9th Grade Geography Chapter 15

capital is Hanoi

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

capital is Manila

capital is Yangon

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

The Khmer Rouge killed nearly 2 million Cambodians in its effort to retain control of that country.

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

Name of the international trade organization to promote political and economic stability among Southeast Asian counties

By what name was Thailand formerly known?

What is the largest country of ? Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia is about half as large as the forty-eight contiguous states of the United States.

Which Communist leader defeated the French in 1954?

capital is Kuala Lumpur

Pol Pot was the leader of what country?

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

What city, formerly known as Saigon, is the largest city in the southern portion of Vietnam?

What is a large group of islands called?

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

Malaysia was a British colony that was occupied by Japan during World War II.

What is the largest Islamic country in the world?

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

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

Who was the founder of Buddhism?

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

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

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

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

The area that experiences regular earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic activity is known as the "ring of fire".

capital is Jakarta

What is the only landlocked country of Southeast Asia?

What country is the strongest economic power in Indochina?

By what name was Thailand formerly known?

What does the name Buddha mean?

What theory caused the United States to become involved in Vietnam?

Vietnam’s chief seaport is

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

capital is Bangkok

capital is Vientiane

Which country invaded Cambodia in 1978 to rid it of the Khmer Rouge?

Elephant trainers in Thailand are called

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

The leader of the Khmer Rouge was

Cambodia has great potential but has never capitalized on it.

Thailand has one of the weakest economies in Indochina.

The Malay Archipelago is the largest group of islands in the world.

What is the national symbol of Thailand?

What kind of government does Thailand have?

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

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

What new country won independence from Indonesia in 2002?

Cambodia consists of primarily low, flat plains.

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

capital is Singapore