Teak

 Forsets  
In   the   mountains   of   __________________   Thailand,   the   vegetation   is  
similar  to  the  ________________________________  of  Bruni  Darussalam.  
Most  of  Thailand’s  forest  is  ________________________________.  This  forest  is  
__________________.   This   means   the   the   trees   __________________   or   lose  
their   leaves   in   the   ______________   season.   This   allows   the   trees   to   rest  
and   save   their   water   supplies.   The   most   valuable   tree   in   this   forest   is  
_______________.  It  is  hard  and  does  not  rot  easily.  
   
TEAK       TROPICAL  MONSOON  FOREST     SHED  
  SOUTHERN         EQUATORIAL  RAIN  FOREST  
  DECIDUOUS       DRY  

 
Soil  Erosion  
Soil   is   very   important.   It   is   the   ________________   of   the   earth.   It   provides  
__________   and   ______________   for   trees   and   plants.   When   __________________  
destroys  the  forest  the  __________________  washes  away  the  soil.  This  is  
called  ___________________________.  
The  results  of  this  are  as  following;  
1) The  plants  cannot  grow  again.  
2) Animal  and  birds  _________________  the  area.  
3) Often   the   wet   soil   slides   down   a   steep   hillside.   This   is  
called_________________  
The   mud   covers   crops   and   farms   and   destroy   houses.   The   mud  
_____________  rivers  and  streams.  The  water  rise  and  ______________  
farms  and  villages.  
 
MUD-­‐FLOW     SOIL  EROSION     FLOODS  
  WATER     LOGGING     BLOCKS      
HEAVY  RAIN                      FOOD     LEAVE     TOP  LAYER  

 
 
National  Parks  
Forests   are   sometimes   made   into   ___________________________.   In   these  
forests,   the   trees,   plants,   animals   and   birds   are   _______________________.  
The   Forsetry   Department   has   built   places   for   ________________   to   stay,  
as   well   as   ___________________   and   ___________________   areas.   There   are  
many  national  parks  in  Thailand.  

PICNIC     VISITORS     NATIONAL  PARK  

PROTECTED     RECREATION  

     

Farming  

Nearly   (70/75)   percent   of   people   of   Thailand   works   as  

____________________.   Most   of   them   live   on   the  
______________________________.   They   are   mainly   _______________________.  
Other   farmers   live   the   forests   and   _______________________   of   the   north  
and  west.  

MOUNTAINS   CENTRAL  PLAIN  

FARMERS     PADI  FARMERS  

 
The  Padi  Farmers  of  the  Central  Plain  

About   (70/75)   percent   of   Thailand’s   farmland   is   used   for   padi  

farming.  It  is  Thailand’s  (first/third)  most  important  export.  

Most   of   the   padi   is   grown   in   the   Central   Plain.   This   region   is  

sometimes   called   __________________________________________________________.  
It  is  one  of  the  world’s  most  important  padi  growing  regions.  

The   traditional   way   to   grow   padi   is   to   plant   the   ___________________   in  

small   plots   called   ____________________________.   The   plants   are   carefully  
looked   after   about   (40/70)   days.   During   this   time   the   farmers  
___________________  the  main  fields.  

The  padi  is  _________________________  between  _________________________  and  

February   during   the   ____________________   season.   Most   padi   is   cut   by  
hand.  However,  on  some  large  farms  _______________________  are  used.  

After   the   padi   has   been   harvested   it   is   ___________________________   to  

blow   away   the   _____________________________,   the   unwanted   empty   husks.  
This  is  often  done  by  throwing  it  into  the  air  from  a  bamboo  tray.  The  
wine  blows  the  chaff  away.  

HARVESTED   CHAFF     NURSERIES  

THE  RICE  BOWL  OF  WOUTH  EAST  ASIA     WINNOWED

    DECEMBER     MACHINES     PREPARE  
  SEEDS     DRY  

 
 Step  in  rice  cultivation  

-­‐  After  the  rains,  the  rice-­‐fields  are  _________________________.    

-­‐  Seeds  are  sown  in  a  ___________________.  After  40  days,  the  
seedlings  are  ready  for  transplanting.  

-­‐  Transplanting  means  pulling  up  the  seedling  from  the  nursery  
and  planting  them  in  neat  rows  in  the  ___________________.    

-­‐  While  the  young  rice  plants  are  growing  ,  weeds  are  removed  
and  __________________________________  add.  

-­‐  During  dry  season,  the  ripened  rice  plants  are  

____________________.    

-­‐  After  the  rice  plants  have  been  harvested,  the  stalks  are  
_______________________  to  remove  the  grains.  

-­‐  The  grains  are  separated  from  the  husks  and  bits  of  straw  in  a  
process  called  _____________________________.  

WINNOWING        HARVESTED     FERTILISERS  

PLOUGHED     NURSERY              RICE-­‐FIELDS                  

THRESHED  

 
  

BURMA     WRITTEN  LANGUAGE            WESTERN  CHINA    

ETHNIC  MINORITIES     PLAINS   TIBET  

WEAVING     WHITE  AND  BLUE     COLOURFUL  X2  

SOUTHERN  CHINA     BLACK,  RED,YELLOW  AND  SHELEH  

Hill  tribes  

The  word  “Hill  tribes”  refers  to  ________________________________  

living    in  the  __________________________________  regions  of  
______________________  part  of  Thailand.  Each  hill  tribe  has  its  own  
language,  customs,  mode  of  dress  and  spirital  belief.  Most  of  them  
_______________________  to  Thailand  from  Tibet,  Burma,  China,  Laos  
during  the  past  200  years  or  so.  

There  are  (7/17)  broad  hill  tribes  grouping:  Karen,  Lahu,  

Hmong,  Lisu  Akha  Yao  and  Mien.  

Karen  

The  majority  of  the  Karen  people  live  in  _____________________.  

They  can  be  found  living  both  in  the  mountains  and  ___________________,  
most  of  them  in  the  provinces  of  Chiang  Mai,  Mae  Hong  Son,  Chiang  
Rai,  but  also  in  central  Thailand.  Karen  women  are  noted  for  their  
skill  in  _________________________.  

 
Hmong  (meo)  

The  Hmong  are  divided  in  two  sub-­‐groups,  ______________________,  

And  to  be  found  in  mountainous  regions  of  China,  Vietnam,  Laos  and  
Thailand.  These  ethnic  group  originates  in  ______________________________.  

Yao  

They  are  to  be  found  in  China,  Vietnam,  Laos  and  Thailand.  The  Yao  
originate  in  Southern  China,  and  are  the  only  hill  tribe  to  have  a  
______________________________________.  

Lahu  

Lahu  people  are  to  be  found  in  China,  Myanmar(Burma),  Laos  and  
Thailand.  There  are  four  tribes  within  the  Lahu  :  ____________________  
_________________________________________________________.  

Lisu  

Villages  if  the  _____________________  ethnic  group  are  to  be  found  in  the  
in  China,  Myanmar(Burma)  and  northern  Thailand.  

Ahka  

Village  if  these  __________________________  people  are  to  be  found  in  the  
mountains  of  China,  Loas,  Myanmar(Burma)  and  northern  Thailand.  
This  tribe  originates  in  _____________________________.