Southern and Eastern Asia - Troup 6-12 Teacher Resources

TCSS 7 th Grade Social Studies Southern and Eastern Asia Content Map
Unit Essential Question: How do geographic, government, economic, and
historical understandings influence Southern and Eastern Asia?
Concept 1:
Geography
Lesson Essential Questions:
1. Where are the major physical
features and nations of Southern
and Eastern Asia located? (SS7G9ab.)
2. How do climate, location, and
physical features impact the people
of Southern and Eastern Asia?
(SS7G11a-b) (include population
distribution and where people live,
the types of work they do, and how
they travel)
3. How has pollution affected
Southern and Eastern Asia?
(SS7G10a-b.) (include pollution of the
Yangtze and Ganges Rivers and air
pollution and flooding in India and
China)
4. How are Southern and Eastern
Asia’s diverse cultures similar and
different? (SS7G12a-b) (include the
differences between an ethnic group
and a religious group and the
prominent religions of Buddhism,
Hinduism, Islam, Shinto, and the
philosophy of Confucianism)
Concept 2:
Government/Civics
Lesson Essential Questions:
5. What are the similarities and
differences between leadership,
voting rights, and personal
freedoms in India, China, and
Japan? (SS7CG7a.)
(the Federal Republic of India,
The People’s Republic of China,
and Japan)
Standard(s): SS7G9a-b; SS7G10a-b; SS7G11a-b; SS7G12a-c;
SS7CG6a-c; SS7CG7a; SS7E8a-c; SS7E9a-c; SS7E10a-d; SS7H3a-e
Concept 3:
Economics
Lesson Essential Questions:
6. How do the countries of India,
China, Japan and North Korea
answer basic economic questions?
(SS7E8a-c., SS7E9c.) (where these
countries are located on a continuum
between pure market and pure
command, and the system for
exchanging currencies)
7. How do economic factors influence
Southern & Eastern Asian countries?
a. specialization (SS7E9a.)
b. trade barriers (SS7E9b.)
c. physical/human capital, natural
resources, and GDP (India, China, and
Japan) (SS7E10a-d)
d. literacy rate (SS7G12c.)
e. entrepreneurship (SS7E10d)
Concept 4:
History
8. How did nationalism lead to
independence in India and
Vietnam? (SS7H3a.)
9. What was the impact of
Mohandas Gandhi’s belief in
non-violent protest on Asia?
(SS7H3b.)
10. What was the role of the
United States in the rebuilding
of Japan after WWII? (SS7H3c.)
11. How did communism
influence China? (SS7H3d.) (in
terms of Mao Zedong, the Great
Leap Forward, the Cultural
Revolution, and Tiananmen
Square)
12. What were the reasons for
foreign involvement in Korea
and Vietnam? (SS7H3e.) (in
terms of the containment of
communism)
TCSS 7 th Grade Social Studies Document last changed: 23 May 2011 1

Vocabulary 1:
Huang He (Yellow River) Ganges River
Indus River Mekong River
Bay of Bengal Indian Ocean
Sea of Japan China
Yellow Sea Gobi Desert
South China Sea India
Indonesia Japan
North Korea South Korea
Taklimakan Desert Vietnam
Himalayan Mountains
Korean Peninsula
Yangtze (Chang Jiang) River
ethnic group
Buddhism
Hinduism
Islam
Shinto
polytheism
Confucianism
monotheism
Human capital (education/training)
Natural Resource (oil)
Population distribution
Standard of living
Literacy Rate
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
TCSS 7 th Grade Social Studies Southern and Eastern Asia Content Map
Vocabulary 2:
Parliamentary democracy
Monarchy
Theocracy
Republic
Communist state
Constitutional Monarchy
Federal Republic
Federal Republic of India
The People’s Republic of China
Japan
Voting rights
Personal freedoms
Unitary**
Confederation**
Federal**
Autocratic**
Oligarchic**
Democratic – parliamentary,
presidential**
monarch**
President**
Prime minister**
** Taught throughout each unit
Teacher information to include during lesson
Vocabulary 3:
China
India
Japan
North Korea
Pure market**
Pure command**
Mixed economy**
Continuum**
Specialization**
Trade barriers**
Tariffs**
Quotas**
Embargos**
Exchange rates**
Currency**
Human capital (education/training)**
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)**
Investment**
Capital (factories, machinery, and technology)**
Entrepreneurship**
Vocabulary 4:
India
Nationalism
colonization
Vietnam
Mohandas Gandhi
Passive resistance (“non-violent
protest”)
Japan
China
Mao Zedong
Great Leap Forward
Cultural Revolution
Tiananmen Square
Korea
Vietnam
Containment
Communism
Domino Theory
Ho Chi Minh
TCSS 7 th Grade Social Studies Document last changed: 23 May 2011 2