1 Chapter 16 Southeast Asia and its Islands I Geographic Overview Countries Myanmar used to be called Burma Laos Thailand Vietnam Cambodia Indonesia Three Key Rivers Irrawaddy in Myanmar Featured in the poem The Road to Mandalay 6th century British empire was very interested involved in this area Rice grown in river delta much flooding Chao Phyra Thailand Runs through Bankok 231 miles long 12 million people live along the banks overpopulation issues River busses and water taxis are popular a lot of water traffic Mekong through Indonesian peninsula Mae Nam Khong in native language Means the mother river Runs through mainland China and Indochina 3050 miles long Environmental conerns Dams damming limits or changes the water flow decreases amount of water in some areas Laos and Cambodia Rapid blasting II Climate Tropical hot and humid all year Plentiful rainfall Wet and dry season Rain forests 2nd largest mountain areas cooler dense vegetation and forests desert in Myanmar Malaysia Indonesia and Philipines have a different climate volcanic activity fertile tropical rainforests diverse plants and wildlife III Agriculture and farming Crops rice fruits durian creamy in texture almond flavored called the smelly fruit rambutan grow in clusters The inside is slightly poisonous if eaten raw Crunchy texture when cooked 2 muro ami fishing child slavery is a big issue in this type of fishing fish sauce very popular Made of fermented fish very pungent odor Used in small quantities Large export of Thailand and Vietnam Common exports coconuts bananas spices cashews Vietnam coffee rice Meats cattle poultry fish IV History and Culture Myanmar Burma early cave dwellers northern region of Myanmmar settlers from Tibet first Burmese Empire under Kublai Khan 2nd 1551 1752 3rd 1752 1885 Mons poor education subsistence farming poor country native people of Myanmar Laos Early settlers from China Pagodas and temples Lan Xang Laos Hmong Thailand Mons Khmers Yunnan immigrants from China Cambodia Relics and Rulers Angkor Wat Angkor Thom French Lon Nol Khmer Rouge Vietnam Chinese immigrants French East India Company spices and fruits North and South Vietnam now united socialist government big fishing industry Son Doong Cave biggest cave in world Has underground river Discovered in 3 1990 s biodiversity new mammal species religion Saola 1992 called the Vietnamese Unicorn Buddhism Taoism Confucianism Tam Dao 85 of population blending of all 3 8 of population Christian not very free to worship hatred towards Catholicism in Vietnam Hanoi Vietnam capital 2 6 million people Malaysia Malay Peninsula island of Sumatra Strait of Melaka Malacca trade Portuguese control Dutch control British control Federation of 13 states Economic Environmental Balance Issue Economy tourism exports Mutabak pancake petroleum tin palm oil rubber eggs meat onion Indonesia 13000 islands Pacific ocean to Indian ocean Dutch settled in Java Bali Borneo Sulawesi Japanese control in WWII French Polynesia 4 Philippines 14 islands controlled by French society islands Tahiti Moorea Bora Bora immigrants from Vietnam in 5000 bc Islam arrived in 15th century Spanish influence stopped the spread of Islam Religions Buddhism Myanmar Thailand Laos Cambodia Vietnam Singapore Hindu Islam Bali some in Malaysia some in Singapore Malaysia Indonesia southern Philipines water puppets in Vietnam Arts V Food cereal meats and soy produce spices and sauces Foreign Influences marinated meat skewered grilled served with sauce Key Terms 1 Satay 2 Climate 3 Major Rivers 4 Religions 5 Water Puppets 6 Murtabak 7 Exports Myanmar Malaysia and Indonesia have Indian influences of curry and satays Cambodia Laos and Vietnam have French influences often have French bread Satay 5 8 Fruits Chapter 17 China I Geographic Overview Most populous nation in the world 1 338 612 968 people One child policy in effect until 2020 in rural areas families often lie about children Covers 4 time zones but all of China is set to Beijing time in 1912 there were 5 time zones 1949 People s Republic of China established one single time zone at 6a in Bejing it should be 12 in Tibet but still considered 6 am Gobi desert sand storms make the sea look yellow Geographic features country slopes into ocean 3 seas Yellow Sea East China Sea Yangtze River South China Sea of world s shipping oil Rivers Yellow River runs through 9 provinces of China basin is called the cradle of Chinese civilization also called China s Sorrow devastating floods course changes Yangtze River Longest River in Asia Comes from glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau Physical and cultural divide between North and South China Chinese alligator China is the only area besides North America that has the alligator Finless porpoises Gobi desert a cold desert frost occasionally snow on dunes extremes rapid temperature changes extreme dryness 5th largest desert in the world Himalayan Mountains The Sacred Mountains of China Mountains 6 Taoism The Five Great Mountains 5 Cardinal directions Buddhism the Four sacred mountains Climate Biodiversity complex topography North severe winters South tropical dry seasons to wet monsoons very diverse panda horse camel tapir leopard cat bamboo rat treeshrew II History and Culture 20 dynasties have ruled China since 1766 BC 221 BC Qin Shihuang s Dynasty writing education business transportation military agriculture terra cotta warriors The Great Wall of China Han Dynasty 400 years Turmoil Han People foreign trade silk road Ming Dynasty Tang Dynasty high point of Chinese civilization Buddhism a major influence scholarship and artistic expression very important 1368 1644 1 million troops Navy and Army ancestor worship Taoism and Buddhism consumption based culture 1403 Beijing Jesuit missionaries many voyages one of the first dynasties to venture off Qing Dynasty 1644 1912 1839 1842 and 1856 1860 were the Opium Wars 7 har gau jasmine tea chicken and vegetable congee steamed dumplings rice noodle roll cha siu baau Lost much Lang III Food Southern Cantonese School of Cuisine Sweet and sour dishes Dim sum Chow mein congee thick porridge or soup of rice comfort food Eastern Shanghai School Relies on the sea light broths egg rolls red cooking slow braising imparts red color soy sauce paper wrapped food Northern Peking School Peking duck Mongolian fire pot like fondue Moo Shu pork sliced or shredded pork scrambled eggs stir fried in sesame or peanut oil thinly sliced wood ear mushrooms day lily buds bamboo shoots Pot
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