North and East Asia

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Table of Contents
NORTH AND EAST ASIA LOCATION GRAPHIC ORGANIZER..................4
NORTH AND EAST ASIA PLACE GRAPHIC ORGANIZER..........................5
NORTH AND EAST ASIA MOVEMENT GRAPHIC ORGANIZER...............6
NORTH AND EAST ASIA GRAPHIC ORGANIZER........................................7
NORTH AND EAST ASIA HUMAN ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION

GRAPHIC ORGANIZER.......................................................................................8
NORTH AND EAST ABSOLUTE LOCATION ACTIVITY..............................9
NORTH AND EAST ASIA POLITICAL MAP ACTIVITY DIRECTIONS....10
NORTH AND EAST ASIA POLITICAL MAP ACTIVITY MAP....................11
NORTH AND EAST ASIA POLITICAL MAP REFERENCE MAP...............12
JAPAN AND THE KOREAS POLITICAL MAP..............................................13
JAPAN AND THE KOREAS POLITICAL MAP..............................................14
EAST ASIA POLITICAL MAP...........................................................................15
EAST ASIA PHYSICAL MAP.............................................................................16
JAPAN AND KOREAS GEOGRAPHY..............................................................17
CHINA, MONGOLIA, CHINA GEOGRAPHY READING.............................20
SOUTH KOREA READING................................................................................23
JAPAN READING................................................................................................27
CHINA READING................................................................................................30
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SPOTLIGHT SOICHIRO HONDA READING.................................................33
FLAGS OF NORTH AND SOUTH KOREA QUESTIONS..............................35
THE DMZ ACTIVITY..........................................................................................37
NORTH AND SOUTH KOREA ECONOMICS.................................................39
HAIKU ACTIVITY...............................................................................................41
ECONOMIC CHANGE IN CHINA....................................................................43
ANALYZING CONFUCIUS................................................................................45
ANALYZING CHINESE WRITING ACTIVITY..............................................47
SHI HUANGDI ACTIVITY.................................................................................50
TEMPERATURE IN JAPAN ACTIVITY..........................................................52
CHINESE RIVER DOLPHIN ACTIVITY.........................................................53
SILK MAKING ACTIVITY................................................................................54
CHINESE RIVER DOLPHIN ACTIVITY.........................................................55
TAIWAN AND MONGOLIA...............................................................................56

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GLOBAL LITERACY GRADE 6

NORTH AND EAST ASIA LOCATION GRAPHIC ORGANIZER
ABSOLUTE
RELATIVE
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NORTH AND EAST ASIA PLACE GRAPHIC ORGANIZER
PHYSICAL
HUMAN
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NORTH AND EAST ASIA MOVEMENT GRAPHIC ORGANIZER
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NORTH AND EAST ASIA GRAPHIC ORGANIZER
PEOPLE GOODS
GEOGRAPHICAL ECONOMIC
IDEAS
POLITICAL
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NORTH AND EAST ASIA HUMAN ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION GRAPHIC
ORGANIZER
DEPEND ON THE MODIFY/CHANGE THE

ENVIRONMENT ENVIRONMENT
ADAPT TO THE ENVIRONMENT

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NORTH AND EAST ABSOLUTE LOCATION ACTIVITY
NORTH AND EAST ASIA

BETWEEN LATITUDE LINES: _____________ and _____________
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NORTH AND EAST ASIA POLITICAL MAP ACTIVITY DIRECTIONS
STEP 1: Label each country in the list below on the POLITICAL MAP of ASIA.
China Japan Mongolia North Korea

South Korea Taiwan Thailand Laos
Vietnam
STEP 2: Label the rivers and other physical features.
East China Sea Himalayas

Huang He River Sea of Japan
South China Sea Yangtze River
Yellow Sea Bay of Bengal
STEP 3: Finish Presentation
Color all locations on each map (COLOR AROUND YOUR LABEL)
**SPICY CHALLENGE**
Label the following cities and mark with a star
Capital of Japan Capital of Mongolia

Capital of North Korea Capital of South Korea
Capital of Taiwan Capital of China
Capital of Vietnam Capital of Laos
EXCEEDS MEETS APPROACHES THE NOT YET

THE STANDARD THE STANDARD STANDARD PROFICIENT
ALL locations on the map are Most of the locations are Assignment is a little Assignment is
labeled correctly and neatly and labeled correctly. Labels more than half poorly
are printed in black or blue ink are not neatly readable complete. Labels are attempted or
or pencil. Labels are in by the instructor or are messy or unreadable by locations are
horizontal direction. Place names not all in horizontal instructor or are not in not labeled
are capitalized and spelled direction. Place names horizontal direction. accurately.
correctly. Writing is legible like are not capitalized. Place names are not
it would be in an atlas spelled correctly.
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NORTH AND EAST ASIA POLITICAL MAP ACTIVITY MAP
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NORTH AND EAST ASIA POLITICAL MAP REFERENCE MAP
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JAPAN AND THE KOREAS POLITICAL MAP
DIRECTIONS: Use the following strategies to help students interpret the map.
1. What is the capital of Japan? Tokyo
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2. What is the capital of South Korea?
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3. What sea lies between Japan and the Koreas?
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4. What is Japans southernmost major city?
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5. What do Seoul and Pyongyang have in common?
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6. If you sailed northwest from Sapporo, Japan, what country would you reach?
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Critical Thinking: Making Comparisons In what ways do you think life may be different in
Japan and the
Koreas? Why?
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JAPAN AND THE KOREAS POLITICAL MAP
1. What two rivers run through the Koreas?
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2. What is Japans highest point? Mount Fuji at 12,388 ft
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3. Do you think more people live in central Honshu, Japan or along the coasts?
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4. What is Awaji Islands highest point?

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5. What is the elevation of the closest contour line to Awaji?
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6. What is the approximate elevation in Hokudan?
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7. What is the highest elevation of the main road that runs
from north to south on the island?
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EAST ASIA POLITICAL MAP
1. What country borders China and Mongolia to the north? Russia

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2. What is the southwestern part of China called? Xizang (Tibet)
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3. Which country is completely landlocked? Mongolia
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4. What seas surround Taiwan? The East China Sea and the South China Sea
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5. What country borders China to the east? Korea
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6. What is the southernmost major city in China? Hong Kong
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7. What is the northernmost major city in China? Harbin
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8. What city is closest to the Great Wall of China? Beijing?
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9. What river does the Great Wall cross? Huang He (Yellow River)
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EAST ASIA PHYSICAL MAP
1. What physical feature lies east of the Tarim Basin?
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2. What desert lies east of the Turpan Depression?
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3. How would you describe Taiwans landscape?
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4. Compare the landscape in China with that of Mongolia.
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JAPAN AND KOREAS GEOGRAPHY
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DIRECTIONS: Read each sentence and fill in the blank with the word in the word pair that best
completes the sentence.
1. The northern parts of the region have a ______________________ climate, in which the
summers are cool, but the winters are long and cold. (humid continental/humid subtropical)
2. The ______________________ is covered with rugged mountains. (fishery/Korean
Peninsula)
3. A ______________________ can be brought on by underwater earthquakes.
(tsunami/fishery)
4. Due to the swift ocean currents near Japan, it has one of the worlds most productive
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5. Many Japanese consider ______________________ a sacred place. (Fuji/the Korean

Peninsula)
DIRECTIONS: Write a paragraph describing the physical features and climate of Japan.
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CHINA, MONGOLIA, CHINA GEOGRAPHY READING
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DIRECTIONS Read each sentence and fill in the blank with the word in the word pair that best
completes the sentence.
1. The northern parts of the region have a ______________________ climate, in which the
summers are cool, but the winters are long and cold. (humid continental/humid subtropical)
2. The ______________________ is covered with rugged mountains. (fishery/Korean Peninsula)
3. A ______________________ can be brought on by underwater earthquakes. (tsunami/fishery)
4. Due to the swift ocean currents near Japan, it has one of the worlds most productive
______________________. (fisheries/tsunamis)
5. Many Japanese consider ______________________ a sacred place. (Fuji/the Korean

Peninsula)
DIRECTIONS Choose four of the vocabulary terms from the word bank. Use these words to
write a summary of what you learned in the section.
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SOUTH KOREA READING
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NORTH KOREA
SOUTH KOREA
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DIRECTIONS Read each sentence and choose the correct term from the word bank to replace
the underlined phrase. Write the term in the space provided and then define the term in your own
words.
1. North Korea is mostly farmed by these groups who work the land together.
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3. This densely populated city is the capital of South Korea. __________________
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5. This area lies between North and South Korea to keep the two countries from fighting.
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7. Few people in this crowded city own private cars because the North Korean government
allows only top Communist officials to own cars. _______________

8. Your definition: ___________________________________________________
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JAPAN READING
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CHINA READING
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SPOTLIGHT SOICHIRO HONDA READING
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1. Recall What are some ways that Soichiro Honda broke from tradition in the way he ran his
company?
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2. Express and Support a Point of View Why do you think Soichiro Hondas companies were so
successful? Provide reasons or examples to support your opinion.
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3. Imagine that Soichiro Honda has won a Businessperson of the Year award. Write three
interview questions that a newspaper reporter might ask him. Write Hondas possible answers to
those questions on a separate sheet of paper.
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FLAGS OF NORTH AND SOUTH KOREA QUESTIONS
1. What does the red star represent on the North Korean flag?
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2. What overall theme or message is symbolized in the North Korean flag?
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1. What does the circle in the center of the flag represent?
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2. What overall theme or message is symbolized in the South Korean flag?
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COMPARE AND CONTRAST
1. Compare and contrast what the color white represents in each flag.
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2. Compare and contrast the overall themes represented in each flag.
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THE DMZ ACTIVITY
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ANALYZING MAPS
1. Which countrys capital is closer to the demilitarized zone?
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2. Since there is very little human activity within the zone, what possible value might this
land have?
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3. What effect do you think the demilitarized zone has on peoples ability to travel between
North and South Korea?
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4. Why would the demilitarized zone be a popular tourist destination?

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NORTH AND SOUTH KOREA ECONOMICS
1. What were the approximate GDPs of North Korea and South Korea in 1983? What were
they in 1988?
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2. Between what two years on the graph did South Koreas GDP grow the most? By about
how much did it increase?
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3. How might the fact that South Korea has more industry and people than North Korea
help explain the difference in the value of their GDPs?
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5. In what year did North Korea and South Korea have the closest per capita GDPs?
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6. What was each countrys per capita GDP in that year?
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7. In which period shown on the graph was North Koreas rate of economic growth the
slowest? How can you tell?
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HAIKU ACTIVITY
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ANALYZING LITERATURE
1. Would the poems on the previous page be considered traditional haiku? Explain your answer.
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2. What feelings about his country does Basho express?
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ACTIVITY
Write two haiku poems describing your favorite places in nature. Share your poems with the rest
of the class
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ECONOMIC CHANGE IN CHINA
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ANALYZING CONFUCIUS
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ANALYZING CHINESE WRITING ACTIVITY
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SHI HUANGDI ACTIVITY
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1. Recall Identify three lasting achievements of Shi Huangdi.
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2. Draw a Conclusion Why did Shi Huangdi fear for his life toward the end of his reign?
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EXTENSION
Write an epitaph for Shi Huangdis tomb. Include one or two details that you learned from your
reading
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TEMPERATURE IN JAPAN ACTIVITY
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CHINESE RIVER DOLPHIN ACTIVITY

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SILK MAKING ACTIVITY
1. How does the silkworm form its coccon?
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2. Do you think that Xi Ling-Shi discovered

silk? Explain.
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EXTENSION: Make a brief illustrated how-to-guide for making silk.

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CHINESE RIVER DOLPHIN ACTIVITY
1. What is the role of the Dalai Lama?
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2. How has Chinas approach to Tibet changed

over years?
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EXTENSION: Create a timeline that traces Tibets relationship with China. Based on your
scholarly knowledge, decide how many centuries to include.
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TAIWAN AND MONGOLIA
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SCHOLAR NAME: ______________________________

GRADUATION YEAR: __________________________

HR/Cohort ___________ Argosy Class of 202X