Deck 13: Southeast Asia

Question 1

Under what conditions is swidden cultivation sustainable?

A) when the government intervenes to control land use
B) when private entities purchase land for development
C) when population densities remain relatively low and stable, and where practitioners of swidden control an adequate amount of land
D) when there is a large number of people to do the hard, manual labor associated with swidden
E) when long-term weather patterns provide adequate moisture and warmth

Answer 1

C

Question 2

What factor causes Southeast Asia's role in climate change to be larger than it appears at first glance?

A) the region's rapidly growing industrial sector
B) deforestation's effect on greenhouse gases in the region
C) the region's equatorial location
D) the large number of islands in the region
E) the oil industry in the region

Answer 2

B

Question 3

What activity has placed the greatest pressure on the forests of Southeast Asia?

A) local people cutting hardwood trees to build homes
B) indigenous people clearing areas of the forest for agricultural use
C) powerful typhoons
D) industrial development and its resulting pollution
E) international commercial logging

Answer 3

E

Question 4

What formed the volcanic arc of Sumatra, Java, and the Lesser Sunda Islands?

A) the divergence of the Indo-Australian Plate from the Eurasian Plate
B) a hot spot located directly beneath the island chain
C) the convergence of the Indo-Australian Plate and the Eurasian Plate
D) the successive folding of several layers of strata beneath the Indian Ocean
E) a series of unrelated volcanic eruptions

Question 5

Of what material is the Khorat Plateau composed?

A) granite
B) limestone
C) volcanic soil
D) sandstone
E) coral

Question 6

What factors influence the climates of insular Southeast Asia?

A) a more complicated monsoon effect
B) the stronger influence of Pacific typhoons in the Philippines
C) the equatorial location of the Indonesian islands
D) a more complicated monsoon effect and the equatorial location of the Indonesian Islands
E) a more complicated monsoon effect, the stronger influence of Pacific typhoons in the Philippines, and the equatorial location of the Indonesian Islands

Question 7

Plantation agriculture in Southeast Asia

A) focused primarily on rice in the early part of the twentieth century.
B) now often focuses on specialty crops like rice or rubber.
C) has been growing in importance in recent decades.
D) is no longer practiced to any significant extent in Malaysia.
E) remains as it was 100 years ago.

Question 8

Tropical-forest hardwood logging in Southeast Asia

A) is conducted primarily in Vietnam.
B) has not yet become a significant environmental issue.
C) is often controlled by the government for economic reasons.
D) was most extensive during colonial times.
E) is rare.

Question 9

Which of the following natural hazards is/are prevalent in the Philippines?

A) typhoons and flooding
B) mudslides
C) typhoons
D) volcanoes
E) typhoons, flooding, mudslides and volcanoes

Question 10

What makes the physical environment of Southeast Asia distinctive?

A) dominance of large, flat plains throughout the region
B) It contains the world's tallest mountains.
C) It is known for its rugged terrain and many islands.
D) It includes vast deserts.
E) Volcanic activity is common, with more than a dozen active volcanoes.

Question 11

By what other name is Kalimantan also known?

A) Borneo
B) Luzon
C) Java
D) The Malay Peninsula
E) Sumatra

Question 12

Why are none of the countries of Southeast Asia obligated to reduce their emission of greenhouse gases under the terms of the Kyoto Protocol?

A) The countries in the region have not ratified the Kyoto Protocol.
B) Their emissions are beneath the threshold required for action.
C) They are all officially classified as developing countries.
D) They have purchased carbon trading rights instead.
E) It is against their religious beliefs.

Question 13

What is another name for the term "swidden"?

A) marine fishing
B) plantation agriculture
C) livestock herding
D) aquaculture
E) shifting cultivation

Question 14

What agricultural system is sometimes referred to as "slash and burn"?

A) swidden
B) commercial agriculture
C) plantation agriculture
D) rice cultivation
E) intensive subsistence

Question 15

Which of the following factors did NOT contribute to recent air pollution in Southeast Asia?

A) A severe drought turned forests into tinderboxes.
B) Commercial logging includes burning to clear the land.
C) rapidly growing cities in Southeast Asia
D) release of toxic gases from a fertilizer factory
E) increasing automobile traffic

Question 16

Swidden agriculture

A) has benefited significantly from logging operations.
B) is most common on coastal plains.
C) works best in regions of medium to high population density.
D) usually relies on monocrop production.
E) depletes soil nutrients within a few years.

Question 17

The Khorat Plateau of Southeast Asia

A) possesses some of the richest agricultural land in the world.
B) is the broad plain that forms the upland region of the island of Borneo.
C) is the eroded landscape that forms the islands of the Philippines.
D) contains poor soils and is home to many impoverished people.
E) receives ample moisture.

Question 18

What environmental damage is often caused by logging in Southeast Asia?

A) erosion and increased flooding
B) destruction of wildlife habitat
C) smoke pollution as cut-over land is burned
D) increased flooding
E) smoke pollution, destruction of wildlife habitat, erosion and increased flooding

Question 19

On mainland Southeast Asia, what is the most common crop in the lowlands?

A) rubber
B) coconuts
C) rice
D) sugarcane
E) opium poppies

Question 20

High demand for this product in East Asia drives large-scale international logging in Southeast Asia.

A) furniture
B) biofuels and charcoal
C) pharmaceuticals
D) wood veneer
E) plywood and paper pulp

Question 21

Island Southeast Asia

A) typically has dry winters.
B) straddles the equator.
C) has few peaks above 5,000 feet.
D) includes about 25 islands.
E) has tremendous tremendous temperature variation.

Question 22

How long does Southeast Asia's hot and rainy season last?

A) from February to April
B) from May to October
C) from March to August
D) from December to February
E) from September to December

Question 23

What are hurricanes called in Southeast Asia?

A) cyclones
B) deluges
C) hurricanes
D) typhoons
E) tornadoes

Question 24

What country in Southeast Asia has a total fertility rate that is well below replacement levels?

A) Malaysia
B) Indonesia
C) Thailand
D) Singapore
E) Philippines

Question 25

What type of climate dominates in most of insular Southeast Asia?

A) occasionally hot and humid
B) constantly hot and dry
C) constantly cool and humid
D) constantly cool and dry
E) constantly hot and humid

Question 26

What country has the highest population density in Southeast Asia?

A) Burma
B) Indonesia
C) Singapore
D) Thailand
E) Malaysia

Question 27

"Insular" Southeast Asia refers to which of the following locations?

A) countries located on peninsulas
B) countries located on islands
C) countries located on mainland Southeast Asia
D) countries located on mountains
E) countries located in the interior regions of a continent

Question 28

Which country of Southeast Asia has the region's highest total fertility rate?

A) East Timor
B) Burma
C) Vietnam
D) Singapore
E) Cambodia

Question 29

What country has the highest population in Southeast Asia?

A) Burma
B) Vietnam
C) the Philippines
D) Indonesia
E) Laos

Question 30

What is the approximate population of Southeast Asia?

A) 60 million
B) 130 million
C) 200 million
D) 4000 million
E) 600 million

Question 31

On which island of Indonesia are the forests still extensive?

A) New Guinea
B) Kalimantan
C) Sumatra
D) Java
E) Borneo

Question 32

How long does Southeast Asia's dry and hot season last?

A) from May to October
B) from February to April
C) from March to August
D) from November to April
E) from September to December

Question 33

Which country in Southeast Asia contains the largest number of islands?

A) Indonesia
B) Malaysia
C) Philippines
D) Thailand
E) Burma (Myanmar)

Question 34

Indonesia

A) contains more than 200 million people.
B) stretches about 1,000 miles west to east.
C) is primarily located on a continental shield.
D) had the most stable government in Southeast Asia in the last two years of the 1990s.
E) is located on a peninsula.

Question 35

What is the longest river in Southeast Asia?

A) Mekong
B) Irrawaddy
C) Red River
D) Chao Phraya
E) Salween

Question 36

Which country of Southeast Asia lies both on the mainland and in the islands of the region?

A) Vietnam
B) Brunei
C) Malaysia
D) Singapore
E) Laos

Question 37

What is the major difference between the two types of tropical climates found in Southeast Asia?

A) the temperature
B) the seasonal distribution of temperature
C) the seasonal distribution of rainfall
D) the total amount of rainfall
E) the prevalence of fog

Question 38

What country of Southeast Asia has the region's lowest total Fertility Rate?a rate so low (below replacement level)that its population may soon begin to decline?

A) Burma
B) Cambodia
C) Malaysia
D) Vietnam
E) Singapore

Question 39

What geological feature is associated with the islands of Sumatra, Java, and the Lesser Sunda Islands?

A) earthquakes
B) erosion
C) karst topography
D) volcanic activity
E) All of the choices are correct.

Question 40

Indonesia's islands stretch for a length that is about the same distance as the mileage between which of the following pairs of cities?

A) New York to Boston
B) New York to Indianapolis
C) New York to Denver
D) New York to San Francisco
E) New York to Philadelphia

Question 41

Where is the population of mainland Southeast Asia concentrated?

A) in the mountains
B) along the coasts
C) along river deltas
D) near the centers of their respective countries
E) at the edges of forest regions

Question 42

Where is the population in Vietnam concentrated?

A) in the mountains bordering Laos
B) in the deltas of the Mekong and Red Rivers
C) on the central coastal plain
D) in the north, near the Chinese border
E) near its borders with Laos and Cambodia

Question 43

What is the major reason for animosity toward Chinese immigrants in the countries of Southeast Asia?

A) Many of Chinese immigrants are rather prosperous compared to the locals.
B) Many Chinese immigrants continue to spread communist propaganda throughout the region.
C) Chinese immigrants believe that they are racially superior to Southeast Asians.
D) Chinese communities in Southeast Asia are very poor and are placing an economic burden on Southeast Asian taxpayers.
E) Chinese immigrants are willing to work for very low wages, and are taking jobs away from the citizens of Southeast Asian countries.

Question 44

What country near the region of Southeast Asia has sent a very large number of immigrants to Southeast Asia?

A) China
B) Japan
C) New Zealand
D) Papua-New Guinea
E) Tasmania

Question 45

Which of the following elements did European colonial rule bring to Southeast Asia?

A) Spanish
B) Christianity
C) new governmental and educational systems
D) Spanish and Christianity
E) Spanish and Christianity as well as new governmental and educational systems

Question 46

What is the most densely settled island of the Philippines?

A) Mindanao
B) Samar
C) Negros
D) Luzon
E) Palawan

Question 47

Most of the transmigration in Indonesia originates from what island?

A) Java
B) Celebes
C) Sumatra
D) Timor
E) Kalimantan

Question 48

In what Southeast Asian country is transmigration most common, and a policy of the national government?

A) Cambodia
B) Malaysia
C) Philippines
D) Indonesia
E) Thailand

Question 49

What is the most densely settled island of Indonesia?

A) Borneo
B) Java
C) Sumatra
D) Bali
E) Luzon

Question 50

Of the following countries in Southeast Asia, which one has been most receptive to western influences?

A) Malaysia
B) the Philippines
C) Burma
D) Singapore
E) Vietnam

Question 51

What is transmigration?

A) It is a migration of refugees from one nation to another.
B) It is a long period of migration stagnation, when a nation's population remains in one region for a significantly long period of time.
C) It is a government-implemented policy forbidding emigration from a nation in any form.
D) It is the forced movement of certain citizens to concentration camps.
E) It is the relocation of a nation's population from one location to another within its national territory.

Question 52

Which of the following conditions is relatively common in Southeast Asia?

A) major conurbations
B) a megalopolis
C) counterurbanization
D) primate cities
E) gentrification

Question 53

Which of the following phrases best describes the linguistic geography of Southeast Asia?

A) There are five distinct languages, and each one can be placed in a different language group.
B) There are several hundred distinct languages that can be placed into five major linguistic groups.
C) There are five languages, and they are all in the same language group.
D) Each island has its own unique language.
E) Because there are so many languages in this region, ASEAN has required that everyone in the region learn English.

Question 54

Vietnam

A) ruled China until about 1000 A.D.
B) still uses Chinese ideographs for written communication.
C) adopted many aspects of Confucianism.
D) was once a Hindu kingdom.
E) is a province of China.

Question 55

Which of the following is NOT one of the major external cultural influences on Southeast Asia?

A) immigrants from India
B) indentured workers from Japan
C) migrants from China
D) Muslim merchants from South Asia
E) European colonialists

Question 56

Who are the Karen?

A) aside from the Hmong, the second largest tribal group in Laos
B) a tribal people of upland Burma
C) the current rulers of Burma
D) Cambodians who have been expelled from their homeland and forced to reside in Thailand
E) the royal family of Thailand

Question 57

How does your textbook characterize the settlement pattern in Southeast Asia?

A) relatively sparsely settled
B) extremely sparsely settled
C) relatively densely settled
D) extremely densely settled
E) densely settled on the mainland, sparsely settled on the islands

Question 58

Irian Jaya

A) is the president of Indonesia.
B) is the name of the southernmost island of the Philippines.
C) is the Malaysian name for that country's portion of the island of Borneo.
D) is the western-most island of Malaysia.
E) is the sparsely settled Indonesian half of New Guinea.

Question 59

Which of the following factors helps to explain the historical lack of settlement in Southeast Asia?

A) tremendous out-migration
B) infertile soil
C) lack of transportation system in the region
D) centuries of civil war
E) All of the choices are correct.

Question 60

What country of Southeast Asia is the most highly urbanized?

A) Burma
B) Singapore
C) Vietnam
D) the Philippines
E) Cambodia

Question 61

With what Southeast Asian country were the Khmer Rouge guerrillas associated?

A) Indonesia
B) Malaysia
C) Philippines
D) Cambodia
E) Thailand

Question 62

Which group of Muslims brought Islam to Southeast Asia?

A) missionaries
B) warriors
C) scholars
D) sailors
E) merchants

Question 63

What is the mission of ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)?

A) ASEAN is a free-trade association, like NAFTA or the European Union.
B) ASEAN fosters regional cooperation in order to control (rather than be controlled by) external global forces.
C) ASEAN's primary goal is to clean up the environment in the region.
D) ASEAN was created to improve education in the region.
E) ASEAN is a military alliance (like NATO).

Question 64

Who are the leaders in Burma (Myanmar)today?

A) a repressive military regime
B) a left-wing labor party
C) an Islamic theocracy
D) a wealthy monarchy
E) a centrist democratic party

Question 65

About how many distinct languages are spoken in Indonesia?

A) 1
B) 5
C) 10
D) 25
E) 50

Question 66

What language did Philippine nationalists choose as a language to unite their country?

A) Tagalog
B) English
C) Spanish
D) French
E) Malay

Question 67

How have Burma's (Myanmar's)ethnic Shan rebels funded their efforts?

A) through donations from international sources
B) through Internet operations
C) by working in construction jobs
D) through prostitution and gambling
E) by growing opium and manufacturing heroin

Question 68

Who are "Burmans"?

A) the dominant Burmese-speaking population of Burma
B) all the inhabitants of Burma
C) the royal family of Burma
D) the military leaders of Burma
E) the largest immigrant group in Indonesia

Question 69

To which language group does the Vietnamese language belong?

A) Austronesian
B) Tibeto-Burman
C) Mon-Khmer
D) Tai-Kadai
E) Papuan

Question 70

What are the economic and political systems like in Vietnam?

A) It embraces market economics and a democratic government.
B) It rejects market economics, while retaining the political forms of a communist state.
C) It embraces market economics, while retaining the political forms of a communist state.
D) It rejects both market economics and the political forms of a communist state.
E) It had adopted a regulated economic system, along with a socialist-democratic political form.

Question 71

In which country of Southeast Asia has the Catholic Church been most successful in recent years in influencing family planning policies?

A) Burma
B) Singapore
C) Thailand
D) Malaysia
E) the Philippines

Question 72

The recently independent country of East Timor was formerly part of what country of Southeast Asia?

A) Vietnam
B) the Philippines
C) Malaysia
D) Indonesia
E) Thailand

Question 73

What religion did the indigenous peoples of Southeast Asia practice before the arrival of religions from elsewhere?

A) Animism
B) Christianity
C) Buddhism
D) Islam
E) Hinduism

Question 74

What country of Southeast Asian is the world's most populous Muslim country?

A) the Philippines
B) Indonesia
C) Burma
D) Thailand
E) Malaysia

Question 75

Islam in Southeast Asia

A) gained the most ground on the mainland.
B) was once the official religion of the Philippines.
C) is essentially under the direction of major Muslim leaders in Saudi Arabia.
D) evolved a more lax form of worship in Java.
E) was mostly displaced by Hinduism.

Question 76

What country is the world's most populous Muslim country and also has the largest population in the Southeast Asia?

A) Burma
B) Indonesia
C) Philippines
D) Malaysia
E) Saudi Arabia

Question 77

What country in Southeast Asia is a city-state?

A) Singapore
B) Malaysia
C) Indonesia
D) Burma
E) Thailand

Question 78

Where do most of the rebellious ethnic groups of Burma (Myanmar)live?

A) in the capital city
B) in rugged and remote terrain
C) in the port cities of Burma
D) in middle-sized municipalities
E) just across the border in Thailand

Question 79

Which Southeast Asian country is primarily Roman Catholic?

A) the Philippines
B) Indonesia
C) Thailand
D) Brunei
E) Vietnam

Question 80

Who were the first Europeans to arrive in Southeast Asia to colonize the region?

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