Mr. AaronBBSGEOGRAPHY AND

CULTURES OF ASIA

Warm Up Why would people want to preserve their culture and

cultural practices in today’s global world?General Announcements

Tests Grade Update

KWL Chart Exercise You will have five minutes to complete the first two columns

(Know and Want to Know). KWL Discussion

Student Activity Geography and Cultures of Asia Documentary

You are responsible for completing the organizer and submitting it by the end of the period.

Homework Bring textbook to next class period

DAY ONEOBJECTIVE: UNIT OVERVIEW OF GEOGRAPHY AND CULTURES OF

ASIA

Warm Up Global IQ Assessment

https://www.qzzr.co/quiz/what-s-your-global-iq Link found on class website in the Unit Two folder After completing the assessment, email me your score and if you did better or

worse than expected/why at aaron.shelby@bbs.edu.kw

Student Activity Human Geography Activity

Homework Bring textbook to next class period

DAY TWOOBJECTIVE: UNIT OVERVIEW OF GEOGRAPHY AND CULTURES OF

ASIA

Warm Up Looking at page 607, which countries in Eastern and

Southeastern Asia are landlocked? What are the drawbacks of being landlocked?

Student Activity Read Chapter 27 (page 615-633)

Take Notes Make sure to include all highlighted vocabulary words in your notes

Do not answer the questions

Homework Bring textbook to next class period

DAY THREEOBJECTIVE: UNIT OVERVIEW OF GEOGRAPHY AND CULTURES OF

ASIA

Warm Up What climate types are found in China? (Review your notes

and page 617 for reference)Announcement

Tests and Grades will be distributed Thursday, October 23Student Activity

Read Chapter 27 (page 615-633) Take Notes

Make sure to include all highlighted vocabulary words in your notes Do not answer the questions

Complete worksheetHomework

Bring textbook and colored pencils to next class period Feel free to share supplies with those at your table.

DAY FOUROBJECTIVE: UNIT OVERVIEW OF GEOGRAPHY AND CULTURES OF

ASIA

Warm Up Quiz

Announcement Tests and Grades will be distributed Thursday, October 23

Student Activity Create Political and Physical Maps of Eastern/Southeastern

Asia Pages 26 & 27 in The Oxford World Atlas

Homework People in Chinese History Worksheet

DAY FIVEOBJECTIVE: CREATE POLITICAL AND PHYSICAL MAPS OF ASIA

Warm Up How should you approach taking notes when reading from a

text?Announcement

Tests and Grades will be distributed Thursday, October 23Student Activity

Create Political and Physical Maps of Eastern/Southeastern Asia Pages 26 & 27 in The Oxford World Atlas

Homework Complete notes on Chapter 27

DAY SIXOBJECTIVE: CREATE POLITICAL AND PHYSICAL MAPS OF ASIA

Political Physical

• Country Names • Country Names

• Capital Cities • Geographic Features: Mountain ranges, deserts, rivers, plateaus

• Oceans and Seas

MAPS

Warm Up Is a political map considered a “thematic map”? Why?

Announcement Tests and Grades will be distributed TODAY

You will have five minutes to review your test before returning it.

Student Activity Create Political and Physical Maps of Eastern/Southeastern

Asia Large Map Activity

Homework People in Chinese History Worksheet Progress Report Signed

DAY SEVENOBJECTIVE: CREATE POLITICAL AND PHYSICAL MAPS OF EASTERN

AND SOUTHEASTERN ASIA

Political Physical

• Country Names • Country Names

• Capital Cities • Geographic Features: Mountain ranges, deserts, rivers, plateaus

• Oceans and Seas

MAPS

Warm Up KWL Organizer

Write three pieces of information you have learned so far about Asia in the “L” column.

Write two questions in the “W” column

China, Mongolia, and Taiwan Overview Continue Notes

Geography of China Video Continue Notes

Homework The World in Spatial Terms-Due Thursday, October 30

East and SE Asia (p 606-611) Answer ALL questions in complete sentences.

DAY EIGHTOBJECTIVE: LOCATION OF CHINA

THE GEOGRAPHY OF CHINA, MONGOLIA, AND TAIWAN

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NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS

China is the third largest country in land area behind Russia and Canada respectively.

The Himalayas, the world’s largest mountain range, are located along the SW border with Nepal and Bhutan.

Between the mountain ranges border the north and south is the Plateau of Tibet.

The plains and river valleys of eastern China are the most densely populated areas in the country.

To the north of China is Mongolia. The Mongolian Plateau makes up the majority of the country. The Gobi Desert extends from China into Mongolia as well.

Southeast of China is the island of Taiwan located in the Pacific Ocean. This island is located near active tectonic plates so earthquakes do occur.

NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS

China has huge amounts of energy and mineral resources. Coal is a major resource found in the North and Northeastern regions of the country.

Hydropower is a major energy resource in China as well. Many dams are built to produce hydroelectricity, such as the Three Gorges Dam.

Paddy fields are common on arable land in China and uses intensive agriculture, or human labor. Aquaculture is also important to harvest fish and marine life.

HISTORY AND CULTURE

For centuries, China had contact with the outside world mostly through overland trade routes, such as the Silk Road extending from China to the Black Sea.

European influences reached China in the 1500s.The Republic of China was formed in 1912 after the

overthrowing of the Qing dynasty after attempts to keep out colonizing powers (Europe, Japan, the US).

In 1945 after years of unrest with Japan, the Communist Party began fighting for control to create the People’s Republic of China (PRC) under Mao Zedong. This eventually came to fruition by 1949.

HISTORY AND CULTURE

Communists had the challenge to feed the people of China and how to parcel land.

Gender equality became the norm under communism in China.

In 1958 under the Great Leap Forward initiative, Mao attempted to industrialize the country. It did not work.

The Cultural Revolution (1966-77) came in direct response to the Great Leap Forward.

After Mao’s death in 1976, new leader Deng Xiaoping pushed forward to modernize China and to introduce a market economy.

THE REGION TODAY

China Southern China is the most productive region economically because

of it population and place (physical characteristics). Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Hong Kong are located in this region.

Taiwan Taiwan is one of Asia’s richest and most industrialized countries. Its

major trading partners are China, Japan, and the US. China’s Communist government claims that Taiwan is still a

province of China. However, Taiwan’s government claims to be the legitimate government of China.

Mongolia Mongolia is the least densely populated country in the world. The country had its first free elections in 1990. Before this, it had

been under the influence of the Soviet Union. Recently, its economy has opened up to foreign aid and investment.

Warm Up KWL Organizer

Write three pieces of information you have learned so far about Asia in the “L” column.

Write two questions in the “W” column

China, Mongolia, and Taiwan Overview Continue Notes

Geography of China Video Continue Notes

Homework The World in Spatial Terms-Due Wednesday, October 29

East and SE Asia (p 606-611) Answer ALL questions in complete sentences.

DAY EIGHTOBJECTIVE: LOCATION OF CHINA

Warm Up Quiz

Map Making Workshop Groups will create large maps of Asia

Must include Political and Physical Features Country Names/Capitals Five Mountain Ranges Five Rivers Three Plateaus All Oceans and Seas

Key Latitude/Longitude Lines

Homework The World in Spatial Terms-Due Wednesday, October 29

East and SE Asia (p 606-611) Answer ALL questions in complete sentences.

DAY NINEOBJECTIVE: MAP MAKING WORKSHOP

Warm Up What do lines of latitude indicate? Lines of longitude? Video

Map Making Workshop Groups will create large maps of Asia

Must include Political and Physical Features Country Names/Capitals Five Mountain Ranges Five Rivers Three Plateaus All Oceans and Seas

Key Latitude/Longitude Lines

Homework Journal Five

Due 7:00am on Sunday, November 2

DAY TENOBJECTIVE: MAP MAKING WORKSHOP

BLOCK THREE: JOURNAL FIVE

In at least one paragraph, respond to this question:

How do you think the differing points of view held by China’s and Taiwan’s governments make unification diffi cult? Why do you suppose the two countries have increased economic ties despite these differing points of view?

All journal assignments wil l be submitted using Turn It In via Moodle. Your journals wil l be assessed based on general response/ideas, connections to outside information, spel l ing, grammar, and length (al l journals must be at least one paragraph).

Due on Moodle on Monday, November 3 at 7:00am

BLOCK SEVEN: JOURNAL FIVE

In at least two paragraphs, respond to this question:

How do you think the differing points of view held by China’s and Taiwan’s governments make unification diffi cult? Why do you suppose the two countries have increased economic ties despite these differing points of view?

All journal assignments wil l be submitted using Turn It In via Moodle. Your journals wil l be assessed based on general response/ideas, connections to outside information, spel l ing, grammar, and length (al l journals must be at least two paragraphs).

Due on Moodle by 7:00am on Sunday, November 2.

Warm Up What do lines of latitude indicate? Lines of longitude? Video

Map Making Workshop Groups will create large maps of Asia

Must include Political and Physical Features Country Names/Capitals Five Mountain Ranges Five Rivers Three Plateaus All Oceans and Seas

Key Latitude/Longitude Lines

Homework Journal Five

Due 7:00am on Sunday, November 2

DAY TENOBJECTIVE: MAP MAKING WORKSHOP