1. Southeast Asia

2. Where is Southeast ASIA?? http://www.askasia.org/image/maps/asias1.htm

3. Countries of Southeast Asia: myanmarthailand laos vietnam Philippines brunei Malaysia Cambodia singapore indonesia

4. Physical Features: Archipelagos – a set of closely grouped islands Volcanoes “Ring of Fire”

5. Archipelago The Philippines Indonesia

6. Volcanoes Krakatoa – Indonesia There are over 100 volcanoes in Indonesia

7. RING OF FIRE

8. BODIES OF WATER MEKONG RIVER

9. Archipelago Countries The Philippines Indonesia

10. CLIMATE REGIONS TROPICAL WET TROPICAL WET AND DRY

11. NATURAL HAZARDS TYPHOONS – A TROPICAL STORM LIKE A HURRICANE THAT OCCURS IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC

12. EARTHQUAKES DUE TO BEING PART OF THE RING OF FIRE

13. Tsunami – a huge wave of great destructive power

14. Volcanoes

15. History: China and India influenced ancient Southeast Asia mandalas – states organized as rings of power around a central court Khmer Empire – powerful mandala in what is now Cambodia

16. European colonialism Indochina- French colony made up of Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam

17. CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS Religious Diversity: Buddhism - widespread Christianity – Philippines Muslim – Indonesia & Brunei Hinduism

18. Cultural Landscape Angkor Wat Cambodia

19. Pagodas Temples Buddhism house of worship

20. Floating Markets – Bangkok, Thailand

21. Terracing – What do you think they are growing?