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Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia. Regional Review Riverbend High School- Penny Anderson. Check out the names of places on the next couple of slides. See how many you know!!. China Japan North & South Korea Taiwan The Philippines Mongolia Indonesia. Malaysia Thailand Cambodia Myanmar (Burma) Laos

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Southeast Asia

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  1. Southeast Asia Regional Review Riverbend High School- Penny Anderson

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

  3. China Japan North & South Korea Taiwan The Philippines Mongolia Indonesia Malaysia Thailand Cambodia Myanmar (Burma) Laos Vietnam Singapore SE Asia includes:

  4. 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 Major Bodies of Water:

  5. Major Physical Features: • Tian Shan Mountains • Himalaya Mountains • Gobi Desert • Tibetan Plateau (Xizang Plateau) • “Ring of Fire”

  6. Physical Characteristics: • Mountains impact population settlement & movement (Isolationism) • Diverse land use: rice paddies, fruit • Varied climates • Weather hazards: Monsoons, Typhoons, Floods (“China’s Sorrow”) • Geologic hazards: Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Tsunamis

  7. 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

  8. 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.

  9. 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 http://www.serve.com/aberges/batikpag4.html http://www.serve.com/aberges/batikpag1.html

  10. 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)

  11. Human Impact on SE Asia • What do the hillsides look like in Vietnam & Thailand? =Hills cut into type of farm called “terraced farming” (looks like stairs or terraces) • What is happening to the forests in Nepal, Malaysia, & Indonesia? =Deforestation • What are some major transportation routes? =railroads & rivers used with increasing pollution problems

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

  13. 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

  14. 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, Xi’an, Beijing (later) • Tents (yurts) & “mobile” homes= Mongolia • Current Events: China; Japan; Korea

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