Geography of Malaysia

The geography of Malaysia deals with the physical and human geography of Malaysia, a country located in Southeast Asia. There are two distinct parts to this country being Peninsular Malaysia to the west and East Malaysia to the east. Peninsular Malaysia is located south of Thailand, north of Singapore and east of the Indonesian island of Sumatra. East Malaysia is located on the island of Borneo and shares borders with Brunei and Indonesia.

Climate

Located near the equator, Malaysia's climate is categorised as equatorial, being hot and humid throughout the year. The average rainfall is 250 centimetres (98 in) a year and the average temperature is 27 °C (80.6 °F). The climates of the Peninsula and the East differ, as the climate on the peninsula is directly affected by wind from the mainland, as opposed to the more maritime weather of the East. Malaysia is exposed to the El Nino effect, which reduces rainfall in the dry season. Climate change is likely to have a significant affect on Malaysia, increasing sea levels and rainfall, increasing flooding risks and leading to large droughts.

Joanne Lim Sze Yee (18)  7 Kappa

Why is Malaysia connected to Singapore?

These are the reasons why Malaysia is connected to Singapore:
1.Malaysia is one of Singapore's biggest trading partners.
2.The two countries are connected by the Johor-Singapore Causeway.
3.From Singapore's independence in 1965, several disputes have surfaced between Singapore and Malaysia.
4.Attributed to the political pragmatism of both countries.
5.Many Malaysia citizens migrate to Singapore.

6.A lot of Malaysian students continue their education in Singapore

7.Singapore gets most of the water resource from Malaysia

8.A railway of Singapore was created in Malaysia.

 

 

 

Name: Tay Jia Hui Jamie

Class: 7 Kappa

Date: 27.06.2013

Population increase in Melbourne

Population increase in Melbourne

 Population growth in Australia between June 2001 and June 2011 was strongest in the outer suburbs. The five areas with the largest growth in the country were all on the outskirts of Melbourne, with the largest increase in South Morang (up 32,200 people). Point Cook, Caroline Springs and Tarneit in Melbourne's west followed, each with growth of more than 20,000 people.

In other cities, Parklea - Kellyville Ridge, on the northwestern fringes of Sydney had the largest population growth, up 18,700 people; and Ellenbrook, to the north-east of Perth's central business district increased by 17,700 people.

 Perth outgrew Sydney to be Australia's second biggest growth centre, its population swelling by 65,434 or 3.6 per cent, more than twice the national growth rate, to almost 1.9 million.
Victoria added 88,966 people to close the financial year with 5.624 million people, just under 25 per cent of all Australians. Australia added almost 360,000 people, and the Bureau estimates its population hit 23 million last week.

Name : Aninda krisna Anjani Zen
Class : 7 kappa

Effects of rural -- urban migration

These days, many people migrate from a certain area to another. Most commonly from rural to urban areas. Migration happens when the people are not happy with the economic, social, political or environmental wise.

There are positive and negative effects of the rural to urban migration.

Here are some positive effects of the urban area:
1.  There will be more men to help in the development of the city.
2.  The people are exposed to modern lifestyles.
3.  Can increase standard of living.
4.  Effective use of communication system and transportation.
5.  It can help in the economic growth of the country.

Here are the negative effects on the migration of the rural to the urban area:
1.  It will cause pollution.
2.  There will be more traffic.
3.  The cost of living increases.
4.  The country will be urbanized.
5.  There will be more crime rate.
6.  There will be less jobs opportunity.

There are not only effects to the urban area, there are also some to the rural area.

Here are some points for the positive effects of the rural area if rural-urban migration takes place:
1.  Less crimes will happen.
2.  There will be more trees and logging industrial can take place.

These are the negative effects of rural area:
1.  There will be no development.
2.  There will be a fall in the birth rate and a decline in food production.
3.  Many shops in the rural area will be forced to close down.
4.  The rural area will be abandoned and only old people will be living there.

This is the illustration of the rural -- urban migration.





These are the positive and negative effects of rural -- urban migration. Although it is clear to us that there are more negative than positive effects on both rural and urban areas.


Name: Soh Jing Wen
Class: 7 Kappa
Date: 27 June 2013

The Increase And Decrease Of Population in Malaysia

7 Kappa, Geography Blog Assignment.

 

The increase and decrease of the population in Malaysia.The population will constantly change each year. This is because of the constant changes in the city, and it affects the citizen's lives. This includes:

The Birth Rates In A Year.

The Death Rates In A Year.

The Migration Of People.

The Immigration Of People.

People who immigrate and migrate have their reasons for their actions. And, that is because of the push and pull factors of their country.

 

Push Factors:  (For people who migrate)

-The housing areas are not to the people's likings. 

-There are higher crime rates, and the people think they are not safe.

-The city is a noisy place and the people dislike the noise.

-The cost of living is high and people cannot afford the money for a home.

-The pay of jobs is low, and the jobs are stressful and take up long hours.

- Desertification  and other harmful climate changes occur and it is affecting the people's health.

-There is poor medical care in their country, and it is affecting the people's health.

 -There are not enough job opportunities for the people and it is affecting their wealth.

-There are poor chances of finding courtship.

-Conditions that drive people to leave their homes.

 

Pull Factors : (for people who immigrate.)

-There is better medical care.

-There are better housing areas.

-There is better Education.

-There are more than enough of job opportunities.

-There is a good climate. 

-There are better living conditions.

-There are more family ties in the country.

-There is better security.

-Cheaper homes.

-Better and less stressful jobs.

-More time can be spent with the people's families.

-Less crime rates.

- More land for building homes.

 

Those are the effects of the push and pull factors that affect people, causing them to migrate/immigrate and THUS causes them to affect the Malaysian Population. If they migrate, the population decreases. If foreigners immigrate, the population increases.

 

 What also affects the population of a country is the Birth Rate and the Death Rate.

What affects the Birth Rate: (increase/decrease)

-Couples want children.

-Couples do not want children.

-Couples cannot bear children.

-Couples have no time for children because they are more focused on jobs.

-Couples decide to have more children.

 

What affects the Death Rate: (increase/decrease)

-Newly-born infants are born with bad health and die immediately after given birth to.

- People get serious sicknesses and die.

-People get murdered by murderers.

  

 

All these are the causes that causes the Population to constantly change. It changes depending whether or not more people live in a country. 

 

 

And that, is my notes on The Geography Assignment.

 

 

 

 

Celine Soong Jia Yi, (3), 7 Kappa.   

Increase in population in Malaysia

Increase in population in Malaysia

Population growth rate: 1.542% (2012 est.)

Definition: The average annual percent change in the population, resulting from a surplus (or deficit) of births over deaths and the balance of migrants entering and leaving a country. The rate may be positive or negative. The growth rate is a factor in determining how great a burden would be imposed on a country by the changing needs of its people for infrastructure (e.g., schools, hospitals, housing, roads), resources (e.g., food, water, electricity), and jobs. Rapid population growth can be seen as threatening by neighboring countries.

Factors:-

• high birth rate
  
  
• low death rate
  
  
• high % of immigration
  
  
• low % of emigration
  
  
• population growth rate

Done by : Tan Wey Shern

Class : 7 Kappa

Teacher : Mr Ratanam

Rural and Urban Migration (GEOGRAPHY)

 Rural And Urban Migration

 RURAL AREA:

Typical rural areas have a low population density and small settlements. Agricultural areas are commonly rural, though so are others such as forest. 

     o Located Outside of cities and town 

     

     o Have a low population

     o Have small settlements

     o Have schools

     o Less crime rate

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URBAN AREA:

An urban area is characterized by higher population density and vast human features in comparison to areas surrounding it. Urban areas may be cities, towns or conurbations.

     o High population density

     o Sometimes called "Built-up area, Urban zone ,Urbanized area"

o Many high rise buildings, structures and roads.

o More crime rate

o More economic activities 

o Better education 

o More settlements

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PUSH AND PULL FACTORS

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Rural Area Push Factors

o Natural disaster < earthquakes, tsunami / flood > ETC

o Less job opportunities

o Pollution < Haze, throwing rubbish to the river > ETC

Rural Area Pull Factors

o Better job opportunities

o More resources < water, food > ETC

o More education 

o More population

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Urban Area Push Factors

o Less population

o Less education

o Less houses

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Urban Area Pull Factors

o Less pollution

o Less crime

o No medical treatment

o Less population

o Less noise

o Have their own resources - Farm, Animal < cow, chicken, sheep > ETC, Plantation

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FROM: LAM HOC SING

CLASS: 7 KAPPA 

Connections of Malaysia

Every country has a connection to other countries.  Every country is connected to one another because of many different factors. Here are some of those factors:
-Import and Export
-Tourism
-Relative Connection
-Educational Factors
-Defence Purposes

Why and How is Malaysia connected to other parts of the world?

• Malaysia is connected to many countries mainly because of Economy Factors. 
• We trade, import and export goods for daily life. 

Like it or not, we depend on many countries for continuation of life.

FUN FACTS: 

• Malaysia are part of the Five Power Defence Arrangements along with New Zealand, Australia, Singapore  and the United Kingdom. Both sides along with Indonesia help each other when threatened with threats posed.
• Malaysia is one of Singapore's biggest trading partners and the biggest only when considering the member nations of ASEAN. Bi-lateral trade totaled roughly 39 billion US dollars in the first half of 2010.

We depend on many countries. Imagine if we were anti-social, Malaysia would be a dead country. 

Bar Chart Showing M'sia 's Trade Partners

-Chow Jo Yi ;) (7 Kappa) 

EFFECT OF RURAL-URBAN MIGRATION

• The graph shows that the population in rural area is decreasing in U.S.
• Many people leaves the rural and migrate to the urban.
• At 1800, 95% of U.S total population lived at rural while now it had decreased till 23%.

Migration is not a bad thing to do. When a person migrates, they do not realize that they are causing a few positive effect and many negative effects to the area. Not only in rural, they also cause effects to the urban and country.

RURAL

URBAN

EFFECT TO THE RURAL(POSITIVE)

• the area will be more peaceful
• less crime
• more lands for farmer to plant crops 

EFFECT TO THE RURAL(NEGATIVE)

• the birth rate decreases
• the shops there have no income, so they may close the shop. (no trading) The people living at the rural have no shops.
• many houses will be abandoned
• lesser clinics or hospital for the people who needs medical check-up or etc.
• difficult to be developed

EFFECT TO THE URBAN(POSITIVE)

• the people there would be more socialized . ( more friends, etc)
• if the migrants migrate to get better studies, there will be more smart or educated people.
• people can get higher pay jobs.

EFFECT TO THE URBAN(NEGATIVE)

• less job opportunity
• lack of house
• more pollution
• lack of public transport
• increase in crime
• traffic problem
• lesser choice for education

EFFECT TO THE COUNTRY(POSITIVE)

• the country will be more developed. For countries which are LEDC's, they are able to become a MEDC's country.

EFFECT TO THE COUNTRY(NEGATIVE)

• the country will be more urbanized
• the population distribution is not even

PREPARED BY: 

Brayden Ng Zheng Lin

7 Kappa

How is Malaysia connected to Indonesia

How is Malaysia connected to Indonesia

1. Both Malaysia and Indonesia have many common characteristic traits, these include common frames of reference in history, culture and religion.

2. National languages; Indonesian language and Malay language are closely related.

3. Malaysia and Indonesia are both under ASEAN.

4. Indonesia has an embassy in Kuala Lumpur and consulate generals in Johor Bahru, George Town, Kota Kinabalu and Kuching. Malaysia has an embassy in Jakarta and a consulate general in Medan and Pekanbaru.

5. The slash and burn practice to clear the lands for palm plantations in Sumatra and Kalimantan were causing haze and smoke fog that blown northwards by wind and had reached Malaysia and Singapore. The haze occurred in 1997, 2005, 2006, and reached the highest haze pollutant levels in June 2013.

6.  As of December 2012, about 6,000 Malaysians are studying in Indonesia while about 14,000 Indonesians are studying in Malaysia.

Redzwan Ryzall
7 Kappa

How is Malaysia connected to Indonesia

How is Malaysia connected to Indonesia

1. Both Malaysia and Indonesia have many common characteristic traits, these include common frames of reference in history, culture and religion.

2. National languages; Indonesian language and Malay language are closely related.

3. Malaysia and Indonesia are both under ASEAN.

4. Indonesia has an embassy in Kuala Lumpur and consulate generals in Johor Bahru, George Town, Kota Kinabalu and Kuching. Malaysia has an embassy in Jakarta and a consulate general in Medan and Pekanbaru.

5. The slash and burn practice to clear the lands for palm plantations in Sumatra and Kalimantan were causing haze and smoke fog that blown northwards by wind and had reached Malaysia and Singapore. The haze occurred in 1997, 2005, 2006, and reached the highest haze pollutant levels in June 2013.

6.  As of December 2012, about 6,000 Malaysians are studying in Indonesia while about 14,000 Indonesians are studying in Malaysia.

Why is Malaysia connected to China

Why is Malaysia connected to China

1) 30% of Malaysians are Chinese and originate from China.

2) A lot of tourists from China are attracted to Malaysia because the climate is warmer.

3)Malaysia trade with China:

• Rubber
• Palm Oil
• Petrol
• Wood and wood products
• Textiles

4) China trade with Malaysia:

• Electrical Appliances
• Silk
• Tea leaves
• Vehicles
• Plastic Products
• Stationary

5) Malaysian tourists also go to China to visit the ancient buildings such as the Great Wall of China.

6)  Some Chinese send their children to Malaysia also to learn our cultures and languages.

7) China depends on Malaysia when it comes to agriculture because the climate there is too cold. 

                                                                                                      by : Ng Li Wei :P 

Effects of rural and urban migration

EFFECTS OF URBAN AND RURAL MIGRATION

There are many effects to this process. Some are advantages, some aren't. Without wasting more time, sir, and my fellow friends, I will show you the pros and cons of urban and rural migration.

PROS

• people get to learn the culture of the immigrants
• people get to improve their social life
• Business of that particular place will improve massively
• More people get to enjoy the benefits of life

CONS

• The population of that place will decrease drastically, thus, the city is a "dead" town
• (relate to number 1)The business of that place will become very bad
• People will start getting low income because of the lack of customers
• the city in which the people migrate to will become overpopulated
• (relate to the previous) The climate will become hotter as more vehicles are used
• (relate to the previous) There will be more sound pollution and there will be less privacy for the citizens of that city.

Thank you sir, I really hoped you enjoyed it :D






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Effects of Rural and Urban Migration

Effects of Rural and Urban Migration

Migration between rural and urban areas are very common these days. Migrations take place when people decide that another area has more benefits than the current area.

The effects of rural and urban migration can be positive or negative.

The negative effects of rural-urban migration towards an urban area are:

a)  housing shortages

b)  a lack of medical facilities

c)   insufficient jobs

d)  an increase in crime and pollution

The negative effects of rural-urban migration towards a rural area are:

a)  a fall in birth rate due to young adults leaving

b)  the elderly remain and contribute less to the economy

c)   rural area shops may be forced to shut down

d)  roads may deteriorate and the houses may be abandoned

e)  the rural area will slowly become left behind

   The positive effects of rural-urban migration towards an urban area are:

a)  the city may develop if the young migrants are skillful

b)  business opportunities will increase

   The positive effects of rural-urban migration towards a rural area are:

 

a)  pressure of population will reduce

b)  water resources will not be used up too much

c)   migrants may return with new skills to improve the area

Above are the positive and negative effects of rural-urban migration towards both rural and urban areas. Though, the positive effects are far less than the negative effects.

Effect of rural-urban migration

Name: Harsheni

Class: 7 Kappa

Teacher: Mr Ratanam

Date: 27-6-2013