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Page 1: Geography: Southeast Asia

The Continent of Asia

SOUTHEAST ASIA

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Peninsulas and

archipelagos

Physical Features

Page 3: Geography: Southeast Asia

Mountains

Physical Features continued. . .

River Systems

The Mekong river of

Southeast Asia

Page 4: Geography: Southeast Asia

CLIMATE, VEGETATION, AND WILDLIFE

Tropical Region of the World

Monsoon weather

Dense Tropical Rainforest

Rafflesia “corpse flower”

Page 5: Geography: Southeast Asia

Resources

Rubber

Rich soil for

farming

Rice

Coconuts, palm

oil, sugarcane,

coffee, spices

Mining of tin, iron

ore, oil, and gas

Rubber tree plant that has been growing in rich-volcanic soil and a humid climate for over 200

years

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Settlement

History and Culture

Modern Era

Page 7: Geography: Southeast Asia

SOUTHEAST ASIA TODAYPeople and Cities

A family doing their laundry in a rural Laos river while a water buffalo is nearby

City of Bangkok, Thailand

City of Singapore in Singapore

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Photo citationsSlide 2

vschool.houstonisd.org regions.pppst.com travel.megatonloh.com

Slide 3 worldatlas.com thecoca-colacompany.com internationalrivers.org

Slide 4 flickr.com blueplanetbiomes.org funnyphotos.net.au

Slide 5 samefacts.com

Slide 6 cominganarchy.com globalwarmingandu.co

m greendiary.com time.com apocalypsenow.umwblo

gs.orgSlide 7

flickr.com top-things-to-do.com jingalex.wordpress.com