a) The Southeast Asian realm exhibits shatter belt characteristics. b) Compared to neighboring realms, Southeast Asia has a relatively low population density. c) The major river valleys of mainland Southeast Asia are sparsely populated.
Southeast Asia can be considered a buffer zone as well as a shatter belt. The total population of Southeast Asia is relatively modest compared to the populations of India and China. The population of Southeast Asia tends to be evenly spread across the realm's fragmented land area.
The population of Southeast Asia tends to be evenly spread across the realm's fragmented land area. The island of Jawa is one of the world's most intensively cultivated areas, owing to its rich volcanic soils.
a) The Southeast Asian realm exhibits shatter belt characteristics.
Like Eastern Europe, Southeast Asia is a region of great cultural complexity that merits the label shatter belt. True. Southeast Asia can be considered a buffer zone as well as a shatter belt. True. The total population of Southeast Asia is relatively modest compared to the populations of India and China. True.
The island of Jawa is one of the world's most intensively cultivated areas, owing to its rich volcanic soils.
Southeast Asia can be considered a buffer zone as well as a shatter belt.