Adventures in Time and Place

Adventures in Time and Place
Grade 6: World
Infographic #15: Economy of Asia
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1. The economy, natural resources, and population in Asia vary greatly from country to country. Explore the economy of Cambodia, China, and Japan. Examine statistics on these three different Asian countries at The World Factbook 2000: Country Listing.
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/indexgeo.html

Click C and then Cambodia. Click and read Introduction.
Scroll down and read "Geography," "People," and "Economy" also.
Take notes on important facts. Then, click Top of Page and Country Listing.
Click C and then China. Study the same four sections.
Go back. Click J and Japan. Study the same four sections.

Online Activity: What Country in Asia?
Match the statement with the correct country. Click and drag the text to the correct box. When you finish, click Check. Try again until you get them all right!

2. Economically, Japan is one of the strongest nations in the world. Many cars and household appliances are manufactured there. Learn more about Japan’s economy at Kids Web Japan.
http://www.jinjapan.org/kidsweb/

Click Economy and Industry. Read the page.
Then click What are Japan’s main exports and imports?
Take notes on important facts about Japan’s economy.
Click Q&A at the bottom of the page.
Investigate the remaining questions and answers in the same way.

Offline Activity: Economically Speaking
From the information on the Web site, create your own set of questions and answers to challenge your classmates. Use a set of 10 cards. Write a question on the front and the answer on the back of each. Quiz a classmate with your questions.