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GEOGRAPHY of ASIA BUNDLE
Give your students a solid background in the Geography of South Asia with the Geography of Asia Bundle.
- 3 Google Slides lessons with notetaking guides: South Asia, East Asia and Southeast Asia
- 15 Daily Openers with student worksheets
- Activity Packet (print, digital, editable, and answers)
- Intro Diagnostic Activity
- 4 Map Quizzes: South Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, all of Asia
- Unit Project: Human Rights Research Infographic or Presentation
- Unit Test: regular multiple choice, modified version with fewer choices, answer key and study guide
PLANNING this MINI-UNIT
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:
- Mongolia
- China
- North Korea
- South Korea
- Japan
- Taiwan
Pacing
Teachers should plan three to five days to teach this unit on a traditional schedule with one-hour class periods. However, for those on a block schedule with 1 1/2 hour classes, teachers should plan for 2-3 days. An effective way to structure this unit includes:
Openers
The “Geography of Asia” unit has 15 openers that review the following topics: Physical Geography, Flags, Climate, Trade, Literacy Rates, Historical Background, Culture, Travel Warnings, Country Comparisons. There are 5 openers directly related to the South Asia mini-unit. CLICK HERE for more information on openers for the “Geography of Asia” unit.
OPENER TOPICS
South Asia Geography
- Physical Geography of South Asia
- Colombo, Sri Lanka Climograph
- Flags of South Asia
- Flooding in Bangladesh
- Diwali Festival
East Asia Geography
- Physical Geography of East Asia
- China’s Literacy Rates
- U.S. and China’s Trade Relationship
- Historical Background: Taiwan
- East Asia Fast Facts
Southeast Asia Geography
- Physical Geography of Southeast Asia
- Singapore Laws
- The Floating Lantern Festival
- Compare and Contrast Singapore and Malaysia
- Travel Warning: Myanmar (Burma)
Google Slides
GOOGLE SLIDES: After the opener, begin the 
Google Slides lesson. Students can take notes on paper using the note-taking guide provided with the Google Slides lesson, or they may take notes digitally with the electronic version (also included with the Google Slides).
TEACHING TIPS
⭐️ TEACHER TIP: I post a PDF version of the Google Slides to Google Classroom so that students can review their notes if they are absent. Click “File, Download, PDF” on the Google Slide to do this.
⭐️ TEACHER TIP: Some teachers post Google Slides in their Google Classroom and digital note-taking guides for students to complete as homework.
⭐️TEACHER TIP: When pressed for time, I will edit the note-taking guides to include answers for some boxes or delete boxes and slides entirely. Teachers should feel free to modify the lesson to meet their student’s needs and individual learning targets.
Activities
Note-Taking Guides
This Geography of East Asia Note-Taking Guide should be paired with Google Slides (see above). Teachers can walk students through these notes or post lecture notes on their chosen platform and have students record the information. Here is a preview of the print and digital versions of the note-taking guides
Student Worksheets & Activities
There are twelve pages of activities to choose from to enhance your any of the Geography of Asia mini-units.
- Coloring the political map of Asia
- Latitude and Longitude practice
- Physical map of Asia questions
- Labels and coloring of Asia physical map
- Population pyramid analysis
- Population comparison graph and questions
- Total fertility rate comparison graph
- Analysis and critical thinking: total fertility rate
- Examining religious affiliation: Asia
- UNESCO World Heritage Site Poster
- 5 Themes of geography paragraph: Asia
- Current event worksheet: Asia
Helpful Videos
Break up direct instruction by showing a video that reviews concepts they just learned.
UNIT: Introduction Diagnostic Activity
Prior to teaching your geography unit on the United States and Canada, discover what your students already know about the geographic region.
This activity asks students to name countries, place physical features on a map and answer critical thinking questions.
WHAT COMES WITH THE DOWNLOAD:
1. Teacher tips and lesson plans for the activity
2. Student Worksheet
3. Answer Key
UNIT: Map Quizzes
"Asia Map Quizzes" is a quiz bundle that offers quizzes on each of the three regions of Asia, as well as a comulative map quiz with all three regions combined.
1. SOUTH ASIA
Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka
2. EASH ASIA
China, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan
3. SOUTHEAST ASIA
Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam,
Each quiz includes the following:
1. Quiz without countries listed
2. Quiz with countries listed
3. Answer Key
4. Print and Google Form versions
Key Terms & Vocabulary
RELIGION
- Buddhism
- Confucianism
- Shintoism
- Daoism
COUNTRIES of SOUTH ASIA
- China
- Japan
- Mongolia
- North Korea
- South Korea
- Taiwan
Climate & Land
- Yangtze River
- Yellow Sea
- Sea of Japan
- East China Sea
- South China Sea
- Taiwan Strait
- Kunlun Mountains
- Daxue Mountains
- Tibetan Plateau
- Mount Fuji
- Atai Mountains
- Taebaek Mountain
Other Key Terms
- Terracing
- Great Wall of China
- Mongolian Empire
- Potala Palace
- Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine
- Torii
- One Child Policy
- Homogenous
- Nomadic
- Lunar New Year
LEARNING TARGETS
- Students can identify the six countries of East Asia.
- Students can argue about the factors that distinguish East Asia as a region.
- Students can explain China’s sovereignty claims over parts of India, Bhutan, Vietnam, Japan, Hong Kong, Tibet, and Taiwan.
- Students can compare and contrast the climates and environmental hazards of Mongolia, China and Japan.
- Students will be able to describe how and why East Asians practice the farming technique of terracing.
- Students can compare and contrast the economic, social, and political differences of North and South Korea by citing historic events, current events, and data.
- Students will be able to outline human rights abuses by the North Korean government.
- Students can outline the central beliefs of Buddhism, Shintoism, Taoism, and Confucianism and identify the most practiced religion in South Asian countries.
- Students can predict how total population and density might affect East Asian land use and economy.
- Students can evaluate the level of economic stability of East Asian countries using key economic indicators to justify their responses.
- Students can identify and locate major land and features in East Asia.
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