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Cultural Geography Chapter 15
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1
Myanmar's history has been a succession of military dictatorships
True
False
2
Southeast Asia is about half as large as the forty-eight contiguous states of the United States
False
True
3
Cambodia served as a buffer zone between the colonial forces in Vietnam and Laos
False
True
4
What kind of government does Thailand have
federal republic
military dictatorship
democratic oligarchy
constitutional monarchy
5
What is a large group of islands called
paradise
atollo
archipelago
nirvana
6
Cambodia consists of primarily low, flat plains
True
False
7
The capital of Singapore
Kuala Lumpur
Singapore
Yangon
Jakarta
8
What is the only landlocked country of Southeast Asia
Thailand
Malaysia
Laos
Singapore
9
Which Communist leader defeated the French in 1954
Pol Pot
Ferdinand Marcos
Ho Chi Minh
Siddhartha Gautama
10
The capital of Philippines
Kuala Lumpur
Vientiane
Singapore
Manila
11
Vietnam's chief seaport is
Hanoi
Yangon
Haiphang
Ho Chi Minh City
12
The capital of Laos
Vientiane
Bangkok
Kuala Lumpur
Manila
13
What does the name Buddha mean
The Enlightened One
The Visionary
The chubby one
The round belly man
14
Which country is the financial and high-tech hub of Southeast Asia
Philippines
Singapore
Malaysia
Thailand
15
The leader of the Khmer Rouge was
Ferdinand Marcos
Ho Chi Minh
Pol Pot
Siddhartha Gautama
16
What was the name of the guerilla group that played a big part in conquering South Vietnam for the Communists
Khmer Rouge
Vietminh
Vietnamese Red Army
Viet Cong
17
The capital of Thailand
Yangon
Bangkok
Jakarta
Hanoi
18
At which parallel was Vietnam divided into North Vietnam and South Vietnam
39th
10th
23rd
17th
19
Which is the largest country of Southeast Asia
Thailand
Indonesia
Vietnam
Malaysia
20
What name was given to the mainland portion of Southeast Asia
Malaysiland
Thailand
Philippines
Indochina
21
The capital of Vietnam
Yangon
Manila
Hanoi
Jakarta
22
Where did Communist Vietnamese forces defeat French colonial forces, effectively ending French colonialism in Indochina
Vientiane
Saigon
Hanoi
Dien Bien Phu
23
The Communist organization that took over Cambodia in 1975 is Khmer Rouge
True
False
24
Which Southeast Asian country is the only one that remained free of European colonialism
Thailand
Malaysia
Singapore
Philippines
25
The capital of Myanmar
Hanoi
Bangkok
Jakarta
Yangon
26
The capital of Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur
Manila
Vientiane
Hanoi
27
Thailand was formerly known as Siam
True
False
28
Elephant trainers in Thailand are called
eletrainers
Khmer Rouge
elephant tamers
mahouts
29
The major river that cuts through the northern part of Vietnam, emptying in the Gulf of Tonkin is the Red or Hong River
True
False
30
From which country do most of the immigrants to Southeast Asia come
Australia
the United States
China
Brazil
31
According to Buddhism, one can reach a state of complete happiness and rest called
enlightenment
nirvana
bliss
paradise
32
What is the are of the Pacific that experiences numerous and regular earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic activity
Ring Ding
Fire eaters
Ring of Fire
Round Fire
33
Five of the top ten rice-producing countries of the world are in Southeast Asia
True
False
34
The climate of Southeast Asia has little effect on everyday life in the region
True
False
35
What is the name of the place where the borders of Myanmar, Laos, and Thailand meet
Rim of Fire
Golden Triangle
Three Corners
Golden Arches
36
Thailand has one of the weakest economies in Indochina
True
False
