CCD   Geography 105 - World Regional Geography


Locations Handout  Chapter 6  South East Asia & South Pacific

For Southeast Asia, on an outline map of Southeast Asia, you should be able to locate:

A. Regions SE Asia: 

Brunei Indonesia Myanmar (Burma) Thailand Malaysia
Cambodia Laos Philippines Vietnam   Singapore

B. Urban Regions  On a map, showing cities as dots, you should be able to locate:

Hanoi, Ho Chi Mihn City, Phnom Penh, Bankok, Yangon, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Manila

C. Mountains, Basins and Plateaus:  

Sumatra Bali Borneo Dawna Range Malukus (Moluccas)
Jawa (Java) New Guinea Sulawesi Annam Mountains Khorat Plateau [N Khorat Plateau ]

D. Capes, Bays, Gulfs, Lakes, Oceans, and Seas: 

South China Sea,   Indian Ocean,    Gulf of Tonkin,   Gulf of Thailand,   Pacific Ocean

E. Rivers, Straits, and Waterways: (for rivers, locate their mouths and know which way they flow).

Mekong River,    Chao Phraya River,    Irrawaddy River,    Salween River,    Red River

For Australia and New Zealand, on an outline map, you should be able to locate:

B. Urban Regions  On a map, showing cities as dots, you should be able to locate:

Sydney, Adelaide, Perth, Brisbane, Darwin, Alice Springs, Hobart, Christchurch, Aukland, Wellington,

C. Mountains, Basins and Plateaus:  

Great Dividing Range, Cape York Peninsula, Great Victoria Desert,  Sandy Desert, Southern Alps

D. Capes, Bays, Gulfs, Lakes, Oceans, and Seas:

Tasman Sea, Coral Sea,  Southern Ocean, Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Great Australian Bight, Great Barrier Reef, Wallace's Line

E. Rivers, Straits, and Waterways: (for rivers, be able to locate their mouths and know which way they flow).


For  the Pacific, on an outline  map of the Pacific, you should be able to locate:

A. Regions: 

Micronesia Papua New Guinea Tahiti, French Polynesia Northern Mariana Islands
Melanesia Irian Jaya Fiji American Samoa
Polynesia Easter Island Guam Midway
Antarctica Hawaiian Islands Wake Cook Islands

B. Urban Regions  On a map, showing cities as dots, you should be able to locate:

Honolulu, Port Moresby

C. Mountains, Basins and Plateaus:

Emperor Sea Mounts

D. Capes, Bays, Gulfs, Lakes, Oceans, and Seas:

Pacific Ocean, Coral Sea

E. Other: (for rivers, be able to locate their mouths and know which way they flow).

International Date Line