Geography in Southern & Eastern Asia Reading (SS7G9, SS7G10, SS7G11, SS7G12)

Your students will love learning about geography, environmental issues, and diverse cultures found in Southern and Eastern Asia with these engaging, no prep reading activity packets! This is perfect for adding literacy to your social studies curriculum because it’s academically-aligned for ELA and for social studies. Plus, it’s so easy to use that you can even leave it for sub plans or homework packets!

Resource 1: Geography in Southern & Eastern Asia (Physical Features SS7G9a)

• Passage (leveled for 7th grade)
• Map Activities
• Fill-in-the-Blank Activity
• Application of Knowledge Activity
• Answer Keys

Resource 2: Geography in Southern & Eastern Asia (Key Nations SS7G9b)

• Passage (leveled for 7th grade)
• Map Activities
• Fill-in-the-Blank Activity
• Application of Knowledge Activity
• Completed Map for Student Notes
• Answer Keys

Resource 3: Pollution of Yangtze River & Ganges River (SS7G10a)

• Passage (leveled for 7th grade)
• Cause-and-Effect Graphic Organizer
• Matching & Multiple Choice Activity
• Writing Activity (with rubric)
• Illustration Activity
• Answer Keys

Resource 4: Pollution & Flooding in India and China (SS7G10b)

• Passage (leveled for 7th grade)
• Cause-and-Effect Graphic Organizers
• Matching & Multiple Choice Activity
• Writing Activity (with rubric)
• Illustration Activity
• Answer Keys

Resource 5: Population Patterns in Southern & Eastern Asia (SS7G11)

• Passage (leveled for 7th grade)
• Graphic Organizer
• Matching Activity
• Multiple Choice Activity
• Map Activity
• Answer Keys

Resource 6: Religious & Ethnic Groups in Southern & Eastern Asia (SS7G12a)

• Passage (leveled for 7th grade)
• Graphic Organizer
• Matching Activity
• Multiple Choice Activity
• Answer Keys

Resource 7: Belief Systems in Southern & Eastern Asia (SS7G12b)

• Passage (leveled for 7th grade)
• Graphic Organizer
• Matching Activity
• Multiple Choice Activity
• Compare/Contrast Writing Activities
• Answer Keys

Standards Covered:

❏ Georgia Standards of Excellence

  ✓SS7G9. Locate selected features in Southern and Eastern Asia

  ✓a. Locate on a world and regional political-physical map: Ganges River, Huang He (Yellow River), Chang Jiang (Yangtze) River, Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean, Sea of Japan, South China Sea, Yellow Sea, Gobi Desert, Taklimakan Desert, Himalayan Mountains, and Korean Peninsula.

  ✓b. Locate on a world and regional political-physical map the countries of China, India, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, and Vietnam.

✓SS7G10. Explain the impact of environmental issues across Southern and Eastern Asia.

  ✓a. Explain the causes and effects of pollution on the Chang Jiang (Yangtze) River and Ganges Rivers.

✓b. Explain the causes and effects of pollution on the Chang Jiang (Yangtze) River and Ganges Rivers.

  ✓SS7G11. Explain the impact of location, climate, physical characteristics, distribution of natural resources, and population distribution on Southern and Eastern Asia.

  ✓a. Describe how the mountain, desert, and water features of Southern and Eastern Asia impact trade and affect where people live.

  ✓SS7G12 Analyze the diverse cultural characteristics of the people who live in Southern and Eastern Asia

  ✓a. Explain the differences between an ethnic group and a religious group.

✓b. Compare and contrast the belief systems originating in Southern and Eastern Asia: Buddhism, Hinduism, Shintoism, and Confucianism.