1. The Five Themes of Geography within Thailand
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TE 401 Section 7
Social Studies Methods
Michigan State University

2. Thailand
Location

3. The absolute location of Thailand
Latitude: 15ｰ 00' North
Longitude: 100ｰ 00' East
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4. The relative location of Thailand
Countries located around Thailand:
Cambodia
Burma
Laos
Vietnam
India
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5. Thailand
Place

6. Physical/human characteristics of Thailand
Thailand is one of the most developed and wealthiest countries in Southeast Asia
Thailand possesses tremendous natural and cultural diversity
Agricultural land supports rice paddy, upland crops, para rubber, oil palm and perennial crops
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7. Thailand
Human-Environment
Relationships

8. Environment of Thailand
How do humans interact with this environment:
Humans earn their money through planting rice.
The people are very poor and make $1,697 American dollars every year.
77% of their income is spent on food.
Logging has ruined the tropical forests.
Bangkok has 9 million people living there, and is now filled with traffic, sewage, pollution, and prostitution.
The TV is an important part of family life.
The literacy rate is very high; for females it is 90% and 96% for males.
The most valuble possession is the motor scooter
The climate is tropical, rainy, warm from Mid-May to September
It is dry and cool from November to Mid- March
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9. Climate of Thailand
The climate is tropical, rainy, warm from Mid-May to September
It is dry and cool from November to Mid- March
The Southern Isthmus is always hot
The terrain is central plains and there is a Khorat Plateau in the east and mountains everywhere else

10. Thailand
Movement

11. Political/cultural/religious ideas of Thailand
Political ideas which spread:
Based on a civil law system- constitutional monarchy
Political Parties and Leaders: Democratic Party
Political Pressure Groups: People’s Alliance for Democracy and Campaign for Democracy
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Religious ideas:
94.6% Buddhist
4.6% Muslim
.7% Christian
.1% Other

12. Thailand
Region

13. Thailand’s region: Other names for Thailand’s region:
Southeast Asia
Thailand is slightly more than twice the size of Wyoming
Controls only land route from Asia to Malaysia and Singapore