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Solving exercises from Geography textbook Grade 8 lesson 17: Association of Southeast Asian Nations
Exercise 1 (page 61 Geography Book 8):
How has the collaboration objective of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations changed over time?
* Solution:
- In the first 25 years, the Association was organized as a military cooperation bloc.
- By the late 1970s and early 1980s, the trend shifted towards economic cooperation, becoming a prominent focus.
Exercise 2 (page 61 Geography Book 8):
Analyze the advantages and challenges for Vietnam as a member of ASEAN?
* Solution:
- Advantages: Providing additional conditions for economic development, including: + In trade relations: • The growth rate in trading with ASEAN countries is quite high, averaging 26.8% per year from 1990 to 2000. • The proportion of the value of traded goods with ASEAN countries, with rice accounting for 32.4%, is a significant portion of Vietnam's international trade. • Vietnam's main export items to ASEAN countries include Indonesia, the Philippines, and Malaysia. • Main import items are production materials such as petroleum, fertilizers, pesticides, plastic goods, and electronic products. + Economic development cooperation: The East-West Economic Corridor project in the Mekong River basin creates conditions for resource and labor exploitation in economically challenged regions of some countries in the region, promoting economic and social development, and reducing poverty. - Challenges: Disparities in economic and social development, differences in political systems, language variations, etc.
Exercise 3 (page 61 Geography Book 8):
Draw a column chart and comment on the GDP per capita of ASEAN countries based on data set 17.1?
* Solution:
- Draw the chart:
Column chart illustrating the average Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita of some Southeast Asian countries in the year 2001.
- Comments:
+ GDP per capita varies among ASEAN countries.
+ The country with the highest GDP per capita is Singapore (2074 USD), followed by Brunei (12300 USD), Malaysia (3680 USD), Thailand (1870 USD).
+ Countries with GDP per capita below 1000 USD are the Philippines (930 USD), Indonesia (680 USD), Vietnam (415 USD), Laos (317 USD), Cambodia (28 USD).
+ Singapore's GDP per capita is 74 times that of Cambodia, 65.4 times that of Laos, and nearly 50 times that of Vietnam...
