Question 1

How has urbanization in Southeast Asian transformed traditional marriage roles and family arrangements?

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Question 2

HIV infection rates are continuing to increase in Thailand.

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HIV infection rates in Thailand have been decreasing due to effective public health strategies and interventions.

Question 3

Fifty percent of Singapore's population is urban.

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As of my last update, over 100% of Singapore's population is considered urban, as the entire nation is classified as an urban area.

Question 4

Despite a long history of living together, many of the cultural groups in Southeast Asia have remained quite distinct.

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Despite the long history of interactions, trade, and sometimes shared political entities, the cultural groups in Southeast Asia have maintained distinct languages, traditions, and social structures, largely due to the region's geographical diversity (such as mountains, islands, and rivers) which has allowed these groups to sustain their unique identities over time.

Question 5

Linguistic and cultural barriers tend to fade as people move out of rural areas and into cities.

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Urbanization often brings people from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds together, promoting interactions and exchanges that can lead to a reduction in these barriers as individuals adapt to a more cosmopolitan environment.

Question 6

Due to their size, most primate cities have effective systems in place for providing sufficient housing, water, and jobs for the population.

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Most primate cities, due to their large size and rapid growth, often struggle with providing sufficient housing, water, and jobs for their population, leading to issues such as overcrowding, inadequate infrastructure, and unemployment.

Question 7

Of all the primate cities of Southeast Asia, only Singapore provides well for nearly all of its legal residents.

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Singapore is known for its high standard of living, efficient public services, and comprehensive social welfare programs, which contribute to the well-being of its legal residents.

Question 8

In recent decades, women make up the largest share of emigrants from Southeast Asia.

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Women have increasingly become the majority of migrants from Southeast Asia, primarily due to the demand for domestic workers and care roles in more developed countries.

Question 9

Buddhism, Hinduism, and Taoism are the major religions in Southeast Asia that are native to that region.

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Buddhism and Hinduism originated in India, while Taoism originated in China. Southeast Asia is a region where these religions have spread and become significant, but they are not native to it.

Question 10

In general, rural areas of Southeast Asia tend to hold on to traditional ways longer than the cities do.

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Rural areas typically have less exposure to global influences and urbanization, leading to a stronger adherence to traditional customs and lifestyles compared to the rapidly changing and more cosmopolitan cities.

Question 11

More than half of Southeast Asia's population currently lives in cities.

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As of the latest data, less than half of Southeast Asia's population resides in urban areas, with many still living in rural regions.

Question 12

Sex tourism is officially illegal in Thailand.

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Although prostitution is technically illegal in Thailand, the country is known for its sex tourism industry. The legal framework around prostitution is complex and often not strictly enforced, leading to a thriving underground industry.

Question 13

Moving to the city shifts people away from the extended family and toward the nuclear family.

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Urbanization often leads to a focus on the nuclear family (parents and children) due to factors like housing costs, mobility, and the need for smaller, more adaptable family units in urban environments, moving away from the extended family structure common in rural areas.

Question 14

Islam has elaborate marriage ceremonies.

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Question 15

All the major religious belief systems in Southeast Asia originated outside the region, except for the animist belief systems of the indigenous people.

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Major religious belief systems such as Buddhism, Hinduism, and Islam, which are prevalent in Southeast Asia, originated outside the region, specifically in South Asia and the Middle East. The exception is the animist belief systems, which are indigenous to the region and practiced by its native peoples.

Question 16

The shift by urban migrants to a nuclear family structure is helpful for working parents.

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Question 17

The ritual avoidance between a wife's father and his son-in-law serves to weaken the power of the wife within the family.

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The ritual avoidance between a wife's father and his son-in-law, often observed in some cultures, is typically aimed at showing respect and maintaining social boundaries, rather than affecting the power dynamics of the wife within the family.

Question 18

In Southeast Asia, newly married couples commonly live with the wife's parents.

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In Southeast Asia, newly married couples commonly live with the wife's parents, a practice known as matrilocality.

Question 19

In Southeast Asia, rural-to-urban migration has been uncommon, unlike elsewhere around the world during the post-World War II period.

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Rural-to-urban migration has been a common trend in Southeast Asia during the post-World War II period, driven by economic opportunities in urban areas, industrialization, and development.

Quiz 10: Southeast Asia