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Introduction
South East Asia's Climate and land forms are mostly made up of heavy tropical forests and subtropical lands. The area also has heavy rainfalls and is very warm-like hot; it is also humid and the area is full of peninsulas. The economy mostly survives and relies on the monsoon rains. North west area is more sub tropical though, but it is still humid. Indonesia and East Timor had got the most population increase for about 0.9 million people for East Timor and 221.9 million increase for Indonesia. Most of the Southern East islands like Borneo are basically just peninsulas with a huge population on it.

South China Sea
South China Sea fills up portion of Pacific Ocean stretching from Singapore to Taiwan. The area within South China Sea includes more than 200 small islands and reefs. South China Sea and the islands within the area are provide great amount of resources. The small islands earn a lot of resources from the South China Sea.

Few natural resources South China Sea has are oil and natural gas. There is a lot of energy in the region and it can help boost the economic growth of Asia more. Oil consumption in developing countries is rising because of the South China Sea. Oil and natural gas by South China Sea is providing Asia and the small islands within the area a lot.
http://www.eia.doe.gov/cabs/South_China_Sea/Background.htm

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Malay Peninsula
The Malay Peninsula is a major peninsula located in Southeast Asia
with its narrowest point at the Isthmus of Kra. The land mass runs approximately north-south and, at its teminus, is the most southern point of the Asian mainland. They were inhabited by the Malays people.

Another name for the Malay Peninsula is Peninsular Malaysia.

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Annamese Cordillera
Annamese Cordillera is a mountain range that is located in the mainland Southeast Asia. It is stretched approximately 1100km (700 miles) and it goes through Laos, Vietnam, and a bit of Cambodia. The highest point is Linh Peak, which is 2,598 meters high. Mekoug River and South China Sea is the main water bodies that touch the range.

Annamese Cordillera runs parallel to the coast of Vietnam. The eastern slope of Annamese Cordillera rises steeply from the low-grounded plain, and cleared out by many rivers. There are three main plateaus in the range, and those are Phouane Plateau, Nakai Plateau, and Boloven Plateau. Annamese Cordillera is one of the main mountain range in the western Indochina.

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Lesser Sunda Islands
The Lesser Sunda Islands, also known as the Nuso Tenggara are a series of islands is the Mid-south section of Malay Archipelago. All of these of Islands make up the Great Sunda Islands, which is a combination/series of other islands with the Lesser Sunda Islands. In the Lesser sunda Islands they have jungles, which are known to be on the line of volcanic islands, also known as part of the ring of fire. In these Jungles they have are a combination of Asian and Australian species of plants and animals.

In these islands they include the Komodo island, which are famous for the Komodo dragon species, whom live on this island. The Komodo dragons are known to be meat-eaters, but the fierce ones of all kind. Not that this is the Lesser Sunda Island, but a small part of it.
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