Unit 9: Southeast Asia and the Pacific World
Chapter 31: Southeast Asia
Lesson 1: Physical Geography of Southeast
Asia
I. Landforms
A. Ring of Fire and impact
 Earthquakes
 Volcanoes
1. tsunamis
II. Waterways
A. Major rivers
 Mekong
 Red River
III. Climate, Biomes, and Resources
2. cyclones
3. typhoons
4. biodiversity
Lesson 2: Human Geography of Southeast
Asia
I. History and Government
5. shatter belt
6. buffer zone
A. Early Cultures and European
Conquest
i. Colonization
B. Independence and Movements for
Change
i. Impact of WWII on the
independence of SE Asia
ii. Khmer Rouge
II. Society and Culture Today
 Chinese influence in SE Asia
 Major religions in SE Asia
III. Economic Activities
 Interdependence (ASEAN)
Chapter 32: Australia and New Zealand
Lesson 1: Physical Geography of Australia
and New Zealand
I. Landforms
A. Great Dividing Range
B. the Outback
9. bush
C. New Zealand’s two primary islands
 North
 South
10. atolls
II. Water Systems
 Great Barrier Reef
III. Climate, Biomes, and Resources
Climate Regions and Biomes
A. Great Barrier Reef
Lesson 2: Human Geography of Australia and
New Zealand
I. History and Government
 Indigenous peoples
11. aborigines
12. Maori
A. European Exploration and Settlement
 British colonization
 Penal colony
 Relationship between Europeans
and aborigines
B. Independence
 Constitutional monarchies
II. Society and Culture Today
A. Who were the members of the stolen
generation?
Chapter 33: Oceania
Lesson 1: Physical Geography of Oceania
13. High islands
14. Low islands
 Challenges
Lesson 3: People and Their Environment:
Oceania
15. Climate change
I. Human Impact
A. Nuclear Testing
II. Addressing the Issues
A. Aid provided by the U.S. to nuclear testing
sites