Transcript Southeast Asia - Deer Creek Middle School

Southeast Asia
Physical Geography
• Southeast Asia has two kinds of countries
mainland & island.
Mainland Countries
• Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, and
Laos.
• People in these countries rely on the regions
rivers for transportation, food, drinking water,
and irrigation.
• They most live in small villages in the
mountains or near waterways.
Mainland Countries
• Generally has a tropical climate.
• Temperatures vary based on elevation and
distance from ocean.
• Receive rainfall from May to September, the
wet monsoon season.
• Typhoons often strike during the wet season.
• The rest of the year is the dry monsoon
season.
Parallel Rivers
The Mekong River
• 2,600 miles long, runs through the middle of
mainland southeast Asia. Longest river
• The Mekong delta covers 25,000 miles and is
densely populated as a major rice-growing
area.
Mekong
Chao Phraya
Irrawaddy
Parallel Rivers
Chao Phraya River
• Most important river in Thailand.
• Used to irrigate rice fields and as a major
transportation route.
Irrawaddy River
• Also supports rice farming and use for
transportation.
• Each year during the rainy season, it can rise
more than 30 feet. Port must have two different
docks to accommodate the varying river depth.
Malay Peninsula
• Includes parts of Malaysia, Thailand, and
Myanmar.
• Tin and Bauxite are mined in the mountains.
• 40% of the peninsulas land is covered with
rain forests.
• Rain forests are being cut down to make room
for large farms of rubber and palm oil trees.
Island Countries
• Indonesia, the Philippines, Brunei, Singapore, and East
Timor.
• On the Ring of Fire- where the Eurasian, Indian,
Philippine, and Australian tectonic plates come
together.
• Many active volcanoes
• Experience frequent earthquakes and tsunamis.
• In 2004, an earthquake caused tsunami near Sumatra
killed at least 225,000 people.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0sCx-fIq5M
Indonesia
• Made up of thousands of islands- the five
largest islands are Sumatra, Java, Borneo,
Sulawesi, and New Guinea.
• Largest population in the region
• More volcanoes than any other country in the
world.
The Philippines
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Most people live on lowland plains.
Soil made fertile by volcanic eruptions.
Manila- the capital is extremely large.
Outside of Manila, most people live in small
rural settlements.
• Depend on fishing and rice farming.
Review Questions
1. How does the climate of the two part of
Southeast Asia differ?
2. Why are the rivers so significant in this
region?
3. What is the longest river in this region?
4. What is mined in the mountains on the
Malay peninsula?
Review Questions
5. Rainforest are being cut down to plan farms
of what kind of trees?
6. What is the Ring of Fire?
7. Earthquakes can cause what other natural
disaster in this region?
8. What is the largest country in this region?