1. Geography of Southeast Asia

2. Terms and Places The Strait of Malacca is a busy shipping lane.
Malay Peninsula is the long narrow piece of land in southeast Asia.
An Archipelago is a group of islands.
The Mekong River borders or goes through all five mainland countries of SE Asia.
The Strait of Malacca is a busy shipping lane.

3. Location

4. Southeast Asia is this region in yellow.

5. Borders of Southeast Asia
This area is bordered on the north by mainland China.
South Asia
Borders of Southeast Asia
New Guinea and the Pacific Islands lay to the East.
Australia lies to the south.

6. Features of Southeast Asia
Archipelagoes
(groups of islands)
South
China
Sea
Malay Peninsula
Features of Southeast Asia

7. Nations

8. Ten countries exist in southeast Asia.
Five of these lie on the mainland.
Five of these are on islands.
Malaysia is both on the mainland and on and island.

9. Climate

10. Most of Southeast Asia is tropical rainforest.

12. Wet Sub-Tropical Wet Tropical Wet Tropical Wet Tropical
The Oriental World is divided by the Himalayas, the highest mountain range in the world.
Wet Sub-Tropical
monsoon
monsoon
monsoon
monsoon
Wet Tropical
monsoon
Wet Tropical
In the south, the climate is controlled by annual rainstorms called “Monsoons”.
Wet Tropical

13. People

14. Many different types of people live in Southeast Asia

15. Observe that most population follows coastlines in this region.

16. People of Southeast Asia follow Buddhism, Christianity, tribal religions, and Islam.

17. During World War II, Southeast Asia was conquered by the Japanese Empire.

18. What nation conquered Southeast Asia during World War II?
What type of climate covers most of Southeast Asia?
Wet hot
United States
Dry hot
China
Japan
Dry cold
India
Wet cold
What religions are found in Southeast Asia?
Where are populations often found in Southeast Asia?
Islam
United States
Catholicism
China
Buddhism
Japan
Tribal Religions
India

19. Please read
“Climate and Vegetation of Southeast Asia.” World Explorer: Eastern Hemisphere. Prentice- Hall, pg
“Natural Resources.” World Explorer: Eastern Hemisphere. Prentice-Hall, pg Topic: bamboo, fertile river valleys, Himalayan farming Vocab: surplus, cash crop, Thailand, Java