Regions
The Malay Peninsula
What is the physical geography?
Mountains, river valleys, and half of Malaysia
Mekong River
What is the location/importance of this river?
Flows through every mainland country except Myanmar
Longest river
Cambodia
Insects and rice
Timor-Leste
A country that gained its independence from Indonesia, with the help of the UN, in 1999
List the events that shaped the history of Vietnam during the 20th century
1954 - split from northern and southern regions
1973 - became communist, America got involved
1978 - Cambodia’s people were killed after they attacked Vietnamese people
The Indochina Peninsula
What is the physical geography?
Mekong Delta
Salween River
What is the location/importance of this river?
Begins in Tibet and flows through Myanmar
Drains water
Myanmar
Soups and curries
IMF (International Monetary Fund)
Finical assistance
What countries colonized the Philippines?
The Malay Archipelago
What is the physical geography?
Mountains and volcanos
Irrawaddy River
What is the location/importance of this river?
Myanmar
Provides resources
The Philippines
Soups and fish
Pigs for celebration
Heterogenous
Describe Singapore
Part of Malaysia, is independent within the country it is ruled by
The Philippine Archipelago
What is the physical geography?
Lots of islands (7,641)
Chao Phraya River
What is the location/importance of this river?
Thailand
Rice farming
Thailand
Sweet, sour, spicy, and salty
Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)
A Chinese plan to build a series of roads, seaports, airports, and power plants around the world
What are the four broad attributes of Southeast Asian culture?
Showing respect, avoiding shame, treasuring one’s family, and having an easy-going attitude towards life
Red River
What is the location/importance of this river?
Vietnam
Helps grow rice
Vietnam
Pho
Poverty Environment Initiative (PEI)
Their goal is to find solutions to environmental issues