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Language thailand:
Thai: The Thais use a different script.
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Religion Thailand
Buddhism: reincarnation, richly ornamented temples with statues of Buddha, home temples with offerings.
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Clothing Thailand:
Buddhist monks wearing orange robes, but also Thais wearing western clothes.
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Food and drink'Thailand
Typical products at the market: pig’s heads, garlands for offerings, tropical fruit.
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Art Thailand:
Statues of Buddha, home temples
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Landscape Thailand:
Tropical rainforest, rice fields
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What is culture?
culture is that the beliefs and customs that we learn when we are growing up
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Name three characteristics of the cultural region that the Netherlands belongs to.
Christianity is the main religion.
Dutch as the main language.
“Western clothing” such as jeans
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Which one is more like Thailand?
Russia. Different peoples, such as the Thai and the Chinese, live in one state. A similar situation exists in Russia. The Kurds do not live in one state but are spread across different states.
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topopraphy neighbours thailand
thailand mainland neighbours left=myanmar, right=laos, and vietnam, south= cambodia and malasia
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What is the main characteristic of South-East Asia?
Multiculturalism.
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What is the main reason for the cultural differences in South- East Asia?
It is easy for people to reach (especially by sea).
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What is the main reason for the cultural differences in South- East Asia?
Chinese migrants play an important role in the economy.
Islam came by sea from the Arab world.
Traders from Sri Lanka brought Buddhism .
Lots of exchanges because of growing industry .
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Which word describes the spread of cultural elements?
The word diffusion .
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What influence have European countries had on South-East Asia?
The European colonies later became eleven independent states with the same colonial borders.
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Which countries had the most colonies?
France
United Kingdom
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Which country remained independent?
thailand
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What is the main difference between a state and a colony?
A state has an independent government, while a colony is governed by a foreign power.
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What is characteristic of the artificial borders inside Canada and between Canada and the US?
They are entirely straight.
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Find an example of a natural and an artificial border in South- East Asia.
Natural border: the Mekong River between Thailand and Laos
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Find an example of a natural and an artificial border in South- East Asia.
Artificial border: between Indonesia and Papua New-Guinea
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Someone says: “South-East Asia doesn’t exist as a cultural region.”
Think of two arguments for this statement.
Hundreds of peoples live there, each with their own culture. (For example, there are many different religions.)
There have been a lot of external influences.
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Someone else says: “South-East Asia definitely exists as a cultural region.”
Think of two arguments for this statement.
Many cultural similarities, such as language and food (rice).
Cooperation in organisations, such as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
