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46 Cards in this Set
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Myanmar jutting out to the |
Bay of Bengal Andaman Sea |
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Indochina jutting out to the |
Gulf of Thailand |
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Malay jutting out to the |
Strait of Malacca |
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Realm of coastal seas |
Indian Ocean Bay of Bengal Gulf of Thailand South China Sea Gulf of Tonkin Sulu Sea Strait of Malacca |
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separates Southeast Asia from South Asiadefines the Indo-Pacific World separates Southeast Asia from Australia |
Indian ocean |
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separates Myanmar from India |
Bay of Bengal |
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separates peninsular Thailand from Indochina Peninsula |
Gulf of Thailand |
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separates Mainland Southeast Asia from Insular Southeast Asiaseparates Southeast Asia from China |
South China Sea |
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separates Vietnam from China (Hainan) |
Gulf of Tonkin |
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separates Philippines from Malaysia (Sabah) |
Sulu Sea |
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separates Malaysia (Malay Peninsula) from Indonesia (Sumatra) |
Strait of Malacca |
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Seafoods in Southeast Asia |
Fish Shrimps Lobster Crabs Clam Squid |
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Mountain Ranges in Southeast Asia |
Arakan Mountains (Myanmar) Cordillera Mountains (Philippines) Central Highlands (Vietnam) |
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type of forest found in Southeast Asia |
Tropical |
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Impact of mountains |
extensive forest cover provide essential source of timber |
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Timber in Myanmar |
Teak |
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Timber in Philippines |
Mahogany Narra |
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Commonly called acacia in the Philippines |
Albizia saman |
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commonly called apitong in the Philippines |
Dipterocarpus alatus |
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commonly called madre de cacao in the Philippines |
Gliricidia sepium |
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commonly called agoho in the Philippines |
Casuarina equisetifolia |
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commonly called dapdap in the Philippines |
Erythrina orientalis, E. poeppigiana & E. variegata |
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bark and latex for medicinal purposes known in the Philippines as “dita” |
Alstonia scholaris |
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commonly called kasoy (cashew) in the Philippines |
Anacardium occidentale |
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commonly called guyabano (soursop) in the Philippines |
Annona muricata |
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commonly called atis (sweetsop) in the Philippines |
Annona squamosa |
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commonly called caimito (star apple) in the Philippines |
Chrysophyllum cainito |
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commonly called kahel (sweet orange) in the Philippines |
Citrus sinensis |
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commonly called durian in the Philippines |
Durio zibethinus |
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commonly called manggustan (mangosteen) in the Philippines |
Garcinia mangostana |
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commonly called langka (jackfruit) in the Philippines |
Artocarpus heterophyllus |
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commonly called papaya (melon tree) in the Philippines |
Carica papaya |
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commonly called kamias (cucumber tree) in the Philippines |
Averrhoa bilimbi |
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commonly called balimbing (star fruit) in the Philippines |
Averrhoa carambola |
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commonly called achuete in the Philippines |
Bixa orellana |
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commonly called dayap (lime) in the Philippines |
Citrus aurantiifolia |
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commonly called kapok in the Philippines |
Bombax ceiba |
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commonly called bunga (betel palm or areca palm) in the Philippines |
Areca catechu |
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commonly called niyog (coconut palm) in the Philippines |
Cocos nucifera |
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commonly called Manila hemp |
Musa textilis |
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tree-like perennial herb, tightly rolled over-lapping leaf sheath forming a cylindrical pseudo-stem |
Musa spp. |
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Banana |
Musa spp. edible |
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spiny, climbing (except a few species) palms with solid but very long and flexible, mostly cylindrical stems |
Rattans |
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Mountains in Southeast Asia |
Mt. Kinabalu (Malaysia) Mt. Pulag (Philippines) Mt. Apo (Philippines) |
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Volcanoes in Southeast Asia |
Krakatoa (Indonesia) Mt. Pinatubo (Philippines) Mayon Volcano (Philippines) |
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Rivers in Southeast Asia |
Red River (Vietnam) Mekong River (Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam) Chao Phraya River (Thailand) Irrawaddy River (Myanmar) |
