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

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

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

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

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

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

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. 

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. 

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

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

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

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

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.

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

What conflict occurred in Cambodia in the late 1970s?

What is the largest country in Southeast Asia?

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

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

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

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

What is the most widely grown crop in Southeast Asia?

The Malay Archipelago is the ___ island group in the world.

The primary difference between Thailand’s form of government and Myanmar’s form of government is that in Thailand the government  _____.

The primary difference between Thailand’s form of government and Myanmar’s form of government is that in Thailand the government  _____.

Southeast Asia is known as "The Crossroads of the World" because the amount of _____ in this area instigated the spread of cultural influences to other parts of the world. 

Southeast Asia also known as the  "The Crossroads of the World" was sought after by many powerful leaders because control of this area meant they could control _____ to many parts of the world.