1. Examine the ethnic groups in the different countries in Southeast Asia. How do these minority groups affect the development of cultural identity of each country in the region? Answer; The Southeast Asia is a geographically vast and populous region that characterized by fascinating in social and cultural variation. Particularly in the ethnic groups in the different countries in Southeast Asia that a minority groups affect the development of cultural identity of each country in the region through the striking of the outside observer of the region's ethnic and religious diversity. The majority of the countries in this region are home to dozens of different ethnic groups, some of them is with their own distinct languages, cultures, and styles of dress. Many of these groups have their own systems of religious belief and practice as well that make them different and somehow affect thier religions. The Countries of the Southeast Asia is often split into two parts: Mainland Southeast Asia, comprising Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam; and Maritime Southeast Asia, which includes Brunei, East Timor, Indonesia, East Malaysia, the Philippines, and Singapore. The China has historically influenced the region more than India, but most notably it is because of the large Chinese populations that has in the countries of the region. Demographically, Southeast Asia has had little Western immigration, although Western influence still exists due to the lasting legacy of colonialism. One example is the Philippines, which has been heavily influenced by Spain and slightly by the United States of America over the course of almost four centuries of colonisation. This proved through the common feature found around the region, just like the stilt houses, then a rice paddy agriculture, which originated in the region thousands of years ago. The Dance is also a very important feature of the culture that utilizing the movements of the hands and feet it is perfected over thousands of years. Furthermore, the arts and literature of Southeast Asia is very distinctive as some have been influenced by Indian, Hindu, Chinese, Islamic and Buddhist literature. The culture, languages, beliefs and traditions are a simple way that a majority or a minority region distinct from one another and it lead to affect the cultural identity of each country in the south east asia. It maybe a simple doing but a big distroyer to the development unity of the countries in every region. Though it is thier own culture and they grown up believing and doing that way but it somehow affect the development of Hnn Flllflll'n irlnni-i'hl n'F hail-In a onlll'lacol' coia'r nlln'l'rino