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?
- 7 a.m.
- 8 a.m.
- 9 a.m.
- 11 a.m.
It is noon in Manila. What time is it in Seoul, Bo asks? Use card C.
- Noon
- 1 p.m.
- 2 p.m.
- 11 a.m.
It is 11 p.m. on Monday in Hanoi. Esme asks what day and time it is in Tokyo, using card C.
- 11 p.m. on Tuesday
- 1 a.m. on Tuesday
- 9 p.m. on Monday
- 1 a.m. on Monday
A class in Manila ends at 4 p.m. Kira wants to send a message to a pen pal in Hanoi right then. What time is it in Hanoi?
- 3 p.m.
- 2 p.m.
- 5 p.m.
- 4 p.m.
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 east, so the sun rises there earlier
- Tokyo is a bigger city, so its clocks are set faster
- Tokyo lies farther north, so its days are longer through the year
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?
- Nothing, since earthquakes on land are the ones that cause harm
- A typhoon, a tropical storm over warm water
- A ring of fire, a new belt of plate boundaries
- A tsunami, a series of huge ocean waves
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
- Volcanoes erupting along the Ring of Fire
- Heat and moisture from warm ocean water
- Plates moving against each other under the sea
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 lie along the Ring of Fire, where plates meet
- Both have monsoon winds, which push up the volcanoes
A tsunami warning sounds after a strong earthquake near a coastal town. Using card D, which action is the sensible one, Tala asks?
- Go out in a boat, since the typhoon is the real danger
- Move to higher ground, away from the shore
- 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 at random, so any place on Earth is equally likely
- Earthquakes cluster along plate boundaries, such as the Ring of Fire
- Earthquakes happen on coasts, where the sea meets the land