East and Southeast Asia
Physical Geography
EQ: In general, what appears to be required for large cities to develop in
a certain location? Why do you think that is?
Student: Below is your agenda and press for today. You know my expectations
for your behavior and what is coming up Tuesday and Wednesday, you don’t have
time to waste. You may work with your teammates at a level 1 voice. I love you, have
a great day! Now, GET TO WORK!!
Agenda
1. Complete Press
2. Complete spreads 40 – 45
3. Open note quiz Tuesday;
spread 40 – 45
4. INB check 40 – 45 Wednesday
Press: Use the information from
the charts on pgs 748 and 752 to
answer the following questions
1.
How much has spending increased in China from
1995 – 2004?
2.
Explain why people spending more money is an
indication of the economy improving. (1-2 sentences)
3.
How much more has internet connections in South
Korea grown compared to Japan?
4.
Is internet access an indicator of the condition a
nation’s economy? Explain in 2-3 sentences.
5.
Using the information in both graphs, summarize the
condition of the economies in East Asia. (Provide one
example from each graph to support your statement)
6.
Which East Asian country has a stronger economy,
China or South Korea? Use the information from the
charts to provide two reasons for your decision.
Physical Map
• Using the maps on pgs 676 and 677 draw and label the
following physical features using the symbols seen at right.
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Plateau of Tibet
Kunlun Shan Mtns
Himalayan Mtns
Gobi Desert
Taklimakan Desert
Huang He (yellow river)
Chang Jiang/(Yangtze River)
Xi River
Irrawaddy River
Salween River
Mekong River
Chao Phraya River
• Plateau
• Mountain
• Desert
• River
Shade plateaus
and mountains
brown, deserts
yellow, and trace
rivers in blue
Political Map and Population Density Map
• Use the Political Map on pg. 677 label
the following items and using different
colors, color each country a different
color.
• Countries: China, Mongolia, North Korea,
South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Myanmar,
Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos,
Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, East
Timor, and Brunei
• Bodies of Water: Sea of Japan, Yellow
sea, East China Sea, South China Sea,
Philippine Sea, Pacific Ocean, and Indian
Ocean
• Use the population density map on pg.
678 and draw a in the location of
each city with a population of “over
6,000,000” (Do NOT label the cities)
Investigative questions: Using your map, complete a set of
Cornell Notes on the page to the right of your map that answers the
questions found below (Spread 40 right side) Do not copy the questions.
• East Asia
1. What 6 countries make up East Asia?
2. What East Asian country makes up an
archipelago?
3. What geographic features would
hinder movement in northwestern
China?
4. Identify two geographic features that
are regional features instead of
location features.
5. What do most of the largest cities
have in common?
• Southeast Asia
1. What 10 countries make up
Southeast Asia?
2. What two countries are
archipelagos?
3. Which country is part of a
peninsula and an island?
4. Identify 3 geographic features
that are regional features
instead of location features.
5. What do most of the largest
cities have in common?
See next page for an example of how to organize your information.
• East Asia
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
What 6 countries make up East Asia?
What East Asian country makes up an archipelago?
What geographic features would hinder movement in northwestern China?
Identify two geographic features that are regional features instead of location features.
What do most of the largest cities have in common?
• Southeast Asia
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
What 10 countries make up Southeast Asia?
What two countries are archipelagos?
Which country is part of a peninsula and an island?
Identify 3 geographic features that are regional features instead of location features.
What do most of the largest cities have in common?
Create two level two questions in the questions section of your Cornell Notes.
Histories and Governments: On spread 41 left and right
create three timelines placing the following key events in
chronological order and provide a brief description using the
information found on pgs. 705 - 710.
• China (Early)
• China civilization
begins (where)
• Zhou Dynasty
(belief systems
were established)
• Beginning of Ming
Dynasty (3 major
accomplishments)
• Japan and Koreas (Early)
• Japan is united (when, by who,
and what did they adopt)
• Shogun rule begins(when,
define shogun, who supported
shoguns, and how long did it
last)
• Chinese culture comes to
Korea(when and what)
• Southeast Asia (Early)
• Hindu traders arrive
(how does cultural
diffusion take place)
• Period of time Chinese
rule Vietnam (when)
• Muslim Traders settle
coasts (converted
natives to what?)
• Khmer people establish
empire (two key facts)
Histories and Governments: On spread 41 left and right
create three timelines placing the following key events in
chronological order and provide a brief description using the
information found on pgs. 705 - 710.
• China (Modern)
• Republic of China
established (when, where,
and by what group)
• Europeans traders show up
(when, what did China do
and what did Europe do)
• Nationalist government
established (when, by what
type of person)
• Europe and Japan claim
spheres of influence (when
and define term)
• Revolution established
republic (when)
• Japan and Koreas (Modern)
• Korea splits (when, what
governments)
• Japan gets expands to Taiwan,
Mainland, and Pacific islands
(when, why)
• Korean War ends (when,
result)
• Japan becomes a Democracy
(when and after what event)
• Japan opens to foreign trade
(when, why, and effects)
• Southeast Asia
(Modern)
• European countries
grant independence
to many countries
(after what event)
• Communist forces
defeat the French in
Vietnam (when)
• Vietnam War
• Vietnam War Ends
(who wins)
Location, location, location: Read the article on page 713 then, on
spread 42 left (yes, I know 41 is blank), answer the five themes questions.
On the right side of spread 42 complete the final objective.
• Location: What part of Asia is being written about in the article? (not Japan and
China)
• Movement: In what ways did Chinese culture move into Japan?
• Region: What is something that Japan and the Chinese coast endure? (hint: It has
to do with weather?
• Place: What effect did the Mongol invasion attempts have on Japan’s culture?
• Human Environment Interaction: What protected Japan from the Mongol
invasion?
• In the remaining space of the page or on the back, create a comic strip with no
less than 7 illustrations showing the main points of the entire article.
Confucianism pg. 717: On the left side of spread 43, complete a
set of Cornell Notes that answer the following questions, then
create two level two questions to help answer the E.Q.
provided.
• Background
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During what years did Confucius live? And what dynasty?
What was happening that caused him to write down his thoughts?
Who did he criticize?
What did he believe would bring China back to good standing?
• What were the things he taught about?
• Why is he significant?
• Sayings
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What sets men apart?
What is the principle for the conduct of life?
What are the differences between gentlemen and inferior men?
What is the consequence of laws and penalties?
What will cause people to become good?
Applying Confucianism
• Copy the following E.Q. to the top of the right page of spread 43,
“You become president of the U.S., choose 3 principles of
Confucianism you would apply to improve society.”
• Write a persuasive speech to explain (provide at least one example
for each) how each would improve society.
Government Regulation: On the left side of spread 44, turn
your paper to landscape and create a graphic organizer like the one
below. Using the information on pgs. 734-735, fill in the main points in
your own works (not quotes from the book)
Main points in favor
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Government policies and
goals of regulation
1.
2.
3.
Main points against
1.
2.
3.
Government Regulation: On the right side of
spread 44 complete the following activity. Be sure
cite information from your graphic organizer.
• Government monitoring and regulation of information access through
media outlets keeps society safe from dangerous thinking.
• Write a response consisting of no less the 5 sentences to the above
statement
Times Perspectives Article pgs. 747-749
• On the left side of
spread 45 create a
graphic organizer the
looks like the one to
the right. (Use the
entire page)
East Asia’s rising tigers
China’s New Revolution
Tension Across
the Border
Times Perspectives Articles pgs. 747-749
Using complete statements, answer the following questions in the correct section of
your graphic organizer.
• East Asia’s Rising Tigers
•China’s New Revolution
• Tension Across the Border
1.
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1.
What has separated North and South
Korea for 60 yrs?
2.
What type of government does each
side want to unify Korea under?
3.
In what two ways has South Korea
tried to improve their relationship
with the North?
4.
In what two ways has North Korea
threatened peace?
2.
3.
4.
What effect has economic
reforms had on China’s
economy?
How much does China make
in world markets?
Which governments in Asia
have improved with new
political and economic
freedoms?
What is happening with the
relations between North and
South Korea?
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3.
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6.
How has the success of China’s
economy affected the people’s
incomes?
What was the result of China’s
economic policies over the 30
year period of 1949 – 1979?
What reforms in the 1970s
caused Chinese citizen to work
harder?
How did the Chinese improve
the economy in 1989?
What is the condition of U.S.
and China’s economic
relationship?
Do U.S. businesses work with
Chinese businesses or
compete against them?
Using the entire right page of spread 45, create a poster
summarizing the information in your graphic organizer
from all three articles according to the following criteria.
1. Include images representing bullet points from each section of your graphic
organizer.
• 45 pts (A-)= 4 bullets from each section represented; 40 pts (B-)= 3 bullets;
35 pts (C-)= 2 bullets; 30 pts (F)=less than two
2. Make sure to color all of your images completely and neatly
• Complete and neat = 2.5 pts; Incomplete or not neat = 0 pts
3. Background completely colored (no white)
1. Complete and neat = 2.5 pts; Incomplete or not neat = 0 pts