it divides the earth into 2 equal hemispheres, North & South

cultural elements from HERE drifted south into much of SE Asia

a cluster of islands that make a country

in 2004 a giant ___, triggered by a 9.0 earthquake, came ashore around the Indian Ocean

rare & unique ___ like cinnamon, pepper, nutmeg, cloves attracted Europeans to Indonesia several centuries ago

Indonesia has 17,000 ___, but only 6000 _____ people on them

staple crop of S.E. Asia

India and China sent religions like ______ to SE Asia

Today, Indonesia has the biggest ___ population of any country in the world!

because SPAIN settled/colonized the Philippines, most people there are

_____ is a renewable SE Asia export to Japan and the US

SE Asian goods became popular once ____ trade picked up in the 1400s, replacing LAND trade

before the Europeans arrived, Chinese explorer ___ __ had already sailed through SE Asia on his way to India and Africa

the first European sailors sailing to S.E. Asia were from ____ searching for spices

sailing for Spain, this man tried to reach SE Asia but instead found the Americas

Columbus thought the earth was flat,

the year Columbus left Spain on the 1st of 4 trips, sailing across the Atlantic in search of Asia

unintentionally, ____% of "Native Americans" died when Europeans ended up in their land

Columbus is the one who called the Native Americans he met "____" because he thought he was in "the Indies" (SE Asia!)

#1 on this map

European, or "___" powers that colonized SE Asia included Britain, France, the Netherlands, & Spain

many Americans thought the ___ __ would be an easy fight for our military, but it proved to be difficult to win

Myanmar has been ruled since the 80s by a harsh _____ abusive of minority rights

some parts of SE Asia have high ___ growth, leaving to crowded cities & lack of resources; others have slow ___ growth

anyone whose life is in danger and gets permission to come to America is called a ____, and they live here with permission

__________ like ASEAN is a group of countries agree to work together to promote peace, trade, & avoid war

nickname for part of Indonesia that Europeans risked their lives to sail to & bring back valuable small items

"The Wall" is in ____ listing the 58,000+ Americans who died in the Vietnam War

another name for Myanmar