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Just Do It. Put signed midterms in the tray Pull out a SmartPal Label as many countries, cities, and physical features as you can Pull out your maps and check your answers->keep your maps out we’ll need them later. Lifestyle.
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Just Do It • Put signed midterms in the tray • Pull out a SmartPal • Label as many countries, cities, and physical features as you can • Pull out your maps and check your answers->keep your maps out we’ll need them later
Lifestyle How do regional landscapes reflect cultural characteristics of their inhabitants?
SWBAT, SoL, Theme • #1 locate and describe Asian countries, cities, and features. • #2 describe factors that affect the life of the people Asia. • WG.4 • Individual Development and Identity
Yurt Building • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iSHqUmzfKM • What does a yurt look very similar too? • Native American • Who lives in yurts? • What type of people? • People with fixed places of living? • Or people who move around a lot?
What is it? Where do we see these? Why do they exist? Are they in Asia? • What
Questions • Locate Japan. What do you think their economic activity is? What level is it? Who do you think they trade with most frequently? • Find Singapore. How many people live in city? Why is that? Based on that, who do you think they trade with? • Locate India. What percentage of the population live in cities? What kinds of economic activities do you think they do? So who do they trade with? • Locate North Korea. How many people live in cities? Why do you think we don’t have that information?
Where are most people living? Why • What geographic features pop out? • How does this relate to the urban map? • If you were a business man (or woman) where would you put your business? Why?
Closer-Write a Story • Write a story from the perspective of someone in Asia. • You should pick a country and then describe what your life is like. • Be sure to include ideas/thoughts/discussion topics that we talked about today. • Such as urbanization, dense vs rural populations