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Geographical Features-Southwest Asia

Published on Nov 22, 2015

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SOUTHEAST ASIA

  • Indonesian rice production-
  • They are the worlds 3rd largest producer of rice
  • It is a major part of their national economy
  • It consists of half the calories in the average persons diet
  • It is the source of nearly 100 million livelihood
Photo by permanently scatterbrained
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SOUTHEAST ASIA

  • Mekong River-
  • The worlds 12th longest river (2,703 miles long)
  • Countries in region created Mekong river commission to control use
  • Due to rapids and waterfalls, navigation is difficult
  • Major trading route
Photo by angela7dreams
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AUSTRALIA

  • The Outback-
  • Vast, remote, arid area in Australia
  • Extremely rich in iron, aluminum, manganese, and uranium ores
  • Agriculture and tourism compile major economic activity
  • Population around 690,000
Photo by Sam Ilić
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AUSTRALIA

  • The great Australian bight-
  • Large open bay in southwest Australia
  • Coastline consists of cliffs up to 60 meters high
  • Economically exploited to fishing and the like
  • Know mostly due to large number of sharks in waters
Photo by kevin dooley
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NEW ZEALAND

  • Hutt Valley-
  • Large area of flat land in Hutt river basin
  • Forms major area of Wellington living
  • Mostly pasture and crop growing
  • Has a few notable gorges
Photo by Stuck in Customs
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MELANESIA

  • Fiji-
  • Island country about 1,300 miles from north island New Zealand
  • Country comprises archipelago of 332 islands
  • Most of these islands were volcanically erected
  • Population of 840,000
Photo by kylepost
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MICRONESIA

  • Guam-
  • A US territory in Micronesia
  • Largest and southernmost of Mariana islands
  • Island was first populated 4,000 years ago
  • Population of 159,358
Photo by Luke,Ma
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POLYNESIA

  • Tahiti-
  • Famous for black sand beaches
  • Largest island in French Polynesia
  • 183,645 inhabitants
  • Has only a 403 square mile area
Photo by steveberardi
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ANTARCTICA

  • Southernmost continent, located at South Pole
  • 5th largest continent (5.4 million square miles)
  • 98% of land is covered in ice
  • No permanent human residents
Photo by Stuck in Customs
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PHILIPPINES

  • The Philippines is an archipelago made of 7,107 islands
  • Approximate land area of all islands is 300,000 sq. km
  • It has around 22,500 miles of coastline, 5th longest in world
  • It is fixated on the western fringe of the pacific ring of fire-seismic and volcanic activity
Photo by chauromano

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