Michael Thurston
Winslow High School

• 550 million people – including:
• Indigenous peoples
• China & Tibet Khmers Mons Malays
• Indian & Chinese influences
• Looking for spices Hinduism Buddhism
• Islamic influence
• Western colonization
• Almost the whole region controlled by Europe – except Thailand

• Population Density
• Population Growth Rates
• Cambodia: Population
Decline
• Between 1975 and 1979,
Cambodia lost 38% of its people as a result of harsh rule by the Khmer
Rouge communist government.

Movement to Cities
• Major population shift villages  cities
• Some Southeast Asian countries have primate cities.
Bangkok & Jakarta
• Thailand’s government has offered people financial incentives to leave Bangkok and move back to villages
• Indonesia has done the same.
Outward Migrations
• From the 1970s to the 1990s, thousands of people left the region to escape economic and political problems.
• Negative effect of migration?

Southeast Asia

(Maritime Civilizations)
 Funan (AD 100s)
 Khmer (1100s & 1200s)
 Srivijaha (600-1300)
 Vietnam
 Islam (800s)

• Why?
• The Netherlands
• Great Britain
• France
• United States
• Effects of Western
Rule


• Japan and WWII
• Independence = conflict
• Western nations try to regain control
• Vietnam  communism
• By the mid 1960s all of the countries are completely independent

• Indonesia, Philippines,
Indonesia and Singapore = democratic republics
• Myanmar = military government
• Brunei, Cambodia,
Malaysia, Thailand = constitutional monarchies.
• Laos & Vietnam = communist

• People in Southeast Asia speak hundreds of languages and dialects – most belong to three language families:
① Malayo-Polynesian
② Sino-Tibetan
③ Mon-Khmer
• Many of the languages are the result of migration or colonization.
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• Winslow High School is the best school in
Maine. We have great teachers, students, sports teams, and activities. Go Raiders!

• Nearly all of the world’s religions are represented in the region.
• Major religions:
• Buddhism
• Myanmar, Thailand, Laos,
Vietnam
• Islam
• Malaysia, Indonesia
• Roman Catholic
• Philippines
• Daoism (Confucianism)

• Crafts
• Lacquerware
• Batik
• Literature
• Folktales and legends
• Later = influenced by diffusion or struggle (war)
• Dance and Drama
• Traditional dances based on literature or religion
• Traditional puppet plays are popular
• Music

Festival Music of Vietnam: Celebration of the Young Rice Plant
Gamelon Music of Indonesia: Oleg
Tumbelilngan

• Health and Education
• Rising health and literacy rates
• Housing
• Urban v Villages
• Longhouses
• Food
• Recreation
• Celebrations
• Water festival
• Tet

• Agriculture
• Forests & Mining
• Papua Region
• Industry
• Singapore & Malaysia lead the way
• Interdependence
• ASEAN
• Transportation
• Communications

• Much of Southeast Asia is part of the Ring of Fire
• Volcanoes
• Mayon Volcano
• Mt. Pinatubo
• Gunung Agung
• Floods
• Flash floods
• River flooding
• Typhoons

• Cities
• Economic growth = pollution
• Rural Areas
• Deforestation
• Commercial logging
• Slash & burn farming
• Environmental protection
• Limitations and reforestation
• Planned migrations
• Green zones
• Banning skyscapers