China

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 * China **

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//The People's Republic of China:// //Part 1 (Land and Climate): media type="custom" key="22028516"// //Part 2 (History):// media type="custom" key="22030432"media type="custom" key="22030452"media type="custom" key="22030464"media type="custom" key="22030472"media type="custom" key="22030486"media type="custom" key="22030492"

//The Great Wall:// media type="custom" key="22030896" http://www.ducksters.com/history/china/great_wall_of_china.php

//__China Unit Research__//

Compare/Contrast one of these issues as it is viewed in China vs. the U.S.
====Research what this term means to China and how it is different than the perception in the United States.====

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Economy' Population Geography Traditions

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Book Lists (Titles that are about China for student pleasure reading)

State social studies standards: A.8.7 Describe the movement of people, ideas, diseases, and products throughout the world A.8.10 Identify major discoveries in science and technology and describe their social and economic effects on the physical and human environment A.8.11 Give examples of the causes and consequences of current global issues, such as the expansion of global markets, the urbanization of the developing world, the consumption of natural resources, and the extinction of species, and suggest possible responses by various individuals, groups, and nations C.8.1 Identify and explain democracy's basic principles, including individual rights, responsibility for the common good, equal opportunity, equal protection of the laws, freedom of speech, justice, and majority rule with protection for minority rights C.8.3 Explain how laws are developed, how the purposes of government are established, and how the powers of government are acquired, maintained, justified, and sometimes abused D.8.2 Identify and explain basic economic concepts: supply, demand, production, exchange, and consumption; labor, wages, and capital; inflation and deflation; market economy and command economy; public and private goods and services D.8.7 Identify the location of concentrations of selected natural resources and describe how their acquisition and distribution generates trade and shapes economic patterns E.4.4 Describe the ways in which ethnic cultures influence the daily lives of people E.4.6 Give examples of group and institutional influences such as laws, rules, and peer pressure on people, events, and culture

Targets: Students complete research using the internet and other resources. Students present information using a platform of their choice. Students develop their understanding of Chinese culture. Students compare the way their concept is viewed in China as compared to the United States. Students create a visual aid to share their discoveries with their classmates.

Unit Grading: Students accurately describe signifcance of their topic. Students demonstrate their ability to gather information in a timely fashion.

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