Southeast Asia

Lesson Objectives List general population, religious, political, and

economic characteristics of the Southeast Asian countries.

Describe historical and/or cultural aspects of each Southeast Asian country.

Analyze Jared Diamond’s argument regarding geography.

Formulate an opinion regarding Jared Diamond’s argument.

Religion and Language Linguistic Diversity

› Over 300 languages simply in Indonesia› Native, local languages

Religious Diversity› Buddhism› Islam*› Christianity› Daoism› Animism and Traditional Religions

Political & Economic Characteristics

ASEAN- Southeast Asian Nations› Works to promote economic cooperation

Thailand has VERY successful economy!

Communism

Military Governments

Constitutional Monarchies

Population Clusters in…

› Fertile River Deltas› Areas with volcanic soils

Indonesia› World’s 4th largest country› Transmigration Policy› Java

One of the world’s most densely populated places 125 million people in an area the size of Iowa

European Influence Colonization

› British: Burma, Malaysia, Brunei› French: Indochina (Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam)› Dutch: Indonesia› Spanish: Philippines› Portuguese: East Timor

Don’t forget: Thailand was never colonized!

Vietnam Elongated State

Struggle for Independence› Ho Chi Minh

Led independence movement against French- 1954› Division: North and South Vietnam› Domino Theory

Vietnam War- 1964-1975› Vietnam reunited in 1976- Communist country

Cambodia Khmer Rouge 1975-1979

› Reign of Terror Leader: Pol Pot Moved people from urban to rural areas Opposition to wealth and education 2 million Cambodians were killed

Angkor Wat Temple

Thailand Tourism

› Sex and drugs AIDS=leading cause of death

› The Monkey Festival

› “Human Zoos” Paduang- ‘The Giraffe Women’

Bangkok

Myanmar (Burma) Military Dictatorship

› Restrictions on imports› Censorship

The Saffron Revolution- 2007› Monks revolted to gain freedom and rights

Drugs and Opium Trade› The Golden Triangle

Malaysia West Malaysia

› Mainland› 80% of population› Economic Core› Petronas Twin Towers

East Malaysia› Part of the island of Borneo› Natural Resources

Singapore A global city region

Entrepot

A “Fine City”› World’s most crowded city› World’s safest city› World’s cleanest city› Punishment by humiliation

Brunei British protectorate until 1984 Huge oil and gas reserves The Sultan

Guns, Germs, and SteelJared Diamond

Homework Assignment

In 1-2 paragraphs, write whether or not you agree with Jared Diamond’s argument that says that geography

is the underlying reason for inequality among countries.

Explain why or why not.

Exit SlipOn a half piece of paper, write two

things that you learned from TODAY’s lesson