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| 11 Southeast Asian Countries |
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| Mount Everest - the highest mountain on earth |
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Pacific Ring of Fire
*recent earthquake & volcanic eruptions |
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| Oceans and Seas surrounding East and Southeast Asia |
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| Southeast Asia has one of the 3 major tropical raiforests on earth |
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*a contested region
*many oil reserves here |
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Tibetan Plateau (Roof of the world)
*high elevation
*limited agriculture |
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Basins, plateaus & low mountain ranges
*dry climate |
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Plains and Deltas
*major rivers
*irrigated agriculture |
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Continental Shelf & Islands
*seismic and volcanic activity |
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What are the major types of climates of East & Southeast Asia?
Where are they? |
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| *all types of climates, except E (polar)
A - tropical humid (equatorial climate)
B - dry
C - mild midlatitude (humid temperate)
D - sever midlatitude (humid cold)
H - highland
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*seasonal change
*unpredicatable
*caused by atmospheric circulation + land-water configuration
*two distinctive seasons
1. Dry (Oct.-April) - wind from NE
2. Wet (April-Oct.) - wind from SW |
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| What characterizes the spatial & temporal distribution of precipitation in East & SE Asia? |
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*precipitation generally decreases from south to northwest
*80-200 inches tropical coasts
*0-4 inches NW China |
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| What are the main natural resources & hazard/constraints in East & SE Asia? |
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Natural Resources
*limited arable land
*cash crops-rubber,tobacco,coffee,tea
*oil & natural gas
*tin,nickel,iron ore,copper,bauxite,etc
*rainforests in SE Asia (Indonesia)
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*earthquakes
*volcanoes
*severe weather (ie.typhoons) |
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| What are the 3 most populous countries in East and Southeast Asia? |
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1. China
2. Indonesia
3. Japan |
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| Population of East & SE Asia, now and in the future. |
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| ~2.1 billion people - 1/3 humanity
~65% are Chinese
*expected to reach 2.4 billion by 2025
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Where do people live in E & SE Asia?
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| *people live by the oceans and rivers because of the ability of trade and services
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| What are the main directions of international migration flows in E & SE Asia? |
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| *most are leaving the country and going to other places, but still staying within the East and Southeast Asia borders |
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| What characterizes urbanization in East & SE Asia? |
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| *metropolitan areas (big cities) |
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Where were the major ancient civilizations in East & SE Asia?
What characterizes their locations? |
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*Yellow River - Han
*Red River - Vietmanese
*Mekong River - Khmer
*Chao Phraya - Thai
*Irrawady - Burmese
*Coast - Japanese,Korean,Malay,Javanese
*what characterizes their locations is that they are all by water |
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When did the Chinese maritime expeditions take place?
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*took place in the early 1400s AD
*started/ended in China, thru SE Asia, the Indian Ocean & the Red Sea - reached Alexandria |
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| What are the two main trading routes btw Europe and Asia before 1500? How did the trade along these two routes affect the culture of the region? |
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*the Silk Road and Maritime Routes
Silk Road
*diffusion of religion, Buddhism much of E & SE Asia, Islam in NW China
Maritime Routes
*controlled by Arab merchant fleet
*laid the foundation of Muslim
*trading communities in Asia |
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| What are the key features of E & SE Asian societies before the arrival of European colonialism? |
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*went from 2 to 5 European colonial powers
*had portugese and spanish
*got dutch, french and british in 17th and 18th centuries |
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| Who colonized whom in East & SE Asia? |
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| *Spain - the Philippines
*Netherlands - Indonesia
*Great Britian - Malaysia and Burma
*France - Cambodia and Vietnam
*Portugal - Laos and parts of Cambodia
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| Why was Thailand not colonized? |
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*long succession of able rulers and were able to utilise rivalry and tension btw French and British
*also a buffer state btw parts of SE Asia that were colonized by two colonial powers |
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What is the E. Asian "Miracle" about?
How does it affect world geography? |
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*about the rapid growth of several Asian economies btw 1950s-1990s
*affects world geography bc first non-western region to "modernize" |
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| What are the major cultural influences in E & SE Asia? |
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*China - civilization & technology
*India - religion (Buddhism & Hinduism)
*Middle East - Islam and trade
*Europe - trade and colonialism
*Japan - imperialism and investment
*USA - imperialism, trade & investment |
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East Asia
*Mongoloid race
*Confucian societies
*civilization commonalities
Southeast Asia
*Multicultural (Malay-Indonesian dom.) |
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| Geographies of Confucianism, Buddhism & Islam in the region. |
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| Confucian Societies
*East Asia
*China,Hong Kong,Taiwan,Japan,Korea and Singapore
Buddhist
*Indochina
Islamic
*SE Asia
*Indonesia, Malaysia
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What characterizes rice cultivation?
What are some of the examples illustrating the impacts of rice cultivation on the social, political & cultural organization/features of the region? |
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*rice cultivation = labor-intensive
*affected early tech & social organization
*water & public works cooperation and collectivism is key to survival
*still staple food of several countries in the region
*food production = sense of security
*way of life
*cultural and religious importance |
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