D: 5/3/13A: Southeast Asia NotesS: How do the Southeast Asia countries make money?H: None

w.o.d: klongs

Warm-Up: Answer questions 1 & 2 on pg. 637. Write the questions and answers.

Word of the DayWord

klongs

Definition

Canals through

Bangkok, Thailand

Sentence

Klongs are used for

transportation and shipping

goods.

Picture

Southeast Asia

I. Myanmar

A. Used to be called BurmaB. Has steep mountains with river valleysC. Has tropical climate influenced by monsoons

i. Has heavy rains from June to September

D. 2/3 of the people farm rice sugarcane, beans and nuts. Some farmers use water buffalo to plow their fields

E. Factories produce soap, noodles, paper and glass bottles.

I. Myanmar F. They export 75% of the worlds teakwood causing

deforestationG. They are also known for exporting gems like rubies

& sapphiresH. 48.1 million people live in the Irrawaddy river valley

and build their homes on poles to protect from flood

I. They practice Buddhism and have several gold covered temples

J. They have a socialist government so business is ran by the government but money is use to help the people

II. Thailand

A. They have wet summers and dry winters from monsoons

B. Used to be called Siam. It is the only country never ruled by Europeans

C. As an agricultural society they grow rice, corn, fruit and cassava

D. They are leaders in exporting tin & gemstonesE. They industrial center is Bangkok which is also big

for tourismF. 61.8 million people live here and practice Buddhism

in wats

III. Laos

A. Is landlocked and covered with mountainsB. The Mekong River offers some fertile land where

they grow rice, sugarcane, sweet potatoes & corn.

C. Civil war allowed for a communist state to be set up

D. They are economically poor and lack industrialization

E. The government discourages religion but most are Buddhists

IV. Cambodia

A. Has a tropical climate and is covered with waterways

B. Was a rich farming country that exports rice & rubber until dictators and civil war ruined their country

C. Today they are trying to rebuild and become more industrialized

D. Most of the 11.9 million people are Buddhists but have a rich history in Hinduism from the Khmer Empire and temple of Angkor

V. Vietnam

A. Their tropical climate and river or swamp covered land are good for growing rice, sugarcane, cassava, sweet potatoes, corn, bananas, & coffee

B. Industry is undeveloped because of wars and government control

C. The 79.5 million people live in the rural areas and practice Buddhists

D. During the 1960s the Vietnam War was fought between China’s communists and the U.S.. Once the U.S. withdrew the country became communists but they have loosened control to industrialized

VI. Malaysia

A. Has 2 parts one on the Malay Peninsula and the rest of the island of Borneo

B. The Strait of Malacca acts as the trade route for Malaysia

C. It is an agricultural society that exports rubber & palm oil

D. Factory’s produce high-tech goods and they are rich in mineral resources

VI. Malaysia

E. The 22.7 million people are Muslims, Hindu, Buddhist and Christians

F. They have a constitutional monarchy and is voted for every 5 years

G. The tallest buildings in the world the Petronas Towers are located here and contrast the poor villages with thatched huts

VII. Singapore

A. It is made up of 59 islands and used to be covered with rain forests

B. It’s location has made it a free port trading center and high in production

C. The 4 million people have a very high standard of living

VIII. Brunei

A. Is rich in oil & natural gasB. The government provides free

education, health care and low cost goods

C. The 300,000 people practice Islam

IX. The Philippines

A. Is an archipelago of 7,000 islandsB. The 74.7 million Filipinos live of 11 of these

islandsC. Volcanoes & forest help fertile soil and they

grow sugarcane, coconuts & abaca from banana leaves

D. It is named after King Philip II of Spain who established the colony until the U.S. took it over in 1898. It became independent at the end of WWII

E. They are the only Christian country in Asia

X. Indonesia

A. Land & Climatei. Is made up of 13,600 islands and

has 220 active volcanoesii. Ash from volcanoes have made rich

farmland iii. They have a tropical climate

X. Indonesia

B. Economyi. Agriculture provides work for ½ of the

people growing rice, cassava, tea, coconuts, and rubber and use rain forests for lumber

ii. They raise sheep & cattleiii. They have large reserves of oil, natural

gas & mineralsiv. Foreign companies have built factories for

cheap labor

X. Indonesia

C. Peoplei. 211.8 million people follow Islam,

Buddhism, Hinduism and Christianityii. Hindus & Buddhists both became rich

controlling trade until the Dutch took the island over until 1949

iii. Civil war on many islands has lead to the set up of a dictatorship until the 1990s people’s revolution. Today they are democratic but no political party is powerful enough to lead