What is the largest lizard in the world?
Asia
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Southeast Asia is hot
and rainy all year
round. There are
thousands of islands,
and many are covered
with steamy rainforests
and towering volcanoes.
Floating market
The city of Bangkok is
riddled with canals. Traders
sell their goods from boats
and shoppers paddle by to
look for bargains.
Southeast
Asia
BANGKOK
C amb o d i a
Burma
(Myanmar )
L a o s
Tapir
Rubies
PHNOM PENH
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m
Sampan boat
Elephant
Angkor Wat
Thai
dancer
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C h i n a
HANOI
Rangoon
VIENTIANE
Ho Chi Minh
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Orang-utan
Tiger
Orchid
Omar Ali
Saifuddin
Mosque
Rafflesia
(giant flower)
Shadow puppets
Pearls
Petronas
Towers
KUALA
LUMPUR
J a v a
S u m a t r a
B r u n e i
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN
Padang
I
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d
o
Coconut
JAKARTA
S i n g a p o r e
B
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NAY PYI TAW
PUTRAJAYA