Name: __________________________
Date:
Course: Global Literacy - Mr. Irvan
Homeroom:
China Day 2 – Geography of China
AIM: SWBAT explain the importance of the Huang He and Chang Jiang rivers to life in ancient China
SWBAT explain similarities between river settlements in ancient China and Egypt
Vocabulary to Know
settlement – a place where people
decide to start living and making a city
Do Now
Use your knowledge of rivers and physical maps
(especially where mountains are found) to
answer the questions.
1. Draw a compass rose on the map.
2. Which continent is China part of?
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3. Which part of China has the most cities
today? Use a cardinal or intermediate
direction. ____________________
4. Review – Why do civilizations often develop (grow) near rivers?
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5. Explain, using map evidence, why most Chinese cities are located in the eastern part of the country. Include
rivers and mountains in your response.
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Name: __________________________
Date:
Course: Global Literacy - Mr. Irvan
Homeroom:
Read and annotate.
Practice using pronunciation hints 
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Name: __________________________
Date:
Course: Global Literacy - Mr. Irvan
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Independent Practice – Use evidence from the reading to support your answers.
1. Where does the Huang He/Yellow River get its name from?
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2. Trace the Yellow River on the map.
3. Draw three stars on the map near the Huang He to show where three cities could be started.
4. Use context clues to figure out the meaning of the word sorrow at the end of the first paragraph. Name a
synonym of sorrow. ______________________________
5. What does it mean when the author writes: As a result, the Chinese called the Huang He “China’s sorrow”?
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6. How is the Huang He similar to the Nile River?
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7. Trace the Chang Jiang (Yangtze) on the map.
8. Which of the two major rivers in China is longer? Tell how you know.
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9. Explain why the settlement in ancient China happened near the Huang He and Chang Jiang Rivers. Use at least
four sentences and evidence from the text.
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Name: __________________________
Date:
Course: Global Literacy - Mr. Irvan
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Name: __________________________
Date:
Course: Global Literacy - Mr. Irvan
Homeroom:
China Day 2 Homework
Latitude and Longitude Review
Example of how to write a measurement with latitude and longitude:
60⁰N, 120⁰E
You must have: the number, degree sign, capitalized direction letter, and a comma between latitude and longitude.
Remember that latitude and longitude are used together to tell exactly where places are located on the planet.
For example, Democracy Prep Harlem is found at 41⁰N, 74⁰E
Longitude is the second number. It is also measured in
degrees (⁰) and is labeled with an E or W. Longitude lines
are measured from the prime meridian.
Example from map – Beijing is found at 115⁰E (it doesn’t
say E, but you know China is east of England where the
prime meridian is)
Latitude goes first. It is measured in degrees (⁰) and is
found with an N or S. Latitude lines are measured from
the equator.
Example from map – Beijing is found at 40⁰N (it doesn’t
say N, but you know China is north of the equator)
1. What is wrong with this latitude/longitude measurement? 25⁰E, 55⁰N
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2. What is wrong with this latitude/longitude measurement? 55⁰S 75⁰W
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3. Explain, using evidence, what latitude and longitude are used for.
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4. What are the four parts of a latitude and longitude measurement you MUST have?
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5. Why would it be a problem for geographers and sailors to do their jobs if there was no latitude and longitude
information?
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Name: __________________________
Date:
Course: Global Literacy - Mr. Irvan
Homeroom:
Use the map to answer the questions that follow.
Score:
*Note – all latitude lines here are N; all longitude lines are E
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5.
Name the line of latitude that passes through Beijing. (Remember number, degree, and direction) __________
Name the line of longitude that crosses the Chang Jiang River near the city of Wuhan. ______________
Which city is located at approximately 36⁰N, 104⁰E. ___________________________
Tell the latitude/longitude of the city of Beijing. ______________________________
Tell the latitude/longitude of the city of Guangzhou. ______________________________
6. Use the map scale to measure exactly the distance between Shanghai and Beijing. Use a ruler or piece of paper
to help you. __________
Vocabulary to Know (REVIEW)
7. Draw a compass rose on the map. Make sure it shows cardinal
intermediate direction – the in-between
directions, like northeast and southwest
and intermediate directions.
8. If you started in the city of Lhasa and traveled to Lanzhou, which intermediate direction would you be traveling
in? ____________________
9. The climate (weather over time) is hotter in areas closer to the equator. Compare how the climates of Harbin and
Guangzhou are different.
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Date:
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