Earth Science 7-SEAsia3
Earth Science 7-Global Regions Index
Contents
South East Asia
Countries of South East Asia
Brunei-Equatorial an fully humid,
Cambodia-Equatorial, monsoonal, and winter dry,
East Timor-Equatorial and winter dry,
Indonesia-Equatorial and fully humid,
Laos-Equatorial and monsoonal,
Malaysia-Equatorial and monsoonal,
Myanmar-Equatorial, monsoonal, and winter dry,
Philippines-Equatorial, monsoonal, and fully humid,
Singapore-Equatorial and monsoonal,
Thailand-Equatorial and winter dry,
Vietnam-Equatorial, monsoonal, and winter dry
Latitude and Longitude
-Latitude: 92o E to about 125o E
-Longitude: 28o N to about 0o N
Elevation Range
The highest point in Southeast Asia is Mount Hkakabo Razi in Myanmar (19,294 feet/5,881 meters).The lowest point in Southeast Asia is the Gulf of Thailand (0 feet/0 meters).
Bodies of Water
-Bay of Bengal
-Andaman Sea
-Gulf of Thailand
-Selat Mentawai
-Java Sea
-Banda Sea
-Celebes Sea
-Sulu Sea
-South China Sea
-Philippine Sea
Land Features
-Hkakabo Razi in Myanmar (5,881 m)
-Mount Kinabalu in Sabah, Malaysia (4,093 m)
-Doi Inthanon in Thailand (2,565 m)
-Xe Bang Fai River in Laos
-Kolok River in Malaysia
Tectonic Plates
Eurasian Plate -Convergent Boundary with the Australian Plate (active)
-Convergent Boundary with the Philippine Plate (active)
Philippine Sea Plate -Eastern side is a convergent boundary with the Pacific Plate sub-ducting at the Izu-Ogasawara Trench (active)
-Has a divergent boundary with the small Mariana Plate (active)
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Volcanoes
-There are many volcanoes around South East Asia on the plate boundaries and inside the plates
-In all there are 62 volcanoes
-59 are Holocene and 3 are Pleistocene
-Location of volcanoes
-1 in Sulu Is
-13in Mindanao
Minerals
Brunei- no minerals found
Cambodia-gemstones, iron ore, manganese, and phosphate
East Timor-gold, manganese, and marble
Indonesia-tin, nickel, bauxite aluminum, gold, and silver
Laos-gypsum, tin, gold, gemstones, and potash
Malaysia-tin, iron ore, and bauxite
Myanmar-tin, and antimony
Philippines- nickel, cobalt, silver, gold, and copper
Singapore- no minerals found
Thailand- tin, gypsum, flourite, dolomite, feldspar, kaolin, and lead
Vietnam- phosphate, manganese, bauxite aluminum, chromate, and kaolin
Climate
-Main climate: equatorial -Precipitation:1)fully humid 2)winter dry 3)monsoonal
Ocean Currents
-North Equatorial
-South Equatorial
Salinity
-Medium Salinity
-35 parts per thousand
Ice Cover
-Sometimes in the alpine regions
Tides
-Extreme
Wave Action
-Droughts and extra rainfall during monsoon seasons -The El Nino effect causes waves to carry warm water towards South America causing some erosion
References
-Google- for facts about geography and other
-Google Earth- for countries and latitudes and longitudes
-Ocean Motion Nasa Website- for ocean currents and wave action
-www.marinebio.net-for salinity
-http://www.celsias.com/article/south-east-asia-languishes-monsoon-season-bangkok/- for tides
http://minerals.usgs.gov/news/newsletter/v2n1/1asia.html- for minerals in each country of our region
http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/region.cfm?rnum=07&rpage=list
