Intro to Vietnam On the Concept Chart write

Intro to Vietnam On the Concept Chart, write down everything you know, or think you might know, about Vietnam. Try to have at least one thing in each column.

Vietnam: Geography • Continent: Asia (Southeast) • Capital: Hanoi • Population: 96, 462, 106 • Borders: China, Laos, Cambodia, South China Sea • Total Size: 329, 560 square km • Size Comparison: slightly larger than New Mexico

Vietnam Geography (Map) • General Terrain: low, flat delta in south and north; central highlands; hilly, mountainous in far north and northwest • Geographical High Point: Fan Si Pan 3, 144 m • Climate: tropical in south; monsoonal in north with hot, rainy season (May to September) and warm, dry season (October to March) • Major Cities: • • Ho Chi Minh City 5. 976 million; HANOI (capital) 2. 668 million; Haiphong 1. 941 million Da Nang 807, 000

Vietnam Geography (Map) • Major Landforms: Annam Mountain Range, Mekong Delta, Red River Delta, Central Highlands, Coastal lowlands • Major Bodies of Water: Red River, Mekong River, Perfume River, Ba Be Lake, Dinh Binh Lake, Nui Coc Lake, West Lake, Ha Long Bay, Gulf of Tonkin, Gulf of Thailand, South China Sea

Reading: Geography of Vietnam The Vietnam war was a long and terrible struggle for the American soldiers—and a large part of that was the geography. Worksheet Check: Concept Chart Worksheet Check: Map

Homework Next Time • Complete the Geography worksheet • Overview: Build-Up to War