Southeast Asia

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Southeast Asia

• Regional Review
• Riverbend High School- Penny Anderson

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Check out the names of places on the next couple
of slides. See how many you know!!
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SE Asia includes

• China
• Japan
• North South Korea
• Taiwan
• The Philippines
• Mongolia
• Indonesia

• Malaysia
• Thailand
• Cambodia
• Myanmar (Burma)
• Laos
• Vietnam
• Singapore

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Major Bodies of Water

• Indian Ocean
• Bay of Bengal
• Pacific Ocean
• S E China Sea
• Sea of Japan

• Yellow River (also called Huang He)
• Yangtze River (also called Chang Jiang)
• Three Rivers Gorge (Water Development Project)
• Mekong River

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Major Physical Features

• Tian Shan Mountains
• Himalaya Mountains
• Gobi Desert
• Tibetan Plateau (Xizang Plateau)
• Ring of Fire

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Physical Characteristics

• Mountains impact population settlement movement
  (Isolationism)
• Diverse land use rice paddies, fruit
• Varied climates
• Weather hazards Monsoons, Typhoons, Floods
  (Chinas Sorrow)
• Geologic hazards Earthquakes, Volcanoes,
  Tsunamis

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• Influences of Water on transportation trade
  rivers, seas, oceans
• Island chains also are beneficial for trade
  location Archipelagoes
• Natural Resources found in this area oil, coal,
  timber, other minerals (gems-jade)
• Japan, Eastern China High Population Density

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Cultural Characteristics

• Densely populated areas
• Religiously diverse (Buddhism, Shintoism,
  Confucianism, Islam, etc.)
• Socially structured
• History of Isolation
• Linguistic diversity
• Dif. ways of helping population growth
• Settlement along rivers Yellow R. / Mekong R.

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Cultural Heritage
Silk? Kimonos robes cultural dress
What can you make from.
Ideograms, unique alphabets
Batik- beautiful printed material from Indonesia
Jade, Jewels
Wood and Ivory Carvings
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Economic Characteristics

• Base Agriculture from subsistence to commercial
  farming (rice paddies)
• Industry high-tech industry manufacturing
  (China Hong Kong Japan)
• Rural vs. Urban Areas
• Increasing global markets beginning in 1950s up
  to the present
• Many industrializing countries
• ASEAN Economic Group
  (similar set up to NAFTA and the African Union)

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Human Impact on SE Asia

• What is happening to the forests in Nepal,
  Malaysia, Indonesia? Deforestation

• What do the hillsides look like in Vietnam
  Thailand? Hills cut into type of farm called
  terraced farming (looks like stairs or terraces)

• What are some major
  transportation routes?
  railroads rivers used
  with increasing
  pollution problems

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Historical Significance

• Dynasties in China Japan
• Communism in China Indochina (Vietnam Laos)
• Conflicts over territories
• Conflicts over resources
• Colonialism Expansion esp. the BRITISH!!!

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Maps can show differences in Asia

• China, Japan, Koreas
• Taiwan (island of Formosa) is also called the
  Republic of China
• Vietnam no longer split
• Hong Kong now part of China 97

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Factors of SE Asia

• Pagoda Torii Gate only true Technological
  country Highly industrialized even with minimal
  natural resources Japan
• The Silk Road The Great Wall China
• Many cities grew up along the Silk Road Kashbar,
  Samarkand, Xian, Beijing (later)
• Tents (yurts) mobile homes Mongolia
• Current Events China Japan Korea