1.  What do you know about Volcanoes ?  Are Volcanoes responsible for forming Islands or do Islands form first then Volcanoes develop on them?

2. The Land Pg. 734 to 738

3. Cordillera Archipelago Insular Flora Fauna

4. Tectonic plate movement and volcanic activity created the landforms of South Asia Millions of years ago. The Indochina Peninsula and Malay Peninsula make up the Mainland of Southeast Asia

5.  About half of Southeast Asia’s 11 countries are on the main land: Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar(Burma) & Thailand  The rest are island countries: Brunei, East Timor, Indonesia, Singapore & the Philippines  Malaysia is both a main land and island country

6.  Many mountains in Southeast Asia are actually volcanoes and may still be active 129 are still active  More than 300 volcanoes stretch across Indonesia & 129 are still active  1883: Krakatau erupted causing destruction and loss of life  2006: Indonesia put volcano alert and evacuation procedures in place after more volcanic activity

7.  People rely on Water ways for transportation, communication & food.  Floating Markets reflect the importance of the rivers to commerce in this region

8. Major mainland rivers include: 1. The Irrawaddy River (Myanmar) 2. The Chao Phraya River (Thailand) 3. The Red River (Vietnam) 4. The Mekong River: this river forms the border between Thailand and Laos Unlike Main land rivers, Island rivers are shorter and flow in various directions

9. CountriesFossil FuelsMinerals & Gems FloraFauna Malaysia Indonesia Vietnam Philippines Thailand Myanmar

10. CountriesFossil FuelsMinerals & Gems FloraFauna Malaysia Petroleum, oil Natural gas Tin, Sapphires & rubies Rafflesia Arnoldii rubber plants Elephants, Tigers, rhinoceroses, orangutans, lacewing butterfly komodo dragon Indonesia Coal, leader in oil production Nickel & IronRafflesia ArnoldiiElephants, Tigers, rhinoceroses, orangutans Vietnam Coal, oilSapphires & rubies Rafflesia ArnoldiiElephants, Tigers, rhinoceroses, orangutans Philippines CoalCopper, PearlsRafflesia ArnoldiiElephants, Tigers, rhinoceroses, orangutans Thailand xTin, Sapphires & rubies Rafflesia Arnoldii orchids, Elephants, Tigers, rhinoceroses, orangutans Myanmar xSapphires & rubies Rafflesia ArnoldiiElephants, Tigers, rhinoceroses, orangutans