1. SOUTHERN AND EASTERN ASIA
Geographic Understandings

2. SS7G9 – The student will locate selected features in Southern and Eastern Asia.

3. SS7G9 – The student will locate selected features in Southern and Eastern Asia.
Asia Physical Map
Locate the following features on your map of Asia. Use the map located on pg in your textbook.
Ganges River
Huang He (Yellow River)
Indus River
Mekong River
Yangtze River (Chang Jiang)
Bay of Bengal
Indian Ocean
Sea of Japan
South China Sea
Yellow Sea
Gobi Desert
Taklimakan Desert
Himalayan Mountains
Korean Peninsula
China
India
Indonesia
Japan
North Korea
South Korea
Vietnam

4. Ganges River Begins high in Himalaya’s
SS7G10 – a. Describe the causes and effects of pollution on the Yangtze and Ganges Rivers.
Ganges River
Begins high in Himalaya’s
Very important to India but has become polluted
Fertilizer, industry, human and animal waste, dead animals, cremated human beings, and bathing in the river have polluted the water
Water-born diseases, cholera, dysentery, typhoid, and hepatitis, most common

5. Yangtze River China’s longest river
SS7G10 – a. Describe the causes and effects of pollution on the Yangtze and Ganges Rivers.
Yangtze River
China’s longest river
Polluted by sewage, chemicals from agricultural runoff, industrial wastes
Many plants and animals disappearing
Chemicals lead to algae growth
Contaminated fish are caught and eaten by people

6. Air Pollution in India Cause: Effect: Rapid population and city growth
SS7G10 – b. Describe the causes and effects of air pollution and flooding in India and China.
Air Pollution in India
Cause:
Rapid population and city growth
Automobile emissions (70% of air pollution)
Cooking with wood, animal dung, or coal as fuel
Effect:
Respiratory disease: diseases of lungs, bronchial tubes, and trachea
Brown clouds: haze of pollution which reduces rainfall and temperatures

7. Air Pollution in China Cause Effect Tremendous growth
SS7G10 – b. Describe the causes and effects of air pollution and flooding in India and China.
Air Pollution in China
Cause
Tremendous growth
Burning coal for energy
Automobile emissions
Effect
Leading cause of death is respiratory disease
Acid rain

8. SS7G11 – a. Describe the impact climate and location has on population distribution in Southern and Eastern Asia.
Climates vary depending on oceans, mountains, deserts, latitude, and wind patterns

9. India Snow and ice in northern mountains
SS7G11 – a. Describe the impact climate and location has on population distribution in Southern and Eastern Asia.
India
Snow and ice in northern mountains
Hot dry plains in central plateaus
Steamy tropical along southern coast
Monsoon season
Hot dry air in winter
Heavy rains in spring and summer

10. China Southern mountains keep moisture from Indian Ocean
SS7G11 – a. Describe the impact climate and location has on population distribution in Southern and Eastern Asia.
China
Southern mountains keep moisture from Indian Ocean
Gobi and Taklimakan deserts in center harsh and dry
Mongolia to the north is semi-arid
East and south are humid and tropical

11. SS7G11 – a. Describe the impact climate and location has on population distribution in Southern and Eastern Asia.

12. Japan Climate affected by ocean currents
SS7G11 – a. Describe the impact climate and location has on population distribution in Southern and Eastern Asia.
Japan
Climate affected by ocean currents
Warmer water in the southern and eastern coasts
Cooler water in the north
Longer growing season in south
North rely on fishing

13. North Korea Shorts summers and long, cold winters
SS7G11 – a. Describe the impact climate and location has on population distribution in Southern and Eastern Asia.
North Korea
Shorts summers and long, cold winters
Mountainous and not heavily populated

14. South Korea Fewer mountains and milder climate
SS7G11 – a. Describe the impact climate and location has on population distribution in Southern and Eastern Asia.
South Korea
Fewer mountains and milder climate
Farming is widely practiced

15. Vietnam Warmer and tropical
SS7G11 – a. Describe the impact climate and location has on population distribution in Southern and Eastern Asia.
Vietnam
Warmer and tropical
Rich farmlands where 90% of world’s rice is grown

16. SS7G11 – b. Describe how the mountain, desert, and water features of Southern and Eastern Asia have affected the population in terms of where people live, the types of work they do, and how they travel.
India
Hindu Kush, Himalayas, and Karakoram mountains separate India from rest of Asia
Made mostly of broad plain between Indus and Ganges River
Most people live in the river valleys due to fertile soil
Water provides transportation, trade routes, irrigation, and drinking

17. China Large country with variety of climates
SS7G11 – b. Describe how the mountain, desert, and water features of Southern and Eastern Asia have affected the population in terms of where people live, the types of work they do, and how they travel.
China
Large country with variety of climates
Gobi and Taklimakan deserts
Few people live in these deserts
Moderate north and west make farming possible
Northeast along Huang He River is most populated
China’s industrial center

18. North Korea Mountains don’t allow farming
SS7G11 – b. Describe how the mountain, desert, and water features of Southern and Eastern Asia have affected the population in terms of where people live, the types of work they do, and how they travel.
North Korea
Mountains don’t allow farming
Mining of coal, iron and copper
Most live along western half where mountains slope less and allow for farming

19. South Korea Less mountainous than north Excellent farmland
SS7G11 – b. Describe how the mountain, desert, and water features of Southern and Eastern Asia have affected the population in terms of where people live, the types of work they do, and how they travel.
South Korea
Less mountainous than north
Excellent farmland

20. Japan 80% covered with mountains
SS7G11 – b. Describe how the mountain, desert, and water features of Southern and Eastern Asia have affected the population in terms of where people live, the types of work they do, and how they travel.
Japan
80% covered with mountains
Created terraces to farm along mountains
More earthquakes every year than any other place
Little food so imports and fishing are sources of food

21. SS7G12 – a. Explain the differences between an ethnic group and a religious group.
Ethnic group: group of people who share cultural ideas and beliefs that have been part of their community for generations
Religious group: shares a belief system in a god or gods, with a specific set of rituals and literature

22. Which describes and ethnic group?
SS7G12 – a. Explain the differences between an ethnic group and a religious group.
Which describes and ethnic group?
People that like to grow food
People that like to read books
People who share the same religious beliefs
People with a shared language, religion, or culture

23. Which describes a religious group?
SS7G12 – a. Explain the differences between an ethnic group and a religious group.
Which describes a religious group?
People that like to grow food
People that like to read books
People who share the same religious beliefs
People with a shared language, religion, or culture

24. SS7G12 – b. Compare and contrast the prominent religions in Southern and Eastern Asia: Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Shintoism, and the philosophy of Confucianism.

25. Hinduism Developed in India
SS7G12 – b. Compare and contrast the prominent religions in Southern and Eastern Asia: Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Shintoism, and the philosophy of Confucianism.
Hinduism
Developed in India
Vedas, of The Books of Knowledge led to Hinduism
Polytheistic religion
All Hindu gods are subject to supreme spirit Brahman
All living things have souls
Cow held sacred
Believe in reincarnation
Karma determines fate
Caste system does not change throughout life

26. SS7G12 – b. Compare and contrast the prominent religions in Southern and Eastern Asia: Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Shintoism, and the philosophy of Confucianism.

27. Buddhism Founded in India by Siddhartha Gautama
SS7G12 – b. Compare and contrast the prominent religions in Southern and Eastern Asia: Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Shintoism, and the philosophy of Confucianism.
Buddhism
Founded in India by Siddhartha Gautama
Troubled by poverty and suffering he left his family and became a monk
He was called “Buddha” or “Enlightened One”

28. Life always brought pain Suffering caused by greed
SS7G12 – b. Compare and contrast the prominent religions in Southern and Eastern Asia: Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Shintoism, and the philosophy of Confucianism.
Four Noble Truths
Life always brought pain
Suffering caused by greed
Giving up greed could end suffering
Follow the Middle Way leads to Nirvana

29. Islam Began with teachings of Muhammad in Arabian Peninsula
SS7G12 – b. Compare and contrast the prominent religions in Southern and Eastern Asia: Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Shintoism, and the philosophy of Confucianism.
Islam
Began with teachings of Muhammad in Arabian Peninsula
Muslims practice Five Pillars of Islam

30. SS7G12 – b. Compare and contrast the prominent religions in Southern and Eastern Asia: Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Shintoism, and the philosophy of Confucianism.

31. Shinto Shintoism means “way of the gods” Centers on reverence for kami
SS7G12 – b. Compare and contrast the prominent religions in Southern and Eastern Asia: Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Shintoism, and the philosophy of Confucianism.
Shinto
Shintoism means “way of the gods”
Centers on reverence for kami
Kami: divine spirits that live in nature
Prayers and rituals are performed to honor kami

32. SS7G12 – b. Compare and contrast the prominent religions in Southern and Eastern Asia: Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Shintoism, and the philosophy of Confucianism.
Confucianism
Confucius was one of the most important scholars in Chinese history
Believed key to peace and social order was to behave with good character and virtue
Golden Rule of Behavior: What you do not like when done unto yourself, do not unto others.

33. Literacy: ability to read and write
SS7G12 – c. Evaluate how the literacy rate affects the standard of living.
Literacy: ability to read and write
Lack of education leads to lack of engineers, doctors, scientists, business managers, or even decent jobs
Low literacy lowers GDP