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JAPAN READING................................................................................................27
CHINA READING................................................................................................30
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ANALYZING CONFUCIUS................................................................................45
ABSOLUTE
RELATIVE
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PHYSICAL
HUMAN
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PEOPLE GOODS
GEOGRAPHICAL ECONOMIC
IDEAS
POLITICAL
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STEP 1: Label each country in the list below on the POLITICAL MAP of ASIA.
**SPICY CHALLENGE**
DIRECTIONS: Use the following strategies to help students interpret the map.
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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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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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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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GLOBAL LITERACY GRADE 6
EAST ASIA PHYSICAL MAP
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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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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)
Peninsula)
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4. Due to the swift ocean currents near Japan, it has one of the worlds most productive
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DIRECTIONS: Write a paragraph describing the physical features and climate of Japan.
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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)
4. Due to the swift ocean currents near Japan, it has one of the worlds most productive
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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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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
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1. North Korea is mostly farmed by these groups who work the land together.
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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
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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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 South Korean flag?
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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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ANALYZING MAPS
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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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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
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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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ACTIVITY
Write two haiku poems describing your favorite places in nature. Share your poems with the rest
of the class
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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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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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