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C.J. Cox Instructor Southeast Asia Ten Geographic Qualities Physical Geography Cultural Geography Regions & States Ten Geographic Qualities 1. Land is fragmented into numerous peninsulas & islands 2. Cultural Fragmentation (linguistic & religious geographies) Ten Geographic Qualities 3. Powerful Foreign Influences 4. Political instability & conflict 5. Population strongly clustered even in rural areas Ten Geographic Qualities 6. Poor Intraregional communications 7. Agricultural mainstay of the econonmies 8. No dominant state although China & India have exerted powerful influence Ten Geographic Qualities 9. Emergence of Newly Industrialized Countries of Singapore 10. Former Colonial Domination of this region Relative Location of Southeast Asia Centrally located between South Asia, and the Pacific Ocean North of Oceania Asia and south of China & Japan Southeast Asia Ten Geographic Qualities Physical Geography Cultural Geography Regions & States Physical Geography of Southeast Asia Plate Tectonics Plateaus Deserts Mountains Rivers Lakes Climates Physical Geography Plate Tectonics – Subduction of the Eurasian, Indian and Philippine Plates have created the Philippine & Indonesian archipelago Physical Geography of Southeast Asia Rivers – Mekong River – Irriwaddy Landforms – Volcanic Archipelagos - Volcanic Islands – Himalayan foothills extend into Myanmar & Thailand 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 Southeast Asia Ten Geographic Qualities Physical Geography Cultural Geography Regions & States Cultural Geography of Southeast Asia – Population – Languages – Religion – Agriculture – Economics – Historical Geography Cultural Geography of Southeast Asia Population – 1/2 billion – concentrations on coasts & rivers – large concentration on the island of Java Southeast Asia Population Characteristics – Birth rates 24/1000 – Death rates 8/1000 – Natural Increase 1.6. % – Infant Mortality 55/1000 – Doubling Time 42yrs – Pop <15 35% – Pop > 65 4% 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 Cultural Geography of Southeast Asia Religion – Buddhism dominates northern SE Asia Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam, Laos & Cambodia – Islam dominates Malaysia & Indonesia – Christianity in the Philippines Cultural Geography of Southeast Asia Religion – Religious landscapes Cultural Geography of Southeast Asia Agriculture – subsistence farming intensive rice farming Aqua farming in Thailand Thrashing the grains from the shafts in Northern Thailand Cultural Geography of Southeast Asia Economy – primary industries dominate – resource rich oil in Indonesia & Brunei – manufacturing & labor source for the developed world – Cultural Geography of Southeast Asia Economic Contrasts – Extreme poverty in Laos, Myranmar & Cambodia – Relative prosperity in Thailand and Malaysia – Wealthy Singapore & Brunei Historical Geography Colonial Colonization & Trade – Important in transPacific shipping – Spain - Philippines 1571-1898 – Dutch - Indonesia 17th century to 1949 spice Islands – British - Burma (Myanmar( & Malysia) – France - Indochina (Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia Historical Geography Japanese Empire of the 20th Century Japanese Economic Imperialism China & Japan as world powers Emergence of NIC’s known as the lesser dragons or powers of Asia Southeast Asia Ten Geographic Qualities Physical Geography Cultural Geography Regions & States Political Geography Elongated Vietnam Prorupt Burma & Thailand Fragmented Indonesia & Philippines Divided Malaysia Southeast Asia Ten Geographic Qualities Physical Geography Cultural Geography Regions & States C.J. Cox Instructor
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