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Ch. 5: Southeast Asia
Ch. 5: Southeast Asia
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What is the name for a large farm on which a single crop is grown for export?
plantain
permutation
plantation
perambulation
2
Which country in Southeast Asia has Angkor Wat on its flag?
Cambodia
Thailand
Laos
Vietnam
3
This word means animal life.
endemic
flora
esoteric
fauna
4
What is the most important food crop in Southeast Asia?
palm oil
wheat
rice
corn
5
What infrastructure projects are causing problems for the fishing industry in Southeast Asia?
tall buildings
dams
airports
super highways
6
What is Southeast Asia's longest river?
Mekong
Chang Jiang
Red
Irrawaddy
7
What is the largest country by land area in Southeast Asia?
Singapore
Malaysia
Indonesia
Brunei
8
What allowed for the development of a more settled existence in Southeast Asia about 6,000 years ago?
constant warfare
industrial revolution
agriculture
widespread trade
9
What is the name of this important temple complex in Cambodia?
Vatican
Taj Mahal
Forbidden City
Angkor Wat
10
What was the FIRST Southeast Asian country to gain independence?
The Philippines
Indonesia
East Timor
Singapore
11
Which of the following countries was NOT controlled by France?
Indonesia
Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
12
In which country is the Mon-Khmer ethnic group NOT found?
Laos
Cambodia
Malaysia
13
What important trade good lured European traders to Southeast Asia?
iron
spices
tin
tea
14
This word means found nowhere else in the world.
esoteric
endemic
fauna
flora
15
What is the predominant religion in the Philippines and East Timor?
Hinduism
Buddhism
Roman Catholicism
Islam
16
What was the LAST Southeast Asian country to gain independence?
Singapore
East Timor
The Philippines
Indonesia
17
What country found an alternate route to Southeast Asia and replaced Portugal as the dominant power?
The Netherlands
Spain
China
England
18
Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand are the world's largest producers of what mineral?
iron
tin
copper
aluminum
19
This word means plant life.
endemic
fauna
esoteric
flora
20
About one quarter of all the world's trade goes through which of these waterways?
Mekong River
Strait of Gibraltar
Red River
Strait of Malacca
21
Which of the countries of Southeast Asia is both on the mainland and on an island?
Cambodia
Indonesia
Malaysia
Myanmar
22
What is the word for a type of play that features singing, dancing, and colorful costumes?
likay
sepaktakraw
Siamese
Jiu Jitsu
23
Which of the following is an animal species NOT endemic to Southeast Asia?
Koala
Orangutan
Komodo Dragon
24
This is the nickname of Southeast Asia.
Crossroads of the World
Land of 1,000 Lakes
Crossroads of Asia
Tsunamis R Us
25
Which country controlled the Philippines?
France
The Netherlands
Spain
Portugal
26
Which communist leader ruled over North Vietnam?
Pol Pot
Dalai Lama
Ho Chi Minh
Mao Zedong
27
Which communist leader ruled over Cambodia in the 1970s during the "Killing Fields" era?
Ho Chi MInh
Rodrigo Duterte
Pol Pot
King Philip II
28
Which country was never controlled by an outside colonial power?
Siam (Thailand)
Singapore
Vietnam
East Timor
29
What is the type of farming where only enough is produced for the family with little left over?
cash crops
subsistence farming
hydropolitics
plantations
30
What volcano erupted in 1883, triggering a massive tsunami?
Mt. Krakatoa
Mt. Suribachi
Mt. Fuji
Mt. St. Helens
31
What is the most common livelihood (way of earning money) in Southeast Asia?
farming
financial investments
ecotourism businesses
fishing
32
Which Southeast Asia country has the largest population in the region?
Brunei
Indonesia
East Timor
Vietnam
33
What is the name for a type of business that draws visitors to natural environments like rain forests?
ecotourism
hydropolitics
plantations
cash cropping
34
In which country is the Tagalog ethnic group found?
China
Indonesia
The Philippines
Malaysia
35
What natural disaster struck Indonesia in 2004, killing 230,000 people?
asteroid
forest fire
tsunami
cyclone
36
What country has a very low literacy rate because most of its schools were destroyed in a war with Indonesia?
East Timor
Vietnam
Portugal
Malaysia
37
What is the predominant religion in the southern Malay peninsula and the islands of Southeast Asia?
Buddhism
Roman Catholicism
Islam
Hinduism
38
What was the first European country to reach Southeast Asia by sea?
Portugal
France
The Netherlands
England
39
What is the predominant religion in the mainland region of Southeast Asia?
Hinduism
Roman Catholicism
Islam
Buddhism
40
What is the name for an area made up of islands?
mainline
mainland
insulin
insular
41
Which organization tries to improve life in the Southeast Asian countries?
European Union
NASA
FEMA
ASEAN
42
Which country controlled Burma and Malaysia
The Netherlands
France
Spain
Britain
43
Which of the following is NOT one of the two peninsulas of the Southeast Asian mainland?
Indochinese
Korean
Malay
44
What is the word for the game in Southeast Asia that is like hands-free volleyball?
sepaktakraw
Siamese
likay
Jiu Jitsu
45
What trading kingdom controlled the Strait of Malacca in the A.D. 600s?
Vietnam
Singapore
Srivijaya
Malacca