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Peninsulas and Islands of Southeast Asia

Peninsulas and Islands of Southeast Asia. Malaysia, Indonesia , Singapore , and the Philippines. Objectives. Identify Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines on a blank map. Discuss the different religions of this area. Terms and Places.

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Peninsulas and Islands of Southeast Asia

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  1. Peninsulas and Islands of Southeast Asia Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, and the Philippines

  2. Objectives • Identify Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines on a blank map. • Discuss the different religions of this area.

  3. Terms and Places Malay Peninsula is a long, narrow piece of land stretching south from Asia. An archipelago is a group of islands (ARK-ih-PELL-ih-go). Singapore is an independent city-nation in Southeast Asia. Malacca Strait is an important area for sea trade. Java, Sumatra, Manila

  4. Ten countries exist in southeast Asia. Malaysia is both on the mainland and on and island. Five of these lie on the mainland. Five of these lie are island groups.

  5. However, a quarter of the people in Malaysia are Chinese. The majority ethnic group in Malaysia is called Malay.

  6. Much of Malaysia's population is on the mainland. The two towers in Kuala Lumpur are among the tallest buildings in the world. The island of Borneo is mostly dense jungles. Borneo

  7. Both Malaysia and Indonesia have dense, remote jungle areas... …and huge, modern cities.

  8. Indonesia consists of over thirteen thousand islands.

  9. Indonesia is the fourth most populous nation on Earth. Much of Indonesia’s population is on the island of Java.

  10. Indonesia is the fourth most populous nation on Earth. Much of Indonesia’s population is on the island of Java. The islands of Borneo and Papua are dense jungles. Borneo Papua

  11. Recalling where the population lies, what is the dominant religion in Indonesia?

  12. Indonesia United States Area: 0.41 million sq miles (15th) (1.919 million km²) Area: 3.79 million sq mi (4th) 9,826,675 km2 Population: 237 million (4th) Density: 322.87/sq mi (84th) 124.66/km2 Population: 318 million (3rd) Density: 88.6/sqmi (180th)34.2/km2

  13. The people of Irian Barat, in the east, look different and speak a language from a different group. Indonesia has many ethnic groups, but most of them are related.

  14. What is an archipelago? The island nations of Southeast Asia lie between which two oceans? Both urban and jungle A group of islands Indian and Pacific An Islamic government Atlantic and Pacific A former colony Atlantic and Indian Which nation is on both the mainland and in an archipelago? In what way are Malaysia and Indonesia similar? Thailand Indonesia They are both Christian majority nations. Malaysia They each have both jungles and large cities. What group of people has immigrated to both Malaysia and Indonesia in the last 500 years? They each have territory on the mainland and on the islands. Malays Javanese Chinese

  15. The Philippines are the northernmost of the island nations.

  16. The Philippines is an archipelago. The Philippines has a large island at the north called Luzon. The capital city of Manila is on Luzon. The Philippines also has a large island at the south. Between these two large islands, the Philippines has many smaller islands.

  17. The Philippines have a much smaller land mass than the United States. Because the Philippines is an archipelago, they are more spread out than any similar landmass in the United States.

  18. What does this map tell about the Philippines? The northern island of Luzon is the richest. The Philippines tends to be poorer further south.

  19. Recently, the Chinese have laid claim to important fishing islands which the Philippines also claim.

  20. The Philippines is the only Catholic nation in Asia. The Islamic minority in the south has rebelled. The Philippines accounts for more than half of all Catholics in Asia.

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  22. In which ocean is the Philippines located? Which best describes the physical geography of the Philippines? Pacific Atlantic A big island at the north and south and little islands in between Indian A long chain of islands all about the same size What is an archipelago? Both urban and jungle Small islands arranged in a circle with an open sea in the middle A group of islands An Islamic government A former colony What religion do most people in the Philippines follow? What country took over the Philippines and occupied them during World War II? Confucianism Sunni Muslim Japan Roman Catholicism Soviet Union Tribal animism United States China

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