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SE Asia Terms/Names
Term | Definition |
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Ring of Fire | An area along the rim of the Pacific Ocean where tectonic plates meet, causing many active volcanoes and earthquakes |
Mekong River | The longest river in Southeast Asia; flows through Myanmar, Laos, and Thailand |
Chao Phraya River | A river that flows through Thailand |
Irrawaddy River | A river that flows through Myanmar |
Malay Peninsula | a peninsula in Southeast Asia that includes parts of Thailand, Myanmar, and the mainland section of Malaysia |
Foja Mountains | a mountain range on the island of New Guinea in eastern Indonesia |
Khmer Empire | the largest and longest-lasting empire in Cambodia from the 800s to 1430 |
Angkor Wat | A large temple built in Cambodia in the 1100s dedicated to the Hindu deity Vishnu |
Borobudur | A Buddhist temple complex in central Java |
Dutch East India Company | A Netherlands company that dominated the spice trade in Southeast Asia |
Manila | The capital of the Philippines |
Emilio Aguinaldo | A leader in the movement for Filipino independence in the 1890s |
Ho Chi Minh | The leader of North Vietnam who wanted to unify North and South Vietnam under communism; these efforts started the Vietnam War |