Features of Southern and Eastern Asia7th grade social Studies

SS7G9• SS7G9:• The student will locate selected features in Southern and Eastern

Asia

SS7G9a

• SS7G9a:• 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, Korean Peninsula

SS7G9a• Huang He (Yellow) River• 6th longest river in the world• Flows to the east through northern China• Empties into the Yellow Sea

SS7G9a• Yangtze (Chang Jiang) River• 3rd longest river in the world• Flows to the east through southern China• Empties in the Pacific Ocean• Heavily polluted: often floods

SS7G9a• Indus River:• Location of early human civilization• Flows from the Himalayan Mountains• Empties into the Indian Ocean

SS7G9a• Ganges River:• Flows through the NE India• Empties into the Bay of Bengal• Heavily polluted: often floods• Sacred to Hindus and other religious groups

SS7G9a• Mekong River:• Flows though Vietnam and surrounding countries

SS7G9a• Bay of Bengal:• Part of the Indian Ocean• Borders SE India• Site of Major cyclone development

SS7G9a• Indian Ocean:• Ocean bordering the southern portion of Asia

SS7G9a• South China Sea:• Part of the Pacific Ocean• Borders southern China and Vietnam

SS7G9a• Yellow Sea:• Part of the Pacific Ocean• Located between northern China and the Korean peninsula• Huang He (Yellow) River empties here

SS7G9a• Sea of Japan:• Part of the Pacific Ocean• Located between the Korean Peninsula and Japan

SS7G9a• Gobi Desert:• Located in Northern China• Extremely dry conditions

SS7G9a• Taklimakan Desert:• Located in western China

SS7G9a• Himalayan Mountains:• Located between China and India• Home to the world’s tallest mountains• Many major rivers begin here

SS7G9a• Korean Peninsula:• Piece of land that is home to both North and South Korea

SS7G9b• SS7G9b:• Locate on a world and regional political-physical map the

countries of: China, India, Indonesia, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Vietnam

SS7G9b• China:

SS7G9b• India:

SS7G9b• Indonesia:

SS7G9b• Japan:

SS7G9b• North Korea:

SS7G9b• South Korea

SS7G9b• Vietnam: