Question 1

Which Southeast Asian country is known for the "killing fields"-a term used to describe the mass execution and starvation of a quarter of the country's population?

Accepted Answer

A)  Vietnam 
B)  Laos 
C)  Burma 
D)  Cambodia 
A)  Vietnam 
B)  Laos 
C)  Burma 
D)  Cambodia

Question 2

Approximately how many of Indonesia's 17,000 islands are inhabited?

Accepted Answer

A)  100 
B)  500 
C)  3000 
D)  10,000 
A)  100 
B)  500 
C)  3000 
D)  10,000

Question 3

Which of the following countries has been controlled by an oppressive military regime for decades?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

The wet season in Southeast Asia occurs during the summer months.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The Portuguese succeeded in making Catholicism the predominant religion of Southeast Asia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What is the name of the one-time immigrants to Southeast Asia who have achieved commercial success (and often disdain)in that region beyond their absolute numbers?

Accepted Answer

the Overse

Question 7

The deterioration of the environment in Southeast Asia is not as bad as it seems because the region has always been resource poor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following has NOT been a result of the trend toward larger farms in Southeast Asia?

Accepted Answer

A)  reduced need for human labor 
B)  increased use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides 
C)  increased harvests and land productivity 
D)  decreased rural-to-urban migration 
A)  reduced need for human labor 
B)  increased use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides 
C)  increased harvests and land productivity 
D)  decreased rural-to-urban migration

Question 9

The countries of Southeast Asia tend to have governments that are:

Accepted Answer

A)  democratic. 
B)  authoritarian. 
C)  communist. 
D)  theocratic. 
A)  democratic. 
B)  authoritarian. 
C)  communist. 
D)  theocratic.

Question 10

In the 1950s,the United States replaced what European colonial power in a war against Vietnamese nationalists?

Accepted Answer

A)  Britain 
B)  the Netherlands 
C)  Spain 
D)  France 
A)  Britain 
B)  the Netherlands 
C)  Spain 
D)  France

Question 11

What percent of the region's population live in cities?

Accepted Answer

A)  12 
B)  25 
C)  43 
D)  65 
A)  12 
B)  25 
C)  43 
D)  65

Question 12

From the 1960s until the 1990s the governments of Southeast Asia generally supported export-led industries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Wages in China are considerably lower than those in Vietnam.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT a major cause of global climate change based in Southeast Asia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Large amounts of carbon dioxide are released due to logging activities and the clearing of forests. 
B)  Widespread deforestation has led to fewer trees to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. 
C)  Carbon dioxide emissions are created when brush is cleared to make the land compatible with plantation cultivation. 
D)  The herding practices of the indigenous peoples create large amounts of methane and carbon dioxide. 
A)  Large amounts of carbon dioxide are released due to logging activities and the clearing of forests. 
B)  Widespread deforestation has led to fewer trees to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. 
C)  Carbon dioxide emissions are created when brush is cleared to make the land compatible with plantation cultivation. 
D)  The herding practices of the indigenous peoples create large amounts of methane and carbon dioxide.

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which Southeast Asian country was NOT a part of French Indochina?

Accepted Answer

A)  Laos 
B)  Cambodia 
C)  Vietnam 
D)  the Philippines 
A)  Laos 
B)  Cambodia 
C)  Vietnam 
D)  the Philippines

Question 17

Indonesia is composed of some 7000 islands.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following practices in Southeast Asia is NOT contributing to global climate change?

Accepted Answer

A)  wet rice cultivation 
B)  fishing activities 
C)  commercial agriculture 
D)  deforestation 
A)  wet rice cultivation 
B)  fishing activities 
C)  commercial agriculture 
D)  deforestation

Question 19

The current government of Burma was democratically elected.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What is NOT a stated goal or guiding principle of ASEAN?

Accepted Answer

A)  economic sustainability 
B)  decrease in development gaps 
C)  economic isolationism 
D)  free movement of goods and capital 
A)  economic sustainability 
B)  decrease in development gaps 
C)  economic isolationism 
D)  free movement of goods and capital

Which Southeast Asian country is known for the "killing fields"-a term used to describe the mass execution and starvation of a quarter of the country's population?

Approximately how many of Indonesia's 17,000 islands are inhabited?

Which of the following countries has been controlled by an oppressive military regime for decades?

The wet season in Southeast Asia occurs during the summer months.

The Portuguese succeeded in making Catholicism the predominant religion of Southeast Asia.

What is the name of the one-time immigrants to Southeast Asia who have achieved commercial success (and often disdain)in that region beyond their absolute numbers?

The deterioration of the environment in Southeast Asia is not as bad as it seems because the region has always been resource poor.

Which of the following has NOT been a result of the trend toward larger farms in Southeast Asia?

The countries of Southeast Asia tend to have governments that are:

In the 1950s,the United States replaced what European colonial power in a war against Vietnamese nationalists?

What percent of the region's population live in cities?

From the 1960s until the 1990s the governments of Southeast Asia generally supported export-led industries.

Wages in China are considerably lower than those in Vietnam.

Which of the following is NOT a major cause of global climate change based in Southeast Asia?

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

Which Southeast Asian country was NOT a part of French Indochina?

Indonesia is composed of some 7000 islands.

Which of the following practices in Southeast Asia is NOT contributing to global climate change?

The current government of Burma was democratically elected.

What is NOT a stated goal or guiding principle of ASEAN?

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Exam 10: Southeast Asia

Which Southeast Asian country is known for the "killing fields"-a term used to describe the mass execution and starvation of a quarter of the country's population?

Approximately how many of Indonesia's 17,000 islands are inhabited?

Which of the following countries has been controlled by an oppressive military regime for decades?

The wet season in Southeast Asia occurs during the summer months.

The Portuguese succeeded in making Catholicism the predominant religion of Southeast Asia.

What is the name of the one-time immigrants to Southeast Asia who have achieved commercial success (and often disdain)in that region beyond their absolute numbers?

The deterioration of the environment in Southeast Asia is not as bad as it seems because the region has always been resource poor.

Which of the following has NOT been a result of the trend toward larger farms in Southeast Asia?

The countries of Southeast Asia tend to have governments that are:

In the 1950s,the United States replaced what European colonial power in a war against Vietnamese nationalists?

What percent of the region's population live in cities?

From the 1960s until the 1990s the governments of Southeast Asia generally supported export-led industries.

Wages in China are considerably lower than those in Vietnam.

Which of the following is NOT a major cause of global climate change based in Southeast Asia?

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

Which Southeast Asian country was NOT a part of French Indochina?

Indonesia is composed of some 7000 islands.

Which of the following practices in Southeast Asia is NOT contributing to global climate change?

The current government of Burma was democratically elected.

What is NOT a stated goal or guiding principle of ASEAN?

Geography: an Exploration of Connections

North America

Middle and South America

Europe

Russia and the Post-Soviet States

North Africa and Southwest Asia

Sub-Saharan Africa

South Asia

East Asia

Oceania: Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Epilogue: Antarctica

Filters