Materials

• Notes on physical characteristics of Southeast and East Asia
• Pictures or slides of important physical features found in the region (listed in step 2 below)

Instructional Activities

1. Review content from the previous session.
   
   
2. Display physical maps of Southeast and East Asia, and point out the key features students located and labeled in the previous session. Instruct students to define the following terms or features, using their textbooks or other available resources:
   • Monsoons
   • Typhoons
   • Volcanoes
   • Earthquakes
   • Loess
   
   Display pictures or slides illustrating each of the above terms or features, and discuss them as a class.
   
   
3. Discuss the following physical characteristics of Southeast and East Asia. Provide students with notes to explain each:
   • Influence of mountains on population, settlements, movement, and climate
   • Varied climate regions include tropical wet, tropical wet and dry, humid subtropical, highland, arid, and humid continental
   • Influence of water (rivers, seas, and ocean currents) on agriculture, trade, and transportation
   • Abundant arable land
   
   
4. Assign a teacher-selected reading, worksheet, or other reinforcement activity, using available teacher resources.