East Asia's Geography Through the 5 Themes, 6 Essential Elements, and 18 Geographic Standards

	Location [Stds. 1, 3]
	Place [Stds. 4, 7, 9, 10]
	Human-Environment Interaction [Stds. 8, 12, 14-18]
	Movement [Stds. 11, 13]
	Regions [Stds. 2, 5, 6]

Standard 1: Using Maps to Structure Geographic Information
» What maps can show us
» Map-making problems

Standard 2: Using Mental Maps to Organize Information
» Case Studies: Eurasia, Asia, East Asia

Standard 3: Analyzing the Spatial Organization of People, Places, and Environments
» Boundaries of China and Japan
» Satellite images

Standard 4: Physical and Human Characteristics of Places
» Case Studies: China, Japan, Korean Peninsula, Vietnam
» Places are not static
» Visiting Asia through webcams

Standard 5: Regions as Conceptual and Organizational Units
» What is a region?
» Formal regions: East Asia, Southeast Asia, China, Japan
» Functional regions: The Silk Road, China's traditional market towns

Standard 6: Perception of Places and Regions Is Influenced by Culture and Experience
» Case Study: China

Standard 7: Physical Processes That Shape the Patterns of Earth's Surface
» Weather, tsunamis, earthquakes, volcanoes, typhoons
» Case Studies: Japan, China, Vietnam

Standard 8: Characteristics and Spatial Distribution of Ecosystems
» Case Studies: China (Chang Jiang [Yangzi or Yangtze River] Delta and Shanghai) and Vietnam (Mekong River Delta)

Standard 9: Characteristics and Dynamics of Human Populations
» Population density in Asia
» Case Studies: China, Japan, Korean Peninsula, Vietnam
» Migration

Standard 10: Characteristics and Complexity of Earth's Cultural Mosaics
» Clothing; Architecture; Language: Food; Religion; Ethnic Minorities

Standard 11: Patterns and Networks of Economic Interdependence
» Case Studies: China's regions; The silver trade in East Asia, 1400s-1800s

Standard 12: Process, Patterns and Functions of Human Settlement
» China and Japan: urban life, 1000-1900
» China and Japan today, urban and rural
» Korea, Vietnam

Standard 13: Cooperation and Conflict Influence Division and Control of Earth's Surface
» Case Studies: China, Japan, Korean Peninsula

Standard 14: Human Actions Modify the Physical Environment
» Agriculture: Rice in Japan; Controlling water resources in China
» Deforestation: China, Vietnam

Standard 15: Physical Systems Affect Human Systems
» Case Study: Vietnam's Red River Delta

Standard 16: Resources: Meaning, Use, Distribution, and Importance
» What is a resource? » Case Study: The Qinghai-Tibet Railway

Standard 17: Applying Geography to Interpret the Past
» China's Grand Canal
» Chang'an (Xi'an) and the Silk Road

Standard 18: Applying Geography to Interpret the Present and Plan for the Future

ELEMENT E RESOURCES STANDARD 15 LESSON PLANS

Standard 15: Physical Systems Affect Human Systems

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction: Human Adaptation to the Changing Physical Environment
Case Study: Vietnam
1. Agriculture in the Red River Delta

STANDARD 15 INTRODUCTION: HUMAN ADAPTATION TO THE CHANGING PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT

Humans have a great capacity to accommodate to changes in physical environments. Flood, drought, and even global warming lead pragmatic peasants and farmers to assess current ways of operating and seek ways to maximize production. Recurring natural hazards are among the most dramatic episodes that impact life in rural and urban areas.

CASE STUDY: VIETNAM

// AGRICULTURE IN THE RED RIVER DELTA

READING: The Red River Delta, Vietnam [Yale]

ADDITIONAL LINK: The Red River Delta [Haivenu]

IMAGES: North Vietnam and the Red River delta region (top); vegetable farms in the Red River delta (middle left and right); woman carrying vegetables (bottom left); irrigation by bucket (bottom right)

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