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Geography of Asia Lesson Plans

UNIT #5:

Geography of Asia

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Geography of South Asia Lesson Plans
Geography of East Asia Lesson Plans
Geography of Southeast Asia Lesson Plans

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South Asia is the first mini-unit taught in the “Geography of Asia” unit.  This topic covers significant land and water features, monsoons, sustainable agriculture, climographs, standard of living comparison, Kashmir, the partition of India, religions of South Asia, Kathmandu, Taj Mahal, population analysis, Dhaka, and South Asia’s economy. 


This topic covers the following six countries:

1. Bangladesh

2. Bhutan

3. India

4. Nepal

5. Pakistan

6. Sri Lanka

Relative Location South Asia
Map of the region of South Asia

LEARNING TARGETS

  1. Students can identify the six countries of South Asia.
  2. Students can argue what factors distinguish South Asia as a region.
  3. Students can compare and contrast the climates and environmental hazards of Nepal, Pakistan, India, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh.
  4. Students will be able to describe how South Asians practice sustainable agriculture. 
  5. Students will be able to analyze how the partition of India affected South Asian politics, culture, and migration patterns.
  6. Students can outline the central beliefs of Hinduism, Islam, and Buddhism and identify the most practiced religion in South Asian countries.  
  7. Students can predict how total population and density might affect South Asian economies and societies. 
  8.  Students can evaluate the countries of South Asia’s level of economic stability using key economic indicators to justify their response.
  9. Students can identify and locate major land and water features in South Asia. 

TOPICS and TERMS

  • COUNTRIES of SOUTH ASIA: Pakistan, India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka
  • RELIGION: Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism 
  • CLIMATE and the LAND: Monsoons, Bay of Bengal, River Ganges, Indus River, Hindu Kush, Himalayan Mountains, Eastern and Western Ghats, Sustainable Agriculture, Tsunamis, Cyclones 
  • OTHER KEY TERMS and PLACES of NOTE: Indus Valley, Kashmir,  Buddhist Prayer Flags, Taj Mahal, Kathmandu,  Dhaka, Sherpas

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Geography of East Asia Lesson Plans
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OVERVIEW

East Asia is the second mini-unit or topic taught in the “Geography of Asia” unit.  This topic covers standard of living comparison, China’s claims of sovereignty, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Tibet, significant land and water features, the Great Wall of China, historic events, North and South Korea, North Korea, and Human Rights, religions of East Asia, population analysis, One Child Policy, Tokyo, nomads in Mongolia, the Lunar New Year.

 

This topic covers the following six countries:

1. China

2. Japan

3. Mongolia

4. North Korea

5. South Korea

6. Taiwan

East Asia Relative Location Map
Map of the region of East Asia

LEARNING TARGETS

  1. Students can identify the six countries of East Asia.
  2. Students can argue what factors distinguish East Asia as a region.
  3. Students can explain China’s claims of sovereignty over parts of: India, Bhutan, Vietnam, Japan, Hong Kong, Tibet and Taiwan.  
  4. Students can compare and contrast the climates and environmental hazards of Mongolia, China and Japan.
  5. Students will be able to describe how and why East Asians practice the farming technique of terracing. 
  6. Students can compare and contrast the economic, social and political differences of North and South Korea, by citing historic events, current events, and data.
  7. Students will be able to outline human rights abuses by the North Korean government. 
  8. Students can outline the central beliefs of Buddhism, Shintoism, Taoism and Confucianism, and identify the most practiced religion in South Asian countries.  
  9. Students can predict how total population and density might affect East Asian land use and economy.
  10.  Students can evaluate the countries of East Asia’s level of economic stability using key economic indicators to justify their response.
  11. Students can identify and locate major land and water features in East Asia. 

TOPICS and TERMS

  • COUNTRIES of EAST ASIA:  China, Mongolia, Taiwan, Japan, North Korea, South Korea
  • RELIGION: Buddhism, Confucianism, Shintoism, Daoism 
  • CLIMATE and the LAND: Yangtze River, Yellow Sea, Sea of Japan, East China Sea, South China Sea, Taiwan Strait, Kunlun Mountains, Daxue Mountains, Tibetan Plateau,  Mt. Fuji, Atai Mountains, Taebaek Mountain
  • OTHER KEY TERMS and PLACES of NOTE: Terracing, Great Wall of China, Mongolian Empire, Potala Palace, Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine, Torii, One Chind Policy, Homogenous, Nomadic, Lunar New Year
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Southeast Asia Lesson Plans
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OVERVIEW

Southeast Asia is the third mini-unit or topic taught in the “Geography of Asia” unit.  This topic covers the Ring of Fire, typhoons, tsunamis, central land and water features, deforestation, Singapore, the standard of living comparison, tuk-tuks, Bangkok, Jakarta, Angkor Wat, wet markets, religions of Southeast Asia, historic events, Myanmar or Burma, governments of Southeast Asia, human rights violations in the Philippines.  

 

This topic covers the following ten countries:

1. Brunei

2. Cambodia

3. Indonesia 

4. Laos 

5. Malaysia

6. Myanmar (Burma)

7. Philippines

8. Singapore

9. Thailand

10. Vietnam

 

Relative Location Map of Southeast Asia
Map of the region of Southeast Asia

LEARNING TARGETS

  1. Students can identify the ten countries of Southeast Asia.
  2. Students can argue what factors distinguish Southeast Asia as a region.
  3. Students can explain how Southeast Asian locations along the ring of fire led to the formation of the region’s islands. 
  4. Students can explain the climates and environmental hazards that occur in Southeast Asia, and analyze how these hazards, specifically Typhoons and Tsunamis, affect infrastructure. 
  5. Students will be able to describe how human activities such as deforestation and pollution affect biodiversity.
  6. Students will be able to define rickshaw and tuk-tuk and argue why they are used as transportation in Southeast Asia. 
  7. Students will be able to argue how colonization affected religious patterns in Southeast Asia
  8. Students can review the conflict in Burma/Myanmar and explain the human rights abuses associated this decades-long conflict. 
  9. Students can outline human rights abuses in the Philippines.
  10.  Students can evaluate the countries of Southeast Asia’s level of economic stability using key economic indicators to justify their response.
  11. Students can identify and locate major land and water features in Southeast Asia. 

TOPICS and TERMS

  • COUNTRIES of EAST ASIA:  Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Philippines, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia 
  • CLIMATE and the LAND: Typhoon, Tsunami, Maylay Peninsula, Chao Phraya River, Mekong River and Delta 
  • OTHER KEY TERMS and PLACES of NOTE: Archipelago, Islet, Ring of Fire, Dormant (volcano), Delta, Deforestation, Rickshaw, Tuk-Tuk, Singapore, Jakarta (Indonesia),  Angkor Wat (Cambodia), Wet Markets, Junta, Extrajudicial 
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