Southeast Asia (cont’d) Population and Settlement Historical Geography State Territorial Morphology Geopolitical Issues Economic and Social Development For Next Class: Read Chapter 11
The Day the Wave Came http://wncln.wncln.org/record=b5735512~S1
Raw Footage from Tsunami http://eclecticarcania.blogspot.com/2011/12/top-10-most-dramatic-indian-ocean.html
Typhoon Haiyan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_Haiyan http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rS0gv4Xbw7w
Population and Settlement Deltas Coastal areas Zones of fertile volcanic soil Figure 13.10 Diversity Amid Globalization, 4th edition: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, and Wyckoff
Population Indicators Decrease in birth rates
Population Contrasts Singapore: Aging Population Philippines: High Birth Rate
Transmigration Internal Relocation of Population Figure 13.14 Diversity Amid Globalization, 4th edition: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, and Wyckoff
Contrasting Settlement Patterns Bangkok Figure 13.16 Rural Indonesia Figure 13.15 Diversity Amid Globalization, 4th edition: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, and Wyckoff
Religious Diversity Figure 13.18 Diversity Amid Globalization, 4th edition: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, and Wyckoff
Linguistic Diversity Burmese Script Figure 13.20 Figure 13.21 Diversity Amid Globalization, 4th edition: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, and Wyckoff
Global Context of Southeast Asian Culture Buddhist Monks in a Burmese Market Filipina Musician in Hong Kong Figure 13.22 Diversity Amid Globalization, 4th edition: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, and Wyckoff Figure 13.23
The Colonial Era Dutch power British, French, and U.S. Expansion Nationalism
State Territorial Morphologies 1. compact – most desirable (Cambodia) 2. elongated – long and narrow (Chile, Vietnam) 3. fragmented – territory consists of separate parts (Indonesia) 4. perforated – state whose territory completely surrounds that of another state (South Africa surrounds Lesotho) 5. protruded – state that has a long narrow extension away from the main body (Thailand)
Settlement Geographies: Rural Resistance to French rule Ho Chi Minh Trail Khmer Rouge United States and domino theory Communist victory and reunification U.S. Soldiers and Vietcong Prisoners
Geopolitical Framework
International Geopolitics Territorial conflicts ASEAN: Reduced tensions Radical Islam and global terrorism The Spratly Islands
Economic Indicators Uneven economic and social development
Significant economic growth continued from 1992 to 1996 Annual GDP Growth 1992 8.1 % 1993 8.4 % 1994 8.9 % 1995 8.8 % 1996 5.5 % 1997 -0.4 % 1998 -8.0 % 1999 4.5 % 2000 4.6 % 2001 1.9 % 2002 5.2 % 2003 6.9 % 2004 6.1% 2005 5.6% Thailand Since 1992 Significant economic growth continued from 1992 to 1996 Economic crisis hit much of SE Asia hard in 1997/1998 Root causes of the economic crisis: Excessive foreign investment in the private sector Significant decline in regional demand for Thai exports
Development Issues Phnom Penh: Redevelopment Projects Thailand: Sex Tourism
Globalization and Southeast Asian Economy