SEA Reading Guide Flashcards
Angkor Wat:
Largest religious complex in world; Buddhist temple in Cambodia
Angkor Wat:
Largest religious complex in world
Buddhist temple in Cambodia
Archipelagoes:
Chain or cluster of islands
Association of Southeast Asian Nations:
Intergovernmental org of 10 sea nations
Aung San Suu Kyi:
1st State Counsellor of Myanmar
Nobel Peace Prize
lead country from military junta to a democracy
criticized for handling of Rohingya crisis
Cyclones:
Hurricane
Exclusive Economic Zone:
Area of seawater and coastline reserved by country
Foreign Direct Investment:
Investment from a foreign country into another country’s business
Singapore has most FDI
Thailand, Phillipines, Malaysia, etc. next most FDI
Power countries have less FDI
Little Tigers (Tiger Cubs):
Indonesia Malaysia Phillipines Thailand Vietnam
Newly industrializing economy:
Developing countries with more money than other developing countries
Tsunamis:
Big waves
Typhoons:
Type of cyclone
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO):
Special part of United Nations; world peace, science, and culture
What factors influence the climate of Southeast Asia? How does the mainland climate different from climate of the islands?
More rainfall on islands then mainland.
Explain the conflict over maritime jurisdictions in Southeast Asia.
Boundaries keep changing
What problems are associated with the production of palm oil in Southeast Asia?
Loss of forests
Loss of wildlife
What are the risks and benefits of tectonic activity in the region?
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Describe the importance of the Mekong River in the region.
Transportation, Irrigation, hydroelectric power, etc.
Explain the ecological division, related to Wallace’s Line, in Southeast Asia.
It keeps two species of animals separate, and has done so since the ice age when it was always filled with ocean
Describe the causes and effects of deforestation in Southeast Asia. What steps are being taken to address the effects of deforestation in the region?
Local people and animals lose their land, which is flooded and the soil eroded, due to poaching and tree cutting for timber. Logging banned, forest reserves
What factors have contributed to political instability in the region?
Ethnic minorities seeking political independence
Describe the distribution of religion in the region.
Indonesia is Islam, Phillipines is Christianity, Buddhism is Everything else
Describe Indonesia’s transmigration program. What are some challenges associated with the program?
Move people from densely populated areas to not so densely populated areas in Indonesia
Some native people don’t like that (i.e. Javanese going to other part of Indonesia); leads to separatism and conflict
Where do the largest numbers of labor migrants from Southeast Asia work? Why? What are the benefits of those migrations to their home communities?
Middle East and East Asia
More money
Remittances
What are the two largest islands of Indonesia?
Borneo and Sumatra
What river is located along the border of Laos and Thailand?
Mekong
Which parts of Southeast Asia receive the most precipitation?
Southern part
What metal is abundant in southern Thailand?
Tin
What is the natural population growth rate of Laos? How does it compare to the world growth rate?
1.6%, 1.1%
What are the most populated countries of Southeast Asia?
Indonesia
What is the predominant religion of each of the following countries?
Thailand, Vietnam: Buddhism
Indonesia: Islam
Philippines: Christianity
What is the predominant land use of Indonesia?
Farming
Which countries border the South China Sea?
Vietnam, Phillipnies, Malaysia, China
Myanmar (from Powerpoint)
World’s longest civil war
repressive military government (not in power, but influential)
-political/cultural assimilation
-rebellion from ethnic minorities
Thailand (from Powerpoint)
Buddhist
Constitutional monarchy; ruled by military
-People protest for democracy and reform
-Want resignation of prime minister
Rohingya Crisis (from Powerpoint)
Islam Minority in Myanmar
Stripped of citizenship in ‘82
Subject to genocide, ethnic cleansing, etc. by government
Aung San Suu Kyi took no action
