South East Asia

Refers to the movement from a more centralized form of economy to a freer, market-based economy.

The recreation of a transnational authority guided by Islamic principles and is a long held belief of many Sunni fundamentalists.

A religion in Bali that combines Hinduism and Buddhism as well as ancestor worship and animism.

A state which takes leading role in macro-economic planning, strategic investment and n guiding economic growth

An area created by sediments carried by a river.

A seasonal wind in South East Asia that blows from land to sea in October to May (dry monsoon ) and from sea to land on May to September bringing rain (wet monsoon).

A form of agriculture that does not include the use of synthetic chemicals and fertilizers in agriculture in order to protect the environment and provide for more sustainable long-term agricultural opportunities.

An area where waters drains from and flows into a river or a number of tributaries.

A type of economic system that is controlled and planned by the central government.

The systemic variation in sea temperature in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of South America, typically in late December, that has an impact on the weather of the region and across other regions of the world.

The region that includes Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam.

Refers to a situation in which the concentration of a nation's population in just one city.

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