1. Mainland Southeast Asia Chapter #29

2. I. Natural Environments  A. Rivers  Major Rivers? (4)  Tonle Sap?

3. B. Climates  Climates?  Climatic influence?  Monsoons

4. C. Natural Resources  Resources?  Effects of deforestation?  Indonesia = 10% of world’s rainforests *“megadiversity country”  Fossil fuels?  Other resources?

5. II. History & Culture  A. Colonialism & Independence  Europeans?  Motivation?  Myanmar = British  French Indochina? (3)  Dutch East Indies?  Independence?  Vietnam?  Domino Theory?

6. C. Vietnam War (1964 – ’75)  North vs. South Vietnam?  Hanoi & Saigon  Outcome?

7. D. Culture  Culture Groups? (5)  Burmans, Thais, Khmer, Lao, & Vietnamese  Dominant religion?  Theravada?  Most important food?

8. III. The Region Today  A. Economic & Political Development  “Asian Tigers”?  Communism?  Govt. of Thailand?  ASEAN?

9. B. Settlement & Cities  Occupation?  Most densely populated areas?  Thailand’s capital?  Wat?  Saigon?  Vietnam’s capital?  Myanmar’s capital?  Cambodia’s capital?

10. C. Agriculture  Labor intensive ag?  Illegal crop?  Bangkok  Klongs? The Golden Triangle

11. D. Issues & Challenges  Cambodia? (GENOCIDE)  Khmer Rouge (communist guerilla group)  Pol Pot (turned Cambodia to ‘year zero’)  Occupied country from 1975-1978  2 million killed (The Killing Fields)  1978: Vietnam invaded Cambodia  1978-1991: Civil War  Myanmar?  Vietnam & Laos?  Thailand?