East

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Myanmar
Thailand
Brunei
Malaysia
Singapore
Indonesia
E. Timor
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Overview of East and Southeast Asia
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Population

• Very old
• China oldest continuous civilization in world
  (4000 years ago)
• Many old traditions and customs
• Huge population
• Region gt2 billion
• China 1.3 billion (4x US)
• Problems caused unemployment, poverty,
  pollution, homelessness, lack of land, resource
  food shortages

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Colonialism

• European countries were the first to colonize
• Started in 1500s
• UK Myanmar, Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Hong
  Kong
• France Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia
• Netherlands Indonesia, Taiwan
• Spain Philippines, Taiwan
• US Philippines (we got them from Spain)

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• China wasn