| A | B |
| Indonesia | capita, Jakarta |
| Thailand | capital, Bangkok |
| Malaysia | capital, Kuala Lumpur |
| Vietnam | capital, Hanoi |
| Vietnam borders | South China Sea |
| landlock country | Laos |
| typhoon | a tropical wind and rain storm that forms over the ocean, also called a hurricane |
| landslide | the rapid sliding of earth, rocks, or mud down a slope |
| stilts | heavy poles used to hold up houses |
| monk | a person who has made a religious promise and lives in a monastery |
| monastery | a place where people who have taken religious vows or promises live |
| Tsunami | a huge ocean wave caused by an underwater earthquake |
| A place where people own their own business | capitalism |
| paddy | a wet field in which people grow rice |
| terrace | a flat field that people create on a hillside |
| Southeast Asia | located in the Tropics |
| much of Southeast Asia is located | along the Ring of Fire |
| Irrawaddy and the Salween | are rivers running through Myanmar |
| Chao Phraya | in Thailand |
| Indonesia andPhilippines | have 200 active volcanoes |