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

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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&region=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