First Children Encyclopedia

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Asia

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Southeast Asia is hot

and rainy all year

round. There are

thousands of islands,

and many are covered

with steamy rainforests

and towering volcanoes.

Floating market

The city of Bangkok is

riddled with canals. Traders

sell their goods from boats

and shoppers paddle by to

look for bargains.

Southeast

Asia

BANGKOK

Cambodia

Burma

(Myanmar)

Laos

Tapir

Rubies

PHNOM PENH

V i e t n a m

Sampan boat

Elephant

Angkor Wat

Thai

dancer

T

h

a

ila

nd

China

HANOI

Rangoon

VIENTIANE

Ho Chi Minh

So

ut

h^

Ch

ina

Sea

M

a l

a y s i a

Orang-utan

Tiger

Orchid

Omar Ali

Saifuddin

Mosque

Rafflesia

(giant flower)

Shadow puppets

Pearls

Petronas

Towers

KUALA

LUMPUR

Java

Sumatra

Brunei

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Padang

I

n

d

o

Coconut

JAKARTA

Singapore

B o

r n

e

o

NAY PYI TAW

PUTRAJAYA