Landforms, rivers and resources of East and Southeast Asia
Grade 6 Social Studies Worksheet
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Time zones: hours ahead of UTC (standard time, no daylight saving)
Place Hours ahead of UTC Tokyo and Seoul +9 Beijing and Manila +8 Bangkok, Hanoi and Jakarta +7 A bigger number means a later time of day. A place at +9 is 2 hours ahead of a place at +7. Places farther east see the sun rise earlier.
It is 9 a.m. in Tokyo. Ari wants to call a cousin in Bangkok. What time is it in Bangkok, using card C?
- 8 a.m.
- 7 a.m.
- 11 a.m.
- 9 a.m.
It is noon in Manila. What time is it in Seoul, Bo asks? Use card C.
- 2 p.m.
- 11 a.m.
- Noon
- 1 p.m.
It is 11 p.m. on Monday in Hanoi. Esme asks what day and time it is in Tokyo, using card C.
- 9 p.m. on Monday
- 1 a.m. on Monday
- 1 a.m. on Tuesday
- 11 p.m. on Tuesday
Tokyo's time is ahead of Bangkok's. Luz asks which fact on card C best explains why.
- Tokyo is closer to the equator, so the sun rises there first
- Tokyo lies farther north, so its days are longer through the year
- Tokyo lies farther east, so the sun rises there earlier
- Tokyo is a bigger city, so its clocks are set faster
Plates, the Ring of Fire and storms
Term What the card says Ring of Fire a belt of plate boundaries around the Pacific Ocean where many earthquakes happen and volcanoes erupt; Japan and Indonesia lie along it Earthquake the ground shakes when plates move against each other Tsunami a series of huge ocean waves, often started by a strong earthquake under the sea Typhoon a powerful tropical storm that forms over warm water in the western Pacific; heat and moisture drive it, not moving plates Plates are the large slabs that make up Earth's outer layer.
A strong earthquake shakes the sea floor off a coast. Which hazard, from card D, could follow next, Milo asks?
- A typhoon, a tropical storm over warm water
- A tsunami, a series of huge ocean waves
- A ring of fire, a new belt of plate boundaries
- Nothing, since earthquakes on land are the ones that cause harm
Satellites show a typhoon growing over the warm western Pacific. What drives it, according to card D, Noah asks?
- Huge waves from an earlier tsunami
- Heat and moisture from warm ocean water
- Plates moving against each other under the sea
- Volcanoes erupting along the Ring of Fire
Japan and Indonesia are far apart with very different weather, yet Pia sees volcanoes in both. What do the two share, according to card D?
- Both are islands, and islands have volcanoes
- Both are hot and tropical, which makes volcanoes erupt
- Both have monsoon winds, which push up the volcanoes
- Both lie along the Ring of Fire, where plates meet
Ren's note says, "Typhoons are caused by earthquakes under the sea." Which fix fits card D?
- Typhoons are caused by volcanoes erupting along the Ring of Fire
- Earthquakes come from typhoons; plates move because of the storm
- Typhoons and earthquakes both come from plates moving under the sea
- Typhoons come from warm water; earthquakes come from moving plates
A tsunami warning sounds after a strong earthquake near a coastal town. Using card D, which action is the sensible one, Tala asks?
- Move to higher ground, away from the shore
- Go out in a boat, since the typhoon is the real danger
- Stay on low ground, where the earthquake already passed
- Walk to the beach to watch the waves come in
A map plots earthquakes as dots, and the dots form long belts around the Pacific rather than scattering evenly. What does that pattern suggest, Zee asks?
- Earthquakes are caused by typhoons that circle the Pacific
- Earthquakes happen on coasts, where the sea meets the land
- Earthquakes cluster along plate boundaries, such as the Ring of Fire
- Earthquakes happen at random, so any place on Earth is equally likely
