south eastasia
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Centrally located between South Asia, and the Pacific OceanNorth of Oceania Asia and south of China & Japan
MAINLAND REGION –VIETNAM (PREVIOUSLY NORTH &SOUTH VIETNAM) –CAMBODIA (PREVIOUSLY FRENCHINDO-CHINA) –LAOS (PREVIOUSLY FRENCH INDO-CHINA) –THAILAND–MYANMAR (PREVIOUSLY BURMA)
Physical Characteristics
Mountains influence the region Population settlement patterns Ability of people to move Climate Ten Geographic Qualities Physical Geography Cultural Geography Regions & States
Ten Geographic Qualities1. Land is fragmented into numerous peninsula & islands
2. Cultural Fragmentation (linguistic & religious geographies)
3. Powerful Foreign Influences
4. Political instability & conflict
5. Population strongly clustered even in rural areas
6. Poor Intraregional communications
7. Agricultural mainstay of the economics
8. No dominant state although SE countries have exerted powerful influence
9. Emergence of Newly Industrialized Countries
10. Former Colonial Domination of this region
Physical Geography of Southeast Asia
Plate TectonicsPlateausDesertsMountainsRivers LakesClimates
Physical Geography of Southeast AsiaClimate
Tropical Rainforest Climate dominates Malaysia & Indonesia
Tropical Savanna Climate dominates the northern portion of SE Asia including Thailand, Cambodia & the southern part of Vietnam
Varied climate regions-
ranging from tropical wet to humid continental
Many natural hazards-monsoons, typhoons, volcanoes, and earthquakes
Monsoon--a seasonal shift in the prevailing winds that influences large climate regions
Typhoon--a destructive tropical storm occurring in the western Pacific Ocean or the China Sea, similar to a hurricane
Influence of water(rivers, seas, and ocean currents) on
agriculture, trade, and transportation
Cultural Geography
Cultural Characteristics
PopulationLanguagesReligionAgricultureEconomicsHistorical Geography
Population Characteristics
1/2 billionconcentrations on coasts & rivers large concentration on the island of Java
PopulationBirth rates 24/1000Death rates 8/1000Natural Increase 1.6. %Infant Mortality 55/1000Doubling Time 42yrsPop <15 35%Pop > 65 4%
LanguageSino-Tibetan Languages of
Thai, Burmese and Vietnamese dominate in the north
Malayo Polynesian Language Family dominates in the southern portion of SE Asia
ReligionBuddhism dominates northern SE Asia Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam, Laos & Cambodia
Islam dominates Malaysia & IndonesiaChristianity in the Philippines
Religious landscapes
Agriculturesubsistence farming
intensive rice farming
Aqua farming in Thailand
Thrashing the grains from the shafts in Northern Thailand
Economy
primary industries dominateresource rich
oil in Indonesia & Bruneimanufacturing & labor source for the
developed world
Economic ContrastsExtreme poverty in Laos, Myranmar &
CambodiaRelative prosperity in Thailand and MalaysiaWealthy Singapore & Brunei
Drawing OF Topic(labeled)
150 – 3 images
250 – 2 images
DESCRIBTION
refersances
TITLE (Arial Heading)
Size:10
A4
JOURNAL LAYOUT
References http://www2.volstate.edu/kbell/ppts/seas2_ppt_files/frame.htm
http://www.historyworld.net/timesearch/default.asp?conid=static_timeline&timelineid=662&page=1&keywords=Southeast+Asia+timeline
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/?period=02®ion=sse
http://www.google.com.my/search?hl=en&biw=1333&bih=679&q=south+east+asia+timeline%2Bppt&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&cad=cbv
http://www.historyworld.net/timesearch/default.asp?conid=static_timeline&timelineid=662&page=1&keywords=Southeast+Asia+timeline