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Southeast Asia Review
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Review of Southeast Asia physical geography, history, and culture.
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1
What Hindu temple is the world's largest temple complex built by the Khmer Empire?
Borabadour
Angkor
Bayon
Angkor Wat
2
Which woman received the Noble Peace Prize in 1991 for her work to bring democracy to Myanmar?
Angkor Wat
Mao Zedong
Aung San Suu Kyi
Ho Chi Minh
3
True or False: Thailand was the only country in SE Asia to not be colonized by the Europeans.
True
False
4
Which religion is NOT a major religion in SE Asia?
Buddhism
Islam
Judaism
Christianity
5
What country is labeled A?
Cambodia
Phillipines
Myanmar
Laos
6
Why did the U.S. aid South Vietnam during the Vietnam War?
To stabilize the South Vietnam's economy
To assist the South Vietnam's agriculture
To prevent the spread of communism
To prevent the Khmer Rouge from taking over
7
About a quarter of the world's trade goes through which waterway in Southeast Asia?
Irrawaddy River
Mekong River
Strait of Malacca
Philippine Sea
8
Who claimed the Philippines for Spain in 1521 CE and was subsequently killed?
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
Francis Drake
Vasco da Gama
9
A group of islands is called an
peninsula
archipelago
endemic
insulin
10
Both present-day Laos and Vietnam have ____________ governments.
Democratic
Socialist
Republican
Communist
11
What country has the largest Muslim population in the world?
Philippines
Thailand
East Timor
Indonesia
12
What is a factor causing animals and plants to be endangered in Southeast Asia?
Coral Bleaching
Conservation
Desertification
Deforestation
13
What country is labeled B?
East Timor
Laos
Brunei
Indonesia
14
What is the most important physical feature in Southeast Asia?
Tundras
Mountains
Oceans/Seas
Deserts
15
Singapore is a
territory
peninsula
empire
city state
16
What country is labeled G?
Thailand
East Timor
Brunei
Singapore
17
The Mekong is the longest ____________ in SE Asia?
Coastline
Mountain Range
River
Territorial Boarder
18
This country is ruled by a sultan and has become very wealthy from oil deposits.
Laos
Thailand
Brunei
Myanmar
19
What natural disaster killed 230,000 people in Indonesia in 2004?
Volcanic Eruption
Typhoon
Tsunami
Hurricane
20
How did Thailand differ from other Southeast Asian nations during the colonial era?
It owned colonies itself
Thailand was the only SE Asian nation that was not colonized
It was the only constitutional monarchy
Thailand was the only U.S. colony in the region
21
What country is labeled D?
Thailand
Cambodia
Vietnam
Malaysia
22
What country is labeled C?
Myanmar
Philippines
Malaysia
Indonesia
23
What does endemic mean?
Having a low standard of living
Specific to a particular area or people
Having a military government
Wide spread disease
24
What is the name of this flower, that is endemic to SE Asia?
Siam Orchid
Venus Flytrap
Burmesia
Raflessia
25
What two foreign civilizations greatly influenced early SE Asia?
China, India
China, Japan
Japan, India
China, Mongolia
26
What is the most widely grown crop in Southeast Asia?
Wheat
Coffee
Rice
Olives
27
What is one of the greatest challenges Southeast Asian countries face?
Loss of trade
Environmental damage
Devaluation of their monetary systems
Loss of cottage industries
28
What does ASEAN mainly work to help?
provide cultural development
end communism
promote social progress
increase economic development
29
The Khemer Empire was centered in what modern day country?
Laos
Cambodia
Malaysia
Myanmar
30
What is shown in the photo?
Magellan's Route of Exploration
Ring of Fire
Spread of Communism
Key Battles of WWII
31
In which country did the Khemer Rouge arise?
Indonesia
Malaysia
Laos
Cambodia
32
True or False: The United States won the Philippines from Spain in the Spanish American War.
False
True
33
What two peninsulas are located in SE Asia?
India, Malay
Malay, Indochina
Burmese, Siamese
Indomalay, Burmese
34
During World War II, which country invaded and conquered many Southeast Asian countries?
Germany
Soviet Union
Japan
Italy
