geography and climate of southeast asia

GEOGRAPHY & CLIMATE of Southeast Asia

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How geography and climate affect each country?



What are we going to do? 1. Look at the maps of Southeast Asia - try to pick out as many geographical features and other information as you can. - take notes2. Share your answer to the class, extra information will be given by teacher 3. Fill in features, i.e. mountains and rivers on your Study Guide, using color pencils for different features.

Topography

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Land Use Map

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Agriculture



What is a monsoon?

•A seasonal shift in the prevailing wind direction•Asian monsoon (India to Southeast Asia)

SEA monsoon

•Winter Monsoon (NE) (Nov-‐Mar)•Cool, dry weather in mainland countries•Heavy rainfall in island region•Summer Monsoon (SW) (May-‐Sep) brings heavy rain. •Island region = evergreen rainforest•Mainland = tropical rainforestshttp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:South_east_asia_topographic_map.svg

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PopulationDensity

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MYANMAR

•Lower/ Upper Myanmar•Lower: coastal area with thick forest (teak)•Irrawaddy River•Valuable hard wood accounts for 50% of the country •SW monsoon wind

MYANMAR

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THAILAND






THAILAND

Korat Plateau






•Northern high mountains •Central plain with Chao Praya River (rice)•Northeast plateau (cotton and cattle)•SW monsoon = heavy rain•NE monsoon = cool, dry season

THAILAND

Korat Plateau





Cambodia

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•Alluvial plain•Mekong River in the East•Tonele Sap•Mountains block way out to the sea•SW monsoon = heavy rain•NE monsoon = cool, dry season

Cambodia

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Vietnam

Red River Delta

Coastal plain

Central mountains

Mekong River Delta

Vietnam

•Low land, hills, densely forested highland• Red River Delta

•More populated•Rice planting

•Coastal lowland-‐ rice planting•Central mountains•Mekong River Delta

•Alluvial deposit•Rice growing area

•SW-‐ rainfall, NE -‐ cool, dry

Red River Delta

Coastal plain

Central mountains

Mekong River Delta

Vietnam

•Mountainous Area•Steep terrain•Narrow river valley•Not suitable for agriculture•Farming in the south•Only 4% of land area is suitable for farming•SW monsoon = heavy rain•NE monsoon = cool, dry season

Laos

SINGAPORE

SINGAPORE

Bukit Timah 165 m.

•646 sq km•15 meters asl•Bukit Timah, highest point•Tropical rainforest climate •32/90 degree• 90% lives in ^lats and high building

SINGAPORE

Bukit Timah 165 m.

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Brunei

•Flat coastal plain•Eastern mountain•Hilly lowland in the west•Export crude oil and gas•NE monsoon= rainfall•SW monsoon = rainfall

Brunei

INDONESIA

•13,677 islands•Two continental shelves•Lots of volcanic mountains•50 active volcanos on Java•NE and SW monsoons bring heavy rain•Western and northern receive heaviest rain

INDONESIA

Malaysia

•4/5 rainforest, swamp •Malay Peninsula•mountainous area•people live on the west

•Borneo Island•plain and mountains•rainforest

•NE and SW brings rain all year round

Malaysia

The Philippines

The Philippines Luzon

Visayas

Mindanao

•7,107 islands•Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao•3 stars on the ^lag•Tropical marine climate•Heavy rain from May-‐Oct (SW)

The Philippines Luzon

Visayas

Mindanao

EAST TIMOR

•Surrounded by ^lat plain•High mountains in the central•Source of all rivers of East Timor •Tropical monsoon climate•July-‐Nov = cool, dry•Dec-‐Mar = heavy rain

Think-Pair-Share

What features characterize Southeast Asia?

How do those shape the lives of Southeast Asian people?

•Complete your Study Guides by •^illing in main geographical features •coloring them properly according to its features

Assignments

http://www.worldscibooks.com/etextbook/4689/4689_chap1_2.pdf

http://www.weatherquestions.com/What_is_a_monsoon.htm

http://www.vietnamembassy.org.uk/climate.html

http://www.bruneiweather.com.bn/images/bruneiClimate.pdf

http://countrystudies.us/indonesia/29.htm

http://countrystudies.us/philippines/32.htm

http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/asia/etimor.htm#landforms

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