Southeast asia as a region

Southeast Asia: As A Region

Presented By: Group 1

Group Members:

Tasnuba Jerin

Nishat Falgunee

Shareen Muntaha

Nawfee

Juel Rana Kutub

Saadi Islam

Defining Region

A region is an area of Earth’s surface with physical and human characteristics that distinguish it from other regions.

Criteria of defining region

Physical

Climate

Geology

Soil etc.

Human

Political

Agricultural

Linguistic etc.

Southeast Asia as A Region

Southeast Asia is a subregion of Asia which

located geographically-

• south of China

• east of India

• west of New Guinea

• north of Australia

Countries of Southeast Asia

East Malaysia

Brunei

Indonesia

Philippines

Singapore

East Timor

Mainland Southeast Asia Maritime Southeast Asia

Myanmar

Thailand

Laos

Cambodia

Vietnam

Peninsular Malaysia

Why Southeast Asia Is Considered A Region

Physical criteria– Structural Continuity (Sunda Plate)

– Tectonically Active Region

– Equatorial Climate

– Monsoon & El-Nina Effects

Cultural criteria• Racial (mongoloid)

• linguistic (Austronesian)

• Economy (ASEAN )

Why Southeast Asia Is Considered A Region

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