South East Asia - Climate/Monsoons/Tropical Forests

How many monsoons do we (southeast asia) have yearly?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What does monsoon bring to us?

• sunshine

• rain

• typhoons

• tsunami

Southeast Asia's climate is ___________ and ___________.

• hot and dry

• cool and dry

• cool and wet

• hot and wet

The reason why Pyin Oo Lwin has a cool climate is because _____________.

• the town is located 1000 metres above sea level

• the town is in Myanmar

• the town has an average temperature of 19.7 degrees Celsius

• the town is Myanmar's main flower and vegetable production area

Forests support a huge diversity of life.

What type of forests are found in Southeast Asia?

• Temperate forests - the temperatures of temperate forests vary throughout the year because of the four distinct seasons at these latitudes.

• Tropical forests - temperatures in tropical forests have been reported to range between 20 and 31°C

• Boreal forests - temperatures in boreal forests are, on average, below freezing.

The Akha tribe live in the highlands of _______________________.

• Laos

• Myanmar

• Thailand

• Vietnam

• All of the above

The Akhas like to live near rainforests for several reasons.

Pick the wrong reason from the list below.

• To get firewood for cooking and construction materials.

• To get medicine

• To get food.

• To grow crops such as rice and maize.

• To be near the town so that they can buy daily necessities easily.

The roofs of the houses built by the Akhas are made up of dried grass. True or false?

• True

• False

An Akha village typically lies at the top of a mountain.

True or false?

• True

• False

One side of a typical Ahka house rests against the mountain slope and the other side on stilts. True or false?

• True

• False