Southeast Asia, Oceania, Antarctica

Subregions

Southeast AsiaIslands of OceaniaAustralia, New Zealand, and Antarctica

Southeast Asia

Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam

Khmer Empire to colonialism to independenceEconomy:

Agriculture (rice), timber Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Industry (textiles, electronic products, petroleum, natural

gas)Culture:

Religious diversity (Buddhism, Catholicism, Islam, Hinduism) Religion influences architecture and sculptures Famous for performing arts and literature

Southeast Asia

Oceania

Some 20,000 islands throughout the Pacific OceanExact number is not knownNumber changes due to erosion, creation of new islands - Low islands formed by coral reefs - High islands formed by volcanoesColonialism from the British brought disease, many

islanders died in the 1800s. Small islands, not many resources, hard to develop

industryEconomy: Subsistence farming, tourism

Oceania

Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica

Australia Smallest continent on Earth Aboriginal people migrated from Asia 40,000 years ago. 500 different groups, 200 different languages Colonized by British as a place to send prisoners, establish naval

bases in the 1700s Major exporter of farm products, mining, largest exporter of

wool in the worldNew Zealand

Original people – Maori Economy based on agriculture, ranching

Antarctica Icy tundra climate makes vegetation scarce and industry

hard to develop.

Australia

New Zealand

Antarctica