Transcript Southeast Asia - Judson Independent School District

Southeast Asia
World Geography Project
(Extra Credit)
MR. MORA’S CLASS
Project
Project: Poster Board
 Individual work
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Countries:
1) Myanmar
2) Thailand
3) Cambodia
4) Vietnam
5) Malaysia
6) Indonesia
7) Singapore
8) East Timor
9) The Philippines
10) Laos
11) Brunei
Criteria:
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Large Colored Map
Name of country
National Flag
Major landforms (e.g. main rivers, lakes,
mountains, deserts, etc.)
Capital city
Major cities
Languages spoken
Ethnic groups
Economy
Religions
Population number
Major agricultural products
Literacy rate
Climate description
 Due: Thu, 14 Apr
Project
 Individual project
 Turn in by Thu, 14 Apr
(THIS IS WILL BE COUNTED AS EXTRA
CREDIT)
MEXICO
Criteria:
• Large Colored Map
• National Flag
• Major landforms (e.g. main
rivers, lakes, mountains, deserts,
etc.)
• Capital city
• Major cities
• Languages spoken
• Ethnic groups
• Economy
• Religions
• Political Organization
• Total Population
• Major Resources
• Major agricultural products
• Literacy rate
• Climate description
MEXICO
Criteria:
• Large Colored Map
• National Flag
• Major landforms (e.g. main
rivers, lakes, mountains, deserts,
etc.)
• Capital city
• Major cities
• Languages spoken
• Ethnic groups
• Economy
• Religions
• Political Organization
• Total Population
• Major Resources
• Major agricultural products
• Literacy rate
• Climate description
Play Video
 Vietnam - National Geographic World Traveler
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I71JP7WiPdE
Physical Geography of Southeast Asia
Landforms
• The 11 countries of Southeast Asia can be divided
into two areas: the mainland in the west and the
island archipelagoes in the east.
• The landmass of the island countries is actually
larger than the region’s mainland.
• Due to its position along the Pacific Ocean within
the Ring of Fire, most of Southeast Asia is
mountainous, has active volcanoes, and is prone to
earthquakes…a belt of tectonic plate boundaries
around the Pacific
• Borneo has no volcanoes, making it the exception.
Areas of Southeast Asia
Countries of Southeast Asia
Know all
11 countries
East Timor
The Pacific Ring of Fire
Volcanoes in SE Asia
Physical Geography of Southeast Asia
Water Systems
• Southeast Asia’s waterways make it one of the
most accessible regions in the world.
• The river systems differentiate, or
demonstrate how features differ from one area
to another, the farming economies of the
lowlands from the mountain communities.
• The Mekong River is the longest in the region
and it flows through five countries.
• The other four major rivers are shorter and are
mostly confined within a single country.
Waterways
Mekong River
Main Rivers
1) Mekong (5 countries)
2) Salween (Myanmar)
3) Irrawaddy (Myanmar)
4) Chao Phraya Thailand)
5) Red River (Vietnam)
Physical Geography of Southeast Asia
Climates, Biomes, and Resources
• The climate is tropical and subtropical and is
based more on rainfall than temperature.
• During the rainy seasons, some weather
systems produce severe tropical storms similar
to hurricanes.
• The Mainland countries experience dry and rainy
seasons due to the Monsoon winds change
direction.
• Southeast Asia has one of the few equatorial
rain forests, and it exhibits exceptional
biodiversity, or the diverse life forms in a
habitat.
• The region is rich in minerals and oil.
Monsoon Winds
 Monsoons are winds which seasonally change their direction and
characteristics, blowing from the sea in the summer and from the
continent in the winter.
Rice Paddies
SE Asia Resources
Geographic Connection
THE WORLD IN SPATIAL TERMS
What countries that are not part of Southeast Asia are also affected by the
Ring of Fire around the Pacific Ocean?
Answer: Countries not in Southeast Asia that are also affected by the Ring of Fire
include the west coast of the United States, Japan, Chile, New Zealand and
Mexico.
1.
ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIETY
2. In what ways are people affected by volcanic eruptions?
Answer: Volcanic eruptions can cause ash to block solar energy, causing crops to
fail; destructive and unpredictable eruptions cause loss of property and life; and
weather patterns can be disrupted for many years into the future.
Play Videos
 Monsoon Formation
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=We4ss7xUlKM
 How Typhoons/Hurricanes/Cyclones Form
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSx_gisp24w
Geography Connection (8B)
Directions:
1. Answer the two “Geography Connection” questions
on page 783.
2. You have 8 minutes to complete this assignment.
3. Write your answers on a sheet of paper
4. Write your name on the sheet of paper
5. Be prepared to share your answers with the class
Exit Ticket Questions
Southeast Asia comprises 11 countries located in which
two landform areas?
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a.
b.
c.
d.
A mountain range in the north and a plains area in the south
A peninsula in the east and a large island in the west
Highland plateaus in the north and a range of extinct volcanoes in
the south
A mainland in the west and an archipelago in the east
2. The Ring of Fire is best described as
1.
2.
3.
4.
A series of islands that appear to burn as the sun sets over the
region
A circle of peat bogs around Borneo that have been burning since a
lightning strike in 2005
A belt of tectonic plate boundaries around the Pacific
A constellation pattern best seen on winter evenings in the Southern
Hemisphere
Exit Ticket Questions, Cont.
3. Of the region’s five major rivers, the __________ is
the longest and most internationally significant.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Irrawaddy
Mekong
Salween
Chao Phraya
4. Southeast Asia’s climate fits which category best?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Semi-arid steppe
Wet subarctic
Wet tropical
Dry desert
ANY QUESTIONS?
Play Video
Indonesia's Geographic Challenge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1UaaZ_CPIM&index=4&list=PLCqRplze6FLWciMbiLGAcyTP7USg8qLb_
Human Geography of Southeast Asia
History and Government
• Its position between India and China has made
Southeast Asia, at some times, a shatter belt,
or a region where political alliances fracture
based on ethnicity, and at other times, a buffer
zone, or a neutral area separating powerful
nations from each other.
• Independence from colonial powers was not
always peaceful, with conflicts occurring in
Cambodia, Vietnam, and elsewhere.
• Guerilla independence movements still threaten
the peace, as do military dictatorships.
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia
Ethnic Groups
Human Geography of Southeast Asia
Population Patterns
• Southeast Asia is not densely populated, though
there are several urban centers that have high
population densities.
• Indonesia is the fourth most populous country in
the world.
• The region is becoming more urban as it
becomes more industrialized.
• Each country has at least one large city that has
become a thriving part of the world economy.
SE Asia Population Density
Indonesia
Human Geography of Southeast Asia
Society and Culture Today
• The subregion contains hundreds of different
ethnic groups who speak their own languages.
• The greatest ethnic diversity is found on the
island countries.
• The area’s religions reflect historical waves of
immigration, making Islam the most common.
• Women in the area face a double burden of
working both outside and inside the home, but
activism is helping change conditions slowly.
• Religion has heavily influenced the area’s arts.
SE Asia Languages
SE Asia Art
Human Geography of Southeast Asia
Economic Activities
• Southeast Asia is considered an area of
emerging markets, historically weak
economies now ripe for foreign investment.
• Agriculture is the leading economic activity.
• Rich in mineral resources and oil, as the area
industrializes, countries are using these
resources internally, rather than exporting them.
• Most shipping between Europe and Asia passes
through Singapore’s free port, free of import
duties, creating a booming economy.
SE Asia Economy
Singapore
People and Their Environment: Southeast Asia
Managing Resources
• As the area’s economies shift from rural to
urban, deforestation and pollution grow.
• Palm oil plantations now form the single biggest
threat to rain forests, as large areas of forest
are cleared.
• The loss of forested lands is putting many
unique plant and animal species at risk.
• The practice of shifting cultivation, or a form
of agriculture where an area is cleared,
cultivated, then abandoned, also threatens rain
forests.
SE Asia Forest Loss
People and Their Environment: Southeast Asia
Human Impact
• Industrialization and economic growth have
polluted and harmed the local environment.
• Urbanization also strains shared local resources
such as water supplies.
• Toxic waste dumping, mining, and fishing are all
activities causing water pollution in the area.
• Air pollution is becoming increasingly worse, as
forests are cleared by fire to make way for palm
oil plantations.
Global Air Pollution
Play Videos
Air Pollution from Asia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtAd4p22NRo
Asian pollution affecting global climate, says study
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpogSpEymdI
People and Their Environment: Southeast Asia
Addressing the Issues
• Many countries are shifting their economic
policies to focus on sustainable development,
or economic growth that does not deplete
natural resources in a given area.
• Some countries have limited timber exports and
introduced reforestation programs to help
combat further loss of rain forests.
• Although Indonesia refused to pass the regional
Transboundary Haze Pollution agreement, it
instituted a two-year ban on forest clearing.
Exit Ticket Questions
1. A region located between powerful countries, as
Southeast Asia is between India and China, can be
considered both a shatter belt and buffer zone.
a.
b.
True
False
2. Indonesia, Malaysia, and Vietnam are considered to
be emerging markets.
1.
2.
True
False
Exit Ticket Questions, Cont.
3. Southeast Asia’s population is primarily located
a.
b.
c.
d.
On the resource-rich mainland
On the fertile volcanic islands
On the less humid inland plains
In the cooler mountain areas
4. Southeast Asia is a significant world trade center
largely because of its
a.
b.
c.
d.
Vast array of mineral and agricultural resources not available
elsewhere.
Political and economic dominance over countries in the broader
area.
Location in the Pacific along major shipping routes.
Low taxes and tariffs.
Exit Ticket Questions
5. Farmers in Southeast Asia practice “shifting
cultivation,” which gives soil a break from
cultivation so it can be fertile again
a.
b.
True
False
6. Southeast Asia is a major exporter of
_______________, which is an ingredient in
more than half of the foods found in grocery stores.
a.
b.
Coconut oil
Peanut oil
c. Flaxseed oil
d. Palm oil