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1 Do Now Answer the following questions in your notebook 1.Southeast Asia’s landscape is best described as what? Think about terrain. 2.About how many active volcanoes are in Indonesia 3.What are Cordilleras? 4.What separates the countries of Thailand & Loas

2 Ch. 29 section 2 South East Asia Climate and Vegetation

3 Climate and Vegetation chart pg. 740-742 ClimateLocationsWeather conditionsVegetation Tropical Wet Tropical Dry Midlatitude

4 Climate and Vegetation chart pg. 740-742 ClimateLocationsWeather conditionsVegetation Tropical WetDominates island Southeast Asia, like South Luzon, Philippines, Malaysia Daily average 79 degrees Hot, humid & rainy Malaysian rainforest, Peat swamp, mangrove swamps, tall leathery evergreen trees Tropical DryIndochina Peninsula & southeastern parts of Indonesia Alternate, wet & dry seasons, summer monsoons winds bring rain, winter dry seasons, south of equator seasons are reversed Tropical grass lands, scattered trees, some forests, MidlatitudeParts of South Asia’s mainland, Laos, Thailand, Northern Myanmar & Vietnam Hot & humid temps, in Northern areas, Nov. to April cool dry temps Shan Plateau, lower temps than the rest of the country New Guinea, highland climates, cooler temps then others around it Deciduous forests, moss covered tree trunks, Evergreen coniferous in higher elevations, highland climate grow rhododendrons

5 Singapore Endemic: species native to a particular area Once covered with dense rain forests and mangroves, now urban developed 80% of all trees and shrubs now growing are imported One of two cities that have rainforests in its natural boundaries

6 Singapore Tour Landmarks (Urban) http://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_i d=annotation_68763&feature=iv&src_vid=5A UNuXCZUJ4&v=5AUNuXCZUJ4#t=2m18s http://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_i d=annotation_68763&feature=iv&src_vid=5A UNuXCZUJ4&v=5AUNuXCZUJ4#t=2m18s Zoo (Rainforest) http://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id =annotation_234018&feature=iv&src_vid=luj0 bJKIijM&v=luj0bJKIijM#t=45s

7 Ch. 29 review Pg. 744-745 Do questions 1-10 1. C 2. A 3. B 4. D 5. C 6. C 7. C 8. A 9. D 10. D


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