what are some things all countries in southeast asia have in common?

Question

are there any economic, cultural, or historical similarities

i'm doing this for a social studies project, and in the book they included new zealand as part of asia. my two countries are laos and new zealand i'm supposed to in general based on these two countries say what southeast asia is. the thing is new zealand is nothing like laos and doesn't have much in common w/asia

Answer 1

well, coincidentally, they are all in south east asia!

seriously now, there are no things that all se asia countries have in common. some of them have things like religion, government and history in common, but they each have their own identities and role in the world.


they are all a part of ASEAN.

geographically, they are all quite similar in regards to mountainous regions, islands and archipelagos, and jungles. the climate is mainly tropical. animal life however is quite diverse.

the distribution of religions in these countries is large. in regards to ethnicity - the people of the region are primarily asiatic, however some countries like philippines and malaysia have substantial eurasian populations.

many of the different countries also speak different languages. rice agriculture is a substantial economic factor in many of the se asian countries. silt houses can generally be found across the whole region.

culturally, the chief influence has been from south asia - especially in terms of the forms of writing. dances are often quite similar, as is the method of carrying large objects (on the head).


EDIT:

New zealand is not part of south east asia. it is a part of oceania. specifically, it is part of australasia, or the polynesian triangle.

New Zealand is notable for its geographic isolation, being separated from Australia to the northwest by the Tasman Sea, approximately 2000 kilometres (1250 miles) across. Its closest neighbours to the north are New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga.

The population is mostly of European descent, with the indigenous Māori being the largest minority. Non-Māori Polynesian and Asian people are also significant minorities, especially in the cities.

Elizabeth II, as the Queen of New Zealand, is the Head of State and is represented, in her absence, by a non-partisan Governor-General; the Queen 'reigns but does not rule', so she has no real political influence. Political power is held by the democratically-elected Parliament of New Zealand under the leadership of the Prime Minister who is the Head of Government.

The dutch were the first to land on new zealand (except of course for the indigenous maori).

Laos in contrast is quite different.

Laos, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked socialist republic in southeast Asia, bordered by Myanmar (Burma) and the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south, and Thailand to the west. Laos traces its history to the Kingdom of Lan Xang or Land of a Million Elephants, which existed from the fourteenth to the eighteenth century. After a period as a French colony, it gained independence in 1949. A long civil war ended when the communist Pathet Lao came to power in 1975.

The only legal political party is the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP). The head of state is the President, elected by parliament for a five-year term. The head of government is the Prime Minister, appointed by the president with parliamentary approval. Government policies are determined by the Party through the all-powerful eleven-member Politburo and the 55-member Central Committee. Important government decisions are vetted by the Council of Ministers.

Laos is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia and the thickly forested landscape consists mostly of rugged mountains. The climate is tropical and characterised by monsoons. There is a distinct rainy season from May to November, followed by a dry season from December to April.

I am not sure how you can really answer this question correctly, as it is completely incorrect to say that new zealand is a part of south east asia. it is not. it is a completely seperate area geographically.

Answer 2

There's probably nothing that they all have in common, not even in general terms.

Several major ethnic groups make up the area, mostly Chinese, Malaysian and Korean.

Languages vary from Hindu, Mandarin, Japanese and Korean (totally unrelated).

Religions are either related to Hinduism/Buddhism/Lamaism, Chinese Confusionism or Japanese Shintoism.

Colonial influences were Spanish (in the Philippines), Dutch (Japan), British (Hong Kong and Macao), as examples.

This is not to mention Christian and Islamic influences in various areas, and other regions largely untouched by both religions, like China.

Answer 3

full of asains

Answer 4

"RICE"......lots'a RICE!