of materials and products, transportation
Movement – movement of people and living things, migrations,
immigration, trade
Movement – movement of ideas and information, communications,
diffusion of technology
Regions – area that shares a physical characteristic, mountainous
regions, desert regions
Regions – area that shares a human characteristic, religious region,
language region
Regions – area that shares a purpose or function, manufacturing
region, agricultural region
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Map of the Pacific Rim
The Asian Pacific Rim Countries
American Samoa
Fiji
Marshall Islands
Palau
Samoa
Taiwan
Tuvalu
Brunei
Indonesia
Micronesia
Papua New Guinea
Singapore
Thailand
Vanuatu
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Cambodia
Japan
Nauru
Philippines
Solomon
Timor
Vietnam
China
Malaysia
North Korea
Russia
South Korea
Tonga
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