Social Studies - 2018-19
WG.11 a - Regions and Cities of South and Southeast Asia
The student will analyze the characteristics of the South Asian and Southeast Asian regions by
a) identifying and analyzing the location of major geographic regions and major cities on maps and globes;
Adopted: 2015
BIG IDEAS
UNDERSTANDING THE STANDARD
South Asia consists of countries that reach from eastern India to China. Southeast Asian island nations in the Pacific, South Asia, and Southeast Asia are extensions of the Asian continent.
ESSENTIALS
Major regions and countries
- South Asia
- Pakistan o Nepal o Bangladesh o India
- Southeast Asia
- Philippines
- Indonesia
- Thailand
- Cambodia
- Myanmar (Burma)
- Vietnam
- Singapore
- New Delhi
- Mumbai
- Bangkok
- Islamabad
- Manila
KEY VOCABULARY
Updated: Jun 13, 2018