Global spotlight by ELIAS BLASSER MULLIGAN

brianclass2018 — 2015-10-15 14:28:57 UTC

Human-enviorment Interactions

brianclass2018 — 2015-10-16 15:29:43 UTC

Malaysia has very productive sources for people. Deforestation is a component to how Malaysians have adapted to the environment. The environment gives the people of Malaysia rubber oil from rubber oil trees and coal from the quarries so they can sell it and get money and use it for what need. Also the country has many tin mines, Malaysia has six oil refineries. Malaysia is a urban country according to formtaylorwebsite. They cut trees for houses and buildings. As you can see people change the environment to better suit their needs and also people work well with others. The countries in the Southeast of Asia help each other out. They give back what they got with different items or privileges through trades of generosity.

Movement

kunchokclass2018 — 2015-10-16 15:30:00 UTC

The movement of ideas, people, and goods is a huge part of almost every country. The same applies for the country of Malaysia. For example, in 2013, 25,715,00 tourists flocked to Malaysia. All those people most likely spread their ideas and shared their goods with the indigenous people. That would be the movement of goods. Malaysia has exported goods such as crude petroleum, copper, and coal. It has also imported crude petroleum, monitors, projectors, TV's, computers, and refined petroleum. That would be another example of movement of goods. They also get information about what's going on around the world with news channels such as Malaysia 1 News. The people of Malaysia also use bicycles, buses, cars, and bicycles to get around. Thus, the country experienced movement of idea, people, and goods.

Location

brianclass2018 — 2015-10-16 15:30:25 UTC

Malaysia has two separate lands. One connected to Thailand and Cambodia. Malaysia lies on the Malay Peninsula according to Peninsular Malaysia-Wikipedia the free encyclopedia. Malaysia's longitude and latitude is 3.1333 degrees N and 101.7000 degrees E according to Google maps. Malaysia is located in a very stunning and a very peaceful area with other countries Southeast Asia. -Brian

Region

brianclass2018 — 2015-10-16 15:31:46 UTC

South Asia is a very unique area with many diverse cultures and traditions. The area also has a lot of countries. The area includes Malaysia, Vietnam, East Timor, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei, and Bangsamoro Repuk The languages of the entire region of Southeast Asia is Thai, Vietnamese, Malay, Khmer and Burmese. The region also has very valuable natural resources such as tin, tea, rubber, wood and strong spices. All of the area has some amount of mountain range that spreads through countries such as Malaysia and Indonesia. then name of one of these mountain ranges is called "The Annamite Range or the Annamese Mountains is a mountain range of eastern Indochina, which extends approximately 1,100 km through Laos, Vietnam, and a small area in northeast Cambodia". This mountain range was made in the Triassic time period. This info was pulled from Google Maps. "Southeast Asia is a part of Asia. It consists a 3,100 mile long chain of about 20,000 islands strung between Asia and Australia. Winds called monsoons control much of the climate of Southeast Asia. The word monsoon comes from the Arabic word "mausim", meaning season. Southeast Asian rainforests have four different seasons; the winter northeast monsoon, the summer southwest monsoon and two intermonsoon seasons. The northeast monsoon season is from November to March and has steady winds from the north or northeast that blow from 10 to 30 knots. These winds originate all the way in Siberia and bring typhoons and other severe weather" This quote was pulled from Blue Planet Biomes. According to encyclopedia Britannica Religions such as "Buddhism, Islam and Christianity are all practiced within Southeast Asia. Buddhism, particularly the more Theravada form, dominates the religious pattern of most of the mainland; only in northern Vietnam is the more liberal Mahayana Buddhism is more common". Malaysia is mostly a dry land area but it has beaches and rivers that link to the South China sea it also has lakes freshwater and saltwater. -Elias

Place

isseyclass2018 — 2015-10-16 15:42:24 UTC

Malaysia weather benefits from a tropical climate with high temperatures and high humidity throughout the year. Daytime temperatures rise above 30°C (86°F) year-round and night-time temperatures rarely drop below 20°C (68°F). The population of the country 29.95 million. 45.9% of people living in KL are Malaysians, 43.2% people living in KL are Chinese and 11.9% are Indians and other countries. The language they speak Bahasa Melayu. The country is multi cultural there is Chinese culture, an Indian culture, a Eurasian culture, and indigenous people. Malaysia guarantees religious freedom, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Daoism, are some of the main religions in the area. The coastal plains are mostly covered with hills and mountains. Also it is covered with dense rain forests which are around 130 million years old. Malaysia elevations are around 3,500 to 6,000. Running along the peninsula are numerous caves. There are around 210 mammal species, 250 reptile species, 150 frog species and 650 species of birds. Also, there is 14,400 species of plans. The 14 stripes of equal width on the flag represent freedom, and the and the 14 points on the star represent the unity between the federation of the 13 states, and the federal government.