Geography - Asia - Current Events

Today you will be investigating current events in our region.  

Complete all 3 parts on a separate piece of paper that you will submit once finished.  

This is an individual assignment.

PART A

Mt. Everest Topics of Discussion

Choose 1 of the 3 stories listed below to read and summarize: 

1. 'I'm not afraid to die,' says man who will jump off Mount Everest in his wing-suit -http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/26/us/mount-everest-wing-suit-jump/ 

2. 80-year-old Japanese man becomes oldest to climb Mount Everest -http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/23/world/asia/nepal-everest-record/index.html?iref=allsearch 

3. Trash to treasure: Turning Mt. Everest waste into art -http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/15/world/asia/everest-trash-art/index.html?iref=allsearch 

First, please identify which number/story that you read. 
You will then write a summary paragraph (4-7 sentences) from the story.  Possible information to include would be: Who, What, When, Where, Why. 

PART B

11 March 2011 – Japan Tsunami – 3 Years Later

1.                  Japan's tsunami survivors suffer in silence three years after disaster - http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/05/us-japan-tsunami-survivors-idUSBREA242B020140305

 

2.                  Recovery isn’t in sight 3 years after Japan’s tsunami - http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2023084236_japanrecoveryxml.html

 

3.                  Natural disaster recovery - parallels with Japan - http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch-earthquake-2011/9884652/Natural-disaster-recovery-parallels-with-Japan

First, please identify which number/story that you read. 
You will then write a summary paragraph (4-7 sentences) from the story.  Possible information to include would be: Who, What, When, Where, Why. 

PART C 

Visit a reliable news website.  Examples would include, www.cnn.com & https://news.google.com/ .

Identify & select a current news story that comes from one of our Asian countries of study to read and analyze the event.  

Then write and answer the following: 

First, please identify your reading by the article's headline that you read. 
You will then write a summary paragraph (4-7 sentences) from the story.  Possible information to include would be: Who, What, When, Where, Why.