The Five Themes of Geography within Thailand Names of group members TE 401 Section 7 Social Studies Methods Michigan State University

Thailand Location

The absolute location of Thailand Latitude: 15ｰ 00' North Longitude: 100ｰ 00' East Insert a map of your country.

The relative location of Thailand Countries located around Thailand: Cambodia Burma Laos Vietnam India Insert a picture of one of the geographic features of your country.

Thailand Place

Physical/human characteristics of Thailand Thailand is one of the most developed and wealthiest countries in Southeast Asia Thailand possesses tremendous natural and cultural diversity Agricultural land supports rice paddy, upland crops, para rubber, oil palm and perennial crops Insert a picture illustrating a season in your country.

Thailand Human-Environment Relationships

Environment of Thailand How do humans interact with this environment: Humans earn their money through planting rice. The people are very poor and make $1,697 American dollars every year. 77% of their income is spent on food. Logging has ruined the tropical forests. Bangkok has 9 million people living there, and is now filled with traffic, sewage, pollution, and prostitution. The TV is an important part of family life. The literacy rate is very high; for females it is 90% and 96% for males. The most valuble possession is the motor scooter The climate is tropical, rainy, warm from Mid-May to September It is dry and cool from November to Mid- March Insert a picture of an animal and or plant found in your country.

Climate of Thailand The climate is tropical, rainy, warm from Mid-May to September It is dry and cool from November to Mid- March The Southern Isthmus is always hot The terrain is central plains and there is a Khorat Plateau in the east and mountains everywhere else

Thailand Movement

Political/cultural/religious ideas of Thailand Political ideas which spread: Based on a civil law system- constitutional monarchy Political Parties and Leaders: Democratic Party Political Pressure Groups: People’s Alliance for Democracy and Campaign for Democracy Have to be 18 years old to vote Religious ideas: 94.6% Buddhist 4.6% Muslim .7% Christian .1% Other

Thailand Region

Thailand’s region: Other names for Thailand’s region: Southeast Asia Thailand is slightly more than twice the size of Wyoming Controls only land route from Asia to Malaysia and Singapore