Monday lesson plan for capstone placement.

1. Putnam County
Middle School 7th Grade Social Studies
Southern and Eastern Asia

2. 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.

3. Features of South and East Asia
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Which is the Indus River?

4. Features of South and East Asia
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Which is the Ganges River?

5. Features of South and East Asia
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Which is the Huang He (Yellow) River?

6. Features of South and East Asia
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Which is the Yangtze (Chang Jiang) River?

7. 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

8. 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.

9. Features of South and East Asia
Population Density

10. Features of South and East Asia
• Population of India
• 1,189,172,906 (July 2011 est.)
• India started population control in the 1950’s
India's Population Chart 1980
India's Population Chart 1950 100+ India's Population Chart 2010
90-94
80-84 90-94
90-94 70-74
75-79 60-64 75-79
50-54 60-64
Age Group
60-64 % Females
40-44
45-49 45-49 % Males
30-34
30-34 20-24 30-34
15-19 10-14 15-19
0-4
0-4 0-4
-10.000 -5.000 0.000 5.000 10.000
-10.000 -5.000 0.000 5.000 10.000 -10.000 -5.000 0.000 5.000 10.000
Percent of Population

12. 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?

14. Features of South and East Asia
Agriculture

15. Features of South and East Asia
Monsoons

16. Features of South and East Asia
Monsoons

17. Features of South and East Asia
India gets most of its rainfall in couple
months as compared to Georgia for
the entire year, could that explain
flooding?
Rainfall

18. Features of South and East Asia
Flooding Due to Monsoons

19. Features of South and East Asia
When the Monsoons Are Not Present

20. 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.