1. Objective (READ)

SWBAT identify modifications to the environment in SE Asia.

2. Question of the Day. (TURN OBJECTIVE INTO A QUESTION)

3. Warm-up (ANSWER) A. If you were the mayor of a major city, how would

you address the following problems:

1. Earthquakes

2. Lack of good farmland

Table of ContentsDate Title Lesson #

3/24 Sri Lanka Conflict 74

**SE ASIA**

3/29 Cover Page 75

3/30 Physical Geography 76

3/31 Human-Environment Interaction

77

1. Create an HEI page after your last physical geography page.

Problems in China that require HEI

1. Earthquakes

2. Lack of Arable Land – Desertification

Intro Clips - L

1. Earthquakes – Explain why these are problems.

2. Desertification – How would this impact a city economically?

Desertification Clips

1. How would these sandstorms affect a region economically?

2. What is China doing to fight its desertification situation?

Human-Environment Interaction, How do people adapt in Japan?

Why is Japan affected by internal forces?

A. The islands of Japan were created by the movement of plate tectonics.

B. Still active, Japan is affected by volcanic eruptions, earthquakes and tsunamis.

Mt. Fuji in Japan last erupted in 1707

The Ring of Fire

Using the map on pg. 662, which East Asian country has the greatest concentration of active volcanoes?

(Answer this question in your notebook)

Human Environment Human Environment Interaction and Levels of Interaction and Levels of

Development Development In East and Southeast Asia people have to In East and Southeast Asia people have to

modify and adapt to the environment. modify and adapt to the environment. Modifications and adaptations are directly Modifications and adaptations are directly

related to their economic development.related to their economic development. The more developed the area the more The more developed the area the more

advanced their adaptations/modifications.advanced their adaptations/modifications. The less developed areas have less The less developed areas have less

advanced adaptations/modifications.advanced adaptations/modifications.

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What has Japan done to prepare for future earthquakes or tsunamis?

1. Established strict building codes.

2. School children and adults participate every year in disaster drills.

3. Skyscrapers are built on gyroscopes (springs).

4. Tsunami warning system in the Pacific.

Adapting to Plate Tectonics Adapting to Plate Tectonics

In more In more developed areas developed areas Skyscrapers are Skyscrapers are built on built on gyroscopes gyroscopes (springs).(springs).

Adapting to Plate TectonicsAdapting to Plate Tectonics

Less developed Less developed areas buildings areas buildings are on pilings.are on pilings.

Pilings are made Pilings are made of wood.of wood.

Lack of Arable Land - IntroLack of Arable Land - Intro Another problem in E/SE Another problem in E/SE

Asia is a lack of arable Asia is a lack of arable land. land.

Arable land Arable land land land suitable for farmingsuitable for farming

HEI – they adapt to a HEI – they adapt to a lack of arable land…lack of arable land…here’s howhere’s how

Lack of Arable LandLack of Arable Land Less developed areas Less developed areas

use use terraced farming-terraced farming- farming on ledges, on farming on ledges, on the side of the hill.the side of the hill.

Planting on slopes Planting on slopes allows otherwise allows otherwise unproductive land to be unproductive land to be use for farming.use for farming.

Both developed and Both developed and developing areas of the developing areas of the world use terraced world use terraced farming farming

Use traditional farming Use traditional farming techniques, little or no techniques, little or no machinery. machinery.

Lack of Arable LandLack of Arable Land Both Developed Both Developed

and developing and developing nations use nations use terraced farmingterraced farming

Developing areasDeveloping areas - - use traditional use traditional farming farming techniques, little or techniques, little or no machinery. no machinery.

COPY WHAT’S INSIDE THE BOX

Lack of Arable LandLack of Arable Land

Land Land ReclamationReclamation--bringing land bringing land damaged by damaged by natural or human natural or human causes back into causes back into use for farming use for farming

Developed Developed nations only – nations only – too expensivetoo expensive

COPY WHAT’S INSIDE THE BOX

Lack of Arable LandLack of Arable LandCOPY WHAT’S INSIDE THE BOX

Heilongjiang Land Heilongjiang Land Reclamation ProjectReclamation Project (China) – increasing (China) – increasing farmland on land that farmland on land that was once swamp or was once swamp or semi-aridsemi-arid

Why: Why: – Crucial to ensuring Crucial to ensuring

China's food security China's food security – Uses the most advanced Uses the most advanced

farming techniques and farming techniques and machines in the worldmachines in the world

Heilongjiang Land Reclamation Heilongjiang Land Reclamation ProjectProject

The project would develop some 200,000 ha of The project would develop some 200,000 ha of virgin land in Heilongjiang Province for the virgin land in Heilongjiang Province for the production of food grains and soybean. production of food grains and soybean. Principal features of the project would be Principal features of the project would be drainage works; larger and more modern drainage works; larger and more modern agricultural machinery for full mechanization of agricultural machinery for full mechanization of farming operations; construction equipment; farming operations; construction equipment; and provision of roads, housing and supporting and provision of roads, housing and supporting infrastructure. Training in equipment operation infrastructure. Training in equipment operation and maintenance and in construction and maintenance and in construction techniques would be provided together with techniques would be provided together with technical assistance (78 man-months of technical assistance (78 man-months of consultant services) in the fields of planning, consultant services) in the fields of planning, training, and seed production. The project training, and seed production. The project would produce more than 440,000 tons of would produce more than 440,000 tons of grain and soybean annually, and thereby help grain and soybean annually, and thereby help reduce China's food grain deficit. It would reduce China's food grain deficit. It would serve as a large-scale trial and demonstration serve as a large-scale trial and demonstration of techniques applicable to an additional of techniques applicable to an additional 470,000 ha of uncultivated land and some 2 470,000 ha of uncultivated land and some 2 million ha now cultivated by state farms in million ha now cultivated by state farms in Heilongjiang. Heilongjiang.

From: From: http://web.worldbank.org/external/projects/maihttp://web.worldbank.org/external/projects/main?n?pagePK=64312881&piPK=64302848&theSitePpagePK=64312881&piPK=64302848&theSitePK=40941&Projectid=P003412K=40941&Projectid=P003412

Questions:

1. Why did they do the project?

2. What was required to complete the project?

3. Who owns the land?

- READ THE SLIDE AND COMPLETE THE QUESTIONS BELOW ON THE BACK OF YOUR WORKSHEET.

- ANSWER IN COMPLETE SENTENCES OR WRITE THE QUESTIONS

Conclusion - Option 1Conclusion - Option 1

1. In E/SE Asia people have to 1. In E/SE Asia people have to modify and __________to the modify and __________to the environment. environment.

2. Modifications and adaptations 2. Modifications and adaptations are directly related to a are directly related to a country’s __________ country’s __________ development.development.

3. The more _________ an area, the 3. The more _________ an area, the more advanced their more advanced their adaptations.adaptations.

4. The less developed areas have 4. The less developed areas have ______ advanced adaptations.______ advanced adaptations.

Word Bank:

Adapt

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Political

Economic

Social

More

Developing

Developed

COPY EACH SENTENCE AND COMPLETE IT IN YOUR NOTEBOOK

Conclusion – Option 2Conclusion – Option 2

What are problems that exist in East What are problems that exist in East and Southeast Asia’s environment?and Southeast Asia’s environment?

How have people in East and How have people in East and Southeast Asia modified or adapted Southeast Asia modified or adapted to their environment?to their environment?

How does economic development How does economic development affect how the people of East and affect how the people of East and Southeast Asia are able to modify or Southeast Asia are able to modify or adapt to their environment?adapt to their environment?