Southeast Asia F Ten Geographic Qualities F Physical

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Southeast Asia F Ten Geographic Qualities F Physical Geography F Cultural Geography F Regions

Southeast Asia F Ten Geographic Qualities F Physical Geography F Cultural Geography F Regions & States

Ten Geographic Qualities F 1. Land is fragmented into numerous peninsulas & islands F

Ten Geographic Qualities F 1. Land is fragmented into numerous peninsulas & islands F 2. Cultural Fragmentation (linguistic & religious geographies)

Ten Geographic Qualities F 3. Powerful Foreign Influences F 4. Political instability & conflict

Ten Geographic Qualities F 3. Powerful Foreign Influences F 4. Political instability & conflict F 5. Population strongly clustered even in rural areas

Ten Geographic Qualities 6. Poor Intraregional communications F 7. Agricultural mainstay of the econonmies

Ten Geographic Qualities 6. Poor Intraregional communications F 7. Agricultural mainstay of the econonmies F 8. No dominant state although China & India have exerted powerful influence F

Ten Geographic Qualities 9. Emergence of Newly Industrialized Countries of Singapore F 10. Former

Ten Geographic Qualities 9. Emergence of Newly Industrialized Countries of Singapore F 10. Former Colonial Domination of this region F

Relative Location of Southeast Asia Centrally located between South Asia, and the Pacific Ocean

Relative Location of Southeast Asia Centrally located between South Asia, and the Pacific Ocean F North of Oceania Asia and south of China & Japan F

Southeast Asia F Ten Geographic Qualities F Physical Geography F Cultural Geography F Regions

Southeast Asia F Ten Geographic Qualities F Physical Geography F Cultural Geography F Regions & States

Physical Geography of Southeast Asia Plate Tectonics F Plateaus F Deserts F Mountains F

Physical Geography of Southeast Asia Plate Tectonics F Plateaus F Deserts F Mountains F Rivers F Lakes F Climates F

Physical Geography F Plate Tectonics – Subduction of the Eurasian, Indian and Philippine Plates

Physical Geography F Plate Tectonics – Subduction of the Eurasian, Indian and Philippine Plates have created the Philippine & Indonesian archipelago

Physical Geography of Southeast Asia F Rivers – Mekong River – Irrawaddy F Landforms

Physical Geography of Southeast Asia F Rivers – Mekong River – Irrawaddy F Landforms – Volcanic Archipelagos - Volcanic Islands – Himalayan foothills extend into Myanmar & Thailand

Physical Geography of Southeast Asia F Climates – Tropical Rainforest Climate dominates Malaysia &

Physical Geography of Southeast Asia F Climates – Tropical Rainforest Climate dominates Malaysia & Indonesia – Tropical Savanna Climate dominates the northern portion of SE Asia including Thailand, Cambodia & the southern part of Vietnam

Southeast Asia F Ten Geographic Qualities F Physical Geography F Cultural Geography F Regions

Southeast Asia F Ten Geographic Qualities F Physical Geography F Cultural Geography F Regions & States

Cultural Geography of Southeast Asia – Population – Languages – Religion – Agriculture –

Cultural Geography of Southeast Asia – Population – Languages – Religion – Agriculture – Economics – Historical Geography

Cultural Geography of Southeast Asia F Religion – Buddhism dominates northern SE Asia u

Cultural Geography of Southeast Asia F Religion – Buddhism dominates northern SE Asia u Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam, Laos & Cambodia – Islam dominates Malaysia & Indonesia – Christianity in the Philippines

Cultural Geography of Southeast Asia F Religion – Religious landscapes

Cultural Geography of Southeast Asia F Religion – Religious landscapes

Cultural Geography of Southeast Asia F Agriculture – subsistence farming u intensive rice farming

Cultural Geography of Southeast Asia F Agriculture – subsistence farming u intensive rice farming

Aqua farming in Thailand

Aqua farming in Thailand

Thrashing the grains from the shafts in Northern Thailand

Thrashing the grains from the shafts in Northern Thailand

Southeast Asia F Ten Geographic Qualities F Physical Geography F Cultural Geography F Regions

Southeast Asia F Ten Geographic Qualities F Physical Geography F Cultural Geography F Regions & States