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: Today we start our study of Southern and
Eastern Asia. Before school tutoring is Tuesday starting at
7:30a.
Standard: Locate selected features in Southern & Eastern
Asia including rivers, mountains, Seas, Deserts, Oceans,
Bays and the Korean Peninsula.
Essential Question for Wednesday 11/6/13: What are the
major geographic features in Southern & Eastern Asia?
Warm Up for Wednesday 11/6/13: Name three things that
you know about Asia.
TODAY WE WILL:
1.
Introduce the map of Southern & Eastern Asia
E.Q. Answer for Monday November 4th:
Ganges River
Yellow Sea
Indus River
Indian Ocean
Huang He (Yellow River)
Sea of Japan
Mekong River
Gobi Desert
Yangtze River
Taklimakan Desert
Himalayan Mountains
South China Sea
Bay of Bengal
Tibetan Plateau
Korean Peninsula
Warm-Up Answer:
 Bay
 Sea
 Ocean
 Typhoon
 Monsoon
 River
peninsula
Tributary – Any smaller stream or river that flows
into a larger stream or river.
Aquifers – Underground, water-bearing layers of
rock, sand, or gravel.
Acid rain – A type of polluted rain, produced when
pollution from smokestacks combines with
water vapor.
Ozone layer – A form of oxygen in the atmosphere
that helps protect Earth from harmful solar
radiation.
Global warming – A slow increase in Earth’s
average temperature.
Greenhouse effect – Process by which Earth’s
atmosphere traps heat.
Physical Geography Introduction
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 large extensive
deserts.
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Land forms
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The Indus River
Indus River begins in the 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. Many different civilizations
have lived along this river throughout the
centuries.
Ganges River
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) that is gradually spread along its
path enriching the farmland and creating a
large, fertile delta at the mouth of the river.
Ganges River cont.
Because so many people live and work along the
Ganges, the water in the river is heavily polluted.
The country of Bangladesh is located almost
completely in the Ganges River delta.
Monsoon Season
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.
Water Pollution
The Ganges
http://www.compulsivetraveler.tv/videos/408-Ganges-River-Pollution
http://www.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=166276235
Indian Ocean
Further out to sea is the Indian Ocean,
which is the third largest ocean in the
world.
Mountains & Plateau
The Himalayan Mountains form the
southern border of China. This high
ground spreads to the north to form the
Tibetan Plateau.
Mountains & Plateau cont.
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 eastern
border with China and Nepal.
Mountains & Plateau cont.
These high mountains form a barrier between
Indian and countries to her north and east.
The Himalayan Mountains stretch for almost 200
miles.
The highest mountain in the world, Mount
Everest, is on the border between Nepal &
China.
Mt. Everest
Himalayas
Deserts
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.
Deserts cont.
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.
Much of the Gobi Desert is covered with sand and
rocks.
Gobi Desert
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China’s River
China’s fertile farming areas lay north and east of
the Gobi desert region.
The Huang He, or Yellow River, begins in the
Tibetan Plateau. It flows toward the east and
finally empties into the Yellow Sea.
China’s Rivers cont.
The yellow dust blowing out of the Gobi Desert is
picked up by the Huang He and carried along as
loess (another name for silt), giving both the river
and the sea a yellowish color.
The frequent flooding has led some to call the
Yellow River “China’s Sorrow.”
Huang He or Yellow River
Agenda Message: Map Review Quiz Wednesday
November 20th, 2013
Standard: Locate on a world and regional politicalphysical map Pakistan, India, China, Japan, Indonesia,
North Korea, South Korea, and Vietnam.
E.Q. Friday 11/15/13: List the names of the seven
countries we are responsible for in S&EA for this unit.
Warm Up: Why is India sometime referred to as the
subcontinent?
TODAY WE WILL:
1.
Complete Geography & Political highlights of S&EA
including Maps
E.Q. Answers for Friday November 8th:
Pakistan
India
Vietnam
South Korea
North Korea
Japan
China
Warm-Up Answers:
Because India is such a large landmass that is part of the
Asian continent, but is in many ways geographically separate
from it.
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
Mekong River
Flowing through China, Myanmar (formerly known
as Burma), Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, & Vietnam,
the Mekong River affects the lives of over 60
million people, many of whom are the poorest in
the world.
One of the regions most important crops, rice is
grown extensively in the Mekong River Basin.
Mekong River
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Mekong River
Oceans, Bays, & Seas
Indian Ocean
The third largest of the world’s five oceans is the
Indian Ocean. It’s Relative Location is between
Africa to the west, Asia to the north, Australia to
the east, and the Southern Ocean to the south.
Indian Ocean
Bay of Bengal
The Bay of Bengal is an arm of the Indian Ocean
with India to the west and Myanmar to its east.
The Ganges River flows into the bay.
Sea of Japan
The Sea of Japan is an arm of the Pacific Ocean
that lies between the Asian continent and Japan.
Bay of
Bengal
South China Sea
The South China Sea lies between Vietnam and the
Philippines. Weather in the region is marked by
violent monsoons and typhoons.
Yellow Sea
This arm of the Pacific Ocean lies between China
and Korea. It gets its name from the Yellow River
which flows into the sea.
Korean Peninsula
The Korean Peninsula juts out of the northeastern
China in between the Yellow Sea and the Sea of
Japan. Since 1948, this peninsula has been divided
into two countries: Communist North and
Democratic South Korea.
Korean Peninsula cont.
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 rocky and mountainous, there is still
plenty of rich farmland.
Agenda Message: Map Review Quiz Wednesday
November 20th,
Standard: Locate selected features in Southern &
Eastern Asia including rivers, mountains, Seas, Deserts,
Oceans, Bays and the Korean Peninsula.
E.Q. Tuesday, 11/18/12: What are the major
geographic landforms in Southern & Eastern Asia?
Warm Up: What percentage of the world’s
population is found in India & China combined?
TODAY WE WILL
1. Continue review on map of Southern & Eastern Asia
 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
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.
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.
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.
Absolute Location
Between 50o North Latitude & 10o South
Latitude
Between 60o East Longitude & 155o East
Longitude
Agenda Message:.
Standard: Locate on a world and regional
political-physical map Pakistan, India, China,
Japan, Indonesia, North Korea, South Korea,
and Vietnam.
E.Q. Friday 11/8/13: India considers the
Ganges River to be sacred. What is their main
religion?
Warm Up:
Name the seven countries in Southern and
Eastern Asia that will be our focus for this
unit.
TODAY WE WILL:
1. Geography & Political highlights of S&EA
Agenda Message:.
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
Agenda Message:
Standard: Locate on a world and regional politicalphysical map Pakistan, India, China, Japan,
Indonesia, North Korea, South Korea, and Vietnam.
E.Q. Tuesday 11/12/13: Which is the longest river in
China?
Warm Up:
What percent of the world’s population lives in India &
China combined?
TODAY WE WILL:
1. Finish Geography & Political maps of S&EA.
Agenda Message: Quick Quiz Friday. Quiz will be fill-in the blanks
& maps. Choice Board Project is due in 22 days.
Standard: Impact of location, climate, & natural resources on
population distribution in S&EA.
E.Q. Wednesday: 11/13/13: Where do most people live in China?
Warm Up:
Two thirds of China is basically uninhabited, due to what geographic
features?
Today We Will:
1.
The impact of climate & location on population distribution in
S&EA (India, China, Japan, & Korean Peninsula).