Southeast Asian countries make money through agriculture, industry, and natural resources. They export commodities like rice, rubber, palm oil, tin, gems, and oil. Some have become industrialized and produce manufactured goods. Their economies were historically shaped by foreign colonization but most are now independent, though some still struggle with political instability and poverty. The diverse region is home to over 600 million people of various religious faiths.

1. D: 5/3/13
A: Southeast Asia Notes
S: How do the Southeast Asia countries
make money?
H: None
w.o.d: klongs
Warm-Up: Answer questions 1 & 2 on pg.
637. Write the questions and answers.

2. Word of the Day
Word
klongs
Definition
Canals
through
Bangkok,
Thailand
Sentence
Klongs are
used for
transportation
and shipping
goods.
Picture

3. Southeast Asia

4. I. Myanmar
A. Used to be called Burma
B. Has steep mountains with river valleys
C. Has tropical climate influenced by monsoons
i. Has heavy rains from June to September
D. 2/3 of the people farm rice sugarcane, beans
and nuts. Some farmers use water buffalo to
plow their fields
E. Factories produce soap, noodles, paper and
glass bottles.

5. I. Myanmar
F. They export 75% of the worlds teakwood causing
deforestation
G. They are also known for exporting gems like rubies
& sapphires
H. 48.1 million people live in the Irrawaddy river valley
and build their homes on poles to protect from
flood
I. They practice Buddhism and have several gold
covered temples
J. They have a socialist government so business is ran
by the government but money is use to help the
people

6. II. Thailand
A. They have wet summers and dry winters from
monsoons
B. Used to be called Siam. It is the only country never
ruled by Europeans
C. As an agricultural society they grow rice, corn, fruit
and cassava
D. They are leaders in exporting tin & gemstones
E. They industrial center is Bangkok which is also big
for tourism
F. 61.8 million people live here and practice Buddhism
in wats

7. III. Laos
A. Is landlocked and covered with mountains
B. The Mekong River offers some fertile land
where they grow rice, sugarcane, sweet
potatoes & corn.
C. Civil war allowed for a communist state to be set
up
D. They are economically poor and lack
industrialization
E. The government discourages religion but most
are Buddhists

8. IV. Cambodia
A. Has a tropical climate and is covered with
waterways
B. Was a rich farming country that exports rice &
rubber until dictators and civil war ruined their
country
C. Today they are trying to rebuild and become
more industrialized
D. Most of the 11.9 million people are Buddhists
but have a rich history in Hinduism from the
Khmer Empire and temple of Angkor

9. V. Vietnam
A. Their tropical climate and river or swamp covered
land are good for growing rice, sugarcane, cassava,
sweet potatoes, corn, bananas, & coffee
B. Industry is undeveloped because of wars and
government control
C. The 79.5 million people live in the rural areas and
practice Buddhists
D. During the 1960s the Vietnam War was fought
between China’s communists and the U.S.. Once
the U.S. withdrew the country became communists
but they have loosened control to industrialized

10. VI. Malaysia
A. Has 2 parts one on the Malay Peninsula
and the rest of the island of Borneo
B. The Strait of Malacca acts as the trade
route for Malaysia
C. It is an agricultural society that exports
rubber & palm oil
D. Factory’s produce high-tech goods and
they are rich in mineral resources

11. VI. Malaysia
E. The 22.7 million people are Muslims,
Hindu, Buddhist and Christians
F. They have a constitutional monarchy and
is voted for every 5 years
G. The tallest buildings in the world the
Petronas Towers are located here and
contrast the poor villages with thatched
huts

12. VII. Singapore
A. It is made up of 59 islands and used
to be covered with rain forests
B. It’s location has made it a free port
trading center and high in
production
C. The 4 million people have a very
high standard of living

13. VIII. Brunei
A. Is rich in oil & natural gas
B. The government provides free
education, health care and low
cost goods
C. The 300,000 people practice
Islam

14. IX. The Philippines
A. Is an archipelago of 7,000 islands
B. The 74.7 million Filipinos live of 11 of these
islands
C. Volcanoes & forest help fertile soil and they
grow sugarcane, coconuts & abaca from banana
leaves
D. It is named after King Philip II of Spain who
established the colony until the U.S. took it over
in 1898. It became independent at the end of
WWII
E. They are the only Christian country in Asia

15. X. Indonesia
A. Land & Climate
i. Is made up of 13,600 islands and
has 220 active volcanoes
ii. Ash from volcanoes have made rich
farmland
iii. They have a tropical climate

16. X. Indonesia
B. Economy
i. Agriculture provides work for ½ of the
people growing rice, cassava, tea,
coconuts, and rubber and use rain forests
for lumber
ii. They raise sheep & cattle
iii. They have large reserves of oil, natural
gas & minerals
iv. Foreign companies have built factories for
cheap labor

17. X. Indonesia
C. People
i. 211.8 million people follow Islam,
Buddhism, Hinduism and Christianity
ii. Hindus & Buddhists both became rich
controlling trade until the Dutch took the
island over until 1949
iii. Civil war on many islands has lead to the
set up of a dictatorship until the 1990s
people’s revolution. Today they are
democratic but no political party is
powerful enough to lead