Cultural Geography Test 15

According to Buddhism, one can reach a state of complete happiness and rest called what?

What is the largest country of Southeast Asia?

Where did Communist Vietnamese forces defeat French colonial forces, effectively ending French colonialism in Indochina?

Capital of Vietnam

What kind of government does Thailand have?

At which parallel was Vietnam divided into North Vietnam and South Vietnam?

From which country do most of the immigrants to Southeast Asia come?

What name was given to the mainland portion of Southeast Asia?

Capital of Philippines

What does the name Buddha mean?

Which Southeast Asian country is the only one that remained free of European colonialism?

Capital of Laos

Capital of Myanmar

Thailand served as a buffer zone between the colonial forces in Vietnam and Laos.

Capital of Thailand

Capital of Malaysia

Who was the leader of the Khmer Rouge?

Myanmar's history has been a succession of military dictatorships.

What are elephant trainers in Thailand called?

Thailand has one of the weakest economies in Indochina?

Which major river cuts through the northern part of Vietnam, emptying into the Gulf of Tonkin?

Capital of Indonesia

Vietnam's chief seaport is

What was the name of the guerrilla group that played a big part in conquering South Vietnam for the Communists?

What is the area of the Pacific that experiences numerous and regular earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic activity?

By what name was Thailand formerly known?

The climate of Southeast Asia has a major effect on everyday life in the region.

Which Communist organization took over Cambodia in 1975 and proceeded to commit human rights atrocities?

Which Communist leader defeated the French in 1954?

What is a large group of islands called?

What is the only landlocked country of Southeast Asia?

Which country is the financial and high-tech hub of Southeast Asia?

Capital of Cambodia

What is the name of the place where the borers of Myanmar, Laos, and Thailand meet?

Capital of Brunei

The region known as Southeast Asia is as large as the contiguous Unites States.

Cambodia consists of primarily hilly, mountainous land.

Five of the top ten rice-producing countries of the world are in Southeast Asia.

Capital of Timor-Leste