How does the physical geography, history, and culture of the countries in the Indian Subcontinent region effect people's every day lives?
What effect do dynasties have on countries' histories?
Why are history and traditions so important and valued strongly in some countries and ignored in others?
How does a country splitting apart effect the people living there?
Why are some economies successful and others are not?
Key Vocabulary:
subcontinent
Mount Everest
Ganges River
delta
Indus River
monsoons
Himalayas
Plateau of Tibet
Gobi
North China Plain
Huang He
loess
Chang Jiang
Fuji
Korean Peninsula
tsunamis
fishery
Indochina Peninsula
Malay Peninsula
Malay Archipelago
archipelago
New Guinea
Borneo
Mekong River
Enduring Understandings:
The Indian Subcontinent features a variety of climates, resources, rapidly growing populations, developing economies, and various blends of traditional and modern cultures.
The various differences between the economies and way of life for people living in China, Mongolia, and Taiwan.
Japan and South Korea have both overcome many challenges to become highly developed countries in Asia.
Even though North and South Korea share a common history and culture, the two Koreas have very different governments and economies.
Southeast Asia is a tropical region of peninsulas, islands, and waterways with diverse plants, animals and resources.