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28 Cards in this Set
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Climate |
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Geology |
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Hazards |
Typhoons Volcanoes Earthquakes Floods Wildfires |
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Shape of the land |
good water/sea access Peninsulas Islands Navigable Rivers -Mekong -Irrwaddy -Chao Phraya |
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Straight of Malacca |
As important as Panama and Suez Canals |
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Biological Resources |
Wallace Line |
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Agriculture |
Rice -very nurtitious can grow in flooded land (paddies) -Sawah-irrigated rice agriculture Taking terraces to whole new level-standing water for rice other crops: Taro, Bananas, Sugar, Nutmeg, Coffee, Rubber, Palm Oil |
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Population |
About 600 million in 2011 Indonesia-238 million very unevenely distributed Ethnic, Culture divide between coastlines and the interior 500 languages-no overall lingua franca |
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Cities |
Manilla Jakarta Bankok (primate Cities) Singapore-Very high quality of life |
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More population |
Growth is slowing with development Gender roles still patriarchal, especially in areas with only buddhist schooling from onks |
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migration within the region |
people moving to cities Inproved quality of life there Agricusiness pushing people off of farms (palm oil) |
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Rural Frontiers |
People moving there -rare in the rest of the world -aim for fewer people crammed into cities reinforce loyalty to the central, national government |
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International migration |
Overseas Chinese -long history in the region (as far as 1400s) Many brought by the british and french to expand rice cultivation on the mainland |
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Migrant Labor Today |
remittances-notable part of the Philippines economy |
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Religion-Local Animism |
Multiple waves from the west -Hinduism -Buddhism -Islam -Christianity |
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Religion-Buddhism |
400 million (difficult to count) Universalizing Founded by Siddhartha Guatama |
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Religion-Buddhism-4 noble truths |
Emphasis on setting aside desire to achieve nirvana |
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REligion-Buddhism-Diffusion |
Branches: -Theravada (SE) Mahayana (Singapore,China, Japan) Vajrayana(Tibet, China, Mongolia) |
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Early History |
Khmer Empire-Centered in modern camodia 7th-16th centure Srivijaya-Buddhist state controlling the straight of Malacca (8th-12th century) |
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Early Colonialism |
Portuguese Trade -Spanish rule of the phillipines-connected to mexico Dutch East India Company- Spice Trade, Centered in what is now Indonesia |
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Land Tenure: |
Culture system... 1/5 of a farmers land must be cash crop production-proceeds go to the V.O.C. or the Dutch state |
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LAte colonialism |
British in Burma, French In Vietnam -Expanded rice production and export in river valley -Us: Phillipines Japanese Rule |
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Decolonization |
How to hold together a former colony with diverse peoples? Indonesia: Pancasila Dictators: Pro-and Anti- communist Coups |
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Decolonization-Vitenam |
Fighting over french rule 1960s, divided: communist North US backed Dictatorial South |
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Deconlinzation-other regional tensions |
Burma/Mynmar: indigenous peoples-recent democratic elections, Aung Sn Suu Kyi Timor: Independence in 2000 South China Sea |
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Economy |
Development and investment limited by regional tensions and fighting during the cold war -more success recently |
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Singapore |
Entrepot/Trading Posts -location,government planning, education, efficiency Agriculture-about 40% of pop. are farm workers Big growth in agribusiness Manufacturing, Cheap Labor, Few environmental restrictions |
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Singapore Textile industry |
Low Pay, Lousy Working conditions Union organizing is often illegal Issues of Crony Capitalistm and Kleeptocracy Marcos Regime in the Phillipines |
