Asia Setting Day 1

6th grade Social Studies

Setting: Asia

Maps

(3) (C) identify and locate major physical and human
geographic features such as landforms, water bodies,
and urban centers of various places and regions;

Materials

Do Now/ bell ringer

1. Analyzing a

Political Map of
Asia

2. Russia Google

Slides notes

Tuesday

Today you will need…

●Interactive Notebook

●Pen/Pencil

●Chromebook

●Folder

(3) (C) identify and locate major physical and human geographic
features such as landforms, water bodies, and urban centers of

various places and regions;

BELL RINGER

What are some countries
you know are located in
Asia?

Sentence Stem:
Some countries I think are in
Asia are...

1

Tuesday

Directions: Answer the bell ringer and have a chromebook ready

Open Ended

What are some countries
you know are located in
Asia?

Sentence Stem:
Some countries I think are in
Asia are...

🌎

HOOK 🌎

2

Discuss with your partner something interesting you found from the
Asia introduction video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
nsOtOye-DJM

Open Ended

write down something interesting you found from the
Asia introduction video.

Content Objective: (3) (C) identify and locate major
physical and human geographic features such as landforms,

water bodies, and urban centers of various places and regions;

Language Objective: The students will label and
discuss about the geography of Asia

3

WITH YOUR GROUP… LET’S TALK!

3A

•How do you
think Asia's
countries are
similar/different
from the United
States?

I think Asian countries are
similar/different from the
United States because...

Open Ended

•How do you
think Asia's
countries are
similar/different
from the United
States?

I think Asian countries are
similar/different from the
United States because...

Identify the following on your
map:

○ Countries:

■ China
■ Japan
■ North Korea
■ South Korea
■ Mongolia
■ Taiwan

○ Cities:

■ Beijing
■ Tokyo

Setting – East Asia

Tokyo

Beijing

Yangtze River

Mount Fuji

Fill in the Blanks

Today, the Russian government owns most of their

and gas industries.

Labeling

label the countries

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

Mongolia

India

North Korea

Taiwan

japan

china

Identify the following on your
map:

○ Countries:

■ India
■ Nepal
■ Pakistan
■ Bangladesh
■ Sri Lanka

○ Cities:

■ New Delhi
■ Mumbai

Setting – South Asia

New Delhi

Mumbai

Labeling

label the country

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

Sri anka

India

Pakistan

Nepal

Identify the following on your
map:

○ Countries:

■ Iran
■ Iraq
■ Saudi Arabia
■ Syria
■ Israel
■ Afghanistan

○ Cities:

■ Mecca

Setting – Southwest Asia (Middle East)

LEBANON

ISRAEL

PALESTINE

Mecca

Labeling

Label the country

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

Iraq

Saudi Arabia

Iran

Afghanistan

Lesson Closure
5

Open Ended

Would you rather see the Great wall of China or the Statue of Liberty?

Sentence stem: I would rather see the.....

Open Ended

1.       What is the topic of the pie charts?

Open Ended

1.       Which countries have more than 25%, but less than 75% of forested land?