Southeast Asia

Where is Southeast ASIA??

Countries of Southeast Asia:

myanmar thailand

laos

vietnamPhilippines

brunei

Malaysia Cambodia

singapore

indonesia

Physical Features:

• Archipelagos – a set of closely grouped islands

• Volcanoes

• “Ring of Fire”

Archipelago

The Philippines Indonesia

Volcanoes

Krakatoa – IndonesiaThere are over 100 volcanoes

in Indonesia

RING OF FIRE

BODIES OF WATER

MEKONG RIVER

Archipelago Countries

The Philippines Indonesia

CLIMATE REGIONS

•TROPICAL WET

•TROPICAL WET AND DRY

NATURAL HAZARDS

TYPHOONS – A TROPICAL STORM LIKE A HURRICANE THAT OCCURS IN THE WESTERNPACIFIC

EARTHQUAKES

DUE TO BEING PART OF THE RING OF FIRE

Tsunami – a huge wave of great destructive power

Volcanoes

History:• China and India influenced ancient Southeast Asia

• mandalas – states organized as rings of power around a central court Khmer Empire – powerful mandala in what is now Cambodia

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•European colonialism

Indochina- French colony made up of Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam

CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS

Religious Diversity: • Buddhism - widespread• Christianity – Philippines• Muslim – Indonesia & Brunei • Hinduism

Cultural Landscape

Angkor WatCambodia

Pagodas Temples

Buddhism house of worship

Floating Markets – Bangkok, Thailand

Terracing – What do you think they are growing?