YEAR 8 GEOGRAPHY INDEPENDENT LEARNING CHALLENGE: ASIA

Task 1: Select information and present it clearly

a)Tick the task you have chosen

Produce a map of the Asian countries and their capital cities
Produce a map of the Asian countries and their flags.
Produce a map of the Asian countries that shows the physical features (mountains, lakes, rivers etc)

b)You can search for a map on Google or other search engine. This is a map of Asia so make sure you get all of the 49 countries in your task.

Task 2: Identify key features within a place or country

a)Tick the task you have chosen

Produce one map of one Asian country naming its main physical (mountains, rivers, lakes etc) and one map to show its human features (towns and cities etc). SEE OUTLINE 1 BELOW.
Produce a labelled photo gallery of physical (mountains, rivers, lakes etc) and human features (towns and cities etc) for one Asian country. SEE OUTLINE 2 BELOW.
-Make a large version of one Asian country’s flag. In different sections of the flag label that country’s physical (mountains, rivers, lakes etc) and human features (towns and cities etc). You could also include some images.SEE OUTLINE 3 BELOW.

OUTLINE 1:

a)Look at the map below and name each of the 8 rivers.

b)Draw onto the map the following mountains/mountain ranges:

Ural Mountains, Himalayan Mountains, K2 and Mount Everest, Puncak Jaya, Elbrus and Mount Ararat.

c)Label at least 5 capital cities in the correct location on the map below:

OUTLINE 2:

NAME OF CHOSEN ASIAN COUNTRY:
PHYSICAL FEATURES
Picture: / Name of what’s in the picture:
Picture: / Name of what’s in the picture:
Picture: / Name of what’s in the picture:
Picture: / Name of what’s in the picture:
HUMAN FEATURES
Picture: / Name of what’s in the picture:
Picture: / Name of what’s in the picture:
Picture: / Name of what’s in the picture:
Picture: / Name of what’s in the picture:

OUTLINE 3:

Country: Japan

Task 3: Research places and describe what they are like

a)Tick the task you have chosen

Produce a factsheet for one Asian country that includes facts about:
•Culture/traditions – e.g. food, festivals, traditional dress
•Tourist attractions
•Level of development
SEE OPTION 1 BELOW
Make a travel guide for one Asian country so that a tourist could experience:
•Culture/traditions – e.g. food, festivals, traditional dress
•Tourist attractions
•Level of development
SEE OPTION 2 BELOW
Imagine you have been on holiday to an Asian country. Write a one week diary of all the experiences you had on your holiday - include experiences that include:
•Culture/traditions – e.g. food, festivals, traditional dress
•Tourist attractions
•Level of development
SEE OPTION 3 BELOW

OPTION 1:

Use this website to help you find facts

My chosen country is:
Facts to find: / Information found:
Area (how big it is)
Coastline (how much land touches water)
Population (number of people)
GDP per capital (average of all the money a country makes divided by its population)
Male life expectancy
Female life expectancy
Literacy rate (how many adults can read and write)
% of population using the internet
Traditional food
Traditional dress
National festivals/traditions
Tourist attractions

OPTION 2:

Country you should visit:
Transport / There are a number of airports you could fly into. For example:
It is an LEDC/MEDC because: / GDP per capital (average of all the money a country makes divided by its population) ______
Female life expectancy ____years
Male life expectancy ______years
Literacy rate (how many adults can read and write) ______%
% of population using the internet ______%
Festivals you could visit: / January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Traditional dress you may see / Picture / Description
Famous tourist attractions to visit / Name of the attraction: / Picture: / What you can do there:
Traditional food you must try while you’re there / Picture of food: / Description of what is/what it will taste like:
Day 7:

OPTION 3:

Country I have visited:
Day 1: / I arrived at the airport. It is called______.
We got to our hotel in the city of ______. Here’s a picture:

My first thought of the city was:
Day 2: / Had breakfast this morning. It was different to at home because:
We visited ______. It was interesting because:
Day 3: / Had lunch today in a restaurant. This is what I ate:
We saw some people dressed in their traditional dress as well. They looked like this:

Day 4: / Our guide today told us that the average life expectancy for a woman in this country was ______years old whereas it is ______for a man. The literacy rate is ______and the percentage of people using the internet is ______.
This makes me think this country has a HIGH/LOW level of development because:
Day 5: / We have been so lucky today. We have been to a traditional festival. Here’s some pictures and information about what it was like:
Day 6: / Today we visited this tourist attraction: ______It was interesting because:
Day 7: / It was our last day today so we went out for a final evening meal before getting on the plane for home. This is what I ate: