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isplay Transparency 7 on the overhead. Explain to students that
Asia is the largest and most populous continent. Point out that
Asia and Europe actually form one landmass called Eurasia but that
they are usually considered separate continents. Encourage students
to take a brief “tour” of Asia by saying what they know about
different countries on the continent. Point out that the highest
mountain (Everest) and the largest lake (the Caspian Sea, which
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Teaching With the Transparency
xplain to students that Asia has tremendous geographic and cultural variety.
Ask a volunteer to come up to the projector and locate Japan on the map.
Then ask another volunteer to locate Saudi Arabia. Ask another student to
find India. Invite students to share what they know about these three
countries and how they are alike and different. Discuss the people, language,
food, culture, and so on.
Divide the class into six groups and assign each group one of the regions of
Asia—South Asia, Southwest Asia (part of the Middle East), Southeast Asia,
East Asia, North Asia (Siberia, Russia), and Central Asia. Have each group list
the countries in their region, then pick one country on which to report. Have
them include interesting facts about the country, its people, and/or its region.
E
To Do
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Photocopy and distribute “Asian Population” (pages 26–27) to each
student. Explain that they will color-code the countries in Asia based on
their population. You may want to create a transparency of the outline
map on page 27 and do the activity as a whole class.
◆
Is there a connection between the size of a country’s population and the
size of its economy? To find out, photocopy and distribute “Economies of
Asia” (page 28) as well as the Asia outline map (page 27). Explain to
students that they will be creating another color-coded map, but instead
of showing population information, this map will show economic
information about some Asian countries. Remind students that GNP,
which stands for Gross National Product, is the total value of goods and
services produced by a country. You may wish to go over “billion” and
“trillion” with students to be sure they understand the magnitude of
these numbers. After they have completed the reproducible, have
students compare it with the population map, and discuss the
connection between population and economy.
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Date
Activity for Transparency 7
Asian Population
Create a color-coded map to show the population of different countries in Asia.
Choose a different color for each of the population categories on the key. Then color
each country on the following page based on the color key and its population.
Afghanistan
23,300,000
Lebanon
3,600,000
Armenia
3,800,000
Malaysia
23,000,000
Azerbaijan
8,100,000
Maldives
309,000
663,000
Mongolia
2,600,000
Bahrain
Bangladesh
143,000,000
Nepal
24,200,000
Bhutan
2,200,000
Oman
2,700,000
Brunei
341,000
Pakistan
Burma (Myanmar)
49,000,000
Philippines
Cambodia
13,800,000
Qatar
China
Georgia
India
Indonesia
1,294,000,000
5,200,000
148,700,000
78,400,000
584,000
Russia
143,800,000
Saudi Arabia
21,700,000
1,041,000,000
Singapore
4,200,000
217,500,000
Sri Lanka
19,300,000
Iran
72,400,000
Syria
17,000,000
Iraq
24,200,000
Taiwan
22,106,000
Israel
6,300,000
Japan
127,500,000
Jordan
5,200,000
Tajikistan
6,200,000
Thailand
64,300,000
Turkey
68,600,000
Kazakhstan (Asian)
16,000,000
Turkmenistan
4,900,000
Korea, North
22,600,000
United Arab Emirates
2,700,000
Korea, South
47,400,000
Uzbekistan
25,600,000
Kuwait
2,000,000
Vietnam
80,200,000
Kyrgyzstan
5,000,000
Yemen
19,900,000
Laos
5,500,000
Source: The New York Times 2003 Almanac
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Philippines
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Japan
Sapporo
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Taiwan
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Vietnam
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Continued from Page 25
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Moscow
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Kabul
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Pakistan
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100,000,000 –
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50,000,000 –
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10,000,000 –
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Israel
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Name
Date
Activity for Transparency 7
Economies in Asia
Which countries in Asia have the biggest economies? To find out, color-code the
boxes in the key. Then complete the map on page 27 by coloring different
countries based on the size of their economies.
Some Economies of Asia, GNP
Cambodia
China
$3,150,000,000
$1,062,919,000,000
Pakistan
$61,022,000,000
Philippines
$78,778,000,000
India
$454,800,000,000
Russia
$241,027,000,000
Indonesia
$119,781,000,000
Saudi Arabia
$149,432,000,000
$4,519,067,000,000
South Korea
$421,069,000,000
Thailand
$121,602,000,000
Japan
Kazakhstan
Mongolia
Nepal
$18,733,000,000
$947,000,000
$5,584,000,000
Turkmenistan
$6,699,000,000
Uzbekistan
$8,843,000,000
Map Key (GNP)
More than $1,000,000,000,000
$100,000,000,000 to $1,000,000,000,000
$10,000,000,000 to $100,000,000,000
Less than $10,000,000,000
Source: The New York Times 2003 Almanac
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