Nepal
Nepal is occupied by the GreatHimalayanRange along the northern border.
A swampy and marshy plain known as the Tari lies along the
southern border of Nepal.
The climate of Nepal ranges from warm and humid in the
Tarai to very cold in the North.
The Southern forests e.g. Monsoon deciduous yield
valuable timber such as sal, teak and
shisham.
Mt. Everest, Kanchenjunga, Dhaulagiri, Makalu and Annapurna
are well-known peaks.
Rice is the most important crop
Nepal is deficient in mineral resources
The people of Nepal are mostly the Gurkhas, the Sherpas and
the Bhotias.
Bhutan
Most people live along tracks in the Chumbi valley
Most of the Bhutanese are Buddhists
Thimpu is capital
Rearing sheep and yaks are occupations of some people
Bhutanese are known for their handicrafts and woodwork
Sri
Lanka
Sri Lanka is separated from India by the narrow Palk
Strait.
Mt. Pidurutalagala is the highest peak in Sri. Lanka
Mahaveli Ganga, Yan and Aruvi are the important rivers of
Srilanka
Sri Lanka has a hot and wet climate
Sri Lanka is famous for spices such as Cinnamon, pepper,
cloves and Cardamon
Graphite is the most abundant mineral of Sri Lanka
Famous for gems such as Sapphires, Rubies and Zircon.
Pearl fishing is an important industry in the shallow sea of Mannar
The Sinhalese comprise almost 3/4th of the
population
Sinhalese is the official language
The majority of the people is Buddhist by religion
Kandy the beautiful old capital city of Sri Lanka is
situated in the middle of the country.
Myanmar
Myanmar is famous for its beautiful Buddhists temples
called pagodas
Myanmar is famous for its ‘fine teak’.
The Arakan yoma and Pegu yoma are the main mountain rnages,
which run in the north-south direction.
Shan plateau lies in the eastern part of country
The main rivers of Myanmar are Irrawady, Sittang, Chindwin
and Salween
The delta regionof Irrawaddy and Sittang is the ‘ricebowl’
of Myanmar.
The ‘Irrawaddy’ is called
the ‘life line of Myanmar’.
It has long been famous for its rubies, the finest in the
world
Malaysia
It occupies two different regions-Peninsular Malaysia and
the East Malaysia covering the northwest coastal region of the island of
Borneo.
West and East Malaysia are separated by about 750 kms of
the South China Sea.
Almost the whole country has hot wet Equatorial climate.
Rubber is the most important cash crop. It accounts for about 40% of the world’s
total production of rubber.
It is the world’s largest producer of ‘Palm oil’ and
accounts for 3/4th of the world’s exports
Malaysia is the world’s largest producer and exporter of
Tin.
The majority of
population consists of Malays and they are Muslim by religion.
Chinese and Indians are other important people.
Singapore
It consists of few islands just South of the Malay
Peninsula.
Singapore is linked with Peninsular Malaysia by a causeway
across the Srait of Johore
It is an entrepot for South East Asia
Indonesia
It consists of more than 13,600 big and small islands
Andalas (Sumatra), Java, Madura, Bali, Kalimantan (Borneo),
Sulawesi, Maluku ad West Irian are the main islands of Indonesia
Mount Krakatoa is world famous volcano located in the
SundaStrait.
Indonesia has typical equatorial type of climate
About 75% of Indonesians make a living by farming
Sago is a starchy food, eaten by most of the people of
Indonesia.
Indonesia is the largest producer of Chinchona in the
world.
Laos
Laos is the only landlocked country in South East Asia.
The Mekong is the most important river of Laos.
The climate of Laos is characterized by the seasonal influences of the Monsoon.
In tribal population ‘phi’ is worshipped.
Cambodia
The Mekong river is the outstanding topographical feature
of Cambodia and dominates the life and economy of the Cambodian people.
Elephant Mountains in the South and DangrekMountains in
North are located.
The
Phillippines
An independent republic embracing a group of more than
71,00 islands in the Western Pacific Ocean.
Important islands of Phillippines are Luzon in the North
and Mindanao in the South. Other
important islands include Negros, Samar, Palawan, Mindoro, Panay Cebu, Bohol,
Leyte and Masbate.
Important groups of islands are the Visayan Islands around
the Visayan Sea and the Sulu Archipoelago
Mount Mayon is located in South Eastern Luzon of
Phillippines.
The Cagayan river on Luzon is the largest river of the
islands.
The Philippines also produces abaca sometimes known as
Manila hemp a vegetable fibre used for ropes and matting.
Good quality cigar tobacco mainly comes from northern
Luzon.
8. The central plain north of Manila – ‘Rice-Bowl’
9. Minerals
a) Copper are – Mined on Cebu and in Southern negros.
b) Gold-Northern Luzon and N.E. Minadanao
c) Iron-ore-Samar and in S.E. N. E. Minidaneo
d) Chromite – Western Luzon
e) Oil-Palawan.