Putnam CountyMiddle School 7th Grade Social Studies

Southern and Eastern Asia

Standards• 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.

– b. Locate on a world and regional political-physical map the countries of China, India, Indonesia, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, and Vietnam.

• 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 and

Eastern Asia.– 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.

Features of South and East Asia

Which is the Indus River?

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Features of South and East Asia

Which is the Ganges River?

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Which is the Huang He (Yellow) River?

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Which is the Yangtze (Chang Jiang) River?

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Features of South and East Asia

• Google Earth Tour for:– Bay of Bengal– Mekong River– Sea of Japan– South China Sea– Yellow Sea– Gobi Desert– Taklimakan Desert– Himalayan Mountains– Korean Peninsula

Features of South and East Asia

• There may be a test on the locations of Asia’s features. Make sure to take the maps home to complete and study.

Features of South and East Asia

Population Density

Features of South and East Asia

• Population of India• 1,189,172,906 (July 2011 est.)• India started population control in the 1950’s

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India's Population Chart 1950

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India's Population Chart 1980

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India's Population Chart 2010

Features of South and East Asia

• Population of China• 1,336,718,015 (July 2011 est.)• China started population control in the 1978

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China's Population Chart 1970

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Features of South and East Asia

• Population of United States• 310,382,000 (July 2011 est.)• Does the United States have

A Population Control Policy?

Features of South and East Asia

• Do you see a population boom near the same time like that in the United States?

• What about the type of Government? Did that play a role?

• What yearDid the Chinese introducePopulation control?

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Agriculture

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Monsoons

Features of South and East Asia

Monsoons

Features of South and East Asia

Rainfall

India gets most of its rainfall in couple months as compared to Georgia for the entire year, could that explain flooding?

Features of South and East Asia

Flooding Due to Monsoons

Features of South and East Asia

When the Monsoons Are Not Present

Features of South and East Asia• 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.

– b. Locate on a world and regional political-physical map the countries of China, India, Indonesia, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, and Vietnam.

• 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 and

Eastern Asia.– 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.