Mainland Southeast Asia Chapter #29
I. Natural Environments A. Rivers Major Rivers? (4) Tonle Sap?
B. Climates Climates? Climatic influence? Monsoons
C. Natural Resources Resources? Effects of deforestation? Indonesia = 10% of world’s rainforests *“megadiversity country” Fossil fuels? Other resources?
II. History & Culture A. Colonialism & Independence Europeans? Motivation? Myanmar = British French Indochina? (3) Dutch East Indies? Independence? Vietnam? Domino Theory?
C. Vietnam War (1964 – ’75) North vs. South Vietnam? Hanoi & Saigon Outcome?
D. Culture Culture Groups? (5) Burmans, Thais, Khmer, Lao, & Vietnamese Dominant religion? Theravada? Most important food?
III. The Region Today A. Economic & Political Development “Asian Tigers”? Communism? Govt. of Thailand? ASEAN?
B. Settlement & Cities Occupation? Most densely populated areas? Thailand’s capital? Wat? Saigon? Vietnam’s capital? Myanmar’s capital? Cambodia’s capital?
C. Agriculture Labor intensive ag? Illegal crop? Bangkok Klongs? The Golden Triangle
D. Issues & Challenges Cambodia? (GENOCIDE) Khmer Rouge (communist guerilla group) Pol Pot (turned Cambodia to ‘year zero’) Occupied country from 2 million killed (The Killing Fields) 1978: Vietnam invaded Cambodia : Civil War Myanmar? Vietnam & Laos? Thailand?