China Unit

Unit Objectives

Investigate how the extremes of East Asias physical geography has affected its
populations
Examine the relationship between geography, culture, and economic development

Unit Literacy Objective

Students will be able to take their essay outline and turn it into a five paragraph essay

Lesson 1: What makes the Chinese in the north different than those in the south?
Standards:

WG-2.1 Explain the ways in which Earths physical systems and processes are dynamic
and interactive
WG-8.2 Compare how human modification of the physical environment varies from one
region to another and may require different human responses

Objectives:

Explore the geographic features, climate, and resources of China

Identify the different lifestyles of the Chinese people due to their geographic location in
the country

Assessment: Create a Venn diagram that identifies the differences in lifestyles of the north and
the south and explain these differences using information about their geography.
Lesson 2 and 3: Chinese history
Standards:

WG-4.4 Explain the spatial processes of cultural convergence

WG-5.4 Classify and describe the spatial distribution of major economic systems
including traditional, command, and market economic systems

Objectives:

Explore the origins of the need for the one child policy

Assessment: Create a twenty question quiz that covers the material we learned about during class

Lesson 4 and 5: Should China abandon their one child policy?

Standards:

WG-3.2 Analyze population issues and policing including pro-natal and anti-natal
policies of difference countries and their effects on population characteristics
WG 5.3: Explain the spatial relationships between various economic activities

Objectives:

Explain the key points of Chinas One Child Policy

Determine the benefits and consequences of Chinas One Child Policy
Identify how the geography and economy of China affect Chinas One Child Policy

Assessment: Outline a five paragraph essay using the primary sources given to answer the
question Should China abandon their one child policy?

Unit Assessment: Students will write a five paragraph essay answering the question Should
China abandon its One Child Policy?