The Shape of Southeast Asia (Chapter 11; Section 1)

The Shape of Southeast Asia

Directions: On your map of Southeast Asia, label the following. Use the following map web-site to fill in your map: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the- world-factbook/docs/refmaps.html

Countries Myanmar/Burma Laos Thailand Cambodia Vietnam Brunei Malaysia Singapore Papua New Guinea Philippines Indonesia (Sumatra, Borneo, Java)

Physical Features

Bay of Bengal Gulf of Tonkin South China Sea Gulf of Thailand Strait of Malacca Irawaddy River (Myanmar) Mekong River (Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam) Red River (Vietnam) Philippine Sea Java Sea South China Sea

Answer the following using https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world- factbook/docs/profileguide.html

1. How would you describe the overall geography of Southeast Asia? 2. What are the two geographic parts of Southeast Asia?

3. What major ethnic groups would you find in Laos?

4. What ethnic groups would you find in Myanmar/Burma?

5. Also examine the ethnicity of Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam. From looking at all of these nations, is Southeast Asia a diverse region?

6. How do you think geography has attributed to the diverse population in Southeast Asia?

7. Looking at its position on Earth, what do you think the climate of Southeast Asia would be like?

8. What is an archipelago? How are they formed?

9. What religions would you find in the following countries: Cambodia, Vietnam, Indonesia, and the Philippines? Be sure to identify the majority religion! 10. Choose three nations in Southeast Asia as well as the United States. Use the CIA Country Profiles to examine the Infant Mortality Rate, Life Expectancy, Literacy Rate, Population Below the Poverty Line, and Telephone System of each nation. How do the nations in Southeast Asia compare to the United States in these areas?