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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 a new unit on Southern & Eastern
Asia. Before school tutoring is tomorrow, Tuesday starting at 7:30a.
Catch-up on missing work and/or re-take failed quizzes.
Standard: Locate selected features in Southern & Eastern Asia
including rivers, mountains, Seas, Deserts, Oceans, Bays and the
Korean Peninsula.
Essential Question for Monday 11/28/16: What are the major
geographic features in Southern & Eastern Asia?
Warm Up for Monday 11/28/16: Name three things that you know
about Asia.
TODAY WE WILL:
1.
Review SWA
2.
Start Geographic Features of Southern & Eastern Asia (S&EA)
E.Q. Answer for Monday November 28th:
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:
“Provide an answer based upon your knowledge of Asia.”
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.
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 region.
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 Tibetan Plateau 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 India
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.
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 east 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.
Agenda Message: After-school tutoring is Wednesday
from 4-5p. Re-take failed quizzes, make-up missing
work improve your Social Studies grade.
Standard: Locate selected features in Southern &
Eastern Asia including rivers, mountains, Seas,
Deserts, Oceans, Bays and the Korean Peninsula.
E.Q. Tuesday 11/29/16: How does the Yellow Sea get
it’s name?
Warm Up: What percent of the world’s population
lives in S&EA?
TODAY WE WILL:
1. Introduce map review of Southern & Eastern Asia
E.Q. Answer for Tuesday 11/29/16:
The yellow dust blowing out of the Gobi Desert is
picked up by the Huang He and carried along giving
both the Yellow River and the Yellow Sea its
yellowish color.
Warm-Up:
Approximately 50% of the world’s population lives
in Southern and Eastern Asia.
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 Yellow River is also used for transporting
people and goods, though annual floods make
conditions along the river’s path dangerous.
Yangtze River
The Yangtze River also begins in the Tibetan
Plateau. This river travels east until it reaches
the East China Sea.
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.
Yangtze River
The city of Shanghai is China’s most important
port, and is located at the mouth of this river.
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.
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.
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.
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 Korean Peninsula and the
Island of Japan.
South China Sea
The South China Sea lies between Vietnam and the
Philippine Islands. 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.
Agenda Message: After-school tutoring is TOMORROW from 4-5p.
Social Studies Progress Reports go home TODAY. Return tomorrow
with parents signature for a homework grade of “100”!
Standard: Physical Geography; Locate selected features in
Southern & Eastern Asia including rivers, mountains, Seas, Deserts,
Oceans, Bays and the Korean Peninsula.
E.Q. for Wednesday 11/30/16: What is an Archipelagos?
Warm Up: Where does the Ganges River Start, what countries
does it flow through, and what body of water does it flow into?
TODAY WE WILL:
1.
Continue map review of Southern & Eastern Asia
E.Q. Answer for Wednesday November 30th:
A group of islands is called an Archipelagos. Some
examples would be the Hawaiian Islands,
Philippine Islands, Indonesian Islands.
Warm-Up Answer:
The Ganges River starts in the Himalayan
Mountains in India, it flows through Bangladesh
before emptying into the Bay of Bengal.
Southern & Eastern Asia Landforms
1. Himalayan Mountains (Nepal, Tibet, Pakistan,
Bhutan, India, and southwestern China)
2. Subcontinent (also known as India) A large
landmass that is part of a continent, but is
geographically separate from it.
3. Tibetan Plateau (southwestern China) The
highest plateau on earth. Nicknamed, “the
roof of the world”.
4. Korean Peninsula (North and South Korea)
5. Archipelagos (Indonesia and the Philippine
Islands) A group of islands. Indonesia has the
4th largest population in the world and is made
up of over 17,000 islands.
Korean Peninsula
The Korean Peninsula juts out from northeastern
China in between the Yellow Sea and the Sea of
Japan. Since 1948, this peninsula has been divided
into two countries: Communist North Korea and
Democratic South Korea.
Agenda Message: S&EA Geography Quiz is scheduled for Tuesday,
December 6th. Deadline for late assignments and re-takes of
test & quizzes is December 13th!
Standard: Locate on a world and regional political-physical
map the leading countries of Southern & Eastern Asia.
E.Q. Thursday 12/1/16: 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.
2.
Complete locations of geographic features in S&EA.
Locate the seven leading countries in S&EA
Essential Question Answer for December 1, 2016:
China’s second largest river, the Huang He (Yellow
River) is sometimes called “China’s Sorrow”
because of frequent devastating floods often
leading to death and destruction.
Warm-Up Answer:
North of the Himalayan Mountains and south of the
Taklimakan Desert.
Agenda Message: S&EA Geography Quiz is scheduled
for Wednesday, December 7th. Deadline for late
assignments and re-takes of test and/or quizzes is
December 14th!
Standard: Impact of location, climate, & natural
resources on population distribution in S&EA.
E.Q. Friday 12/2/16: Where do most people live in
China?
Warm Up: Using relative location describe where
one can find the Taklimakan Desert.
TODAY WE WILL:
1. Finish Geography & Start Political maps of S&EA.
Essential Question Answer for December 2, 2016:
Most people live where the temperatures are
moderate and where there is a good supply of
fresh water. That would be the eastern third of
China.
Warm-Up Answer:
The Taklimakan Desert is located north of the
Himalayan Mountains and north the Tibetan
Plateau.
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 the Yellow Sea its
yellowish color.
Most of China’s fertile farming areas lay southeast
of the Gobi Desert.
China’s Rivers
Yangtze River
The Yangtze River begins in the Tibetan Plateau.
This river travels east until it reaches the East
China Sea.
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.
Shanghai, China’s largest Seaport, is located at the
mouth of the Yangtze river where it empties into
the East China Sea.
Huang He/Yellow River
The Yellow River, begins in the mountainous
Tibetan Plateau. It flows toward the east and
empties into the Yellow Sea.
West of the Gobi Desert the river is known as the
Huang He. Once the river passes through the
Gobi Desert and picks up the yellow dust
carried by strong winds it becomes known as
the Yellow River.
This river is also used for transporting people and
goods, though sometimes annual floods make
conditions along the river’s path dangerous.
Frequent flooding has led some to call the Yellow
River “China’s Sorrow” due to the resulting
death and destruction.
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.
Mekong River
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
farm land in the world.
Korean Peninsula
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 much of the country is
mountainous, there is still plenty of rich
farmland.
Since the end of World War II the Korean Peninsula
has been divided into two very different countries,
Communist North Korea and South Korea (a
Democracy).
Yellow Sea
The Yellow Sea is a large inlet of the western
Pacific Ocean lying between mainland China on
the west and north and the Korean peninsula on
the east. It is situated to the north of the East
China Sea.
Sea of Japan
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.
South China Sea
The South China Sea lies between Vietnam and the
Philippine Islands. Weather in the area are marked
by violent monsoons and typhoons (hurricanes).
East China Sea
East China Sea is an arm of the Pacific Ocean
bordering the east China mainland and extending
northeastward from the South China Sea, to which
it is connected. The East China Sea and the South
China Sea together form the China Sea.
CHINA
High mountain ranges to the south cut China off
from India and the moisture that might come
from the Indian Ocean. (i.e. monsoons)
The Tibetan Plateau, Taklimakan, & Gobi desert
regions to the north and center of the country
are harsh and dry. Mongolia further to the
north is semi-arid.
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.