Southeast Asian Geography

^^Vocabulary^^

• @@Geography@@ - ‘To write about the land’ or to 'describe the land'

• @@Archipelago@@ - A group of islands

• @@Landlocked@@ - Completely surrounded by land; No large body of water touches its borders

• @@Peninsula@@ - A piece of land that is surrounded by land on 3 sides

• @@The Far East@@ - Defined by British mapmakers that noticed that the area was the furthest east they’ve ever been to

^^Archipelago nations^^

1. Indonesia - 13500+ islands
2. Philippines - 7000+ islands
3. Japan - 40+ islands

^^Peninsula nations^^

• North Korea, South Korea
• Malaysia
• Thailand

^^Snowy nations^^

• Japan
• China
• North Korea
• South Korea

^^On/Near the Equator^^

• Indonesia
• Malaysia
• Singapore
• Timor-Leste

^^Why don’t we have an exact count of islands?^^

• Volcanic eruptions
• Earthquakes and the movement of tectonic plates