Transcript Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia
Michael Thurston
Winslow High School
Population Patterns
Human
Characteristics
• 550 million people – including:
• Indigenous peoples
• China & Tibet Khmers Mons Malays
• Indian & Chinese influences
• Looking for spices Hinduism Buddhism
• Islamic influence
• Western colonization
• Almost the whole region controlled by Europe –
except Thailand
Population Growth
• Population Density
• Population Growth Rates
• Cambodia: Population
Decline
• Between 1975 and 1979,
Cambodia lost 38% of
its people as a result of
harsh rule by the Khmer
Rouge communist
government.
Migrations
Movement to Cities
• Major population shift
villages  cities
• Some Southeast Asian
countries have primate cities.
Bangkok & Jakarta
• Thailand’s government has
offered people financial
incentives to leave Bangkok
and move back to villages
• Indonesia has done the
same.
Outward Migrations
• From the 1970s to
the 1990s,
thousands of people
left the region to
escape economic
and political
problems.
• Negative effect of
migration?
Quick History
Southeast Asia
Kingdoms & Empires
(Maritime Civilizations)
 Funan (AD 100s)
 Khmer (1100s & 1200s)
 Srivijaha (600-1300)
 Vietnam
 Islam (800s)
Western Colonization
• Why?
• The Netherlands
• Great Britain
• France
• United States
• Effects of Western
Rule
Conflict  Independence
• Japan and WWII
• Independence =
conflict
• Western nations try
to regain control
• Vietnam 
communism
• By the mid 1960s all of
the countries are
completely independent
Forms of Government
• Indonesia, Philippines,
Indonesia and Singapore =
democratic republics
• Myanmar = military
government
• Brunei, Cambodia,
Malaysia, Thailand =
constitutional monarchies.
• Laos & Vietnam =
communist
Languages
• People in Southeast Asia
speak hundreds of
languages and dialects –
most belong to three
language families:
①Malayo-Polynesian
②Sino-Tibetan
③Mon-Khmer
• Many of the languages are
the result of migration or
colonization.
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Religions
• Nearly all of the world’s
religions are represented in
the region.
• Major religions:
• Buddhism
• Myanmar, Thailand, Laos,
Vietnam
• Islam
• Malaysia, Indonesia
• Roman Catholic
• Philippines
• Daoism (Confucianism)
The Arts
• Crafts
• Lacquerware
• Batik
• Literature
• Folktales and legends
• Later = influenced by diffusion or
struggle (war)
• Dance and Drama
• Traditional dances based on
literature or religion
• Traditional puppet plays are
popular
• Music
Southeast Asian Music
Festival Music of Vietnam: Celebration of
the Young Rice Plant
Gamelon Music of Indonesia: Oleg
Tumbelilngan
Southeast Asia
Lifestyles
• Health and Education
• Rising health and literacy rates
• Housing
• Urban v Villages
• Longhouses
• Food
• Recreation
• Celebrations
• Water festival
• Tet
Southeast Asia
Economics
• Agriculture
• Forests & Mining
• Papua Region
• Industry
• Singapore & Malaysia lead the way
• Interdependence
• ASEAN
• Transportation
• Communications
Nature’s Might
• Much of Southeast Asia is
part of the Ring of Fire
• Volcanoes
• Mayon Volcano
• Mt. Pinatubo
• Gunung Agung
• Floods
• Flash floods
• River flooding
• Typhoons
The latest storm
Environmental Issues
• Cities
• Economic growth = pollution
• Rural Areas
• Deforestation
• Commercial logging
• Slash & burn farming
• Environmental protection
• Limitations and reforestation
• Planned migrations
• Green zones
• Banning skyscapers