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Chapter 15: Southeast Asia

Quiz by Christina Kreikemeier

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  • Q1

    The words island and peninsula are both related to the word ___, which means an area comprised of islands. 

    endemic

    fauna

    insular

    flora 

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  • Q2

    Indonesia's 40,000 species of flowering plants are evidence that few places in the world rival Southeast Asia in diversity of ___. 

    plantations

    primate city

    flora

    fauna

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  • Q3

    In addition to plant life, the ___, or animal life of Southeast Asia is also richly varied. 

    fauna

    flora

    sultans

    ecotourism

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  • Q4

    Many species of mammals, birds, fish, and insects are ___ or found nowhere else on earth. 

    pandemic

    endemic

    epidemic

    constitutional monarchy

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  • Q5

    Europeans established ___ in Southeast Asia where they grew a single crop for export. Crops grown included tea, coffee, tobacco, and rubber trees. 

    subsistence farming

    primate city

    minorities

    plantations

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  • Q6

    The ___, or kings, of Malacca, ruled over much of the Malay Peninsula and the island of Sumatra. 

    president

    constitutional monarchy

    absolute monarchy

    sultans

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  • Q7

    Slam, the only Southeast Asia country the Europeans did not colonize, was an absolute ___, a form of government in which one ruler has the power to govern the whole country. 

    primate city

    democracy

    monarchy

    dictatorship

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  • Q8

    Thailand, once called Siam, is now a constitutional ___ a form of government where the ruler must follow the constitution and the law of the land. 

    president

    democracy 

    plantations

    monarchy

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  • Q9

    Manila, the capital of the Philippines, is a ___ cite, and home to more than 11 million people. 

    endemic

    mammal 

    primate

    insular

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  • Q10

    The largest ethnic group in Indonesia is the Javanese; however, many ___, or smaller groups of people, also live in that country. 

    endemic

    minorities 

    primate city

    ecotourism

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  • Q11

    The area bordering the Pacific Ocean is known as the Pacific ___. 

    Zone

    Rim

    Continent

    Island

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  • Q12

    Farmers who grow only enough food to feed themselves and their families and practice substance ___. 

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    Jumble
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  • Q13

    One advantage of __ is that when people come to visit a country's natural environments such as rain forests and coral reefs, they leave with a greater appreciation for them and more desire to protect them.

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    Jumble
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  • Q14

    What is one reason for the low literacy rate in East Timor?

    A strict form of religion practiced in East Timor prohibits teaching girls to read.

    Most schools were destroyed during the country’s fight for independence.

    The tuition fees for schools are set so high that only the rich can afford them.

    The government discourages education in order to control the people.

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  • Q15

    What conflict occurred in Cambodia in the late 1970s?

    Cambodia fought to gain independence from its French colonial rulers.

    Under the rule of the Communist Khmer Rouge, at least 1.5 million Cambodians either died or were killed.

    The country’s long-ruling constitutional monarchy was overthrown.

    Cambodia was invaded by China and briefly became part of that country.

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  • Q16

    What is the largest country in Southeast Asia?

    Malaysia

    Cambodia

    Indonesia

    Singapore

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  • Q17

    The Khmer empire was centered in what modern-day Southeast Asian nation?

    Laos

    Malaysia

    Cambodia

    Myanmar

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  • Q18

    About a quarter of the world's trade goes through which waterway in Southeast Asia?

    Philippines Sea

    Strait of Malacca

    Mekong River

    Irrawaddy River

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  • Q19

    Which type of natural disaster occurred in Indonesia in 2004, causing the deaths of more than 230,000 people?

    typhoon

    hurricane

    volcanic eruption

    tsunami

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  • Q20

    How did Thailand differ from other Southeast Asian nations during the colonial era?

    Thailand was the only nation that was a constitutional monarchy.

    Thailand was the only U.S. colony in the region.

    Thailand was the only Southeast Asian nation that was not colonized.

    Thailand was the only nation in the region that itself owned colonies.

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