geography

__Thailand__
 * Location
 * Southern Asia
 * borders
 * The Andman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand
 *  Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia


 * Terrain
 * Central Plain (Khorat Plateau in the east)
 * mountains too


 * Land usage:
 * arable land:27.54%
 * permanent crops: 6.93%
 * other: 65.53%


 * Four Regions
 * North Thailand, Northeast, Central Thailand and South Thailand.
 * Those regions are further divided into a total of 73 provinces
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 * the website has descriptive info on each region


 * Natural Hazards
 * droughts


 * Water
 * Chao Phraya
 * main river


 * Area
 * total: 513,120 sq km
 * land: 510,890 sq km
 * water: 2,230 sq km


 * about size of Wyoming


 * Bangkok
 * largest city & capital


 * Climate
 * Rainy, Warm, Cloudy Southwest monsoon(mid-May to September)
 * Dry, Cool northeast monsoon (November to mid-March)
 * Southern isthmus ALWAYS hot and humid


 * Natural Resources
 * tin, rubber, natural gas, tungsten, tantalum, timber, lead, fish, gypsum, lignite, fluorite, arable land


 * Enviroment Issues:
 * air pollution from vehicles
 * water pollution from organic and factory wastes
 * deforestation
 * soil erosion
 * hunting kills wildlife

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