Southeast Asia Geography
Southeast Asia Consists of two peninsulas and a series of archipelagos and islands Indochinese Peninsula Malay Peninsula Philippine Islands Malay Archipelago
Mainland Southeast Asia Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos Rugged mountains Low plateaus Plains Rivers that flood often
Islands of Southeast Asia More than 20,000 islands in the region Island nations: Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Brunei, East Timor Volcanic mountains Rainforests
Resources Fertile soil allows for growing and harvesting Commercial Fishing Fossil Fuels and Minerals Iron and Tin Gas and oil Harvesting of crops Tea Rice Rubber Spices Coffee Sugarcane
Climate Tropical Savanna Mainland Warm to hot all year Monsoons bring rain in summer Areas full of tall grasses and trees Humid Tropical Islands and Malay Peninsula Hot, muggy, and rainy year round Typhoons bring heavy rain Rainforests
Monsoons Summer Monsoons Winter Monsoons Hot and rainy Brings lots of flooding to region May to October Winter Monsoons Dry and Hot November to April
Ring of Fire and Natural Disasters Climate and the fact that the Ring of Fire runs through the region creates an environment perfect for natural disasters Tsunamis Earthquakes Volcanoes Typhoons Allows for many different types of adaptations and modifications