East Asia in Transition

Lesson 1 East Asia: An Overview Activity 3 What are some of the key geographical features of East Asia?

SS7G9a: The student will locate selected features in East Asia. Objective SS7G9a: The student will locate selected features in East Asia. Locate on a world and regional political-physical map: Huang He (Yellow River), Mekong River, Chang Jiang (Yangtze River), Andaman Sea, Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Sea of Japan, East China Sea, South China Sea, Yellow Sea, Gobi Desert, Taklimakan Desert, Plateau of Tibet, Himalayan Mountains, and Korean Peninsula. The student will locate on a regional map key geographic features in East Asia

The region known as Asia received its name from Europeans East Asia The region known as Asia received its name from Europeans Countries that were not too distant from the east of Europe were called the Middle East Countries that were a long distance from the east of Europe were referred to as the Far East Today what Europeans once called the Far East is known as “East Asia”

Geography Vocabulary List # 1: List # 2: List # 3: Words that you can define and use in a meaningful sentence List # 2: Words that you have heard before, but are not in your vocabulary List # 3: Words that are new to you

Geography Vocabulary archipelago mountain range bay ocean delta peninsula desert plateau gorge river gulf sea island strait isthmus tributary mountain volcano

Geography Vocabulary Worksheet 1 TERM DEFINITION EXAMPLE AND LOCATION archipelago bay delta desert gorge gulf island isthmus mountain

Geography Vocabulary Worksheet 1 (continued) TERM DEFINITION EXAMPLE AND LOCATION mountain range ocean peninsula plateau river sea strait tributary volcano

East Asia Physical Map Student Instructions Locate and label accurately and neatly the following geographic features on the blank physical map. Huang He (Yellow River) Mekong River Chang Jiang (Yangtze River) Andaman Sea Bay of Bengal Indian Ocean Pacific Ocean Sea of Japan East China Sea South China Sea Yellow Sea Gobi Desert Taklmakan Desert Plateau of Tibet Himalayan Mountains Korea Peninsula Trace all the rivers in blue colored pencil from the source to its mouth  Shade plateaus orange Shade deserts yellow  Shade the mountains brown

Physical Map of East Asia Handout 1