The Continent of Asia

SOUTHEAST ASIA

Peninsulas and

archipelagos

Physical Features

Mountains

Physical Features continued. . .

River Systems

The Mekong river of

Southeast Asia

CLIMATE, VEGETATION, AND WILDLIFE

Tropical Region of the World

Monsoon weather

Dense Tropical Rainforest

Rafflesia “corpse flower”

Resources

Rubber

Rich soil for

farming

Rice

Coconuts, palm

oil, sugarcane,

coffee, spices

Mining of tin, iron

ore, oil, and gas

Rubber tree plant that has been growing in rich-volcanic soil and a humid climate for over 200

years

Settlement

History and Culture

Modern Era

SOUTHEAST ASIA TODAYPeople and Cities

A family doing their laundry in a rural Laos river while a water buffalo is nearby

City of Bangkok, Thailand

City of Singapore in Singapore

Photo citationsSlide 2

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Slide 3 worldatlas.com thecoca-colacompany.com internationalrivers.org

Slide 4 flickr.com blueplanetbiomes.org funnyphotos.net.au

Slide 5 samefacts.com

Slide 6 cominganarchy.com globalwarmingandu.co

m greendiary.com time.com apocalypsenow.umwblo

gs.orgSlide 7

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