Southeast Asia

Southeast AsiaMichael 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.

MigrationsMovement 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 HistorySoutheast 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:① Malayo-Polynesian② Sino-Tibetan③ Mon-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