TGIF!! 09-13-2013
 Turn in:
Ganges assignment, quiz corrections,
 On your desk: Notes over South and East Asia,
Review,
 Warm-up: Current Events with Carl, EESP style
Agenda
 1. Current events
 2. Notes check: South and East Asia
 3. Last Unit of Physical Geography! Southeast Asia,
Australia, Oceania
 4. Review for Tuesday’s Assessment!!
 5. Race Around the World Game
LAST UNIT!!
Southeast Asia Australia & Oceania
Oceania
Which
countries
are most
densely
populated?
How
would you
describe
Southeast
Asia’s
climate?
Vegetation/Biomes
Aqua farming in Thailand
Winter Monsoons: Nov.-April
Summer Monsoons: May-Oct.
Borneo– one of the world’s densest
rainforests
 3 countries occupy
Borneo:
Indonesia,
Malaysia
Brunei
The Dayak people of Borneo
maintain traditional or folk
cultures
Australia
Hypothesize
where you
think
populations
cluster in
Australia
Ayers Rock- as called by
British
Uluru– as called by
Aborigones
Sydney
Southeast Australia Beach 
Oceania
 Pacific Islands all have Tropical climates.
 Many are volcanic islands, some are atolls.
 What’s an atoll?
 A ring-like coral island or string of islands surrounding
a lagoon.
 There are thousands in the pacific.
Vanuatu
Kwajalein Atoll 
What industry do you think the
economy’s of Pacific Islands would
be based on?
Assessment NEXT class over all
regions!!
 Review… read through class notes and look at maps at
the beginning of each chapter.
 Write down major landforms and ideas on the review.
 25 multiple choice questions over physical geography
 There will be one OER on the test…. Here are the
prompts. Prepare for both, only one will be on the
test.
 Question 1 : Considering the physical
environment, including landforms, climate, and
natural resources, explain how the USA and
Canada have had an advantage in developing
their economies.
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 Question 2 : Citing physical geography,
including landforms, climate, and natural
resources, explain why many African nations
have had trouble developing their economies
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Race around the world….
Start at: 29 N, 98 W
Go to : 19 N, 100 W