Question 1

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -The first Europeans to arrive in Southeast Asia were the Dutch.

Accepted Answer

Portuguese

Question 2

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Islam in Southeast Asia largely replaced Hinduism and Buddhism in Malaysia and Indonesia.

Accepted Answer

Islam in Southeast Asia largely replaced Hinduism and Buddhism in Malaysia and Indonesia, as these regions saw a significant conversion to Islam starting from the 13th century onwards.

Question 3

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -A large number of immigrants to Southeast Asia came from Japan.

Accepted Answer

China

Question 4

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -In Southeast Asia, temperatures are high year-round throughout the region, and rainfall is generally plentiful, but varies from place to place.

Accepted Answer

The statement is true.

Question 5

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Island Southeast Asia lies in the tropics.

Accepted Answer

Island Southeast Asia is located in the tropical region.

Question 6

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -The Khorat Plateau of Southeast Asia contains poor soils and is home to many impoverished people.

Accepted Answer

No correction needed, the statement is already true.

Question 7

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Malaysia lies both on the mainland and in the islands of Southeast Asia.

Accepted Answer

Malaysia does in fact lie both on the mainland and in the islands of Southeast Asia.

Question 8

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Brunei is the only country in Southeast Asia that is primarily Roman Catholic.

Accepted Answer

The Philippines

Question 9

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -In Southeast Asia there are several hundred distinct languages that can be placed into five major linguistic groups.

Accepted Answer

The statement is true as there are several hundred distinct languages in Southeast Asia that can be placed into five major linguistic groups.

Question 10

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Indonesia is the world's most populous Muslim country and also has the largest population in Southeast Asia.

Accepted Answer

The statement is true as Indonesia is the world's most populous Muslim country and has the largest population in Southeast Asia.

Question 11

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -The population in Vietnam is concentrated in the deltas of the Mekong and Red Rivers.

Accepted Answer

The statement is true as the population in Vietnam is concentrated in the deltas of the Mekong and Red Rivers.

Question 12

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Singapore has a birthrate so low (below replacement level)that its population may soon begin to decline.

Accepted Answer

The statement is true as Singapore's birthrate is below replacement level and has been for several years, leading to the possibility of a declining population in the future.

Question 13

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -The approximate population of Southeast Asia is 600 million.

Accepted Answer

The approximate population of Southeast Asia is around 655 million.

Question 14

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -The most densely settled island of Indonesia is Bali.

Accepted Answer

Java

Question 15

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -East Timor is the newest country in Southeast Asia.

Accepted Answer

East Timor became an independent nation in 2002, making it the newest country in Southeast Asia.

Question 16

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Within Southeast Asia, transmigration is most common in Indonesia.

Accepted Answer

The statement is already true.

Question 17

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -The Khmer Rouge guerrillas were associated with Cambodia.

Accepted Answer

The Khmer Rouge guerrillas were associated with Cambodia.

Question 18

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -In mainland Southeast Asia, population is concentrated in the mountains.

Accepted Answer

along river deltas

Question 19

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Kalimantan is also known as Borneo.

Accepted Answer

Kalimantan and Borneo are interchangeable names for the same island, so the statement is true.

Question 20

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Vietnam is the most urbanized country in Southeast Asia, and is 100 percent urbanized.

Accepted Answer

Singapore

Quiz 13: Southeast Asia