Question 1

What Dutch policy resulted in periodic famines in its colony of Indonesia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Plantations were split into smaller units,thus altering the farm economy and disrupting production. 
B)  Farmers were not allowed to export their crops,which diminished their ability to earn income with which to purchase food. 
C)  An emphasis on tropical hardwood-derived exports resulted in large-scale deforestation and erosion. 
D)  Farmers were coerced into producing export cash crops rather than food for themselves. 
A)  Plantations were split into smaller units,thus altering the farm economy and disrupting production. 
B)  Farmers were not allowed to export their crops,which diminished their ability to earn income with which to purchase food. 
C)  An emphasis on tropical hardwood-derived exports resulted in large-scale deforestation and erosion. 
D)  Farmers were coerced into producing export cash crops rather than food for themselves.

Question 2

The type of corruption in which lucrative jobs and contracts are bestowed upon those who are the close friends or family members of politicians is known as:

Accepted Answer

The answer of The type of corruption in which lucrative...

Question 3

Which statement is NOT true of swidden cultivation?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is an ancient method of shifting cultivation. 
B)  It allows land to naturally restore its fertility and productivity. 
C)  It helps prevent wildfires during an El Niño period. 
D)  It can be practiced successfully when population densities are low. 
A)  It is an ancient method of shifting cultivation. 
B)  It allows land to naturally restore its fertility and productivity. 
C)  It helps prevent wildfires during an El Niño period. 
D)  It can be practiced successfully when population densities are low.

Question 4

Which of the following loomed large among the causes of the economic crisis that afflicted Southeast Asia in the late 1990s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most states tightened regulations on foreign investments. 
B)  Communist states erected trade barriers to other states in the region. 
C)  Nearly all states nationalized their manufacturing industries. 
D)  Many states relaxed controls over the financial sector. 
A)  Most states tightened regulations on foreign investments. 
B)  Communist states erected trade barriers to other states in the region. 
C)  Nearly all states nationalized their manufacturing industries. 
D)  Many states relaxed controls over the financial sector.

Question 5

Which of the following phrases most aptly describes the so-called Overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chinese soldiers stationed at numerous naval and army bases along the Southeast Asian coastline 
B)  ethnic Chinese immigrants who have achieved economic success while living in Southeast Asia 
C)  Asian immigrants to Europe during colonialism who were assumed to be of the same ethnic group 
D)  Chinese immigrants who form the Southeast Asian underclass working as domestic servants and street cleaners 
A)  Chinese soldiers stationed at numerous naval and army bases along the Southeast Asian coastline 
B)  ethnic Chinese immigrants who have achieved economic success while living in Southeast Asia 
C)  Asian immigrants to Europe during colonialism who were assumed to be of the same ethnic group 
D)  Chinese immigrants who form the Southeast Asian underclass working as domestic servants and street cleaners

Question 6

What type of family structure is common for young married couples in urban areas?

Accepted Answer

a nuclear

Question 7

Which Southeast Asian country has been home to a number of separatist movements over the last thirty years?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

Programs in Thailand have successfully reduced the incidence of HIV-AIDS while subsequently doing all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  increasing condom use. 
B)  decreasing the incidence of STDs. 
C)  reducing by half visits to sex workers. 
D)  increasing celibacy practices. 
A)  increasing condom use. 
B)  decreasing the incidence of STDs. 
C)  reducing by half visits to sex workers. 
D)  increasing celibacy practices.

Question 9

Which pollutant is a result of wet rice cultivation and the fermentation of soil as oxygen supplies are cut off?

Accepted Answer

A)  carbon dioxide 
B)  methane 
C)  ammonia 
D)  particulates 
A)  carbon dioxide 
B)  methane 
C)  ammonia 
D)  particulates

Question 10

What Southeast Asian country was once a colony of the United States?

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The answer of What Southeast Asian country was once a...

Question 11

Most of the space in the Southeast Asian region is composed of:

Accepted Answer

A)  arable land. 
B)  mountains. 
C)  forests. 
D)  ocean. 
A)  arable land. 
B)  mountains. 
C)  forests. 
D)  ocean.

Question 12

The land size of Southeast Asia is approximately equal to that of the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Most of Southeast Asia's rivers are fed during the dry season by glaciers in the Himalayas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The term archipelago refers to a long,narrow peninsula such as that shared by Thailand and Malaysia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Most of Southeast Asia has a tropical or subtropical climate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which facet of life in Southeast Asia is sometimes used by leaders to make the case that Asian nations are NOT well suited to democracy?

Accepted Answer

A)  ASEAN 
B)  Hinduism 
C)  Confucianism 
D)  the nations' widespread physical geography and corresponding cultural diversity 
A)  ASEAN 
B)  Hinduism 
C)  Confucianism 
D)  the nations' widespread physical geography and corresponding cultural diversity

Question 17

Which statement best summarizes the relationship between the United States and Vietnam today?

Accepted Answer

A)  The countries remain hostile. 
B)  Vietnam prevents any U.S.company from establishing operations in the country. 
C)  The United States refuses to allow immigrants from Vietnam into its borders. 
D)  The two countries are significant trading partners. 
A)  The countries remain hostile. 
B)  Vietnam prevents any U.S.company from establishing operations in the country. 
C)  The United States refuses to allow immigrants from Vietnam into its borders. 
D)  The two countries are significant trading partners.

Question 18

What institution made a major effort to stop the recession in Southeast Asia in the late 1990s by implementing a massive bailout package?

Accepted Answer

the Intern

Question 19

The service sector is growing throughout Southeast Asia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT a tenet of the Indonesian national philosophy of Pancasila?

Accepted Answer

A)  individualism 
B)  consensus 
C)  harmony 
D)  conformity 
A)  individualism 
B)  consensus 
C)  harmony 
D)  conformity

What Dutch policy resulted in periodic famines in its colony of Indonesia?

The type of corruption in which lucrative jobs and contracts are bestowed upon those who are the close friends or family members of politicians is known as:

Which statement is NOT true of swidden cultivation?

Which of the following loomed large among the causes of the economic crisis that afflicted Southeast Asia in the late 1990s?

Which of the following phrases most aptly describes the so-called Overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia?

What type of family structure is common for young married couples in urban areas?

Which Southeast Asian country has been home to a number of separatist movements over the last thirty years?

Programs in Thailand have successfully reduced the incidence of HIV-AIDS while subsequently doing all of the following EXCEPT:

Which pollutant is a result of wet rice cultivation and the fermentation of soil as oxygen supplies are cut off?

What Southeast Asian country was once a colony of the United States?

Most of the space in the Southeast Asian region is composed of:

The land size of Southeast Asia is approximately equal to that of the United States.

Most of Southeast Asia's rivers are fed during the dry season by glaciers in the Himalayas.

The term archipelago refers to a long,narrow peninsula such as that shared by Thailand and Malaysia.

Most of Southeast Asia has a tropical or subtropical climate.

Which facet of life in Southeast Asia is sometimes used by leaders to make the case that Asian nations are NOT well suited to democracy?

Which statement best summarizes the relationship between the United States and Vietnam today?

What institution made a major effort to stop the recession in Southeast Asia in the late 1990s by implementing a massive bailout package?

The service sector is growing throughout Southeast Asia.

Which of the following is NOT a tenet of the Indonesian national philosophy of Pancasila?

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Exam 10: Southeast Asia

What Dutch policy resulted in periodic famines in its colony of Indonesia?

The type of corruption in which lucrative jobs and contracts are bestowed upon those who are the close friends or family members of politicians is known as:

Which statement is NOT true of swidden cultivation?

Which of the following loomed large among the causes of the economic crisis that afflicted Southeast Asia in the late 1990s?

Which of the following phrases most aptly describes the so-called Overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia?

What type of family structure is common for young married couples in urban areas?

Which Southeast Asian country has been home to a number of separatist movements over the last thirty years?

Programs in Thailand have successfully reduced the incidence of HIV-AIDS while subsequently doing all of the following EXCEPT:

Which pollutant is a result of wet rice cultivation and the fermentation of soil as oxygen supplies are cut off?

What Southeast Asian country was once a colony of the United States?

Most of the space in the Southeast Asian region is composed of:

The land size of Southeast Asia is approximately equal to that of the United States.

Most of Southeast Asia's rivers are fed during the dry season by glaciers in the Himalayas.

The term archipelago refers to a long,narrow peninsula such as that shared by Thailand and Malaysia.

Most of Southeast Asia has a tropical or subtropical climate.

Which facet of life in Southeast Asia is sometimes used by leaders to make the case that Asian nations are NOT well suited to democracy?

Which statement best summarizes the relationship between the United States and Vietnam today?

What institution made a major effort to stop the recession in Southeast Asia in the late 1990s by implementing a massive bailout package?

The service sector is growing throughout Southeast Asia.

Which of the following is NOT a tenet of the Indonesian national philosophy of Pancasila?

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