Quiz 13: Southeast Asia

Which country in Southeast Asia contains the largest number of islands? A)Indonesia B)Malaysia C)Philippines D)Thailand E)Burma

"Insular" Southeast Asia refers to which of the following locations? A)countries located on peninsulas B)countries located on islands C)countries located on mainland Southeast Asia D)countries located on mountains E)countries located in the interior regions of a continent

What country in Southeast Asia is a city-state? A)Singapore B)Malaysia C)Indonesia D)Burma E)Thailand

Which country of Southeast Asia lies both on the mainland and in the islands of the region? A)Vietnam B)Brunei C)Malaysia D)Singapore E)Laos

Indonesia's islands stretch for a length that is about the same distance as the mileage between which of the following pairs of cities? A)New York to Boston B)New York to Indianapolis C)New York to Denver D)New York to San Francisco E)New York to Philadelphia

Which of the following factors did NOT contribute to recent air pollution in Southeast Asia? A)A severe drought turned forests into tinderboxes. B)Commercial logging includes burning to clear the land. C)rapidly growing cities in Southeast Asia D)release of toxic gases from a fertilizer factory E)increasing automobile traffic

On which island of Indonesia are the forests still extensive? A)New Guinea B)Kalimantan C)Sumatra D)Java E)Borneo

Which of the following natural hazards is (are)prevalent in the Philippines? A)flooding B)mudslides C)typhoons D)volcanoes E)all of the above

What is the longest river in Southeast Asia? A)Mekong B)Irrawaddy C)Red River D)Chao Phraya E)Salween

What country straddles the mainland and insular portions of Southeast Asia? A)Burma B)Philippines C)Singapore D)Malaysia E)Vietnam

Which island country lies directly in the path of tropical typhoons in the months of August and October? A)Indonesia B)Malaysia C)Timor D)Vietnam E)Philippines

What factor contributes to Southeast Asia's periodic extreme drought? A)volcanoes B)typhoon C)El Niño D)deforestation E)air pollution

What is the major difference between the two types of tropical climates found in Southeast Asia? A)the temperature B)the seasonal distribution of temperature C)the seasonal distribution of rainfall D)the total amount of rainfall E)the prevalence of fog

By what other name is Kalimantan also known? A)Borneo B)Luzon C)Java D)the Malay Peninsula E)Sumatra

What activity has placed the greatest pressure on the forests of Southeast Asia? A)local people cutting hardwood trees to build homes B)indigenous people clearing areas of the forest for agricultural use C)powerful typhoons D)industrial development and its resulting pollution E)international commercial logging

What factor causes Southeast Asia's role in climate change to be larger than it appears at first glance? A)the region's rapidly growing industrial sector B)deforestation's effect on greenhouse gases in the region C)the region's equatorial location D)the large number of islands in the region E)the oil industry in the region

Of what material is the Khorat Plateau composed? A)granite B)limestone C)volcanic soil D)sandstone E)coral

What geological feature is associated with the islands of Sumatra, Java, and the Lesser Sunda Islands? A)earthquakes B)erosion C)karst topography D)volcanic activity E)all of the above

With the exception of the central highlands of Vietnam, how long does mainland Southeast Asia's monsoon season last? A)from February to April B)from May to October C)from March to August D)from December to February E)from September to December

How long does Southeast Asia's dry and hot season last? A)from May to October B)from February to April C)from March to August D)from November to April E)from September to December

What type of climate dominates in most of insular Southeast Asia? A)occasionally hot and humid B)constantly hot and dry C)constantly cool and humid D)constantly cool and dry E)constantly hot and humid

Where is the population in Vietnam concentrated? A)in the mountains bordering Laos B)in the deltas of the Mekong and Red Rivers C)on the central coastal plain D)in the north, near the Chinese border E)near its borders with Laos and Cambodia

Which country is undertaking a massive dam-building program to expand its hydroelectric output? A)Vietnam B)Laos C)Burma D)Cambodia E)Thailand

What country near the region of Southeast Asia has sent a very large number of immigrants to Southeast Asia? A)China B)Japan C)New Zealand D)Papua-New Guinea E)Tasmania

What is transmigration? A)It is a migration of refugees from one nation to another. B)It is a long period of migration stagnation, when a nation's population remains in one region for a significantly long period of time. C)It is a government-implemented policy forbidding emigration from a nation in any form. D)It is the forced movement of certain citizens to concentration camps. E)It is the relocation of a nation's population from one location to another within its national territory.

Which Southeast Asian country is primarily Roman Catholic? A)the Philippines B)Indonesia C)Thailand D)Brunei E)Vietnam

What country of Southeast Asia is the most highly urbanized? A)Burma B)Singapore C)Vietnam D)the Philippines E)Cambodia

Immigration and migration in Southeast Asia reached a peak in the 19th and 20th centuries. What country has dominated this process? A)China B)India C)Russia D)Japan E)Australia

The Shan State, known as the focus of the Golden Triangle, is in what country? A)Thailand B)Laos C)China D)Burma E)Cambodia

On mainland Southeast Asia, what is the most common crop in the lowlands? A)rubber B)coconuts C)rice D)sugarcane E)opium poppies

What agricultural system is sometimes referred to as "slash and burn"? A)swidden B)commercial agriculture C)plantation agriculture D)rice cultivation E)intensive subsistence

What is the most densely settled island of the Philippines? A)Mindanao B)Samar C)Negros D)Luzon E)Palawan

What is the chief product of the "Golden Triangle" of Southeast Asia? A)bananas B)electronics C)heroin D)gold E)rice

What country of Southeast Asia has the region's lowest total Fertility Rate - a rate so low (below replacement level)that its population may soon begin to decline? A)Burma B)Cambodia C)Malaysia D)Vietnam E)Singapore

What country has the highest population in Southeast Asia? A)Burma B)Vietnam C)the Philippines D)Indonesia E)Laos

In what Southeast Asian country is transmigration most common, and a policy of the national government? A)Cambodia B)Malaysia C)Philippines D)Indonesia E)Thailand

What country is the world's most populous Muslim country and also has the largest population in the Southeast Asia? A)Burma B)Indonesia C)Philippines D)Malaysia E)Saudi Arabia

Which of the following conditions is relatively common in Southeast Asia? A)major conurbations B)a megalopolis C)counterurbanization D)primate cities E)gentrification

Why is the Singapore government concerned about its country's population? A)The addiction to opium is too great. B)Swidden or slash and burn agricultural practices are leaving inhabitants with poor air quality. C)Fertility rates have fallen below replacement. D)Population density is so high that many Singaporeans are relocating to adjacent countries. E)Heavy urbanization has led to poor health.

What Tai-Kadai dialect is spoken in the Khorat Plateau of Thailand? A)Isan B)Thai C)Siamese D)Bahasa E)Papuan

What have large international companies, like Cargill, done to support sustainable palm oil production? A)encourage swidden or slash and burn techniques on and near wetlands B)trade with plantations that provide corn oil instead C)provide research funds in order to develop sustainable methods of production D)pledge that they would no longer trade palm oil that comes from deforested lands E)send funds to help reforest the wetland areas that have been impacted

Which Southeast Asian megacity listed below does NOT have a large slum problem? A)Bangkok, Thailand B)Manila, Philippines C)Jakarta, Indonesia D)Singapore, Singapore E)Bandung, Indonesia

Swidden agriculture A)has benefited significantly from logging operations. B)is most common on coastal plains. C)works best in regions of medium to high population density. D)usually relies on monocrop production. E)depletes soil nutrients within a few years.

Under what conditions is swidden cultivation sustainable? A)when the government intervenes to control land use B)when private entities purchase land for development C)when population densities remain relatively low and stable, and where practitioners of swidden control an adequate amount of land D)when there is a large number of people to do the hard, manual labor associated with swidden E)when long-term weather patterns provide adequate moisture and warmth

What is the most densely settled island of Indonesia? A)Borneo B)Java C)Sumatra D)Bali E)Luzon

Which of the following factors helps to explain why Southeast Asia is still relatively sparsely settled? A)tremendous out-migration B)infertile soil and rugged topography C)the lack of a modern transportation system D)centuries of civil war E)the presence of many tropical diseases such as malaria and yellow fever

What religion did the indigenous peoples of Southeast Asia practice before the arrival of religions from elsewhere? A)Animism B)Christianity C)Buddhism D)Islam E)Hinduism

What is the major reason for animosity toward Chinese immigrants in the countries of Southeast Asia? A)Many of Chinese immigrants are rather prosperous compared to the locals. B)Many Chinese immigrants continue to spread communist propaganda throughout the region. C)Chinese immigrants believe that they are racially superior to Southeast Asians. D)Chinese communities in Southeast Asia are very poor and are placing an economic burden on Southeast Asian taxpayers. E)Chinese immigrants are willing to work for very low wages, and are taking jobs away from the citizens of Southeast Asian countries.

What group of people brought Islam to Southeast Asia? A)Muslim missionaries B)Muslim warriors C)Muslim scholars D)Muslim sailors E)Muslim merchants

Of the following countries in Southeast Asia, which one has been most receptive to western influences? A)Malaysia B)the Philippines C)Burma D)Singapore E)Vietnam

Which of the following is NOT one of the major external cultural influences on Southeast Asia? A)immigrants from India B)indentured workers from Japan C)migrants from China D)Muslim merchants from South Asia E)European colonialists

Vietnam A)ruled China until about 1000 A.D. B)still uses Chinese ideographs for written communication. C)adopted many aspects of Confucianism. D)was once a Hindu kingdom. E)is a province of China.

About how many distinct languages are spoken in Indonesia? A)1 B)5 C)10 D)25 E)50

What language did Philippine nationalists choose as a language to unite their country? A)Tagalog B)English C)Spanish D)French E)Malay

Who are the Karen? A)aside from the Hmong, the second largest tribal group in Laos B)a tribal people of upland Burma C)the current rulers of Burma D)Cambodians who have been expelled from their homeland and forced to reside in Thailand E)the royal family of Thailand

What is the newest country in the Southeast Asian region? A)East Timor B)Singapore C)Indonesia D)Philippines E)Brunei

Who were the first Europeans to arrive in Southeast Asia to colonize the region? A)British B)Dutch C)Portuguese D)French E)Spanish

With what Southeast Asian country were the Khmer Rouge guerrillas associated? A)Indonesia B)Malaysia C)Philippines D)Cambodia E)Thailand

The Vietnam War A)ended with American victory. B)resulted in a reunified Vietnam. C)put an end to the brutal policies of the Khmer Rouge. D)began in the late 1960s. E)originally involved Spain and Vietnam.

The Vietnam War started when which European country tried to retain control of its Southeast Asian colonies? A)Great Britain B)Spain C)France D)United States E)the Dutch

During the Vietnam War, with which country did North Vietnam ally itself? A)France B)United States C)Japan D)China E)Spain

According to the domino theory, if Vietnam fell to the communists, the two next countries to fall to communism would be A)China and Taiwan. B)Burma and Thailand. C)Malaysia and Indonesia. D)Laos and Cambodia. E)the United States and Mexico.

The recently independent country of East Timor was formerly part of what country of Southeast Asia? A)Vietnam B)the Philippines C)Malaysia D)Indonesia E)Thailand

Modern-day Indonesia was once a colony of which European country? A)Great Britain B)France C)United States D)Netherlands E)Spain

The Spratly Islands A)may possess major oil deposits. B)are mountainous and rugged. C)have been a major cause of disunity within ASEAN. D)are occupied by the Philippines. E)are one of the largest chains in Southeast Asia.

Which country of Southeast Asia did not exist as a kingdom before colonialism helped to shape its political boundaries? A)Cambodia B)Malaysia C)Laos D)Vietnam E)Burma

How was the Ho Chi Minh Trail primarily used during the Vietnam War? A)as a supply route B)as a trade route C)as an evacuation route D)It was a line dividing Communism and Capitalism economies. E)It was a game trail indigenous peoples used to hunt for food.

Why did the United States eventually withdraw from the Vietnam War in the early 1970s? A)It was clear North Vietnam was superior. B)The United States became fearful of communism. C)The United States did not have enough modern weaponry. D)antiwar movement E)North Vietnam threatened the United States with nuclear weapons.

Why is Indonesia determined to keep its influence over western New Guinea? A)the religious ties associated with western New Guinea B)Much of its historical population resides in New Guinea. C)Indonesia's largest source of tax revenue, the Grasberg mine, is on New Guinea. D)The people of western New Guinea voted to remain with Indonesia. E)There are important archaeological sites in New Guinea.

What European group arrived in the Southeast Asian region around the 1500s? A)French B)Dutch C)English D)Spanish E)Portuguese

In 2011, this country was ranked along with Afghanistan as the third most corrupt country in the world. A)Burma B)Indonesia C)Vietnam D)Laos E)East Timor

The main locations of commercial sex in Southeast Asia are located A)near the old royal compounds. B)near American military bases. C)in the slums of megacities. D)in the old city cores near former colonial government buildings. E)in the rural areas away from the authorities.

What immigrant culture is somewhat more prosperous thus creating tension in the host countries? A)Japanese B)Indian C)Australian D)Chinese E)American

According to the graphic below, which country has the highest tourism receipts per capita? A)Thailand B)Singapore C)Philippines D)Vietnam E)Malaysia

What are the economic and political systems like in Vietnam? A)It embraces market economics and a democratic government. B)It rejects market economics, while retaining the political forms of a communist state. C)It embraces market economics, while retaining the political forms of a communist state. D)It rejects both market economics and the political forms of a communist state. E)It had adopted a regulated economic system, along with a socialist-democratic political form.

What kind of economic activity has the Indonesian government been trying to foster in order to improve its economy? A)technologically oriented businesses B)automobile assembly C)back office work D)pharmaceuticals E)steel industry

What country has Vietnam emulated as it works to improve its economy? A)United States B)China C)South Korea D)Japan E)India

The Philippines A)has banned migration to other countries. B)has the second highest PPP in Southeast Asia. C)owes much of its lack of economic success to the policies and corruption of Ferdinand Marcos. D)hosts several important American naval bases. E)has a communist economic system.

What is education like in Southeast Asia? A)emphasis on basic and technical education, but inadequate attention given to graduate-school education B)a good education system, including basic, technical, and university education C)an inadequate education system, with little attention paid to basic education, and even less to technical and university education D)emphasis on basic education, but inadequate attention given to university and technical education E)emphasis on basic and university education, but inadequate attention given to technical education

Why were Japanese companies attracted to setting up investments in Thailand? A)Thailand's sex industry B)Culturally the two countries are quite similar. C)Thailand had low wages and a reasonably educated workforce. D)There was already a large modernized infrastructure set up to attract investors. E)the large urban areas

Why have gains in university education rates been slower in Southeast Asia than in other developing regions? A)Literacy rates are relatively low compared to other regions. B)People would rather attend western universities in Europe or North America. C)The economies of the region do not need higher education to support its growth. D)People are not interested in higher education. E)the lack of investment in higher education by the various governments

Discuss the monsoon climates of Southeast Asia.

Briefly discuss the patterns of deforestation in this region and the forces behind these patterns.

What are the major environmental issues confronting Southeast Asia? How serious are they, and what steps have been taken to deal with them?

Briefly discuss the three major patterns of agriculture in the region (Swidden in the Uplands, Plantation Agriculture and Rice in the Lowlands).

Compare the population issues in the Philippines and Singapore.

What is transmigration and what is its importance in Southeast Asia?

What factors contributed to the origin and course of the Vietnam War? What were the important effects of the war on neighboring countries, and with what results?

Explain in depth the current geopolitical issues in Southeast Asia, particularly ethnic tensions and religious conflicts

Forty years ago, the Philippines was the most highly developed Southeast Asian country and was considered to have a very bright economic future. However, by the 1980s and 1990s the Philippines' economy took a downturn. Please explain the factors that contributed to this nation's economic change.

What is the Golden Triangle? Explain how it has changed and evolved over the years to meet the needs of the changing illegal drug trade.

Pick two countries in Southeast Asia and describe and explain their economic growth (or lack thereof)over the last three or so decades.