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7th SS Southern & Eastern Unit Information

Milestones Domain/Weight: Geography 35%

Purpose/Goal(s):

The intent of this unit is for students to increase their knowledge and understanding of the geographical features and cultures apparent in Southern and Eastern Asia. In this unit students will gain an understanding of the modern culture and physical landscape of Southern and Eastern Asia. Students will locate selected countries and physical features in the region and examine how location, climate, and physical characteristics have affected where people live, the type of work they do, and how travel. Students will compare and assess the human environment interaction of the region by examining the distribution, pollution, and use of natural resources in the area. When examining the specific elements of culture, students will work towards a deeper understanding of the prominent religions and ethnic groups in the area. As a result of their examination of culture, the student will understand that the culture of a society is the product of the religion, belief, customs, and traditions of that society.

Content Map: Southern & Eastern Asia Content Map (includes all domains)

Southern & Eastern Asia’s Geography Teacher Notes

Prerequisites: No elementary standards align to Southern & Eastern Asia’s Geography

Unit Length: Approximately 10 days

Southern & Eastern Asia Geography Study Guide

Southern & Eastern Asia Geography Study Guide KEY

Click on the links below for resources by Essential Question:

EQ 1: Where are the major physical features and nations of Southern & Eastern Asia located?

EQ 2: How has pollution and flooding affected Southern & Eastern Asia?

EQ 3: How do climate, location, and physical features impact the people of Southern & Eastern Asia?

EQ 4: How are Southern & Eastern Asia’s diverse cultures similar and different?

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Essential Question Vocabulary Resources [Back to Top] Assessment and Standard(s) The Enduring Understanding for the lesson: Location - The . SS7G9a. and 1. Where are the major physical Essential* student will understand that location affects a society’s SS7G9b. Sample features and nations of Ganges River economy, culture, and development Assessment Items Southern & Eastern Asia Huang He (Yellow River) located? Indus River The resources below are set up in a model lesson format. Mekong River The ppt provides guidance for the entire lesson including Standard(s): Yangtze (Chang Jiang) River activating, teaching and summarizing strategies. The Bay of Bengal activities listed below the ppt are used during the lesson and SS7G9a. [Standard Breakdown] are identified in the ppt for use where they are most likely Locate on a world and regional Sea of appropriate. The resources can be used as an entire lesson political- physical map: Ganges South Sea or pulled out for use separately. River, Huang He (Yellow River), Yellow Sea . Southern & Eastern Asia Physical Features and Indus River, Mekong River, Gobi Desert Countries Activator Yangtze (Chang Jiang) River, Taklimakan Desert . Southern & Eastern Asia Physical Features and Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean, Himalayan Mountains Countries ppt [includes “I Do” and “We Do” or “You Do”] Sea of Japan, South China Korean - See “Notes” on ppt slides for suggested instructional Sea, Yellow Sea, Gobi Desert, China approaches where applicable or view the Southern & Taklimakan Desert, Himalayan Eastern Asia Physical Features and Countries ppt Notes Mountains, and Korean . Use Google Earth to show some of Southern & Eastern Peninsula Japan Asia’s physical features [contact the academic coach if North you do not have access to Google Earth on your SS7G9b. [Standard Breakdown] desktop] Locate on a world and regional . Southern & Eastern Asia Physical Features Map [“You political-physical map the Do”] – Students use the map to identify the physical countries of China, India, *Essential Vocabulary listed features of Southern & Eastern Asia Indonesia, Japan, , in the Standards . Southern & Eastern Asia Physical Features Distributed South Korea, and Vietnam Summarizing [“You Do”] – Students should complete the **Supplemental Vocabulary distributed summarizer and teachers should use the listed in the state frameworks summarizer as a formative assessment to determine if and/or other state document additional practice identifying physical features is needed . Southern & Eastern Asia Countries Map [“You Do”] – Students use the map to identify the countries of Southern & Eastern Asia . Southern & Eastern Asia Formative Assessment on Countries [“You Do”] – Students should complete the formative assessment and teachers should use the results to determine if additional practice identifying the

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Essential Question Vocabulary Resources [Back to Top] Assessment and Standard(s) countries of Southern & Eastern Asia is needed . Physical Features and Nations Slipcover – Put unlabeled maps in clear slipcovers. Give each student a slipcover, vis-à-vis or expo marker, and paper towel (a sock is also good and cheaper). Call out physical features or nations and have students circle the feature or nation and hold up their slipcover when instructed. . Southern & Eastern Asia Physical Features and Countries Matching Activity [“We Do” or “You Do”] – Students match countries, physical features, and descriptions to a map image to review the physical features and countries of Southern & Eastern Asia [you may want to darken the map pages when copying] . Quizlet Southern & Eastern Asia nation and physical feature review [“We Do” or “You Do”] . Southern & Eastern Asia Physical Features and Countries Summarizer [“You Do”] - Each student should complete the summarizer. The teacher should use the summarizer to determine the level of student mastery and if differentiation is needed. . Optional Quick Quizzes – different versions that can be used for 1-2 minute drills o 1 minute Southern & Eastern Asia Geo Test 1 o 1 minute Southern & Eastern Asia Geo Test 2 o 1 minute Southern & Eastern Asia Geo Test 3 o 1 minute Southern & Eastern Asia Geo Test 4 o 1 minute Southern & Eastern Asia Geo Test 5

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Essential Question and Vocabulary Resources [Back to Top] Assessment Standard(s) The Enduring Understanding for the lesson: Human . SS7G10a. Sample Essential* 2. How has pollution affected Environment Interaction - The student will understand that Assessment Items Southern and Eastern Asia? Ganges River humans, their society, and the environment affect each other . SS7G10b. Sample Yangtze River . Southern & Eastern Asia Environmental Issues Activator Assessment Items Standard(s): Unequal distribution [included in the ppt slides] – Students learned about the . GOFAR CR China Water pollution causes and effects of pollution and flooding in 6th grade Air Pollution & SS7G10a. [Standard Breakdown] science; therefore, students should be able to brainstorm Disease Describe the causes and effects of Supplemental** some of the general causes and effects of each. The . GOFAR CR pollution on the Yangtze and Runoff activator can be done as a whole class, individually, or Ghanges Pollution Ganges River Biomass with partners. Sample answers are provided in the ppt. Monsoon . Southern & Eastern Asia Environmental Issues PPT SS7G10b. [Standard Breakdown] Emissions [Includes “I Do”, “We Do”, and “You Do”] - – See “Notes” Describe the causes and effects of on ppt slides for suggested instructional approaches Fossil Fuel air pollution and flooding in India where applicable or view the Southern & Eastern Asia and China Industrial waste Environmental Issues PPT Notes Agricultural waste . Southern & Eastern Asia Environmental Issues Graphic Organizer [“You Do”] – Student use the graphic organizer *Essential Vocabulary to summarizer the important information from the lesson listed in the Standards . China’s “Brown Cloud” reading PDF [“You Do”] . India pollution Articles | Article Organizer [“We Do” or “You **Supplemental Do”] taken from following website: Vocabulary listed in the https://sites.google.com/a/clarke.k12.ga.us/cms-7th-grade- state frameworks and/or social-studies/classwork other state document . Videos [linked in ppt] o Air Pollution becoming life-and-death Issue in China [1:56] o 4,000 People in China Die Every day from Air Pollution [44 seconds] o China Pollution Levels Hit 20 Times Safe Limit [59 seconds] o Move Over Smog: China’s Water Pollution Off the Charts [3:45] o India’s Polluted Water Systems [4:53]

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Essential Question Vocabulary Resources [Back to Top] Assessment and Standard(s) The Enduring Understanding for the lesson: Human . SS7G11a-b Sample Essential* 3. How do climate, location, and Environment Interaction - The student will understand that Assessment Items Climate physical features impact the humans, their society, and the environment affect each other . GOFAR CR India’s Population distribution people of Southern & Eastern Population Density

Asia? The resources below are set up in a model lesson format. The . GOFAR CR China’s Supplemental** ppt provides guidance for the entire lesson including activating, Population Density Urban Standard(s): teaching and summarizing strategies. The activities listed Rural below the ppt are used during the lesson and are identified in Arable SS7G11a. [Standard Breakdown] the ppt for use where they are most likely appropriate. The

Describe the impact climate and resources can be used as an entire lesson or pulled out for use *Essential Vocabulary location has on population separately. listed in the Standards distribution in Southern & Eastern . Southern & Eastern Asia’s Location, Climate, and Natural

Asia. Resources PPT [Includes “I Do”, “We Do”, and “You Do”] – **Supplemental See “Notes” on ppt slides for suggested instructional Vocabulary listed in SS7G11b. [Standard Breakdown] approaches where applicable or view the Southern & the state frameworks Describe how the mountain, Eastern Asia’s Location, Climate, and Natural Resources and/or other state desert, and water features of PPT Notes document Southern & Eastern Asia have . Asia’s Map Analysis Activity [“We Do”] – Students work in affected the population in terms small groups to look at a variety of maps and answer of where people live, the types of questions about where people live in Asia and why. work they do, and how they Note: The GaDOE Study/Resource Guide includes the travel. climate and natural resources of Asia, not just Southern & Eastern Asia. Therefore, the map activity below includes examining aspects for most of Asia. Use the maps below: o Asia’s Population Density Map – Each group will receive a copy of the document. Students will use the maps to answer questions about where people live and why. Suggestion: Print off the maps in color and have them laminated or put them in sheet protectors to use for each class period. o Asia’s Location, Climate, and Natural Resources Map | Asia’s Location, Climate, and Natural Resources Map 2 – Use either map for the activity. Suggestion: Print off the maps in color and have them laminated or put them in sheet protectors to use for each class period. Or show the ppt slide which includes the images. Groups should have a copy of the Population Density Map, but can view

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Essential Question Vocabulary Resources [Back to Top] Assessment and Standard(s) the other maps as a class to complete the questions. . Asia’s Location, Climate, and Natural Resources Notes [“You Do”] – Students use the notes to summarize the important information from the lesson . Asia’s Location, Climate, and Natural Resources Summarizer [“You Do”] - Each student should complete the summarizer. The teacher should use the summarizer to determine the level of student mastery and if differentiation is needed. . Video o World Geography - The and the Pacific [5:32; linked in ppt]

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Essential Question Vocabulary Resources [Back to Top] Assessment and Standard(s) The Enduring Understanding for the lesson: Culture - The . SS7G12a-b Sample Essential* 4. How are Southern & Eastern student will understand that the culture of a society is the Assessment Items Ethnic Group Asia’s diverse cultures similar product of the religion, beliefs, customs, traditions, and . GOFAR CR Ethnic & Religious Group and different? government of that society Religious Groups Islam . Activator: Culture Placemat [“We Do” or “You Do”] – . GOFAR CR Religion Hinduism Standard(s): Students brainstorm the meaning of culture Differences Buddhism . Southern & Eastern Asia Culture PPT [Includes “I Do”, “We Confucianism SS7G12a. [Standard Breakdown] Do”, and “You Do”] Shintoism Explain the differences between . Ethnic & Religious Groups Sorting Activity [“We Do” or “You an ethnic group and a religious Do”] – Students sort descriptions as either a religious group Supplemental** group. or an ethnic group. Answers are with the document and are Kami also included on a ppt slide Karma SS7G12b. [Standard Breakdown] . Southern & Eastern Asia Religions Graphic Organizer [“You Polytheistic Compare and contrast the Do”] – Students use the graphic organizer to summarize the Philosophy prominent religions in Southern & characteristics of each religion Caste System Eastern Asia: Buddhism, . Use the Summaries to introduce the religions, have students Nirvana Hinduism, Islam, Shintoism and do a jigsaw to get more in-depth information on the religions, Tripitaka the philosophy of Confucianism. or just a supplemental resource on the religions. [“We Do” or Confucius “You Do”] Buddhism Summary | Confucianism Summary | Siddhartha Gautama Hinduism Summary | Islam Summary | Shintoism Summary

. Confucius Quotes and Meaning [“We Do” and “You Do”] – *Essential Vocabulary Students can work individually or in small groups to draw listed in the Standards conclusions about the meaning of various quotes by

Confucius **Supplemental . Frame Game [“We Do” or “You Do”] – Students match Vocabulary listed in religions and their descriptions or students can create their the state frameworks own matching frames and/or other state . Geography standards review [“You Do”] – Can be used if document needed to review geography content from S&E Asia before starting government after Christmas break . Religion Booklet Project [“You Do”] – Optional activity . Newsela Text Sets: World Religions . Videos [select some of the videos below not all that are linked in the ppt]: o Buddhism . : The Buddha [5:43] . The Fourteen Teachings of Buddha [3:59] . Buddha’s Thoughts [2:45]

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Essential Question Vocabulary Resources [Back to Top] Assessment and Standard(s) o Hinduism . A Short Introduction to Hinduism [stop after 5:43] o Shintoism . The Gods of Shinto [2:00] o Other Videos . The Five Major Religions [11:09] . South Vacation Travel Video Guide - Show little clips not the entire video at one time (it discusses how they travel, the importance of religion, water access, etc. throughout the region)

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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 [Back to Resources] Know: Understand: Do: . The location of major physical features in . How to find these places on a map . Locate major physical features of Southern Southern & Eastern Asia & Eastern Asia on a world and regional map. (DOK 1)

SS7G9: The student will locate selected features in Southern and Eastern Asia. b. Locate on a world and regional political-physical map the countries of China, India, Indonesia, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, and Vietnam [Back to Resources] Know: Understand: Do: . The location of major nations in Southern & . How to find these places on a map . Locate major nations of Southern & Eastern Eastern Asia Asia on a world and regional map. (DOK 1)

SS7G10: The student will discuss environmental issues across Southern and Eastern Asia. a. Describe the causes and effects of pollution on the Yangtze and Ganges River [Back to Resources] Know: Understand: Do: . Water is polluted . The importance of water in Southern & . Describe the causes and effects of pollution . The causes of water pollution in the Yangtze Eastern Asia for Yangtze and Ganges Rivers (DOK 2) and Ganges Rivers . The effects water pollution has on the . Explain how these forms of pollution impact economic development of the region the people of Southern & Eastern Asia . Religious practices and agricultural (economic consequences, health issues) practices cause water pollution in the (DOK 2) region . Draw conclusions and generalize from given facts (DOK 3)

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SS7G10: The student will discuss environmental issues across Southern and Eastern Asia. b. Describe the causes and effects of air pollution and flooding in India and China. [Back to Resources] Know: Understand: Do: . Air is polluted . Air pollution is both an indoor and . Describe the causes of air pollution and its . Monsoons cause flooding outdoor problem effect in India and China . The causes of air pollution in India and China . Flooding affects agricultural practices . (DOK 2) . Car exhaust, factories, cooking fuels, . Describe the causes and consequences of overpopulation all cause air pollution in flooding in India and China (DOK 2) the region

SS7G11: The student will explain the impact of location, climate, physical characteristics, distribution of natural resources, and population distribution on Southern and Eastern Asia. a. Describe the impact climate and location has on population distribution in Southern & Eastern Asia. [Back to Resources] Know: Understand: Do: . Part of the region has a desert climate . Most people desire to live in favorable . Evaluate a variety of maps (population . Cities and large populations are located near conditions (near fresh water, on flat distribution, natural resources, climate, water and on the Eastern coast land, and near resources). physical-political) and explain why people live in certain areas. (DOK 2 & DOK 3)

SS7G11: The student will explain the impact of location, climate, physical characteristics, distribution of natural resources, and population distribution on Southern and Eastern Asia. b. Describe how the mountain, desert, and water features of Southern & Eastern Asia have affected the population in terms of where people live, the types of work they do, and how they travel. [Back to Resources] Know: Understand: Do: . Low populations are in the desert . Most Asians live in rural areas, farming . Analyze a variety of maps (population . Low populations are in the mountains the land because arable land is distribution, natural resource distribution, . High populations are near water and the plentiful climate, and physical-political) to explain Eastern coastline . Japan lacks fertile land and has to population distribution in relationship to the . Most Indians and Chinese work in agriculture resort to manufacturing and fishing for various physical features of the region. . Japan lacks fertile land main jobs (DOK 3) . Transportation systems are largely . Overpopulation in cities causes people . Explain how physical features such as water underdeveloped to walk, bike, or use public and mountains affect where people live, transportation as a means of traveling work, and how they travel throughout the region (DOK 2)

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SS7G12: The student will analyze the diverse cultures of the people who live in Southern and Eastern Asia. a. Explain the differences between an ethnic group and a religious group. [Back to Resources] Know: Understand: Do: . The definition of the term . Ethnic groups share many common characteristics, such . Apply the definition of ethnic group and religious “ethnic group” as language, physical appearance, customs, and group by evaluating a set of characteristics and . The definition of the term traditions. identifying the appropriate group. (DOK 2) “religious group” . Religious groups share a common spiritual belief system. . Generalize from given facts (DOK 3)

SS7G12: The student will analyze the diverse cultures of the people who live in Southern and Eastern Asia. b. Compare and contrast the prominent religions in Southern & Eastern Asia: Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Shintoism and the philosophy of Confucianism. [Back to Resources] Know: Understand: Do: . Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, . Confucianism: . Compare and contrast the characteristics of the Shintoism, and Confucianism o Philosophy religions in Southern & Eastern Asia (DOK 2) all play a role in the culture of o Confucius is founder . Explain the major similarities and differences Southern & Eastern Asia . Buddhism: between these religions (DOK 2) . They are similar in many ways o Siddhartha Gautama founder . Evaluate characteristics found in charts and/or . They are different in many o Nirvana is ultimate goal texts to identify which religion is being described ways o Tripitaka is holy book (DOK 3) o Believe in reincarnation . Hinduism o Largely practiced in India o Believe in karma o Believe in reincarnation o Moksha is the ultimate goal o Live by a caste system o Polytheistic (although many gods/goddesses derive from one supreme being known as Brahman) . Shintoism: o In Japan o Nature contains kami, spirit of god o Respect and love for nature . Islam: o Developed in o Muhammad is founder o Quran is the holy book o God is Allah o Divided into two groups (Sunnis and Shias)

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