Southeast Asiareview of what you SHOULD know

Archipelagos

• A country made up of many small islands

• Indonesia and Philippines

Peninsulas• Body of land surrounded by water on

THREE different sides

• Malay Peninsula and Indochina peninsula

Ring of Fire• Where a large number of

earthquakes and volcanic eruptions happen in the Pacific Ocean

Tsunami in 2004

• http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/environment/environment-natural-disasters/tsunamis/tsunami-sri-lanka.html

• http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/environment/environment-natural-disasters/tsunamis/tsunami-balcony.html

• http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/news/environment-news/japan-tsunami-2011-vin.html

Climate and Economy

• Southeast Asia has a tropical and tropical savanna climate due to its location on/near the equator. Flooding is common in the summer months.

• Economic activities in this region include farming, mining, harvesting timber and fishing.

• As a result of clear-cutting in the rainforests, many plants and animals are threatened and/or endangered.

Various Types of Governments

Constitutional Monarchies

Democracies

Dictatorships

Communism

Military Governments

Traditions, Cultures, and Customs

• The culture in this region has been influenced by outside settlers (from China and India), colonial powers (such as Britain, France, Spain and the USA), and the native people living there.

• These groups influence the languages spoken, religions practiced, clothing worn and holidays celebrated.

• The major religions of Southeast Asia include Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism and Islam.

• Buddhism is the dominant faith on the mainland, while Indonesia is the world’s largest Muslim country, and the Philippines are predominantly Catholic.

• The major ethnic groups include Burmese, Khmer, Thai, and Malay, there are more than 300 ethnic groups in Southeast Asia.