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Sunday, October 25, 2009
MESS social Studies Notes 2~~ @ 2:48 PM

The following practically summarises our SS 6B Textbook... Enjoy reading!!

--Lyn

Southeast Asia Countries
  1. Myanmar - Yangone
  2. Vietnam - Hanoi
  3. Laos - Vientiane
  4. Thailand - Bangkok
  5. Cambodia - Phnom Penh
  6. Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur
  7. Singapore
  8. Brunei Darussalam - Bandar Seri Begawan
  9. Indonesia - Jakarta
  10. Philippines - Manila
  11. Timor - Leste - Dili

Volacanoes & Mountains

  1. Myanmar (M) : Hkakabo Razi & Mt Victoria
  2. Malaysia (M) : Gunung Tahan
  3. Indonesia (V) : Mt Kerinci , Krakatau , Mt Merapi
  4. Indonesia ( M) : Puncak Jaya
  5. Brunei Darussalam (M) : Mt Kinabalu
  6. Philippines (V) : Mt Pinatubo, Mt Mayon

Forests

  • Tropical
  • Tropical Momnsoon
  • Mangrove

Agriculture Products

  • Rice
  • Oil Palm
  • Pineapple
  • Tea
  • Coconut
  • Sugar Can

Growing Rice

  1. Preparing the fields
  2. Sowing the seeds & Transplanting the seedlings
  3. Weeding ther fields
  4. Harvesting the crops

Fishing

2 types:

  1. Fresh Water : Bamboo Traps, Nets, Hooks
  2. Deep-sea : Trawling , Bottom fishing

Industries

  • Manufacturing
  • Automobile
  • Electrical & electronics
  • Textile & Other industries
  • Oil & Gas Mining: Liquefied Natural gas (LNG)
  • Logging : Ebony, Mahagony, Teak
  • Tourism : Angkor Wat ( Cambodia) , Borobudur Temple (Central java)
  • Cottage: Batik Painting, Wood Carving , Baske & Mat weaving, Pottery

Official Languages

  1. Brunei : Malay
  2. Cambodia : Khmer
  3. Indonesia : Bahasa Indonesia
  4. Laos : Lao
  5. Malaysia : Malay
  6. Myanmar : Burmese
  7. Philippines : Filipino : English
  8. Singapore : English, Malay , Mandarin , Tamil
  9. Thailand : Thai
  10. Timor-Leste : Tetum, Portugese
  11. Vietnam : Vietnamese

Festivals

  1. Thailand : Sonkran - Traditional New Year Festival
  2. Indonesia (Bali) : Melasti - Religious Festival
  3. Malaysia (Malacca) : San Pedro - celebrate the B-day of the patron saint of fisherman
  4. Philippines : Pagsanjan Bangkero Festival - dedicated to all the bankeros

Dances

  1. Indonesia : Legong Dance
  2. Laos : Lam Vong
  3. Malaysia : Zapin

Food

  1. Laos : Ka toke
  2. Indonesia & Malaysia : Nasi Ambeng
  3. Philippines : Bibingka
  4. Cambodia : Num Treap

Games

  1. Thailand : I khay I khong
  2. Vietnam : Tho nhuong hang

SEA = Southeast Asian Games

SEAP = Southeast Asian Peninsular

Transport

  1. Indonesia & Thailand : River Taxi
  2. Philippines : Pump-boat , jeepney
  3. Thailand : Tuk-tuk
  4. Laos : Open-backed bus
  5. SG : MRT

ASEAN

ASEAN = Association of Southeast Asian Nations

Formed on : 8 August 1967

3 main aims of ASEAN :

  1. Promote Peace & Stability
  2. Create a stable, prosperous & highly competitive economic region
  3. Foster cooperation in social development among people

IAI : Initiative for ASEAN Integration - older ASEAN members help newer ASEAN members

Organisations SG is in

UN = United Nations

  • formed in 1945
  • General Assembly : make decisions & vote
  • Security COuncil : maintains peace & security
  • Social & Economic Council : Deal with global issues E.G. Health, Edu, Food
  • International Court of Justice : Settle Legal disputes
  • Secretery General : Ban Ki-moon
  • Headquaters in New York, USA
  • Languages : Arabic , Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish
  • SG joined opn 21 September 1965

UNICEF = United Nations Childrens' Fund

  • Provide emergency food & healthcare
  • Formed on 1946

WHO = World Health Organisation

  • Formed on 7 April 1948

Commonwealth = The Commonwealth of Nations

  • Promote peace, democracy, economic & social development

WTO = World Trade Organisation

  • Formed on 1995
  • Negotiate & put in place new trade agreements



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