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Southeast Asia Notes

Climate Regions- Describe the climate regions, and list at least two countries with these climates.

  1. Tropical

Tropical rainforest-

Tropical Savanna-

  1. Mid-Latitude

Humid subtropical

Highland

  1. Today

______

  1. Culture

Chinese-style ______and Indian-style ______(temples) are common

Borobudur – ______

Laquerware & batik are ______types

Legong – Bali

  1. Governments

Republics – East Timor, Indonesia, ______, Singapore

Constitutional Monarchs – Brunei, ______, Malaysia, and Thailand

One-Party Communist State –______& Laos

Dictators – Myanmar

  1. Languages- List at least one country that speaks these languages.

Major Language Families:

1.

2.

3.

4.

G. Papua / Irian Jaya

Also known as ______, was told by the Dutch that they could have independence when they left the colony. The following year, Indonesia invaded the area. The ______movement has been fighting a secessionist battle ever since. Indonesia has stationed a large military presence in order to quell violence. The local people are mainly Christian and Animists and have been in conflict with the Indonesian ______government. In 2001, Indonesia tried to appease Papua by allowing them to keep more of the profits from its sale of minerals and agricultural products, but the ______still remains.

H. Southeast Asia Religions- Use the map to list at least two countries that practice each religion.

Buddhism-

Islam-

Chinese Religions-

Roman Catholic-

Hinduism-

Traditional Religions-

  1. Cultural Groups of Southeast AsiaUse the map to list at least two countries in each cultural group.

Indo-Aryan-

Chinese-

Thai-

Miao-Yao-

Tibeto-Burma-

Vietnamese-

Mon-Khmer-

Indonesian-

Papuan-

  1. -SE Asian nations are mostly in the medium HDI category except for Brunei (oil wealth) and Singapore (free port) and Myanmar, Laos, and Cambodia which are low HDI.

Malaysia, Thailand, and Philippines are______. Indonesia is sometimes listed as a NIC.

Many MDCs outsource work to SE Asia for the purpose of saving money on labor costs.

Technology and communications in this region depend on the country’s level of ______. Singapore and Brunei have very advanced communications and transportation, but Laos and Cambodia have very little access to technology.

  1. Asean- Association of Southeast Asian Nations is a free trade agreement between Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore Thailand, Brunei, Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam. Its ______are economic growth, social progress, cultural development, regional peace, and ______for member countries to discuss differences peacefully.
  2. Arts-

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