World Geography Ch 33

Which statement about Malaysia and Brunei is not true?

Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Papua New Guinea are all in SE Asia.

why were so many groups drawn to SE Asia?

What country controlled northern Vietnam for about 1,000 years?

two major religions of SE Asia

Which of these is not a reason Thailand has a successful economy?

about 8 million Filipinos work over seas because they can't find jobs at home.

people who rebel against their own governments

Compared to Singapore, you can infer that Papua New Guinea is

What makes SE Asia one of the world's great crossroads?

Bangkok is one of the largest cities and the world and has a population over 7 million

Indonesia is on the Australian plate and prone to earthquakes.

Over 700 ethnic groups are part of Papua New Guinea.

When the colonies became independent after WW2, they were successful in no ethnic conflict

Why is the economy of Myanmar developed much slower than other SE Asian nations?

Why did the Chinese have little impact on culture in SE Asian?

traditional SE Asian farmers were affected by Europeans colonization because......

wet land on which rice is grown

Asia grows less than 90% of the worlds rice crop

This aimed at attracting foreign investors to the county of Vietnam.

What brought the influences of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam to the cultures of SE Asia?

migration to SE Asia was likely from China and South Asia.

Cambodia is the smallest country in SE Asia

Lack of similarity

What is significant about Singapore's location with regard to its economy?

which of these did not contribute to unity among people of the Philippines

Myanmar has a repressive military government that is one cause of its weak economy.

Which statement about Vietnam is not true?

national unity in Philippines has been achieved largely because....

Malaysia supports a wide variety of economic activities like oil and transportation equipment.

by late 1800s Europeans had colonized most of SE Asia, except Thailand.

people without manners or civilized customs

ASEAN stands for Association of Southwest Asian Nations

Indian, Muslim, Chinese and Europeans had the most influence for change in South East Asia

The Spanish ruled the Philippines for more and 300 years and was defeated by US.