Asia

Earthquakes:
Vocabulary: http://www.education.umd.edu/EDCI/edci385/Projects301/Slye/vocab.htm
Asia Geography:
Ring of Fire: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Ring_of_Fire
Savage Earth: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/savageearth/index.html
Ring of Fire (USGS): http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dynamic/fire.html
Volcano Explorer: http://kids.discovery.com/games/build-play/volcano-explorer
Weather Wiz Kids Volcanoes: http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-volcano.htm
Weather Wiz Kids - Earthquake: http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-earthquake.htm
FEMA Volcanoes: http://www.fema.gov/kids/volcano.htm

China:
Life in Ancient China:
http://www.localhistories.org/chineselife.html
The Great Wall of China: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Wall_of_China
Chin (Qin) Dynasty: http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/china/trad/sld_qin.htm
Qin Dynasty Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qin_Dynasty

Time for Kids: China at your fingertips:
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/teachers/aw/wr/main/0,28132,536982,00.html

China Population
China Population Growth Through History:
http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/special/china_1950_population.htm
Chinability: http://www.chinability.com/Population.htm
LA Times Article: http://articles.latimes.com/2011/apr/29/world/la-fg-china-census-20110429


Japan:
Time for Kids: Around the World: http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/kids/hh/goplaces/main/0,28375,555016,00.html
Life In Japan Guide: http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e625.html
A Kids Life in Japan (ThinkQuest- written by a student): http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0212302/japan.html
Life in Japan: http://www.emeraldworld.net/lij.html