Deck 8: South East Asia

Question 1

Southeast Asia sits on three tectonic plates which have caused many massive volcanic eruptions. All but one of the following volcanoes are located in this region

A) Mt. Pinatubo
B) Mt. Toba
C) Mt. Vesuvius
D) Mt. Sinabing

Answer 1

C

Question 2

This region experiences a wet monsoon season where massive storms called _________ can cause significant damage by flooding and high winds.

A) Hurricanes
B) Typhoons
C) Tropical storms
D) Monsoons

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Coastal flooding caused by sea level rise due to climate change is already a major issue in these following countries

A) Vietnam, Thailand
B) Singapore, Cambodia
C) Laos, China
D) Brunei, Laos

Answer 3

A

Question 4

In this region's early history, before contact with colonial powers, there were empires ruled by

A) Democratic governments
B) Peasant councils
C) Kings
D) Wealthy landowners

Question 5

One of the largest empires in precolonial times was named Angkor, capital of the Khmer Empire for six hundred years. The religious influences evident in the architecture of this city, were:

A) Buddhism & Islam
B) Islam & Hindu
C) Hindu & Buddhism
D) Buddhism & Animism

Question 6

Which of the four major European colonial powers controlled most of the region by the beginning of the twentieth century, and what were the SE Asian countries they claimed?

A) Thailand: British
B) Myanmar: French
C) Singapore: Portuguese
D) Indonesia: Dutch

Question 7

Colonial powers in SE Asia developed export crops prior to 1960 that include all of the following except

A) Coffee
B) Palm oil
C) Rice
D) Sugar

Question 8

Prior to the year 2000, The Green Revolution in SE Asia, involved

A) Increasing rice exports from the region
B) Reliance on fertilizers and pesticides
C) Developing new strains of rice
D) All of the above

Question 9

Economic growth in this region has resulted in an increase in the service sector. Which of the following countries has the largest service sector as a percentage of GDP?

A) Cambodia
B) Thailand
C) Singapore
D) Mynamar

Question 10

This region is well known for religion seeping into many aspects of public life through religious sites, festivals, architecture. What are the major religions of SE Asia?

A) Hindu, Buddhism, Christianity
B) Buddhism, Islam, Animism
C) Islam, Buddhism, Christianity
D) Islam, Judaism, Hindu

Question 11

Religion is often linked to ethnicity and nationality. What are some ethnicities that are experiencing discrimination in this region?

A) Chinese in Singapore
B) Buddhists in Thailand
C) Muslims in Indonesia
D) Rohingya in Myanmar

Question 12

The demographics are changing for most countries in this region with population decline from levels sixty years ago due to improved healthcare, family planning, and economic growth. Which countries are still experiencing high birth rates?

A) Cambodia
B) Philippines
C) Laos
D) A and C
E) All of the above.

Question 13

The island of Bali is considered unique for many reasons with one exception.

A) Remains primarily Hindu in a large Muslim country
B) The landscape of terraced rice fields are organized in collectives known as Subaks
C) Hotels are not permitted to be built on rice paddies
D) Subak landscapes have been designated as a World Heritage site

Question 14

Bali has a rich cultural expression that retains centuries old Hindu traditions of arts, crafts, music, and dance. The religion of the island is a blend of

A) Hindu and Catholic
B) Hindu, Buddhism, and Animism
C) Hindu and Dutch Protestant
D) Hindu and Muslim

Question 15

Bali's agricultural Subak system can be best described as

A) Capital intensive and highly mechanized
B) Collective, organic, sustainable practices
C) Market driven production
D) Former plantations

Question 16

Urban primacy can best be defined as

A) The largest city in a country
B) One city dominates the political arena and economic activity within a country
C) When a country has only one city
D) city that has the highest percentage of the foreign-born

Question 17

SE Asia has experienced rapid economic growth over the last sixty years. Which of the following is typical of many cities in this region

A) Air pollution
B) Shantytowns
C) Poor water quality
D) All of the above

Question 18

The term "informal economy" means that people do what they can to get by and make a living. In Manila, for example, the government is __________to address the concerns of the poor.

A) demolishing temporary housing and relocation
B) changing the tax system
C) conducting raids on neighborhoods
D) auditing vendors so they can tax them accordingly

Question 19

When colonization ended, many countries had to renegotiate borders that were established by foreign powers, with the exception of ________.

A) Indonesia
B) Malaysia
C) Brunei
D) None of the above

Question 20

One of the challenges that faced Indonesia after its independence is how to manage the land mass that was made up 3,000 miles and 18,000 islands. Some of the primary issues involved

A) Ethnic and religious divides
B) Emigration to former European powers
C) Forcing religious unity
D) All of the above

Question 21

This region's territorial disputes are now mainly settled by

A) Boundary crossing guards
B) Use of International Court system to oversee disputes
C) Bombing to claim lands
D) Having churches lead the negotiations