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1
What do farmers build on mountain slopes to gain more land to farm on?
tunnels
terraces
ditches
2
What did an earthquake create in 2004 that caused many deaths?
volcano
cyclone
tsunami
3
What country does the Chao Phraya River run through?
Laos
Thailand
Vietnam
4
What river runs through the middle of Myanmar?
Chao Phraya River
Irrawaddy River
Salween River
5
What is the term for a chain of islands?
archipelago
landslides
cordillera
6
In what country would you find mahogany?
Philippines
Thailand
Myanmar
7
What H-E-I factor has led to more landslides?
building dams
digging irrigation ditches
widespread clearing of trees
8
What is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia?
Cambodia
Indonesia
Laos
9
Which two countries in Southeast Asia are archipelagos?
East Timor & Philippines
Indonesia & Thailand
Indonesia & Philippines
10
What country is on the Malay Peninsula & an island?
Cambodia
Malaysia
Vietnam
11
What river flows 2600 miles through 4 Southeast Asia countries?
Mekong River
Irrawaddy River
Chao Phraya River
12
What are tropical trees that grow along coasts & help coastal environments?
mahogany
teak
mangroves
13
How many species of flowering plants does Malaysia have?
14,000
1,400
140,000
14
What is the area around the Pacific Ocean with many earthquakes & volcanic eruptions?
South China Sea
Ring of Fire
Strait of Malacca
15
What is the only Southeast Asian country that has never been a European colony?
Thailand
Myanmar
Vietnam
16
In what countries would you find much teak?
Myanmar, Brunei, & Singapore
Myanmar, Indonesia, & Thailand
Myanmar, Laos, & Cambodia,
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What are landslides?
tectonic plates slide past each other
soil is washed down rain soaked hills
mountains side by side
18
The waterway helps Singapore have strong trade & a busy harbor?
South China Sea
Bay of Bengal
Strait of Malacca
Philippine Sea
19
What country was colonized by the United States, 1898-1946?
Philippines
Cambodia
Indonesia
20
What are Southeast Asia's two climate zones?
tropical wet & steppe
tropical dry & desert
tropical wet & tropical dry
21
How do volcanoes help farming?
the hot lava burns the crops
the magma gives needed heat
they provide rich soil
22
What term means mountain ranges that run side by side?
cordillera
teak
volcanoes
