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World Regional Geography 1982 |
| Spring 2006 | |
Map Project #9
SOUTHEAST ASIA
due week of Apr 24th
Use the map in your Mapping Workbook on page 77 or 80.
1. Identify the following countries:
Brunei
Burma
Cambodia
East Timor
Indonesia
Laos
Malaysia
Philippines
Singapore
Thailand
Vietnam
2. Identify the following cities:
(Must be accurate to within 100 miles and, if applicable, on the coast or
river)
Banda Aceh
Bandar Seri Begawan
Bangkok
Chiang Mai
Hanoi
Ho Chi Minh City
Jakarta
Kuala Lumpur
Luang Prabang
Mandalay
Manila
Penang
Phnom Penh
Phuket
Rangoon
Vientiane
3. Using the table below, indicate which Southeast Asian populations
are most connected to the World Wide Web. (by comparison, the US has a 68%
connectivity)
| country | % web users* |
| Burma | 0.1 |
| Cambodia | 0.2 |
| Laos | 0.2 |
| Indonesia | 3.3 |
| Philippines | 4 |
| Vietnam | 4.2 |
| Brunei | 9.4 |
| Thailand | 10.7 |
| Malaysia | 36.3 |
| Singapore | 52.2 |
| East Timor | n/a |
* 2005 data from the CIA world factbook
Use a natural break structure (As explained in last week's map project) to best reflect the data and then indicate your categories with a color ramp. Leave East Timor blank. Create a legend to explain your data.
Use the map in your Mapping workbook on page 74, 77, or 80 (but not back-to-back with the cultural features map).
1. Identify the following landforms:
Arakan Mountains
Annam Mountains
Barisan Mountains
Moake Mountains
Sulawesi
Borneo
Sumatra
Java
Bali
Mindinao
Isthmus of Kra
Krakatoa
Mariana Trench
2. Identify the following waterways:
Irrawaddy River
Mekong River
Red River
Tonle Sap Lake
Straits of Malacca
Andaman Sea
Celebes Sea
Java Sea
South China Sea
Sulu Sea
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Gulf of Thailand
Gulf of Tonkin
3. Go to The Guardian newspaper's site and look at their Indian Ocean Tsunami Country Guide. For the countries on your map, indicate the affected areas using a colored pencil or crayon. create a legend to explain the colored area.
Instructions:
For this project you will use two maps. Complete the instructions under "cultural features" on one and those under "physical features" on the other. Do this as neatly as possible. Use a pen or pencil that enables you to write clearly. Staple the maps together and turn in to your TA.
These projects will be graded pass/fail on completeness, neatness and punctuality. It is worth 1% of your final grade. See the syllabus for information on do-overs and late projects.