Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia is a region of Asia made up of the Indochinese and Malay peninsulas and several nearby island groups. The region is bordered on the north by China and on the west by India. Southeast Asia includes the countries of Brunei, Myanmar (formerly known as Burma), Cambodia (Kâmpŭchéa), Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Introduction

Using the links above, find information about the Southeast Asian country of your choice and then prepare a PowerPoint presentation so that you can share the information you find with your teacher and classmates.

The Process

Plan your trip. Use the storyboard (available here). (Download by right-clicking and choosing "Save Target As" - Also, print it as handouts, 3 slides per page to give students a great place to record their research.)  (Sample presentation available here.)

FIRST: Use the links above to complete your research, filling out the storyboard completely.

Next, complete your presentation, including the following slides:

  1. Title slide:  
    Exploring _____________ __     (type the name of the country)
    by
    Your Name
  2. Flag - Flag description and a picture of the flag
  3. Capital - type a brief phrase about the capital
  4. Geography - Climate, terrain, elevation extremes
  5. People - Population, nationality, ethnic groups, religions
  6. Economy - type a couple of short phrases about the Economy (optional as an extra slide)
  7. Sources - Cite your sources (Keep track of the sites you visit by adding them to your Favorites)

Extra slides can be added if you get done early - Do one on the background of your country or on the government.

Further exploring you can do when you are done with your presentation:

PowerPoint Resources

Teacher Resources