Post on 19-Dec-2015
Southeast Asia
Where is Southeast ASIA??
Countries of Southeast Asia:
myanmar thailand
laos
vietnamPhilippines
brunei
Malaysia Cambodia
singapore
indonesia
Physical Features:
• Archipelagos – a set of closely grouped islands
• Volcanoes
• “Ring of Fire”
Archipelago
The Philippines Indonesia
Volcanoes
Krakatoa – IndonesiaThere are over 100 volcanoes
in Indonesia
RING OF FIRE
BODIES OF WATER
MEKONG RIVER
Archipelago Countries
The Philippines Indonesia
CLIMATE REGIONS
•TROPICAL WET
•TROPICAL WET AND DRY
NATURAL HAZARDS
TYPHOONS – A TROPICAL STORM LIKE A HURRICANE THAT OCCURS IN THE WESTERNPACIFIC
EARTHQUAKES
DUE TO BEING PART OF THE RING OF FIRE
Tsunami – a huge wave of great destructive power
Volcanoes
History:• China and India influenced ancient Southeast Asia
• mandalas – states organized as rings of power around a central court Khmer Empire – powerful mandala in what is now Cambodia
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•European colonialism
Indochina- French colony made up of Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam
CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS
Religious Diversity: • Buddhism - widespread• Christianity – Philippines• Muslim – Indonesia & Brunei • Hinduism
Cultural Landscape
Angkor WatCambodia
Pagodas Temples
Buddhism house of worship
Floating Markets – Bangkok, Thailand
Terracing – What do you think they are growing?