Student's Book – Dec 2009 (5.9mb) - The Curriculum Project

exercisecomprehensionpreviewmap work,applyinginformationA. What are the main geographical features of mainland Southeast Asia?B. What are the main geographical features of island Southeast Asia?C. Why were valleys important to early Southeast Asians?D. Why were volcanoes important to early Southeast Asians?E. How were the people of Southeast Asia influenced by mountains and islands?Look at this map outline, and identify the countries (1-11).10.9.8.6. 7.1.5.2.4.3.11.previewmap work,applyinginformationMap 1: Southeast Asia OutlineMap ReadingTry answering these questions. Don’t worry if you can’t answer them now. You willsee them again at the end of this section.A. What countries are near Southeast Asia?B. What countries have influenced Southeast Asia?C. Without looking at the previous page, circle the countries that are part ofmainland Southeast Asia. Put a box around the number for the countries that arepart of Island Southeast Asia.Through the use of directions and distances you can become familiar with the countries andfeatures of Southeast Asia, and also further your map-reading skills. In the following exerciseyou will find directions such as ‘southeast’ or ‘south southwest.’ ‘Southeast’ means that the placeis in the direction of south and east. ‘South southwest’ means that the place is almost directlysouth, and a little bit to the west.All maps are drawn to scale. That means they are not the same size on paper as they are on theground. If you want to know how far it really is from one place to another, you must look for themap’s scale. On Map 2, one centimetre on the map is equal to 200 miles on the ground.6