How Geography “Mapped” East Asia, Part One: China

Directions: Answer the questions on a separate sheet of paper in complete

sentences.

● Explain the importance to studying the geography of a region and

how it leads to the beginning of early civilization.
● What similarities and differences are there to the geography of China
and the United States?
● Why does the author reference China as the “Wild West”?
● Why is the event described in the article taught in schools today?
What are the lasting lessons that we can learn from studying this
event? Support your response with evidence from the text.

How Geography “Mapped” East Asia, Part One: China

Directions: Answer the questions on a separate sheet of paper in complete

sentences.

● Explain the importance to studying the geography of a region and

how it leads to the beginning of early civilization.
● What similarities and differences are there to the geography of China
and the United States?
● Why does the author reference China as the “Wild West”?
● Why is the event described in the article taught in schools today?
What are the lasting lessons that we can learn from studying this
event? Support your response with evidence from the text.