East and Southeast Asia

6.1(A)* trace characteristics of various contemporary societies in regions that resulted from historical events or factors such as colonization, immigration, and trade 6.3(A)* identify and explain the geographic factors responsible for patterns of population in places and regions 6.3(C) identify and locate major physical and human geographic features such as landforms, water bodies, and urban centers of various places and regions 6.3(D)* identify the location of major world countries for each of the world regions 6.5(B)* identify and analyze ways people have adapted to the physical environment in various places and regions 6.5(C)* identify and analyze ways people have modified the physical environment such as mining, irrigation, and transportation infrastructure 6.7(A)* compare ways in which various societies organize the production and distribution of goods and services 6.8(B)* describe levels of economic development of various societies using indicators such as life expectancy, gross domestic product (GDP), GDP per capita, and literacy 6.9(A) describe and compare examples of limited and unlimited governments such as constitutional (limited) and totalitarian (unlimited) 6.10(A) identify and give examples of governments with rule by one, few, or many 6.15(A)* identify and describe means of cultural diffusion such as trade, travel, and war 6.15(D)* identify the impact of cultural diffusion on individuals and world societies 6.1(B) analyze the historical background of various contemporary societies to evaluate relationships between past conflicts and current conditions 6.4(A)* explain the geographic factors responsible for the location of economic activities in places and regions 6.5(A) describe ways people have been impacted by physical processes such as earthquakes and climate 6.7(B)* compare and contrast free enterprise, socialist, and communist economies in various contemporary societies, including the benefits of the U.S. free enterprise system 6.9(C) identify and describe examples of human rights abuses by limited or unlimited governments such as the oppression of religious, ethnic, and political groups 6.10(B) compare ways in which various societies such as China, … organize government and how they function 6.11(B) explain how opportunities for citizens to participate in and influence the political process vary among various contemporary societies 6.16(A) explain the relationships that exist between societies and their architecture, art, music, and literature 6.17(A) explain the relationship among religious ideas, philosophical ideas, and cultures 6.18(B)* explain how resources, economic factors, and political decisions affect the use of technology