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Geography and Climate of Southeast Asia
- 1. Study Guide 1 GEOGRAPHY OF SEAIDENTIFYPHYSICALFEATURESONTHEMAP What is a monsoon?
- 2. GEOGRAPHY & CLIMATE of SoutheastAsia http://www.mapresources.com/southeast-asia-digital-vector-contour-map-se-asi-782423.html How geography and climate affect each country?
- 3. What are we going to do? 1. Look at the maps of Southeast Asia - try to pick up as many geographical features and other information as you can. - take notes 2. Share your answer to the class, extra information will be given by teacher 3. Fill in features, i.e. mountains and rivers on your Study Guide, using color pencils for different features.
- 5. Land Use Map
- 6. http://www.roebuckclasses.com/105/regions/seasiaspac/seasia/seasiaphys/physseasia.htm Agriculture
- 10. Emblem “KRUT” “ Thong Trairong = Tricolor Flag” Red = Nation White = Religion Blue = King
- 11. Capital and the Largest City “Bangkok” •Size: 514,000 sq.km. •Population = 67 million •Official Language = Thai
- 12. Major Ethnic Group • 75-85% Thai (Central, NE, N, S) • 14% Thai Chinese • 12% Others ( Malay, Mon, Khmer, Hill Tribes)
- 13. Government Constitutional Monarchy under Military Junta Currency Thai Baht approx. 30-35 baht = 1 US dollar
- 15. Food Tom Yam Koong Mussaman Fried Rice Etc…….
- 26. The Mekong River •Cambodia’s most important river •Longest river in SEA •7th longest in Asia •12th longest river in the world Cambodia http://image.shutterstock.com/display_pic_with_logo/116302/116302,1245503705,1/stock-photo- cambodia-shaded-relief-map-colored-according-to-vegetation-with-major-urban-areas-includes- clip-32367316.jpg http://www.aboutasiatravel.com/cambodia/map/physical-map.htm
- 30. •Tropical low land, hills, densely forested highlands •North: Divided into Highlands and the Red River Delta •South: Divided into Central Mountains, Coastal Lowlands and the Mekong River Delta Red River Delta Coastal plain Central mountains Mekong River Delta Vietnam
- 31. The Red River Delta •Flat Region •Smaller but more intensely Developed and more densely populated than the Mekong Delta •Alluvial Deposit - make it suitable for farming •Rich Rice-Growing area of • Vietnam Red River Delta Coastal plain Central mountains Mekong River Delta Vietnam
- 32. The Mekong River Delta •Low-level plain - criss-crossed by a maze of canals and rivers •13 times more of sediment deposit annually than the Red River Delta •10,000 sq.km. rice Cultivation area •One of the major rice growing regions of the world. Red River Delta Coastal plain Central mountains Mekong River Delta Vietnam
- 33. SW Monsoon •Effect southern Vietnam - warming the Mekong Delta to the Central Highlands NE Monsoon •Effect Northern Vietnam •Lower temperature Red River Delta Coastal plain Central mountains Mekong River Delta Vietnam
- 51. Think-Pair-Share What features characterize Southeast Asia? How do those shape the lives of Southeast Asian people?