Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia Southeast Asia can be broken up into two major sections: Mainland = includes Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar (Burma), and West Malaysia Maritime = includes Andaman and Nicobar islands of India, Indonesia, East Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, East Timor, Brunei, Christmas Island, Keeling (Cocos) Islands, and Taiwan
Geography Southeast Asia lies along tectonic plates TONS of volcanic and earthquake activity (including tsunamis) Two plates meet in Indonesia so it is one of the most geologically active regions in the world Earthquake Track
Climate The climate in Southeast Asia is mostly humid tropical/humid subtropical with plenty of rainfall The seasons change in predictable wind shifts and monsoons The rainforest areas are the second largest in the world
Demographics Around 642 million people live in Southeast Asia More than 1/5th live on the Indonesian island of Java Indonesia is the 4th most populated country in the world About 8.5% of the world’s population lives in SE Asia
Religion By population, Islam is the most practiced faith in SE Asia Around 40% of the world’s Muslim population lives in Indonesia, Brunei, Malaysia, Southern Thailand and the Southern Philippines Christianity (esp. Catholicism) is most prevalent in the Philippines, eastern Indonesia, East Malaysia, and East Timor Buddhism is practiced in Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Burma and Singapore
ASEAN Ten countries make up ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) ASEAN is a regional organization designed to establish economic, political, military, educational, and cultural exchanges between nations Created on August 8th, 1967 Created by a common fear of communism, it eventually allowed Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar (Burma) into the group by the mid-90s ASEAN Plus Three = includes China, Japan and South Korea The region became nuclear-free on June 21st, 2001
Video Cold War in Asia
Activity Travel to each station and answer the questions about the short articles.