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Outside Influences of SE Asia   Asian: Indian & ChineseEuropean: British, French, Dutch, and spanish  
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Mainland/Peninsular SE Asia built on a chain of ____ & ____ _____ extending from the Asian Mainland   Mountains, River Basins  
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Most settlements are in   The River Basins and plains of the mainland  
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What river runs along the East in Vietnam and Laos   Annamese Cordillera  
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Where do mountain ranges run along   The WEst from Burma and Thailand down the Malay Peninsula  
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Major Rivers   Red River of VietnamMekong River of Vietnam, Laos and CambodiaChao Phraya of ThailandIrrawaddy of Burma  
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Physical Geography of Insular SE Asia   an archipelagois island chains of Indonesia and philippines, mountainous, earthquake prone and volcanic area of the world. Islands created by plate tectonics. Soils are rich due to Volcanic activity  
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Shatterbelt   REgion between 2 stronger cultural-political forces under stress and often fragmented  
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Buffer Zone   Set of countries separating ideological or political rials (SE Asia is between Indian and China)  
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Mainland   Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand and Burma  
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Rimland   Malysia, Indonesia, Philippines  
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3 favorable natural elements   1. Rivers and Valleys2. Volcanic Mountain areas3. Western Coast of Maly Penisnula  
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European Colonialism   1. French in Inochina (Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam)2. The Netherlands --Holland(Dutch East Indies is not Indonesia)3. Britsih--Burma and Malysia4. Spanish --Philippines to 1985. US--Philipines 1898 to 1946  
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Religion of Vietnam   Buddhism and Roman Catholicism  
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Physical Geography of Vietnam   Elongated and thin country1. North: Mountainous2. Middle: thin coastal plain3. South: Central highland plateaus heavily forested  
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Historical Geography of Vietnam   1. French period 1883-1954 (Jpan occupied from 1942-45)Geneva settlement divided Vietnam into North and south 2. Civil War 1954-1975 (US involved)3. North and South Vietnam (N. comunist and S. non-communist, N won in 1975  
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Economic Geography of Vietnam   Largest exporter of rice, could make electronic goods and clothing  
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Compact State   Enclose a maximum amount of territory within a minimum boundary  
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Climate of Cambodia   tropical monsoonWet monsoon from May to NovDry monsson from Dec to Apr  
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Where was Lara Croft Tomb Raider filmed   Angkor Wat in Cambodia  
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Physical Geography Cambodia   Mostly palins and flat plateausMekong River forms economic cour of country in central plain  
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Ethnic groups in Laos   1. Lowland groups (Lao)2. Highland Groups 3. Upland Groups (Hmong)  
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Climate of Laos   Tropical Monsoon with rainy season from May to Oct and dry season from Nov to April  
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Physical Geography of Laos   Mountainous and covered with tropical rain forests  
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2 regions of Laos   1.Mekong Valley: Ag based on Rice production 2. Mountains and Hills: subsistence ag and opium production  
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Recent political geography   Led by a king from 1954 to 1970 was then overthrown by Lon Nol in 1970, Khmer Rughe came to power in 1975 led by Pol Pot (The Killing Fields)Vietnam invaded during the lat 70'sElection in 1998 created a coalition govt between Hun Sen and Royalist Party  
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Prorupt Country   core of country is compact with a long peninsular extension  
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Climate of Thailand   tropical hot with wet monsoon may-oct and dry monsoon Nov-march  
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Physical Geography of Thailand   The heart of Thailand is the lowland plain of the Chao Phraya RiverAlluvial Flatland-alluvial soils rich ag areaKhorat Plateau-soils not as fertile, it is a dry areaN and NW is mountainous and forested  
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4 noble truths of Buddhism   1.Life is full of suffering2.Desire is the cause of suffering3.Ending of suffering comes with stopping desire4.An eight fold plan of proper personal conduct and meditation permits the individual to overcome desire  
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3 main branches of Buddhism   1.Mahayana: over half of all Buddhists 2.Theravadists: about 40 percent3.Tantrayanists:less than 10 percent  
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Barriers to Diffusion in the US   1. Language:Not from a English speaking world2.Ethnicity and reace: associated with Asian people and cultures so are perceived as more foreign to Americans3.Migration and settlement4.Religous  
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Physical Geography of Burma   Alluvial soils in South Central Valley Center Mountainous in West East and North  
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Burma is governed by...   military generals  
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Fragmented country   Country with a lot of island states  
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Core area of Malaysia   Western half of Malay Peninsula  
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Core area of Indonesia   Java (Jawa)  
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Three broad Regions of Oceania   Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia  
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Melanesia includes:   PNG, West Irian, Solomon Islands, Vanuau, New Caledonia, and Fiji  
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Micronesia includes:   Palau, Federated States of Micronesia, Northern Mariana Islands, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Nauru, western Kiribati, Guam (US)  
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Most islands of micronesia have a political union with___   US  
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High-Islands   Based on a volcano and enjoy substantial precipitation and volcanic ash soil  
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Low Islands   Based on coral and suffer from drought  
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Polynesia includes:   Hawaiian Islnads, Western Samoa, American Samoa, Tuvala, Tonga, eastern Kiribati, Cook Island (NZ), French Polynesia, Wake Island (US), Midway Islands (US)  
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Generalized Climate of Australia   Northern areas Tropical A Northeast Cfa climate Southeast Cfb Southwest Cs Interior and West BS and BW climates  
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Most populations of Australia live where   urban crescent along East coast, southest coast, and southwestern coasts  
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outback refers to where   Interior  
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Climate of New Zealand   Cfb sort of like Northern Californa, Pacific NW coast climate  
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Main urban areas of New Zealand   Auckland and Wellington on North Island Christchurch on South Island  
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Maori are:   Polynesian peoples who settled New Zealand beginning in the 800's  
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Core area of Burma   Irrawaddy Delta and Rangoon  
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Who is in the golden Triangle   Loas, Thailand, Burma  
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