Physical Geo Of Southeast Asia Flashcards
Archipelagos
Group of islands
Cordilleras
Parallel mountain ranges and plateaus
How big is Southeast Asia?
1.7 million square miles
What two peninsulas create the mainland of Southeast Asia? Which is bigger?
Indochina and Malay; indochina
South of the mainland is the…
Malay archipelago; East Indies
How many countries are on the mainland?
About half of the 11
What countries are on the Malay Peninsula?
Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, and Myanmar and most of Thailand
What countries make up the Malay Peninsula?
Part of Thailand and Myanmar, and Malaysia
What is another name for Myanmar?
Burma
Insular
Island or isolated
What is an isolated insular country?
The Philippines
Name the insular countries.
Brunei, East Timor, Indonesia, Singapore, the Philippines
What is Borneo?
Borneo is the island that includes three countries: Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei
How many islands does Indonesia have? How many are settled? How many are named?
13,000; 1000 settled; 6000 named
What country used to be part of Indonesia?
East Timor
Singapore has more than… Islands and the Philippines have… Islands. In the Philippines only… Are settled and… Islands account for… Land area.
Singapore has more than 13500 Islands and the Philippines have 7000 Islands. In the Philippines only 900 Are settled and 11 Islands account for 95 percent of the Land area.
Mountains dominate Southeast Asia, and creates
Natural borders
Annam cordillera
Separates Vietnam from Laos and Cambodia
Why are mountains commonly found among Southeast Asia’s islands?
It is part of the ring of fire
How many volcanoes does Indonesia have?
327
Which island of Indonesia the most active in volcanic activity?
Java; 17 of 100 active volcanoes of Indonesia are there
What major eruption occurred in this region (Southeast Asia)? Why was this important?
Mount pinatubo of Philippines erupted in 1991 and was one of the most powerful eruptions of the century that affected surrounded areas and cooled the whole world
In 2004, a tsunami hit Southeast Asia with a magnitude of… And hit… The hardest.
9; Indonesia
What is the biggest River in Southeast Asia? How big is it? Where does it flow from and to?
The Mekong River; 2,600 miles; starts in China, borders Thailand and Laos and into the South China Sea
