1. World Regional
Geography
Southeast Asia

2. Southeast Asia Ten Geographic Qualities Physical Geography
Cultural Geography
Regions & States

6. Ten Geographic Qualities
1. Land is fragmented into numerous peninsulas & islands
2. Cultural Fragmentation (linguistic & religious geographies)

7. Ten Geographic Qualities
3. Powerful Foreign Influences
4. Political instability & conflict
5. Population strongly clustered even in rural areas

8. Ten Geographic Qualities
6. Poor Intraregional communications
7. Agricultural mainstay of the econonmies
8. No dominant state although China & India have exerted powerful influence

9. Ten Geographic Qualities
9. Emergence of Newly Industrialized Countries of Singapore
10. Former Colonial Domination of this region

10. Relative Location of Southeast Asia
Centrally located between South Asia, and the Pacific Ocean
North of Oceania Asia and south of China & Japan

11. Southeast Asia Ten Geographic Qualities Physical Geography
Cultural Geography
Regions & States

12. Physical Geography of Southeast Asia
Plate Tectonics
Plateaus
Deserts
Mountains
Rivers
Lakes
Climates

13. Physical Geography Plate Tectonics
Subduction of the Eurasian, Indian and Philippine Plates have created the Philippine & Indonesian archipelago

15. Physical Geography of Southeast Asia
Rivers
Mekong River
Irrawaddy
Landforms
Volcanic Archipelagos - Volcanic Islands
Himalayan foothills extend into Myanmar & Thailand

17. Physical Geography of Southeast Asia
Climates
Tropical Rainforest Climate dominates Malaysia & Indonesia
Tropical Savanna Climate dominates the northern portion of SE Asia including Thailand, Cambodia & the southern part of Vietnam

18. Climates of SouthEeast Asia

20. Vegetation Map

21. Southeast Asia Ten Geographic Qualities Physical Geography
Cultural Geography
Regions & States

22. Cultural Geography of Southeast Asia
Population
Languages
Religion
Agriculture
Economics
Historical Geography

25. Population Concentrations

30. Cultural Geography of Southeast Asia
Population
1/2 billion
concentrations on coasts & rivers
large concentration on the island of Java

31. Southeast Asia Population Characteristics Birth rates Death rates
Natural Increase %
Infant Mortality
Doubling Time 42yrs

35. Cultural Geography of Southeast Asia
Languages
Sino-Tibetan Languages of Thai, Burmese and Vietnamese dominate in the north
Malayo Polynesian Language Family dominates in the southern portion of SE Asia

36. Religions

37. Cultural Geography of Southeast Asia
Religion
Buddhism dominates northern SE Asia
Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam, Laos & Cambodia
Islam dominates Malaysia & Indonesia
Christianity in the Philippines

38. Cultural Geography of Southeast Asia
Religion
Religious landscapes

39. Cultural Geography of Southeast Asia
Agriculture
subsistence farming
intensive rice farming

40. Agriculture
in Southeast Asia

41. Aqua farming in Thailand

42. Thrashing the grains from the shafts
in Northern Thailand

43. Cultural Geography of Southeast Asia
Economy
primary industries dominate
resource rich
oil in Indonesia & Brunei
manufacturing & labor source for the developed world

44. Cultural Geography of Southeast Asia
Economic Contrasts
Extreme poverty in Laos, Myanmar & Cambodia
Relative prosperity in Thailand and Malaysia
Wealthy Singapore & Brunei

51. Income levels

54. Southeast Asia Ten Geographic Qualities Physical Geography
Cultural Geography
Regions & States

55. Political
Geography
of Southeast Asia

56. Political Geography Elongated Vietnam Prorupt Burma & Thailand
Fragmented Indonesia & Philippines
Divided Malaysia

60. Southeast Asia Ten Geographic Qualities Physical Geography
Cultural Geography
Regions & States