Southeast Asia

merchant oligarchy it can be. Anti- Semitism spread through Europe in response to the plague, many and majority of Jews fled to Poland to hope for a better living condition they was living before. A major impetus for the spread of Islam in the Southeast Asia came at the early fifteenth century with the impressive establishment of this sultanate involving the Malacca. This establishment was very helpful and useful at this century because of…

that Polynesia’s geography, religion and traditions/cultures were more beneficial. Polynesia is geographically further away from its main enemies as it is made up of a cluster of small scattered islands. The Khmer Empire is based on the mainland of Asia where they were in frequent contact with other competing tribes and groups of people who would try and fight them for their land. Polynesia is based around one religion compared to the Khmer Empire having three different religions that caused…

As I began to inform you of my subculture I stated that they were from the Continent of Asia. Exactly where in Asia is the southeast corner along the coastline of the Pacific Ocean. This country is the third largest country so you can imagine what it looks like. To add in some numbers to give a better description of how big it is, it has an area of 9.6 million kilometers and a coastline of 18,000 kilometers. Just like any country has different regions china does to which include the north, south…

Presentation Script : Cambodia Slide 1 : “Good morning everyone. We would like to present one country -- is ASEAN member -- is Cambodia.” Slide 2 : “Cambodia is known in name the Khmer Empire ,is a country located in Southeast Asia.” Slide 3 : “Cambodia has 181,035 square kilometers. It bordered by Thailand to the northwest, Laos to the northeast, Vietnam to the east, and the Gulf of Thailand to the southwest” Slide 4 : “Place in Cambodia. First, Cambodia has 21 cities. And the capital city is…

ollectively known as “leaf turtles,” the species names in the following list demonstrate one of the weaknesses of common names. In both appearance and range, these species are diverse even as they are all native to Asia: 1. Cyclemys dentata (Asian leaf turtle, aka Brown stream terrapin); 2. Cyclemys tcheponensis (Stripe-necked leaf turtle); 3. Geoemyda spengleri (Black-breasted leaf turtle or Chinese leaf turtle, aka Vietnamese Wood Turtle); 4. Mauremys (Annamemys) annamensis (Vietnamese or…

1.2 Good network In malaysia, Penang Port is the strategical geographical location. Penang Port has a good network with Thailand and Indonesia and also know as the Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT). Malaysia has good network with Thaialnd and Indonesia. (Asean Ports Association Malaysia, 2010), Penang Port can be positioned as a regional transshipment hub and upgraded to be one of the major container ports in the Bay of Bengal. The figure below show the map of IMT-GT.…

For example, when the United States first came to Thailand during the war, they were captivated by the potential that Thailand had to offer that would allow them to establish their U.S. tourism there. With the Pacific Area Travel Association viewing Asia as a product for consumption, this led Thailand to become the next big site for tourism. However, the money used to, “… transform Bangkok’s urban landscape into a leisure getaway for U.S. tourists…” was originally used to, “… improve education,…

The Indian Ocean world can be dynamically split up into three major regions. Africa, South Asia and lastly the East Indies are three separate areas of the Indian Ocean that together make up a larger and more intricate picture of what life is like in the Indian Ocean. Through migration and trade these regions have helped form each other’s political, economic and social structure by encouraging new ideas and propelling each other into the modern age. When one thinks about the industrial…

I feel like not matter how much I study the culture and the language it will never be the same unless I go experience it for myself. One thing that I am really excited to witness first hand is the food, and the Buddhist temples. I have always been a big fan of the food but I am sure that it is so different than what we have here in America. I hope to one day be able to visit Thailand market on water, and eat great food. Being Mexican and growing up in Mexico I understand how different American…

As Alexander Davis expresses it, “Australia as a vast ‘empty’ island continent, situated geographically within touching distance of ‘overpopulated’ Asia”. The vastness, relative distance from other primarily European or white nations as well as the felt vulnerability to larger or more populated countries creates in the Australian psyche a need to be protected without being cajoled (Davis, 2013). Coupled…