Southeast Asia

In September 2016, NASA reported that the earth’s carbon dioxide level had passed the maximum level of 400 PPM when it was supposed to be at the lowest point of that year (Kahn 2016). This data from NASA (2016) shows that ever since the Industrial Revolution, human activities have been responsible for creating more greenhouse gases and the earth’s climate has rapidly changed. Climate change is one of five factors that Diamond mentioned in his collapse model and which became the basis of this…

Orang Asli are also known as indigenous people (bumiputera) in Malaysia. In 2012, Orang Asli population is approximately 178,197 (0.9%) in Malaysia. There are a total of 18 groups of Orang asli in Penisular Malaysia which comprise Senoi , Negrito and Malay proto. Nowadays, modernization has impacted to the Orang Asli. New diseases were brought in by outsider to the Orang Asli through interaction. Orang asli have less immune towards new diseases patterns brought by outsiders. Besides that, the…

Saipan is a small Island in the Pacific Ocean with about 65,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. This is the least known territories of the United States with diverse cultures, year-round tropical weather, historical significance as well as natural beauty. As a point of fact, Saipan has fantastic facts as well as unique features since it is about 3 hours from Japan, 5 hours from Shanghai, China, 4 hours from Korea, 15 hours from…

Introduction Negros Occidental is a province of the Philippines located in the Negros Island Region. Its capital is Bacolod City and it occupies the northwestern half of Negros Island; Negros Oriental is at the southeastern half. Victorias City is the fourth class city of Negros Occidental. It is known as the "Sugarbowl of the Philippines", Negros Occidental produces more than half the nation's sugar output. It is notable for being the site of Victorias Milling Company, sitting on a 7,000…

Located near the southeast of the Gulf of Mexico, Central America and north of South America, the Caribbean has over 7000 islands, all sharing different benefits. The fifth best island in this huge archipelago is the largest island called Nevusa. Nevusa has an area of approximately 7,000 square miles. It has a vast amount of wildlife, ideal for hunting, with three convenient ports around the island. The fourth best island, known as Terre de Mas, is basically the opposite of Nevusa. Terre de Mas…

My project is on Mozambique. I will be talking about 5 themes of geography and how they are connected to my country. Mozambique is a country within Africa below the Sahara desert or the "Hot" desert. Mozambiaque is bordered by many different countries such as Malawi, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. It aslo has marine boarders such as Comoros, Madagascar and Mayotte Island (France). The absolute location of Mozambique is 25.9500° S, 32.5833° E. Mozambique has a tropical climate…

East Timor East Timor, or otherwise known as Timor-Leste is a sovereign state in South East Asia right next to Indonesia. The country was previously known to be a colony of Portugal. But centuries before the Europeans walked up its shores, East Timor was occupied by waves of migrants such as Chinese, Arab and Gujerati with its local inhabitants. The location was known for its prized valuable, the sandalwood. By 1566, the Portuguese had settled on a nearby island to enhance the sandalwood…

Kokoda Track WWII The Kokoda track or otherwise known as the Kokoda trail is commonly known for the battle taken place between Japanese and Australian/American/Papua New Guinean forces. This battle went on for a treacherous four months and both sides had to withstand Papa New Guinea’s climate, tropical terrain, lack of food and lack personal hygiene. The Australian side contained over 56,000 troops, which were always contributing by either being on the ground or taking part in air and sea…

I find it easier and more comfortable to be around the friends that I’ve made here in Thailand than those that I’ve made in the Philippines. I think it’s due to the fact that I grew up and spent more time with my friends here. (I. Amurao, personal communication, 10 December 2014) Paulo showed the opposite sentiments, however, when he said that he is still adjusting to making friends in Thailand, at the same time still feeling close to friends he had left behind in the Philippines. It was…

Thailand Analysis Demographic Thailand’s population registered at 68.2million in 2013. Because of their middle class growth, this has presented greater opportunities for New Zealand education providers. These opportunities are in response to a growing trend in Thai students, as more of them are seeking to undertake international tertiary education. 24,491 Thai student studied overseas in 2012, with only 2% of them studying in New Zealand. The alternate countries Thai students chose were, the…