1. SOUTHEAST ASIA: Overview E. J. PALKA

2. Physical Geography

3. MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC QUALITIES A FRAGMENTED REGION OF NUMEROUS ISLAND COUNTRIES AND PENINSULAS. A FRAGMENTED REGION OF NUMEROUS ISLAND COUNTRIES AND PENINSULAS. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY DOMINATED BY HIGH ELEVATIONS, TECTONIC INSTABILITY, AND TROPICAL CLIMATES. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY DOMINATED BY HIGH ELEVATIONS, TECTONIC INSTABILITY, AND TROPICAL CLIMATES. POLITICAL INSTABILITY AND CONFLICT. POLITICAL INSTABILITY AND CONFLICT. CLUSTERED POPULATION PATTERNS AROUND MAJOR PORT AREAS. CLUSTERED POPULATION PATTERNS AROUND MAJOR PORT AREAS. CULTURAL FRAGMENTATION (COMPLEX ETHNIC, LINGUISTIC, AND RELIGIOUS PATTERNS). CULTURAL FRAGMENTATION (COMPLEX ETHNIC, LINGUISTIC, AND RELIGIOUS PATTERNS).

4. What does this picture tell us? Climate? Physical? Economics?

5. Climates

6. Resources

7. Rice farming is a dominant agricultural activity of the region. What does double-cropping mean?

8. Rice Fields from above.

9. Southeast Asia is an island region, consisting of thousands of islands, many of which are uninhabited. What type of economic activities exist in island nations?

10. Population Density

11. Political Geography

12. FIELD OF GEOGRAPHY THAT FOCUSES ON POLITICAL BEHAVIORS AND DIVISIONS. FIELD OF GEOGRAPHY THAT FOCUSES ON POLITICAL BEHAVIORS AND DIVISIONS. Political geography is not just the study of politics; it is the study of behaviors associated with political structures, and how these behaviors change spatially. Political geography is not just the study of politics; it is the study of behaviors associated with political structures, and how these behaviors change spatially.

13. Political Geography TYPES OF COUNTRIES: TYPES OF COUNTRIES: –COMPACT- CAMBODIA –PROTRUDED- THAILAND –ELONGATED - VIETNAM –FRAGMENTED- PHILLIPINES –PERFORATED- SOUTH AFRICA HOW DOES SHAPE IMPACT POLITICAL STABILITY? HOW DOES SHAPE IMPACT POLITICAL STABILITY?

14. Southeast Asia has extremes in its economic activity- from subsistence farming to a high-tech software industry. Southeast Asia has extremes in its economic activity- from subsistence farming to a high-tech software industry. Some of the poorest countries are located here: Laos and Vietnam. Some of the poorest countries are located here: Laos and Vietnam. However, Singapore, Malaysia, and other places in SE Asia have thriving economies (software, tourism…). However, Singapore, Malaysia, and other places in SE Asia have thriving economies (software, tourism…). ECONOMIC ACTIVITY

15. Economic Activities

16. Waterways are used for transportation & as marketplaces.