Deck 16: Insular Southeast Asia

Question 1

A multimedia super corridor was launched in Malaysia in 1996.As part of this corridor,_____ is destined to become the new administrative capital.

A)Putrajaya
B)Cyberjaya
C)Kalang
D)Petronas

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The Malaysian economy is anchored by:

A)High-value manufacturing
B)Diversified manufacturing for foreign markets
C)Steel and auto production for domestic markets
D)All of the above
E)None of the above

Answer 2

D

Question 3

_____ has become known as Malaysia's Silicon Island.

A)Kelantan
B)Perlis
C)Sabah
D)Pinang
E)Perak

Answer 3

D

Question 4

_____ miners revolutionized tin mining on the Malay Peninsula.

A)Chinese
B)Indian
C)British
D)Malay

Question 5

Urban populations in Malaysia are largely concentrated:

A)In the Mecca Corridor
B)In East and West Malaysia
C)Along the peninsula's west coast
D)Along the peninsula's east coast
E)In Kuala Lumpur and Johor

Question 6

Today,Brunei is known for its_____ production.

A)Lumber
B)Palm oil
C)Rice
D)All of the above
E)None of the above

Question 7

In Kuala Lumpur,business is dominated by the:

A)Malays
B)Indians
C)Chinese
D)All or the above
E)None of the above

Question 8

Historically,East Malaysia became known for its:

A)Valuable teak and mahoghany
B)Tin resources
C)Tea plantations
D)Gutta percha
E)Jungle products

Question 9

The _____ provided the labor upon which Singapore was built.

A)British
B)Indians
C)Chinese
D)Malays

Question 10

After many Chinese had arrived in Malaysia,subsequent Chines migrants were known as the:

A)Bukit Cina
B)Straits Chinese
C)Perankanan
D)The Queen's Pinang

Question 11

Bumiputra culture is rooted in:

A)A belief in an all-pervasive spiritual world
B)Village society
C)An agrarian-maritime economy
D)All of the above
E)None of the above

Question 12

In Sarawak,women:

A)Work in the lumber mills
B)Are dominant in the state government
C)Are active in protests against forest destruction
D)Are active in protests against unequal wages
E)None of the above

Question 13

Kampungs are:

A)High-rise apartments in Kuala Lumpur
B)Industrial parks
C)Rice paddies
D)Malay villages

Question 14

At the beginning of the 19th century,most Malays were:

A)Rubber planters
B)Rice cultivators
C)Tin miners
D)Fishermen

Question 15

The earliest of the current inhabitants of the Malay Peninsula are the:

A)Orang Asli
B)Dayak
C)Penan
D)Bumiputra
E)Orangutan

Question 16

Malays have higher natural increase rates than the Indian or Chinese segments of Malaysia's population.This fact can be related to:

A)Policies in the 1980s that promoted five child families
B)Preferential treatment in education and employment
C)Islamic fundamentalism
D)All of the above
E)None of the above

Question 17

Brunei Darussalam means:

A)Forest Riches
B)Micro-state
C)Place of Islam
D)Abode of Peace

Question 18

Which of the following was NOT a part of the Straits Settlements?

A)Pulau Pinang
B)Singapore
C)Malacca
D)Sarawak

Question 19

Malaysia is the world's largest producer of:

A)Tin
B)Coconuts and coir
C)Rubber
D)Palm oil
E)Rice

Question 20

During the Portuguese and Dutch colonial periods,the Malay Peninsula was known as:

A)Malaysia
B)The Golden Chersonese
C)Malacca
D)Malaya

Question 21

Indonesia has weathered the current economic crisis quite well because of:

A)Reliance on reformasi and liberalization
B)Reliance on domestic consumption
C)A rise in exports within ASEAN
D)All of the above
E)None of the above

Question 22

The island of Bali remains predominantly:

A)Budddhist
B)Hindu
C)Muslim
D)Christian

Question 23

Indonesia has the world's largest _____ population.

A)Hindu
B)Muslim
C)Buddhist
D)Christian

Question 24

Indonesia was a _____ colony.

A)British
B)Dutch
C)Chinese
D)Portuguese
E)Spanish

Question 25

Singapore is the world's largest hub of:

A)Automobile manufacturing
B)Light industry
C)Heavy industry
D)Shipping and commerce
E)Pharmaceutical manufacturing

Question 26

One of Singapore's goals is to increase its ties with:

A)Indonesia and Thailand
B)Malaysia and Thailand
C)Indonesia and Malaysia
D)Indonesia and Brunei

Question 27

Two-thirds of Indonesians live on the islands of:

A)Java and Sumatra
B)Sumatra and Bali
C)Java and Bali
D)Maluku and Madura
E)Java and Borneo

Question 28

People who spend part of the year working in the city while maintaining a family in a rural community are called:

A)Unidirectional migrants
B)Mobile populations
C)Rural to urban migrants
D)Horizontal migrants
E)Circular migrants

Question 29

Liberalization and deregulation have allowed Indonesia to become more:

A)Intensified and focus on its domestic market
B)Focused on forest products,and oil and gas production
C)Economically diversified
D)All of the above
E)None of the above

Question 30

The earliest kingdoms in Indonesia were:

A)Hindu and Buddhist
B)Arab and Muslim
C)Arab and Chinese
D)Prambanan and Borobudur
E)Dutch and Portuguese

Question 31

Sri Vijaya was a:

A)Sea-oriented state with access to the Malacca and Sunda Straits
B)A land based state with access to the Malay and Singapore Straits
C)A sea-oriented state with its capital at Batavia
D)A land based,Buddhist state with its capital at Palembang

Question 32

The dominant population movement in Indonesia today is:

A)Urban to suburban
B)Suburban to urban
C)Rural to urban
D)Inter-island
E)Transmigrasi

Question 33

The World Bank notes that Indonesia's forests are:

A)Being burnt down
B)Thinning out
C)Becoming less diversified in terms of plant species
D)Disappearing

Question 34

The natural increase of Indonesia's population has decreased dramatically since the 1960s because of:

A)The changing status of women
B)Family planning programs
C)The decline of the extended family
D)All of the above
E)None of the above

Question 35

Jakarta was known as _____ until 1945.

A)Makassar
B)Surabaya
C)Yogyakarta
D)Balikpapan
E)Batavia

Question 36

Sixty percent of Singapore's workforce are employed by:

A)Multinational corporations
B)National corporations
C)Shipping enterprises
D)Fiber-optic companies

Question 37

Islamization of Indonesia began in the 13th century with the conversion of the ruler of:

A)Palembang in southeast Sumatra
B)Aceh in northwest Sumatra
C)Batavia in western Java
D)Bali east of Java

Question 38

The cleanest and most orderly state in Southeast Asia is:

A)Kuala Lumpur
B)Jakarta
C)Bangkok
D)Manila
E)Singapore

Question 39

When the Europeans arrived in Indonesia in the mid-16th century,they found:

A)A series of well-established states
B)A constant flow of people and goods across the region
C)Muslim communities
D)All of the above
E)None of the above

Question 40

_____ is the language of education and government in Singagpore.

A)Mandarin
B)Malay
C)English
D)Tamil

Question 41

In the Philippines,Spanish-educated children were known as:

A)Illustrados
B)Haciendas
C)Mestizos
D)Tenants
E)Filiipinos

Question 42

Most Filipinos are:

A)Hindu
B)Buddhist
C)Muslim
D)Roman Catholic

Question 43

The main export of Timor-Leste is:

A)Gold
B)Oil
C)Rubber
D)Coffee
E)Tea

Question 44

In 1992,the United States relinquished _____ which subsequently was developed as an industrial complex.

A)Manila
B)Subic Bay
C)Moro Bay
D)Cebu Island

Question 45

The epicenter of the 2004 undersea earthquake in the Indian Ocean was off the:

A)Western coast of Java
B)Western coast of Sulawesi
C)Northern coast of Sumatra
D)Northern coast of Borneo

Question 46

West Irian Jaya is now known as:

A)New Guinea
B)Papua
C)Timor-Leste
D)Kalimantan
E)Aceh

Question 47

In Papua,most non-Papuans are concentrated:

A)At Freeport
B)At Grasberg
C)In Jayapura
D)In Lorentz National Park

Question 48

The Philippines was once a:

A)British protectorate
B)Portuguese colony
C)Spanish colony
D)Dutch province

Question 49

The Timor Gap is important for its:

A)Timber and jungle products
B)Gold and silver
C)Oil and gas
D)Strategic shipping lanes
E)All of the above

Question 50

Cebu is a world center for the manufacturing of:

A)San Miguel Beer
B)electronics
C)rattan products
D)food products

Question 51

In 2003,_____ became the first Indonesian province to adopt Sharia law.

A)Kalimantan
B)Ambon
C)Sulawesi
D)Maluku
E)Aceh

Question 52

The eastern part of Timor was once a _____ colony.

A)Portuguese
B)British
C)Dutch
D)Spanish
E)American

Question 53

Most Filipinos work in the _____ sector of the economy.

A)Agricultural
B)Industrial
C)Service
D)Military

Question 54

The economic base of early colonial occupation of the Philippines was:

A)The galleon trade in Mexican silver
B)The silk trade with China
C)Its plantation production of coffee and abaca
D)All of the above
E)None of the above

Question 55

Christians have clashed with Muslims on the island of:

A)Madura
B)Bali
C)Sumatra
D)All of the above
E)None of the above

Question 56

In the Philippines,manufacturing is largely concentrated in:

A)Magellan
B)Manila
C)Davao
D)Baguio

Question 57

During the 17th and 18th centuries,_____ was a rival of Batavia as a port.

A)Labuan
B)Manila
C)Subic Bay
D)Davao
E)Cebu

Question 58

Spanish control of the Philippines was based on a close relationship between:

A)The military and the government
B)Farmers and businessmen
C)Muslims and Christians
D)Church and state
E)None of the above

Question 59

The largest islands in the Philippines are:

A)Luzon and Mindanao
B)Luzon and Cebu
C)Pinatubo and Cebu
D)Mindanao and Pinatubo

Question 60

Which of the following environmental forces affects the Philippines?

A)Volcanism
B)Typhoons
C)The Monsoon
D)All of the above
E)None of the above

Question 61

Iskander Malaysia is a development zone in southern Johor with links to Singapore.

Question 62

Chinese traders arrived in Malacca on the southwest monsoon in June and left on the northeast monsoon in November.

Question 63

Brunei is a fragmented state.

Question 64

East Malaysia consists of Sarawak and Brunei.

Question 65

Prior to the coming of Islam,Malaysians were under the influence of Hinduism and Buddhism.

Question 66

Population growth in Malaysia is higher than the average rate for Southeast Asia.

Question 67

The interior of East Malaysia is sparsely populated.

Question 68

Malaysia has a plural society.

Question 69

The structure of the Malaysian population has been altered with Chinese now forming a dominant majority.

Question 70

Market and recruiting strategies by the Philippines government portray women as:

A)Nurses
B)Executives
C)Sex workers
D)Nannies
E)Factory workers

Question 71

Malaysia ranks among the most equal of societies in Southeast Asia in terms of income distribution.

Question 72

Indonesia is the world's largest archipelago.

Question 73

The foundation of Malaysia's history was sea trade and outside contacts.

Question 74

Singlish is a mixture of English,Malay and Chinese.

Question 75

According to the World Bank,nearly _____ percent of Filipinos still live in poverty.

A)10
B)20
C)30
D)40
E)50

Question 76

Singapore is plagued with a soaring population and urban slums.

Question 77

An island known for its production of food products such as sashimi,asparagus and pineapples is:

A)Baguio
B)Cebu
C)Davao
D)Luzon
E)Mindanao

Question 78

In East Malaysia,large numbers of Filipinos work in such activities as banking,engineering and construction.

Question 79

Singapore has the world's second largest container port after Rotterdam.

Question 80

One-quarter of deforestation in Malaysia is attributable to logging.