table of contents: student handouts (mapping...

Table of Contents:

1. Student Handouts (Mapping Packet)

2. Guide To Student Handout (Key)

3. Student Directions

4. Placards (5 different types of maps)

1) Physical Features of Monsoon Asia

2) Climate Zones of Monsoon Asia

3) Vegetation Zones of Monsoon Asia

4) Population Density of Monsoon Asia

5) Economic Activity of Monsoon Asia

6) (Student Transparency) Political Boundaries of Monsoon Asia

5. Visual 7: Field Photograph (Used in Challenge 5)

6. Challenge 3 Question Cards

7. Challenge 4 Question Cards

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Monsoon asia 3

Challenge 1: Learning About the Physical Geography of Monsoon Asia

Tropic of Cancer

Tropic of Capricorn

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0° Equator

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Tropic of Capricorn

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Monsoon asia 4

Challenge 2: Learning About the Human Geography of Monsoon Asia

Tropic of Capricorn

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Tropic of Cancer

Tropic of Capricorn

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BRUNEI

Taiwan

CAMBODIA

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MALDIVES

NORTHKOREA

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BHUTAN

Hong Kong(China)

Macau(China)

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Monsoon asia 5

Challenge 3: Using Geography Skills to Answer “Where?”

Question Circle the thematic map you used. Then answer the question in complete sentences.

1 Physical Features Climate Zones Vegetation Zones Population Density Economic Activity












Monsoon asia 6

Challenge 4: Using Geography Skills to Answer “Why There?”

Question Circle the thematic maps you used. Then answer the question in complete sentences.









Monsoon asia 7

Challenge 5: Using Maps to Analyze a Field Photograph

Thematic Map

Location A (40° north, 85° east)

Location B (4° south, 138° east)

Location C (19° north, 73° east)

Physical Features

Climate Zones

Vegetation Zones

Population Density

Economic Activity



Monsoon asia 8


We think the field photograph best matches Location _______ .

Supporting-evidence statements:

1. From the ___________________________ map, we learned that this location

In the field photograph, we see







G U I D E T O S T U D E N T H A N D O U T

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Mount EverestGanges

River

Sea of Japan

Plateauof Tibet

Malay Peninsula

Huang He(Yellow River)

Chang Jiang(Yangtze River)

Bhillippine Sea

GobiDesert

DeccaPlateau

Bay ofBengal

Java

Malay Peninsula

DeccanPlateau

Gobi Desert

Taklamakan Desert

Plateau of Tibet

Himalayas

Huang He(Yellow River)

Chang Jiang(Yangtze River)

Philippine Sea

MekongRiver

Sea of Japan(East Sea)

Mount Everest

GangesRiver

Tropic of Capricorn

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Tropic of Cancer

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Tropic of Capricorn

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BRUNEI

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MALAYSIA

MALDIVES Sri Lanka

NORTHKOREA

MYANMAR(BURMA)

TaiwanHong Kong(China)

Macau(China)

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Bangladesh

EastTimor

Japan

I n d i a

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Physical Features Climate Zones Vegetation Zones Population Density Economic Activity










The most common type of vegetation in the southern parts of Monsoon Asia is broadleaf evergreen forest. Mongolia, Japan, North Korea, and South Korea are the northern countries in Monsoon Asia that do not have this type of vegetation.

The Philippines is the country located directly east of Vietnam. The types of land use in this country and just offshore include commercial fishing, subsistence farming, commercial farming, and trade and manufacturing.

Mount Everest is located on the border of Nepal and China.

India, Nepal, Bhutan, and China all have some land in an ice cap vegetation zone

Japan has three cities with a population of more than 8 million. The three cities are Osako, Nagoya, and Tokyo.

India has all of these climate zones.

Thailand is the country south of the Tropic of Cancer that has coal, hydroelectric power, natural gas, and petroleum, but not precious metals.

The most typical climate in the islands along the equator is tropical wet. The country that stretches across many of those islands is Indonesia.

The Chang Jiang (Yangtze River) flows from the Plateau of Tibet to the East China Sea. It flows through China.

Mongolia is the country in Monsoon Asia with the lowest population density. Its overall popula-tion density is under 2 people per square mile.





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This person could be writing a travel guide for Japan. Japan’s climate is humid continental and humid subtropical, which would be neither too dry nor too wet. Tokyo, the capital, has more than 8 million people. Japan has both mixed forests and coniferous forests. Finally, Japan is entirely made up of islands.

This person might live in India. The population density of India is over 250 people per square mile on the coast. Much of the land is used for subsistence farming. Trade and manufacturing is found in some cities. India’s elevation ranges from sea level to over 10,000 feet in the Himalayas. Parts of India have arid and semiarid climates. Other parts have a tropical wet and dry climate.

The population density in the western half of China is under 2 people per square mile. Much of this area has elevations over 10,000 feet. There are mountain ranges and the Taklamakan Desert, with a climate that is either highlands or arid and semiarid. All these features make western China a difficult place to live. In contrast, eastern China has a high population density. The lower elevations, rivers like the Huang He and Chang Jiang, and wetter climates make east-ern China a more attractive place to live.

Forestry is one use of land on the Indonesian islands of Sumatra and Borneo. These islands have broadleaf evergreen forests, which contain trees that are useful for many things.

The land use in Mongolia is almost entirely nomadic herding. The types of vegetation found in desert scrub and temperate grassland vegetation zones—small plants and grasses—make good grazing land.

Broadleaf evergreen forest is the vegetation found in Bangladesh. Broadleaf evergreen forests usually grow in warm and wet climates, such as a tropical wet or humid subtropical climate.




Research Station

Location A (40° north, 85° east)

Location B (4° south, 138° east)

Location C (19° north, 73° east)

Physical Features

Climate Zones

• locatedinahighlands climate zone

Vegetation Zones

Population Density

Economic Activity

• locatedinanarid climate zone

• locatedontheislandofNewGuinea

• locatedinMaokeMountains• surroundedbyPacificOcean,

Banda Sea, Arafura Sea• elevationfrom2,001toas

much as 10,000 feet

• locatedonthewestcoastof India

• locatedneartheWesternGhats

• elevationbetween 0 and 1,000 feet

• locatedintheTaklamakanDesert

• locatedbetweentheTianShan and Kunlun Shan mountain ranges

• elevationbetween2,001and 5,000 feet

• locatedontheborder between a tropical wet and a tropical wet and dry climate zone

• locatedinabroadleaf evergreen forest vegetation zone

• locatedinabroadleaf evergreen forest vegetation zone

• locatedinadesert vegetation zone

• populationdensityunder 2 people per square mile

• populationdensityunder 2 people per square mile

• populationdensityover 250 people per square mile

• locatedinornearMumbai,India, with over 8 million people

• littleornoeconomicactivity

• nomadicherdingnearby

• naturalgasnearby

• subsistencefarming

• preciousmetals

• tradeandmanufacturing

• commercialfishing

• naturalgasandpetroleumnearby

• forestrynearby




We think the field photograph best matches Location _______ .

Supporting-evidence statements:

1. From the _______________________ map, we learned that this location








is on flat land near the Indian Ocean.

climate zones

population density

economic activity

C

flooding that could happen on flat land along the coast.

physical features

has either a tropical wet or a

tropical wet and dry climate.

flooding and people wearing raincoats and carrying umbrellas, which is

appropriate for a tropical wet season.

has a high population density

and is located in or near the urban center of Mumbai, India.

many people, as well as trucks and buses, which are commonly found in

urban centers.

has trade and manufacturing.

Another possible answer: From the vegetation zones map, we learned that this location is in a broadleaf

evergreen forest vegetation zone.

a truck that could be transporting manufactured and trade goods, and a

man pushing a delivery cart that could serve the same purpose on a smaller scale. Another possible

answer:Inthefieldphotograph,weseeabitofthick,green,broadleafvegetationinthebackground.

S t u d e n t d i r e c t i o n S



1. Get your physical features map for Monsoon Asia Mapping Lab, Challenge 1.

2. Select one of the physical features listed below. Find it on a physical map of Monsoon Asia in Geography Alive! Regions and People.

3. Locate and label that feature on your physical features map. (If there is no room to write your label, draw a line from the feature to a place where you have more room to write.)

4. Repeat Steps 2 and 3 until you have found and labeled all 15 physical features.

Physical Features of Monsoon AsiaIf you have trouble finding a feature, the latitude and longitude coordinates will help you get close to its location.

1. Bay of Bengal (15°N, 90°E)

2. Deccan Plateau (18°N, 78°E)

3. Ganges River (27°N, 80°E)

4. Gobi Desert (42°N, 110°E)

5. Himalayas (30°N, 82°E)

6. Huang He (Yellow River) (35°N, 115°E)

7. Java (8°S, 110°E)

8. Malay Peninsula (5°N, 102°E)

9. Mekong River (15°N, 106°E)

10. Mount Everest (28°N, 87°E)

11. Philippine Sea (20°N, 130°E)

12. Plateau of Tibet (33°N, 90°E)

13. Sea of Japan (East Sea) (40°N, 135°E)

14. Taklamakan Desert (40°N, 84°E)

15. Chang Jiang (Yangtze River) (32°N, 120°E)




1. Get your political map for Monsoon Asia Mapping Lab, Challenge 2.

2. Select one of the countries listed below. Find it on a political map of Monsoon Asia in Geog-raphy Alive! Regions and People.

3. Label that place on your political map, and lightly shade it.

4. Repeat Steps 2 and 3 until you have labeled and shaded all 15 countries.

Countries in Monsoon AsiaIf you have trouble finding a feature, the latitude and longitude coordinates will help you get close to its location.

1. Bangladesh (24°N, 90°E)

2. China (35°N, 105°E)

3. East Timor (9°S, 126°E)

4. India (20°N, 77°E)

5. Indonesia (5°S, 120°E)

6. Japan (35°N, 135°E)

7. Laos (18°N, 105°E)

8. Mongolia (46°N, 105°E)

9. Nepal (28°N, 85°E)

10. Philippines (15°N, 121°E)

11. Singapore (1°N, 104°E)

12. South Korea (37°N, 127°E)

13. Sri Lanka (8°N, 81°E)

14. Thailand (15°N, 100°E)

15. Vietnam (14°N, 108°E)



1. Look carefully at each map your teacher projects. For each map, discuss the three questions below with you partner. Be prepared to share your answers with the class.• What are at least five key symbols or colors on the map? What does each symbol or color

represent?• What key information does this map show?• Is this information about physical geography or human geography?

2. Get a transparency of Monsoon Asia Visual 6 and a Challenge 3 card from your teacher.

3. Read the question on your card. Scan the labels of the maps at your assigned research station to determine which map you need in order to answer the question.

4. Go to that map. Lay your transparency on top of the map. Use a transparency pen to note any information or locations on your transparency that will help answer the question.

5. Once you have all the information you need to answer the question, return to your desk. Get your matrix for Monsoon Asia Mapping Lab, Challenge 3. Find the row with the number that matches your question. Circle the name of the map you used to find your answer. Write the answer in a complete sentence. For example:

Question: What mountain range is located between India and China? Answer: The Himalayas are located between India and China.

6. Take your Challenge 3 matrix to your teacher. If your answer is correct, clean off your transparency, get a new card, and repeat Steps 3–6.




1. Get a transparency of Monsoon Asia Visual 6 and one Challenge 4 card from your teacher.

2. Read the question on your card. Scan the labels of the maps at your research station to determine which maps have information that you need in order to an-swer the question. You will need to visit at least two and as many as all five maps to get all the information you need.

3. Go to each map you identified. Lay your transparency on top of the map. Use a transparency pen to note any information or locations on your transparency that will help you answer the question.

4. Once you have all the information you need, return to your desk. Get your matrix for Monsoon Asia Mapping Lab, Challenge 4. Find the row with the number that matches your question. Circle the names of the maps you used to find your answer. Write the answer in a complete sentence.

5. Take your Challenge 4 matrix to your teacher. If your answer is correct, clean off your trans-parency, get a new card, and repeat Steps 2–5.




1. Get your copy of the two pages for Monsoon Asia Mapping Lab, Challenge 5. Also get a transparency of Monsoon Asia Visual 6.

2. Find the coordinates for the three locations given in the Challenge 5 matrix (Locations A, B, and C). Carefully mark and label those exact locations on your transparency.

3. When your teacher tells you, quickly visit the thematic maps at your research station. Lay your transparency over the maps. Write as much information as possible about the three locations in the corresponding sections of the Challenge 5 matrix.

4. With your partner, carefully analyze the information in your notes and details from the field photograph. Figure out which location (A, B, or C) best matches the photograph.

5. Support your choice by completing the supporting-evidence statements. In each statement, connect information from one of the maps about the location you chose to a visual detail from the photograph. Be ready to share your statements out loud.

Example of a supporting-evidence statement: From the population density map, we learned that this location is very close to a city of over

8 million people. In the field photograph, we see hundreds of people on a crowded city side-walk.



V I S U A L 1

Monsoon Asia 1

Physical Features of Monsoon Asia

Mt. Everest(29,035 ft.8,850 m)

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AndamanIslands

Java

Celebes

Timor

Ceram

Halmahera

Mindanao

LuzonHainan

MalayPeninsula

G r e a t e rS u n d a I s l a n d s

Taiwan

Kyushu

Shikoku

Honshu

Hokkaido

Mindoro

Negros

Samar

Palawan

NewGuinea

FloresSumbawa

Sumba

B o r n e o

NicobarIslands

BatuIslands

MentawaiIslands

MaldiveIslands

Sumatra

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Maoke Mts.

Philippine

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B a y o f

B e n g a l

S o u t h

C h i n a

S e a

S e a o fJ a p a n

(East Sea)

E a s t

C h i n a

S e a

YellowSea

Gulf ofThailand

J a v a S e aBanda Sea

CelebesSea

Qinghai Hu

TonleSap

Brahmaputra R. Ganges R.

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Amur R.

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O C E A N

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O C E A N

Tropic of Cancer

Tropic of Capricorn

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0° Equator

20°S

10°S

Tropic of Cancer

Tropic of Capricorn

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10°N

0° Equator

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30°S

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60°E

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Mountain peak

FeetOver 10,000

5,001–10,0002,001–5,0001,001–2,000

0–1,000Below sea level

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V I S U A L 2

Monsoon Asia 2

Climate Zones of Monsoon Asia

I N D I A N

O C E A N

P A C I F I C

O C E A N

Tropic of Cancer

Tropic of Capricorn

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10°N

0° Equator

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10°S

Tropic of Cancer

Tropic of Capricorn

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10°N

0° Equator

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30°S

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Climate Zones

Subarctic

Highlands

Humid continental

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Semiarid

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Monsoon Asia 3

Vegetation Zones of Monsoon Asia

I N D I A N

O C E A N

P A C I F I C

O C E A N

Tropic of Cancer

Tropic of Capricorn

20°N

30°N

40°N

50°N60°N

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0° Equator

20°S

10°S

Tropic of Cancer

Tropic of Capricorn

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30°N

40°N

50°N

10°N

0° Equator

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30°S

10°S

30°S

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130°E 140°E 150°E

150°E

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60°E

70°E

Vegetation Zones

Ice cap

Highlands

Desert

Desert scrub

Temperate grassland

Tropical grassland

Deciduous forest

Mixed forest(deciduous and coniferous)

Coniferous forest

Broadleaf evergreen forest

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V I S U A L 4

Monsoon Asia 4

Population Density of Monsoon Asia

PhnomPenh

Palembang

Semarang

Sapporo

Surat

Ürümqi

Chittagong

Bhopal

Jaipur

KanpurPatna

Lucknow

Ludhiana

Nagpur

Madurai

Hiroshima

KyotoYokohama

Daejon Daegu

Pyongyang

Kaohsiung

Qiqihar

Jilin

AnshanFushun

Tangshan

DalianShijiazhuang

Baotou

Taiyuan

Zhengzhou

Qingdao

Fuzhou

Nanchang

ChangshaGuiyang

Kunming

Lanzhou

Ujungpandang

Davao

Haiphong

Jinan

Changchun

Hanoi

BangaloreChennai

Shenyang

Wuhan

Ahmadabad

Hyderabad

Chongqing

Pune

Ho Chi Minh City

Singapore

Xi’an

Tianjin

Harbin

Chengdu

Yangon

Kuala LumpurMedan

Bandung Surabaya

Guangzhou

Hangzhou

NanjingFukuoka

Busan

Jakarta

Manila

Seoul Tokyo

Osaka

Shanghai

Beijing

Mumbai(Bombay)

Delhi

KolkataDhaka

Bangkok

Taipei

Nagoya

Hong Kong

I N D I A N

O C E A N

P A C I F I C

O C E A N

Tropic of Cancer

Tropic of Capricorn

20°N

30°N

40°N

50°N60°N

10°N

0° Equator

20°S

10°S

Tropic of Cancer

Tropic of Capricorn

20°N

30°N

40°N

50°N

10°N

0° Equator

20°S

30°S

10°S

30°S

80°E70°E 90°E 100°E 110°E 120°E 130°E 140°E

130°E 140°E 150°E

150°E

160°E

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60°E

70°E

Per sq. kmOver 10050–10010–501–10Under 1

Population Density

Urban PopulationNumber of PeopleOver 8,000,0004,000,000–8,000,0001,000,000–4,000,000

Per sq. mi.Over 250125–250

25–1252–25

Under 2

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V I S U A L 5

Monsoon Asia 5

Economic Activity of Monsoon Asia

I N D I A N

O C E A N

P A C I F I C

O C E A N

20°N

30°N

40°N

50°N60°N

10°N

0° Equator

20°S

10°S

Tropic of Cancer

Tropic of Capricorn

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30°N

40°N

50°N

10°N

0° Equator

20°S

30°S

10°S

30°S

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130°E 140°E 150°E

150°E

160°E

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60°E

70°E

Land Use Resources

Subsistence farming

Commercial farming

Nomadic herding

Livestock raising

Commercial fishing

Forestry

Trade and manufacturing

Little or no activity

Coal

Hydroelectric power

Iron

Natural gas

Petroleum (oil)

Precious metals(gold, silver, copper)

Uranium

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V I S U A L 6

Monsoon Asia 6

Political Boundaries of Monsoon Asia

BANGLADESH

BHUTAN

BRUNEI

CAMBODIA

EASTTIMOR

JAPAN

I N D I A

LAOS

MALAYSIA

MALDIVES

M O N G O L I A

NEPAL

SRILANKA

NORTHKOREA

MYANMAR(BURMA)

C H I N A

PHILIPPINES

SINGAPORE

Taiwan

THAILAND

VIETNAM

SOUTHKOREA

Hong Kong(China)

Macau(China)

I N D O N E SI

A

Tropic of Cancer

Tropic of Capricorn

20°N

30°N

40°N

50°N60°N

10°N

0° Equator

20°S

10°S

Tropic of Cancer

Tropic of Capricorn

20°N

30°N

40°N

50°N

10°N

0° Equator

20°S

30°S

10°S

30°S

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130°E 140°E 150°E

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C H A L L E N G E 3 C A R D S


What is the most common type of vegetation in the southern parts of Monsoon Asia? Which four countries in the northern part of the region do not have this vegetation?

If you sailed east from Vietnam along 15° latitude, you would come to what island country? What are four types of land use in this country and just offshore?

Mount Everest is located on the border of which two countries?

Which four countries in Monsoon Asia have some land in an ice cap vegetation zone?

Which island country in Monsoon Asia contains three cities with a population of more than 8 million people? What are those cities?

One country in Monsoon Asia has all of these climate zones: highlands, humid subtropical, semiarid, arid, tropical wet and dry, and tropical wet. What is the country?

Find a country in Monsoon Asia that lies entirely south of the Tropic of Cancer. Its resources include coal, hydroelectric power, natural gas, and petroleum, but not precious metals. What is the country?

What is the most typical climate in the islands that are located along the equator in Monsoon Asia? Which country stretches across many of those islands?

One of the longest rivers in the world flows from the Plateau of Tibet to the East China Sea. What is the name of this river? Through which country does it flow?

Which country in Monsoon Asia has the lowest population density? What is its overall population density?

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What type of vegetation is found in Bangladesh? How might climate help to explain why?

In which country do the people use their land for almost nothing but nomadic herding? How does the vegetation zone help to explain why?

On which two Indonesian islands is forestry one use of the land? How does the vegetation zone there help to explain why people work in forestry?

Compare the population densities in the western and eastern halves of China. How do physical features and climate help to explain why they are so different?

Where in Monsoon Asia does this person live? Why do you think so?

“The coastal areas of my country have over 250 people per square mile. Like many people here, I am a sub-sistence farmer. My cousin works for a manufactur-ing plant in a city. My country is one of diversity. The elevation ranges from sea level to over 10,000 feet. Parts of my country are dry all year round. Other parts are tropical with wet and dry seasons.”

For a travel guide of my country, I write:

• Our climate is pleasant—not too dry nor too wet, like some parts of Monsoon Asia.

• Our capital city of over 8 million people offers shopping, museums, and entertainment.

• We have different types of forests to enjoy. I also include a map of the islands that make up my country. Which country am I writing about? Why do you think so?

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