WG SE ASIA VOCAB (UNIT 10)

SE ASIA GEOGRAPHY Group of islands: archipelago System of parallel mountain ranges: cordillera Island: insular

The insular region of SE Asia includes the countries of Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, East Timor, Indonesia, and the Philippines has been formed along the boundaries of the three crustal segments of the Earth that meet there.

THE NATURAL WORLD OF SE ASIA Native to a particular area: endemic Trees that lose leaves in autumn: deciduous Plants and animals: flora and fauna

The tarsier is a small primate that can fit in your palm and has big round eyes. They are nocturnal and can be found on the islands of Southeast Asia

LOCATION OF SE ASIA NATIONS The Southeast Asian countries that lie partly or entirely on the Indochina Peninsula are: _____, _____, _____, _____,and _____. Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar and Laos The five insular countries are: _____, _____, _____, _____, and _____. Brunei, East Timor, Indonesia, Singapore, and the Philippines

EARTH FORCES OF SE ASIA The geological activities that created Southeast Asia were _____ and _____. volcanoes and earthquakes

ECONOMICS OF SE ASIA Waterways are important to Southeast Asia's people because it provides _____, _____, and _____. transportation, communication, and food A Southeast Asian resource found underground - _____ and _____. minerals and gems A Southeast Asian resource found underwater - _____. fish A Southeast Asian resource found in a tropical rain forest - _____ and _____. wood and spices Southeast Asian _____, or seafaring, empires controlled shipping and trade. maritime

CLIMATE REGIONS OF SE ASIA The four main climate regions of Southeast Asia are: _____, _____, _____, and _____. tropical rain forest, tropical savanna, humid subtropical, and highlands Highlands climates can be found in _____, _____, and _____. Myanmar, New Guinea, and Borneo Weather north of the Equator is different from weather south of the Equator because the wet and dry cycles are _____. reversed

VEGETATION REGIONS OF SE ASIA The region's oldest forests are found in _____. Malaysia Most of _____ vegetation is unusual because it had to be brought in from other countries. Singapore's

SOCIAL MAKEUP OF SE ASIA A _____ often houses a large, extended family. longhouse The quality of life in Southeast Asia has improved by _____ and _____, _____, and _____. health and education, living longer, and higher literacy rates

Tatted-up Cambodians living in this longhouse--subsistence farmers for sure

POLITICAL FACTORS OF SE ASIA Kuala Lumpur is Malaysia's _____. primate city Western countries set up _____ in Southeast Asia. spheres of influence A neutral territory called a _____ can prevent conflict between rival powers. buffer state

RELIGION OF SE ASIA Southeast Asian architecture includes _____, or temples inspired by India. wats

SOME POPULATION FACTORS OF SE ASIA The geographic factors that influence where Southeast Asian's live are: _____, _____, _____, and _____. water supply, fertile land, transportation, and jobs The characteristics of the region's urban and rural populations are: _____. people moved to the cities instead of rural areas

SOME HISTORY OF SE ASIA The early Southeast Asian kingdoms prospered because maritime empires gained power by controlling _____ and _____. Land-based empires gained wealth from crops grown in _____. shipping and trade; fertile soil Colonization by Western countries affected the region by _____, _____, _____, _____ and _____, _____, and _____. building railroads, paving roads, improving harbors, tin mining and oil drilling, large plantations, and cultural diversity The foreign influences that can be seen in Southeast Asia's are: _____, _____, and _____. Chinese, Indian, and European