Map Skills
Which line divides the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
Equator
Which region of Thailand is Bangkok in?
Central
People from which region speak a language closely related to Lao?
ISSAN!
Longitude lines run
North and South
If I wanted to measure the distance from Bangkok to Trat on a map, I'd use a?
Scale
Which region has the highest Muslim population?
Southern
Before the Tai peoples, which ancient empire built temples in Isaan, such as Phimai and Phanom Rung?
What is an example of relative location?
e.g. South of the Ohio River
Which line divides the Earth into Western and Eastern Hemispheres?
Prime Meridian
Which region is famous for fruit orchards and its beaches and islands along the Gulf of Thailand?
Which ancient Muslim kingdom is connected to the unrest in the southern region today?
Pattani Sultanate
What is an example of absolute location?
Latitude lines run:
East and West
The Khorat Plateau is found in which region?
ISSAN!
Which people from the Northern region established the kingdoms of Sukhothai, Lan Na, and Lan Xang?
Tai
Give 1 example of an effect people have on their environment, from the past or today
e.g pollution, deforestation, habitat restoration
When writing coordinates, which comes first?
Latitude
Give 2 reasons why people migrate (hint: why do people move?)
War, jobs, weather, disease, etc.
Give 1 effect the Tai migration had on the future of Thailand? (hint: it's related to you)
It established Thailand as Tai territory. They established the Lanna, Sukothai, and Ayutthaya kingdoms. The established mass rice farming in the region. They became the modern-day Thai and Lao peoples.
Give 1 example of an effect environment has people, from the past or today (hint: environment is related to people and history)
e.g. Geography and weather determines what jobs people have, clothes they wear, language they speak, how they travel, etc