Ch. 24 SE Asia Test Review

Question 1

This is the capital of Cambodia and their chief city:

Accepted Answer

Phnom Penh

Question 2

This is a village or city district, sometimes a slum, with traditional houses built on stilts:

Accepted Answer

Kampong

Question 3

This is the most important river in Southeast Asia:

Accepted Answer

Mekong

Question 4

What is the capital of Myanmar, aka Burma?

Accepted Answer

Yangon

Question 5

Why is Laos considered "underdeveloped"?

Accepted Answer

ALL OF THE ABOVE

Question 6

This is the main religion in Indonesia:

Accepted Answer

Islam

Question 7

Some countries will not trade with Myanmar because of its poor record on this:

Accepted Answer

human rights

Question 8

This is the country that the US granted independence to after World War II:

Accepted Answer

the Philippines

Question 9

The country that is partially on a peninsula and partially on the island of Borneo is:

Accepted Answer

Malaysia

Question 10

This is the capital of Indonesia:

Accepted Answer

Jakarta

Question 11

According to the domino theory:

Accepted Answer

if one country fell to communism, its neighbors would also

Question 12

Where do most people of Southeast Asia live?

Accepted Answer

Rural areas

Question 13

This is a large group of islands:

Accepted Answer

Archipelago

Question 14

People of Southeast Asia speak:

Accepted Answer

Many different languages

Question 15

What causes tsunamis?

Accepted Answer

underwater earthquakes and volcanic eruptions

Question 16

Although some Filipinos are wealthy, most are poor and make a living as:

Accepted Answer

farmers

Question 17

This is Southeast Asia's most advanced early civilization:

Accepted Answer

Khmer

Question 18

Myanmar's capital city and major seaport:

Accepted Answer

Yangon

Question 19

This is the capital and largest city of Thailand:

Accepted Answer

Bangkok

Question 20

The peninsula that is made up of Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos is called:

Accepted Answer

Indochina

Question 21

The main religions of SE Asia are Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, and this:

Accepted Answer

Islam

Question 22

The slums around Jakarta are called this:

Accepted Answer

Kampongs

Question 23

Capital of the Philippines:

Accepted Answer

Manila

Question 24

The supreme ruler of a Muslim country:

Accepted Answer

Sultan

Question 25

Indonesia's main island:

Accepted Answer

Java

Question 26

This is the main crop of SE Asia:

Accepted Answer

rice

Question 27

Mainland SE Asia has mainly what type of climate?

Accepted Answer

tropical savanna

Question 28

The US sent troops to Vietnam in the 1960's to defend South Vietnam from:

Accepted Answer

Communist forces

Question 29

This country has less ethnic diversity than the rest of the Southeast Asian countries:

Accepted Answer

The Philippines

Question 30

Buddhist temples that also serve as monasteries:

Accepted Answer

Wats

Question 31

This is Earth's second largest island:

Accepted Answer

New Guinea

Question 32

This is the main reason Singapore is a rich country:

Accepted Answer

It's located on a major shipping route (free port)

Question 33

After Dutch traders ousted the Portuguese in the 1600 and 1700's, Portugal kept only this:

Accepted Answer

Timor

Question 34

Name the 2 peninsulas of Southeast Asia:

Accepted Answer

Indochina and Malay

Question 35

These are the canals of Bangkok:

Accepted Answer

Klongs

Question 36

This is the capital of Malaysia:

Accepted Answer

Kuala Lumpur

Question 37

This is the capital of Vietnam, located in the northern part:

Accepted Answer

Hanoi

Question 38

Many of the plants and animals of SE Asia's tropical rain forests are endangered because of:

Accepted Answer

deforestation

Ch. 24 SE Asia Test Review

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Ch. 24 SE Asia Test Review

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