Physical Geography
Southeast Asia's physical landscape is mostly made up of these landmasses
Tropical forests and Archipelagos
A major natural resource exported from Southeast Asia's forests.
Timber (wood)
After WWII, mainland SE Asian countries became this type of government.
Communist
Why many different cultures exist in Southeast Asia
Trade, Colonialism, and Civil War
This country still shows traces of colonialism
Christianity in the Philippines
This natural feature explains why there are so many earthquakes and volcanoes located in Southeast Asia
The Ring of Fire
This is a major reason cities in Southeast Asia have grown.
Economic opportunities and industrialization
Two SE Asian countries that are still communist today.
Vietnam and Laos
The reason Indonesia has struggled with religious freedom
The government does not want to upset or lose the support of the Muslim majority
Colonial influence can still be seen in these aspects of culture.
Language and religion
These landforms make travel and unity difficult in Southeast Asia.
Jungles, Islands, Mountains
People move to the cities in Southeast Asia for these opportunities.
Better jobs and living conditions
Other countries studied this year that are still communist.
China and North Korea
This ideology was meant to unify Indonesia and promote nationalism
Pancasila
This term means broken into many parts
fragmented
Farmers settle near these despite the danger.
Volcanoes
This term describes the gap between rich and poor.
disparity
This Indonesian Leader used violence to quiet his enemies and ended democracy for decades.
Suharto
What was the goal of Pancasila?
To promote unity among all the different ethnic and religious groups in Indonesia.
This means to hold back or control
Repressed
This benefit explains why farmers risk living near volcanoes.
fertile soil
A country previously studied that has the same economic growth as Southeast Asia.
China
Suharto's rules in Indonesia led to:
Repression, Lack of Freedoms, and Human Rights Abuses
Why Indonesia is difficult to unify.
Being made up of many islands and cultures
This means unwillingness to accept differences.
Intolerance