SIMILARITIES BETWEEN SOUTHEAST ASIAN COUNTRIES
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
1:04 AM
Similarities:
Agriculture
Music: angklung
South of China, East of India
Used to be colonized (except Siam/Thailand)
Diverse cultures due to immigrants (multiracial, diversity [as in mixed blood]) ->rich heritage
Tropical area
Depend on natural resources a lot: Mekong River
A lot of forest land / Largely forested, densely vegetated, rainforest ->mangroves, rivers
Nature ->beautiful scenery
Import harvest from agriculture: rubber, spices
Monsoon season ->tropical climate
Diverse wildlife
“truly asia”
Music has similarities: gongs, drums, etc.
Rice is a staple
->food
->agriculture
Experience with colonialism (except Thailand)
Belong to ASEAN as a political group
Emphasis on musicdance as integral part of culture
->Timor Leste
->Philippines (guitar)
20million Laotians in Thailand (most of South Thailand is Laotian) , Malaysian and Australians in Timor Leste from 40000 years ago due to mountains, resulted in segregation->no homogenous countries
Poverty ->a grave issue in Southeast Asia?
MY EVERYDAY NEED`
12:39 AM
INDONESIA
Most number of islands in this world [17 508]
16th Highest land area
Anklung [comes from Bandung, the place]
Kuda kepang
Wayang kulit
Multiple languages
Tourist attractions
Kulintang
Food
Subcultures [e.g. Javanese]
National motto: UNITY IN DIVERSITY
Vast areas of wilderness
Supports second highest level of biodiversity
Natural resources
Population originated from Taiwan
Wet-field rice cultivation
Java: the world’s most populous island
High agricultural fertility
Rapid economic development and urbanization
HAHAHA.
MY EVERYDAY NEED`
VIVIAN!