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Saint Gabriel’s College Social Studies (Geography) Secondary 1

Name……………………………………………Surname………………………..………Class M.1/………No..…

Exercise 2
Unit 1 Characteristics of Physical Geography of Thailand and
Neighboring Countries in Southeast Asia

 A. Choose the correct words from the box to complete the sentences.

Mekong River Irrawaddy River nature Peninsula

Physical Geography New Guinea Laos Lake
Vietnam Cambodia the Philippines Indonesia
Singapore Eratosthenes Landscape Borneo
Thailand Myanmar the Strait of Malacca

1.________________________ is the study of changing patterns of physical environments surrounding

human beings.
2.________________________ is considered as the first geographer and the father of Geography.
3.________________________is a piece of land surrounded by water on three sides and connected to the
mainland.
4.________________________a large body of water surrounded by land.
5.________________________ is an international river in Southeast Asia; flows through a large delta in
southern Vietnam into the South China Sea.
6. Physical geography focuses on the interrelationship of _____________ and human.
7. ___________________ is the third-largest island in the world and the largest in Asia.
8. There are lots of volcanoes along the mountain ranges in _________________ and
_________________.
9. The Annam is the natural border between_________________ and ____________________.
10. __________________ refers to the different levels of landforms on the Earth’s surface which create
mountains, plateaus, plains along the coastlines, rivers and lakes.
Instructor: Ms. Patcharaporn / Ms. Melcah Head of Subject: Mr. Wichian Phakhaphamongkholchai
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11._______________ is a Southeast Asia country, bordered by Myanmar and China to the northwest,
Thailand to the west, Cambodia to the south and Vietnam to the east.
12._______________ is the 51st largest country in the world. It shares its border with countries like
Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and Malaysia.
13. _______________ is bordered by India, Bangladesh, China, Laos and Thailand. It is second largest
country in Southeast Asia.
14. __________________ is a river that flows from north to south through Myanmar. It is the country's
largest river and most important commercial waterway.
15. __________________ is a narrow stretch of water between the Malay Peninsula and the Indonesian
island of Sumatra, one of the most important shipping lanes in the world.

 B. Choose the correct answers.

(A) Volcanic soils (B) Tropical humid forest (C) Monsoon forest
(D) Tropical wet-dry (E) Savannah woodland (F) Isthmus

____16. It is rainy with long rainy days, woody shrubs with green leaves all through the year.
____17. It is rainy with long rainy days which occurs during half a year.
____18. A narrow strip of land connecting two larger bodies of land and surrounded on two sides by water.
____19. The forest which grows in an area with a hot humid climate and much rainfall.
____20. The forest which grows in the semi-arid zone with scant rainfall.

Instructor: Ms. Patcharaporn / Ms. Melcah Head of Subject: Mr. Wichian Phakhaphamongkholchai