Question 1

Where are dialects of Malay the lingua franca?

Accepted Answer

A) Malaysia 
B) Brunei 
C) Philippines 
D) Malaysia and Brunei 
E) Malaysia,Brunei,and Philippines 
A) Malaysia 
B) Brunei 
C) Philippines 
D) Malaysia and Brunei 
E) Malaysia,Brunei,and Philippines

Question 2

What physical phenomena allowed for a wide trade network in the "Spice Islands"?

Accepted Answer

A) typhoon climate 
B) the ITCZ 
C) monsoon season 
D) trade winds 
E) tsunami activity 
A) typhoon climate 
B) the ITCZ 
C) monsoon season 
D) trade winds 
E) tsunami activity

Question 3

How much money was remitted to Southeast Asia in 2013?

Accepted Answer

A) $750 million 
B) $437 million 
C) $47 billion 
D) $24 billion 
E) $10 billion 
A) $750 million 
B) $437 million 
C) $47 billion 
D) $24 billion 
E) $10 billion

Question 4

What nation was known as the rest and relaxation capital during the Vietnam War,fostering an image of the global sex trade?

Accepted Answer

A) Philippines 
B) Thailand 
C) Vietnam 
D) Cambodia 
E) Laos 
A) Philippines 
B) Thailand 
C) Vietnam 
D) Cambodia 
E) Laos

Question 5

Which European nation colonized Thailand?

Accepted Answer

A) British 
B) French 
C) Dutch 
D) Portuguese 
E) Thailand remained independent in the colonial era. 
A) British 
B) French 
C) Dutch 
D) Portuguese 
E) Thailand remained independent in the colonial era.

Question 6

The Srivijaya state flourished on what is today:

Accepted Answer

A) Laos 
B) Thailand 
C) Burma 
D) Cambodia 
E) Sumatra 
A) Laos 
B) Thailand 
C) Burma 
D) Cambodia 
E) Sumatra

Question 7

What sea or ocean has competing claims over its islands by multiple Asian counties?

Accepted Answer

A) Pacific Ocean 
B) South China Sea 
C) Java Sea 
D) Indian Ocean 
E) none of the above 
A) Pacific Ocean 
B) South China Sea 
C) Java Sea 
D) Indian Ocean 
E) none of the above

Question 8

Southeast Asian countries export a large portion of their palm oil production,sending much of it to which areas?

Accepted Answer

A) United States 
B) South America 
C) European Union 
D) Australia 
E) Russia 
A) United States 
B) South America 
C) European Union 
D) Australia 
E) Russia

Question 9

What nation has over 700,000 displaced persons-including many in refugee camps in Thailand?

Accepted Answer

A) Singapore 
B) Laos 
C) Burma 
D) Cambodia 
E) Indonesia 
A) Singapore 
B) Laos 
C) Burma 
D) Cambodia 
E) Indonesia

Question 10

A belief system that focuses on the souls and spirits of non-humans objects in the natural world is called:

Accepted Answer

A) Buddhism 
B) Sikhism 
C) Animism 
D) Hinduism 
E) Confucianism 
A) Buddhism 
B) Sikhism 
C) Animism 
D) Hinduism 
E) Confucianism

Question 11

What idea was used by the Indonesian government in the post-colonial era?

Accepted Answer

A) Theravada Buddhism 
B) pancasila 
C) chao khao 
D) kleptocracy 
E) none of the above 
A) Theravada Buddhism 
B) pancasila 
C) chao khao 
D) kleptocracy 
E) none of the above

Question 12

What was the Dutch "Culture System"?

Accepted Answer

A) farmers give 1/5 of their land to export crop production 
B) farmers give 1/10 of their land to export crop production 
C) assimilation program of language and religion 
D) destroying communities ignored spice policy 
E) military installations in Pacific 
A) farmers give 1/5 of their land to export crop production 
B) farmers give 1/10 of their land to export crop production 
C) assimilation program of language and religion 
D) destroying communities ignored spice policy 
E) military installations in Pacific

Question 13

Which ethnic group fled Laos to the U.S. ,Europe,and South America?

Accepted Answer

A) Rohingya 
B) Hmong 
C) Indigenous Papua 
D) Chao Khao 
E) Moken 
A) Rohingya 
B) Hmong 
C) Indigenous Papua 
D) Chao Khao 
E) Moken

Question 14

What is Wallace's Line?

Accepted Answer

A) subduction zone by the Mariana Trench 
B) ocean trench separating megafauna 
C) Indonesian area of the Ring of Fire 
D) corner of the Philippine and Pacific plates 
E) none of the above 
A) subduction zone by the Mariana Trench 
B) ocean trench separating megafauna 
C) Indonesian area of the Ring of Fire 
D) corner of the Philippine and Pacific plates 
E) none of the above

Question 15

Where is there a rising number of HIV cases?

Accepted Answer

A) Singapore 
B) Philippines 
C) Brunei 
D) Indonesia 
E) Thailand 
A) Singapore 
B) Philippines 
C) Brunei 
D) Indonesia 
E) Thailand

Question 16

What coastal vegetation prevents erosion and is a vital animal habitat?

Accepted Answer

A) rice fields 
B) mangrove forests 
C) savanna and grasslands 
D) tropical deciduous forests 
E) none of the above 
A) rice fields 
B) mangrove forests 
C) savanna and grasslands 
D) tropical deciduous forests 
E) none of the above

Question 17

Approximately how many Southeast Asian women are employed in the "Maid Trade" in Hong Kong?

Accepted Answer

A) 500,000 
B) 300,000 
C) 250,000 
D) 175,000 
E) 75,000 
A) 500,000 
B) 300,000 
C) 250,000 
D) 175,000 
E) 75,000

Question 18

What Southeast Asian state has the highest level of urbanization?

Accepted Answer

A) Singapore 
B) Philippines 
C) Cambodia 
D) Vietnam 
E) Thailand 
A) Singapore 
B) Philippines 
C) Cambodia 
D) Vietnam 
E) Thailand

Question 19

What delicate ecosystem is under threat from climate change and human encroachment?

Accepted Answer

A) mangrove forests 
B) Luzon terrace agriculture 
C) Mekong River Delta 
D) all of the above 
E) none of the above 
A) mangrove forests 
B) Luzon terrace agriculture 
C) Mekong River Delta 
D) all of the above 
E) none of the above

Question 20

What country is a major source of foreign direct investment (FDI)in Southeast Asia?

Accepted Answer

A) China 
B) Japan 
C) U.S. 
D) The Netherlands 
E) Germany 
A) China 
B) Japan 
C) U.S. 
D) The Netherlands 
E) Germany

Where are dialects of Malay the lingua franca?

What physical phenomena allowed for a wide trade network in the "Spice Islands"?

How much money was remitted to Southeast Asia in 2013?

What nation was known as the rest and relaxation capital during the Vietnam War,fostering an image of the global sex trade?

Which European nation colonized Thailand?

The Srivijaya state flourished on what is today:

What sea or ocean has competing claims over its islands by multiple Asian counties?

Southeast Asian countries export a large portion of their palm oil production,sending much of it to which areas?

What nation has over 700,000 displaced persons-including many in refugee camps in Thailand?

A belief system that focuses on the souls and spirits of non-humans objects in the natural world is called:

What idea was used by the Indonesian government in the post-colonial era?

What was the Dutch "Culture System"?

Which ethnic group fled Laos to the U.S. ,Europe,and South America?

What is Wallace's Line?

Where is there a rising number of HIV cases?

What coastal vegetation prevents erosion and is a vital animal habitat?

Approximately how many Southeast Asian women are employed in the "Maid Trade" in Hong Kong?

What Southeast Asian state has the highest level of urbanization?

What delicate ecosystem is under threat from climate change and human encroachment?

What country is a major source of foreign direct investment (FDI)in Southeast Asia?

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Exam 10: Southeast Asia

Where are dialects of Malay the lingua franca?

What physical phenomena allowed for a wide trade network in the "Spice Islands"?

How much money was remitted to Southeast Asia in 2013?

What nation was known as the rest and relaxation capital during the Vietnam War,fostering an image of the global sex trade?

Which European nation colonized Thailand?

The Srivijaya state flourished on what is today:

What sea or ocean has competing claims over its islands by multiple Asian counties?

Southeast Asian countries export a large portion of their palm oil production,sending much of it to which areas?

What nation has over 700,000 displaced persons-including many in refugee camps in Thailand?

A belief system that focuses on the souls and spirits of non-humans objects in the natural world is called:

What idea was used by the Indonesian government in the post-colonial era?

What was the Dutch "Culture System"?

Which ethnic group fled Laos to the U.S. ,Europe,and South America?

What is Wallace's Line?

Where is there a rising number of HIV cases?

What coastal vegetation prevents erosion and is a vital animal habitat?

Approximately how many Southeast Asian women are employed in the "Maid Trade" in Hong Kong?

What Southeast Asian state has the highest level of urbanization?

What delicate ecosystem is under threat from climate change and human encroachment?

What country is a major source of foreign direct investment (FDI)in Southeast Asia?

World Regions in Global Context

Europe

The Russian Federation, central Asia, and the Transcaucasus

Middle East and North Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa

The United States and Canada

Latin America and the Caribbean

East Asia

South Asia

Oceania

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