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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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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In addition to plant life, the ___, or animal life of Southeast Asia is also richly varied.
fauna
flora
sultans
ecotourism
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Many species of mammals, birds, fish, and insects are ___ or found nowhere else on earth.
pandemic
endemic
epidemic
constitutional monarchy
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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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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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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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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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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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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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The area bordering the Pacific Ocean is known as the Pacific ___.
Zone
Rim
Continent
Island
30s - Q12
Farmers who grow only enough food to feed themselves and their families and practice substance ___.
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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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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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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.
30s