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Section 1: Natural Environments Section 2: History and Culture Section 3: The Region Today

CHAPTER 29. Mainland Southeast Asia. Section 1: Natural Environments Section 2: History and Culture Section 3: The Region Today. SECTION 1. Natural Environments. Question: What are the three landform regions of mainland Southeast Asia?. SECTION 1. Natural Environments.

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Section 1: Natural Environments Section 2: History and Culture Section 3: The Region Today

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  1. CHAPTER 29 Mainland Southeast Asia Section 1:Natural Environments Section 2:History and Culture Section 3:The Region Today

  2. SECTION 1 Natural Environments Question: What are the three landform regions of mainland Southeast Asia?

  3. SECTION 1 Natural Environments River valleys and deltas Mountains Plains and plateaus • located in northern Southeast Asia • rugged landscapes • fan out from Himalayas and Plateau of Tibet through Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam • found in central Southeast Asia • cover much of Thailand and Cambodia • includes Thailand’s Khorat Plateau • Irrawaddy, Choa Phraya, Hong (Red), and Mekong Rivers • fertile alluvial soils, heavy farming • dense populations, most of the region’s cities • rivers used for local transportation

  4. SECTION 2 History and Culture Question: What are the cultural elements of each country in Southeast Asia?

  5. SECTION 2 Mainland Southeast Asia’s Cultures Myanmar Vietnam • Sino-Tibetan language (Burmese) • many ethnic groups • mostly Buddhists, some animists • Austro-Asiatic language (Vietnamese) • many ethnic groups • mix of Confucianism, Buddhism, some animists • varied food tradition Cambodia Thailand Laos • Austro-Asiatic language (Khmer) • mostly Buddhist • Tai language (Thai) • mostly Buddhist, but Hindu Brahmins lead ceremonies • curries common in diet • Tai language (Laotian) • some animists History and Culture

  6. SECTION 3 The Region Today Question: What crops are produced in each agricultural system in Southeast Asia?

  7. SECTION 3 Agricultural Systems in Southeast Asia Subsistence agriculture rice, cassava, yams, bananas, pineapples, beans, sugarcane Plantation agriculture natural rubber sugarcane pineapples Paddy agriculture rice The Region Today

  8. CHAPTER 29 Chapter Wrap-Up 1. What are the major climates in mainland Southeast Asia, and where are they found? 2. What types of soils have made the region’s river valleys rich farming areas? 3. Which of the region’s countries was never a European colony? What two European countries had colonies in the region? 4. What three major language families are found in the region? Who are some of the primary speakers of the languages in each group? 5. In what areas do most of the region’s people live? What are the large cities of the region like?

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