Day 36 - Pre-Test on Asia Geography

Today we had a pre-test on the geography of Asia, although my students got to "cheat" a little due to my absence last week. I was out due to my mother's funeral in Illinois.

The substitutes did a great job making sure my students didn't get too far behind our schedule. But I was hoping to give the pre-test without any discussions about the country locations. In order to keep students on pace, I gave the substitutes instructions to have students complete a political map, and give daily quizzes on 10 of the 20 countries.

We will be discussing how the geographic features of Asia (especially China, India, Vietnam, North & South Korea, Japan, and Indonesia) affect the lives of the people who live there.

What do we have to know?
Locate and Identify:

COUNTRIES
China, India, Vietnam, Indonesia, North Korea, South Korea, Japan

LAND FORMS
Korean Peninsula, Gobi Desert, Taklimakan Desert, Himalayan Mountains

RIVERS
Huang He (Yellow) River, Yangtze (Chiang Jiang) River, Mekong River, Indus River, Ganges River

OTHER WATER FORMS
Sea of Japan, Yellow Sea, East China Sea, South China Sea, Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean

Why do we have to know these items?
Each item connects with one of the 8 Concepts (Conflict, Culture, Economics, Governance, Human Environment Interaction, Location, Movement, Continuity through Change) and how these concepts affect the standard of living of the people who reside there.

Tomorrow we will make connections between climates and population density.

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