Question 1

Which of the following is true about the U.S.military intervention in Vietnam?

Accepted Answer

A) Agent Orange used as weapon 
B) domino theory of communism 
C) more than million Vietnamese killed 
D) 58,000 Americans killed 
E) all of the above 
A) Agent Orange used as weapon 
B) domino theory of communism 
C) more than million Vietnamese killed 
D) 58,000 Americans killed 
E) all of the above

Question 2

What country promotes two-child families through advertising grassroots leadership training and free distribution of birth-control pills and condoms?

Accepted Answer

A) Indonesia 
B) Thailand 
C) Laos 
D) Cambodia 
E) Malaysia 
A) Indonesia 
B) Thailand 
C) Laos 
D) Cambodia 
E) Malaysia

Question 3

What are female literacy rates in Southeast Asia?

Accepted Answer

A) 65% 
B) 70% 
C) 85% 
D) 50% 
E) none of the above 
A) 65% 
B) 70% 
C) 85% 
D) 50% 
E) none of the above

Question 4

What agricultural practice is based on the constructions of dikes to flood fields?

Accepted Answer

A) communal farming 
B) paddy farming 
C) swidden farming 
D) gendered rice cultivation 
E) none of the above 
A) communal farming 
B) paddy farming 
C) swidden farming 
D) gendered rice cultivation 
E) none of the above

Question 5

Most of the people on Singapore are:

Accepted Answer

A) ethnic Chinese 
B) of Portuguese ancestry 
C) Muslim 
D) Malayan 
E) none of these 
A) ethnic Chinese 
B) of Portuguese ancestry 
C) Muslim 
D) Malayan 
E) none of these

Question 6

What leader installed a cruel regime,suspended education and killed millions of his people between 1975-1979?

Accepted Answer

A) Pol Pot 
B) Sukarno 
C) Deng Xiaoping 
D) Ferdinand Marcos 
E) Ho Chi Minh 
A) Pol Pot 
B) Sukarno 
C) Deng Xiaoping 
D) Ferdinand Marcos 
E) Ho Chi Minh

Question 7

Which country is most likely to be associated with tin production?

Accepted Answer

A) Burma 
B) Brunei 
C) Philippines 
D) Laos 
E) Malaysia 
A) Burma 
B) Brunei 
C) Philippines 
D) Laos 
E) Malaysia

Question 8

What three countries can be viewed from the "Golden Triangle"?

Accepted Answer

A) Burma,Thailand,Laos 
B) Burma,Vietnam,Laos 
C) Vietnam,Laos,Cambodia 
D) Vietnam,Burma,Cambodia 
E) Thailand,Cambodia,Laos 
A) Burma,Thailand,Laos 
B) Burma,Vietnam,Laos 
C) Vietnam,Laos,Cambodia 
D) Vietnam,Burma,Cambodia 
E) Thailand,Cambodia,Laos

Question 9

What two factions are in conflict in the Philippines today?

Accepted Answer

A) Moro National Liberation Front and Catholic state 
B) Moro National Liberation Front and National League for Democracy 
C) Catholic state and Buddhist nationalists 
D) National League for Democracy and State Law and Order Restoration Council 
E) none of the above 
A) Moro National Liberation Front and Catholic state 
B) Moro National Liberation Front and National League for Democracy 
C) Catholic state and Buddhist nationalists 
D) National League for Democracy and State Law and Order Restoration Council 
E) none of the above

Question 10

Why is Singapore the Asian Economic "Miracle"?

Accepted Answer

A) infrastructure 
B) skilled workforce 
C) government supported education 
D) leader in information technology and aerospace 
E) all of the above 
A) infrastructure 
B) skilled workforce 
C) government supported education 
D) leader in information technology and aerospace 
E) all of the above

Question 11

What major religion was introduced to Bali and remains today?

Accepted Answer

A) Islam 
B) Hinduism 
C) Christianity 
D) Buddhism 
E) Animism 
A) Islam 
B) Hinduism 
C) Christianity 
D) Buddhism 
E) Animism

Question 12

Why did Aung San Suu Kyi win the Nobel Peace Prize?

Accepted Answer

A) indigenous social movement in Thailand 
B) democratic reform in Cambodia 
C) democratic reform in Burma 
D) political reform in Indonesia 
E) none of the above 
A) indigenous social movement in Thailand 
B) democratic reform in Cambodia 
C) democratic reform in Burma 
D) political reform in Indonesia 
E) none of the above

Question 13

In which country are the headwaters of the Mekong River?

Accepted Answer

A) Mongolia 
B) Cambodia 
C) Laos 
D) China 
E) Vietnam 
A) Mongolia 
B) Cambodia 
C) Laos 
D) China 
E) Vietnam

Question 14

What sultanate disseminated Islamic beliefs with commercial power?

Accepted Answer

A) Brunei 
B) Malacca 
C) Padang 
D) Sarawak 
E) Timor 
A) Brunei 
B) Malacca 
C) Padang 
D) Sarawak 
E) Timor

Question 15

What was the major cause of deforestation in Southeast Asia?

Accepted Answer

A) export of hardwoods during colonial era 
B) post-WWII timber extraction 
C) timber industry providing local jobs 
D) use for construction and fuel by locals 
E) none of the above 
A) export of hardwoods during colonial era 
B) post-WWII timber extraction 
C) timber industry providing local jobs 
D) use for construction and fuel by locals 
E) none of the above

Question 16

What effect(s)does the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ)have in Southeast Asia?

Accepted Answer

A) arid wind pattern from equatorial region 
B) cold ocean breezes from August to October 
C) typhoon and cyclone climate 
D) all of the above 
E) none of the above 
A) arid wind pattern from equatorial region 
B) cold ocean breezes from August to October 
C) typhoon and cyclone climate 
D) all of the above 
E) none of the above

Question 17

What physical feature serves as a "safety-valve" overflow basin for flooding?

Accepted Answer

A) Mekong Delta 
B) Tonle Sap Lake 
C) Irawaddy Delta 
D) Gulf of Tonkin 
E) Wallace's Line 
A) Mekong Delta 
B) Tonle Sap Lake 
C) Irawaddy Delta 
D) Gulf of Tonkin 
E) Wallace's Line

Question 18

The newest energy source to be developed in Southeast Asia are biofuels,especially:

Accepted Answer

A) coal 
B) palm oil 
C) natural gas 
D) biomass 
E) none of the above 
A) coal 
B) palm oil 
C) natural gas 
D) biomass 
E) none of the above

Question 19

What country's national car is the "Proton"?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

The ________ is Southeast Asia's longest waterway.

Accepted Answer

A) Red River 
B) Chao Phraya River 
C) Mekong River 
D) Irawaddy River 
E) none of the above 
A) Red River 
B) Chao Phraya River 
C) Mekong River 
D) Irawaddy River 
E) none of the above

Which of the following is true about the U.S.military intervention in Vietnam?

What country promotes two-child families through advertising grassroots leadership training and free distribution of birth-control pills and condoms?

What are female literacy rates in Southeast Asia?

What agricultural practice is based on the constructions of dikes to flood fields?

Most of the people on Singapore are:

What leader installed a cruel regime,suspended education and killed millions of his people between 1975-1979?

Which country is most likely to be associated with tin production?

What three countries can be viewed from the "Golden Triangle"?

What two factions are in conflict in the Philippines today?

Why is Singapore the Asian Economic "Miracle"?

What major religion was introduced to Bali and remains today?

Why did Aung San Suu Kyi win the Nobel Peace Prize?

In which country are the headwaters of the Mekong River?

What sultanate disseminated Islamic beliefs with commercial power?

What was the major cause of deforestation in Southeast Asia?

What effect(s)does the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ)have in Southeast Asia?

What physical feature serves as a "safety-valve" overflow basin for flooding?

The newest energy source to be developed in Southeast Asia are biofuels,especially:

What country's national car is the "Proton"?

The ________ is Southeast Asia's longest waterway.

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Exam 10: Southeast Asia

Which of the following is true about the U.S.military intervention in Vietnam?

What country promotes two-child families through advertising grassroots leadership training and free distribution of birth-control pills and condoms?

What are female literacy rates in Southeast Asia?

What agricultural practice is based on the constructions of dikes to flood fields?

Most of the people on Singapore are:

What leader installed a cruel regime,suspended education and killed millions of his people between 1975-1979?

Which country is most likely to be associated with tin production?

What three countries can be viewed from the "Golden Triangle"?

What two factions are in conflict in the Philippines today?

Why is Singapore the Asian Economic "Miracle"?

What major religion was introduced to Bali and remains today?

Why did Aung San Suu Kyi win the Nobel Peace Prize?

In which country are the headwaters of the Mekong River?

What sultanate disseminated Islamic beliefs with commercial power?

What was the major cause of deforestation in Southeast Asia?

What effect(s)does the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ)have in Southeast Asia?

What physical feature serves as a "safety-valve" overflow basin for flooding?

The newest energy source to be developed in Southeast Asia are biofuels,especially:

What country's national car is the "Proton"?

The ________ is Southeast Asia's longest waterway.

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

Filters