What role did geographic location and natural resources play in the the development of Malaysia?

 What role did geographic location and natural resources play in the the development of Malaysia?


Geographic location and resources played a large, distinct role in shaping Malaysia into the country it is today. Malaysia, for it's relative size, has a population 35 million people, that equal to Canada, a country easily 100 times the size of malaysia. The country is growing exponentially with no end in sight. The location of Malaysia is ideal for growth as it can trade easily with the other large nations that surround it such as China, Singapore, and Thailand. These opportunities to trade gives Malaysia chances to grow it's population by importing goods. Just because Malaysia has a large export market doesn't mean they don't import anything, Malaysia has plentiful and ready access to rubber, timber and even oil, due to it's location and lush surroundings. 


Natural resources also help bring trade and knowledge into the grasp of Malaysia as merchants and scholars came to the country to learn and capitalize on the vast amount of natural resources there. This helped the population balloon to an amazing number quickly. The resources are being depleted however as the prevalence of illigalities involving lumber and it's associated products are on the rise. Malaysia has indeed been the benefactor from this population rise as the country's wealth grows and grows.

Oh my god, i can't believe it's a foot!

As i nestled in the thick mud, unmoving except the constant expansion and retractions of my lungs. It was my normal morning routine, look for some algae, eat it, look for some more algae, eat that, and so goes the daily monotony of my life. I had the mindset that mimed every other day in my life, so therefore, I thought this one would be no different. How wrong I was.

The ground shook with a tumultuous thud, the noise nearly deafening me. I heard shouts of the enigmatic "I lost my boot" and the encouraging "I'll fall on you!". I couldn't hear anything after that, so hard was I of hearing, to owe my hearing to a bunch of school-aged Spartacuses. I skipped away, or perhaps a better word would be teleported, to what I thought was a safe distance. A brush with death was to ensue if I chose my next action wrongly. A brobdingnagian object seemed to fall out of the sky at me, I could make out the vague, yet somehow distinct outline of my most hated adversary, a human being. This, however, was no ordinary human, it had the height of a maturing mangrove tree and the girth of a hundred. This mammoth thing came crashing down with the force of a tsunami as I skimmed away.


I laughed as I returned to my literal hole in the ground abode. I recited my near death experience word-for-word to the others. They "oooed" and "aaaed" in unison. I felt like the top of the world. My most pride lay in the fact that WE were more advanced than humans would ever be. As I thought this to myself, the world collapsed upon me.