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Chapter 8 Southeast Asia

The document summarizes key geographic and economic facts about countries in Southeast Asia. It notes that Myanmar experiences monsoons which cause wet summers and dry winters, and it exports gems like rubies and jade. It also discusses deforestation decreasing Myanmar's forests. Vietnam has many river deltas formed at river mouths. Indonesia lies between tectonic plates and Malaysia is separated by a strait.

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Chapter 8 Southeast Asia

The document summarizes key geographic and economic facts about countries in Southeast Asia. It notes that Myanmar experiences monsoons which cause wet summers and dry winters, and it exports gems like rubies and jade. It also discusses deforestation decreasing Myanmar's forests. Vietnam has many river deltas formed at river mouths. Indonesia lies between tectonic plates and Malaysia is separated by a strait.

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Chapter 8 Southeast Asia

Wet summers and dry winters in Myanmar are caused by monsoons, seasonal winds blowing over Asia for few months. Myanmar exports many precious gems, high quality stones like rubies, sapphires and jade. Myanmars forests are decreasing because of deforestation, widespread cutting of trees After independence from Britain, its economic system was socialism where most businesses are ran and owned by government Laos industry is undeveloped because of civil war, war fought by different groups in a country Vietnams rivers have many deltas, land formed by soil deposits at the mouth of the river.

Section 1 Mainland Southeast Asia

Indonesia is between two tectonic plates, huge slabs of earth making the crust Malaysia is separated in two by a strait, narrow body of water between two pieces of land. Singapore is a very busy port, it is a free port where goods can be loaded and unloaded and shipped or stored without tax. In Philippines farmers cut out terraced fields to grow crops. They are stair like strips of land cut out of a hillside

Section 2 Island Southeast Asia

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