The The Regions & Physical Geography of Asia (Part 2) Unit 7, Lesson 2

DO NOW Answer the Map Practice questions on your hand-out.

Daily Objectives The scholar will be able to… ◦ …describe the physical and human geography of Central and South Asia. ◦ …explain how human and physical geography interact in Central and South Asia.

Video Introduction The Geography & Climate of India Open bLxbjtXdmyirZPUqrKKWrSjGlfwqRc&index=3&spfreload=1 bLxbjtXdmyirZPUqrKKWrSjGlfwqRc&index=3&spfreload=1 FIND OUT WHY Geography and Climate of India

Class Notes: 1. An ARCHAPELAGO is a group or chain of islands. 2. A peninsula is a piece of land with WATER ON THREE SIDES.

Class Notes: 3. When an EARTHQUAKE occurs below or close to the ocean, it can trigger a TSUNAMI, or huge ocean waves that get higher as they approach the coast. 4. There are two types of islands: the tops of underwater VOLCANOES; and ATOLLS, or small ring–shaped islands made from the build-up of coral.

Class Notes: 5. TYPHOONS are exactly like hurricanes, except that they occur in the PACIFIC OCEAN. 6. CYCLONES are exactly like hurricanes and typhoons, except that they occur in the INDIAN OCEAN.

Group Work: READ AND ANNOTATE Asia’s Physical Features section in the Guided Notes. As a table group, COMPLETE THE GRAPHIC ORGANIZER that follows the reading passage.

Independent Practice: Imagine you are a travel agent with a client who wants to visit East Asia.  Which landforms would you suggest your client visit?  Why?  Support your point of view!

Exit Ticket: ANIME is Japanese animation. 1. INDEPENDENTLY read about ANIME. 2. IN COMPLETE SENTENCES, answer the three (3) questions that follow.  Three (3) correct answers = 100Tw0 (2) correct answers = 90  One (1) correct answer = 80Tried, but zero (0) correct answers = 70  Add five (5) points if you created a 3-panel ANIME storyboard 3. Draw your own 3-panel storyboard for a scene in an ANIME film. 4. We’ll grade the questions as a class, and then we’ll share any storyboards you created.