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Ch29-31 Southeast Asia Flashcards

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Climate depends on

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Monsoons

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Climate is

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Mostly tropical

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Monsoons are

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Seasonal winds

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Important a of the rains

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Flooding rains necessary for wet rice cultivation and nourishment for the rainforests

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Topography

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Mountainous

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Few peaks above

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10,000 feet

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Mountains

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Form boundaries between countries

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Cordilleras

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Parallel mountain ranges

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Fertile

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River valleys

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Archipelagos

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Island groups

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Indonesia how many islands

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13,677

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Philippines islands?

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7,107

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Singapore is located

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Tip of the Malay Peninsula

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Malaysia

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Southern Malay peninsula and norther Borneo

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Ring of fire

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Area of earthquake and volcanic activity

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Indonesia volcanoes?

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327; 127 active

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Most famous volcano of Indonesia

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Krakotoa

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Erupted in 1991, the Philippines most powerful volcano of the 20th century

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Pinatubo

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Volcanos cause destruction but benefit area through

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Ash full of nutrients which create fertile soils

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Rivers are important for

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Food supply, transportation, and communication

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Rivers also help create fertile soil with

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Silt and sediment deposits

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Brunei resources

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Oil and natural gas

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One of the richest men in the world

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Sultan of Brunei

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Minerals

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Nicole iron copper

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Worlds largest deposit of tin

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Malaysia

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Steam provides

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Geothermal energy

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Gems

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Sapphires and rubies

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Philippines gems

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Pearls

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Flora

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Plant life

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Trees

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Mahogany teak and rubber

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Problems

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Deforestation

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Results of deforestation

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Decreased soil quality, erosion

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Fauna

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Animal life

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Main animals

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Elephants tigers rhinos orangutangs

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Animal found only in Borneo

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Bearded pig

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Animal only in Malay

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Lacewing butterfly

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Animal only in Indonesia

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Komodo dragon

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Major resource for the entire area

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Fish

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Influenced by

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China-culture hearth if Asia

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Location ideal for

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Traders

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Traders sail the

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Malacca strait of the South China Sea

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Early empires were

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Maritime powers-seafaring

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Indian traders introduced

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Hinduism and Buddhism

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Arab traders introduced

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Islam

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Reasons Europeans came to Southeast Asia

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Trade and religion

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Europeans eventually set up

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Colonies

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Great brittian claimed

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Brunei, Myanmar, Malaysia, and Singapore

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France claimed

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Info China peninsula

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Netherlands claimed

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Indonesia

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Spain claimed

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Philippines

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Divided the area into

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Spheres of Influence

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In the spanish-american war the US squired the

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Philippines

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During ww2 Japan

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Forced the western powers out

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After ww2

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France tried to regain control of indochina

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Vietnam war began with

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Vietminh (communists)

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Vietminh led by

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Hi chi Minh

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France defeated in ____ at _____

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1954; bien bien pho

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Divide Vietnam at the 17th parallel

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Geneva accords

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US began to send____ to train Vietnamese army

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Military”advisors”

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1961 how many advisors

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16000

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1963 who was assassinated

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President Kennedy

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1964 US warships staked on the

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Gulf of Tonkin

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Ordered more bombin of north Vientnam and sent more military around

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President Johnson

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By 1968

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500,000 men in Vietnam

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1968 Tet Offensive

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Major push by the Vietcong

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At home

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Anti war protests

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1973

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US withdrawals

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1975

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Vietnam falls to the communists

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Americas longest war

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Vietnam

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Until 1983 Philippines controlled by

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Spain

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US controlled Philippines until

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After ww2

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Muslim terrorist group wanting their own state

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Abu Sayyat

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Pol pot(Cambodia) led by_______ gained control in _____ ruled harshly

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Khmer Rouge; 1975

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Cambodia. Gov took over all

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Businesses and farms

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Cambodia outlawed

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Religion

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Cambodia closed most

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Schools

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Cambodia enlisted children into

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Military service

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Cambodia most city dwellers wee moved to

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The countryside

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Cambodia many people died of

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Disease starvation and overwork

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Cambodia many were

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Executed

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Cambodia what percent died

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38%

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Pol Pot overthrown in

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1979

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Pol Pot fled to

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The jungles

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PolPot captured in

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1997

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Pol Pot died in

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1998

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Most develope countries of the region

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Singapore and the Philippines

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US is ___ times larger in land size

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1 1/2

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Southeast Asia has_____ times as many people

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1 1/2

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Southeast Asia population

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620 million

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Smallest with 400,000

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Brunei

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Largest with 238 mill

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Indonesia

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4th largest country in the world

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Indonesia

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Most live in the _____ because of

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River valley lowlands or along costal plains; water supply fertile land transportation and jobs

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One of the most densely populated islands

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Java

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Most mainland countries have good

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Arable land suitable for growing crops

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What percent of population is in agriculture

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75%

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Some countries shift form

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Rural to urban

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Reasons for shift

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Political conflicts educational opportunities

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An almost every country largest city is a

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Primate city

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Southeast Asian busiest port

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Singapore due to location and good harbors

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In Singapore goods can be unloaded stored and shipped again whiteout import duties “cleanest city in the world”

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Freeport

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Most important agricultural activity using 50% of land

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Rice farming

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Star crop

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Rice

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Most part farmers don’t use

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Modern machinery

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Farmers use hand tools like

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Sickles

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Sickles are

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Sharp curved knifes

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Cash crops

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Sugarcane rubber coconuts and coffee

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Major industries

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Forestry oil and mining

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In Brunei____% come from ___

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95%; oil and natural gas

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Cloth died using paper wax

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Batik

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Some counties developed slowly because of

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War

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Indochina major religion

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Buddhism

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Malaysia major religion

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Islam

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Philippines major religion

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Catholic

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Hindu temples

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Wats

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Wat in Cambodia

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Angkor wat

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Buddhist temples

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Pagodas

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Most common transportation

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Water transportation

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Generally connect only major cities

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Highways and railroads

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Rural areas

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Unpaved roads forests rugged terrain

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Most people owner have acces to a

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Radio

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Less common communication

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TV sets

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Only landlocked country

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Laos

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City-state

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Singapore

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Found in Malaysia and Indonesia

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Long houses house up to 100 people

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Translates “land of the free” never a European colony

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Thailand

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