1. SOUTHEAST ASIA: Overview E. J. PALKA

2. © 2009, TESCCC World Geography, Unit 11, Lesson 1 MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC QUALITIES  Fragmented region: numerous island countries and peninsulas.  Physical geography: high elevations, tectonic instability, and tropical climates.  Political Instability & conflict.  Cluster Populations: around major port areas.

3. © 2009, TESCCC World Geography, Unit 11, Lesson 1 Political Geography

4. © 2009, TESCCC World Geography, Unit 11, Lesson 1 What does this picture tell us? Climate? Physical? Economics?

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6. © 2009, TESCCC World Geography, Unit 11, Lesson 1 Physical Geography

7. © 2009, TESCCC World Geography, Unit 11, Lesson 1 Summer Climate

8. © 2009, TESCCC World Geography, Unit 11, Lesson 1 Winter Climate

9. © 2009, TESCCC World Geography, Unit 11, Lesson 1 Rice farming is a dominant agricultural activity of the region.

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11. © 2009, TESCCC World Geography, Unit 11, Lesson 1 Rice Fields from above.

12. © 2009, TESCCC World Geography, Unit 11, Lesson 1 Southeast Asia is an island region consisting of thousands of islands, many of which are uninhabited. What type of economic activities exist in island nations?

13. © 2009, TESCCC World Geography, Unit 11, Lesson 1 Population Density

14. © 2009, TESCCC World Geography, Unit 11, Lesson 1 Political Geography Def: field of geography that focuses on political behaviors and divisions.

15. © 2009, TESCCC World Geography, Unit 11, Lesson 1 Political Geography  TYPES OF COUNTRIES: –COMPACT- CAMBODIA –PROTRUDED- THAILAND –ELONGATED - VIETNAM –FRAGMENTED- PHILLIPINES –PERFORATED- SOUTH AFRICA

16. © 2009, TESCCC World Geography, Unit 11, Lesson 1 COMPACT STATE CAMBODIA  Describes a state that possesses a circular, oval, or rectangular territory in which the distance from the center to any point on the boundary exhibits little variation.  Ex: CAMBODIA, URUGUAY, and POLAND

17. © 2009, TESCCC World Geography, Unit 11, Lesson 1 ELONGATED STATE VIETNAM  Long & narrow; length at least 6x greater than avg width.  Ex: CHILE, VIETNAM, and LAOS

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19. © 2009, TESCCC World Geography, Unit 11, Lesson 1 PROTRUDED STATE THAILAND  Narrow elongated land extension leading away from main body of territory. Ex: THAILAND AND MYANMAR

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21. © 2009, TESCCC World Geography, Unit 11, Lesson 1 FRAGMENTED STATE  Consists of several separate parts, not a continuous whole.  The individual parts may be isolated from each other by the land area of other states or international waters.  Ex: PHILIPPINES and INDONESIA MALAYSIA

22. © 2009, TESCCC World Geography, Unit 11, Lesson 1  Economy varies from subsistence farming to high- tech software industry.  Poorest countries: LAOS & VIETNAM.  Wealthiest Countries: SINGAPORE & MALAYSIA ECONOMIC ACTIVITY

23. © 2009, TESCCC World Geography, Unit 11, Lesson 1

24. © 2009, TESCCC World Geography, Unit 11, Lesson 1 Waterways are used for transportation and as marketplaces. Economic Activities