Question 1

High demand for this product in East Asia drives large-scale international logging in Southeast Asia.

Accepted Answer

A)  furniture 
B)  biofuels and charcoal 
C)  pharmaceuticals 
D)  wood veneer 
E)  plywood and paper pulp 
A)  furniture 
B)  biofuels and charcoal 
C)  pharmaceuticals 
D)  wood veneer 
E)  plywood and paper pulp

Question 2

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true.
-ASEAN is on friendly terms with the United States, but wants to keep all countries, including the United States, from having too much influence in the region.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What is the major difference between the two types of tropical climates found in Southeast Asia?

Accepted Answer

A)  the temperature 
B)  the seasonal distribution of temperature 
C)  the seasonal distribution of rainfall 
D)  the total amount of rainfall 
E)  the prevalence of fog 
A)  the temperature 
B)  the seasonal distribution of temperature 
C)  the seasonal distribution of rainfall 
D)  the total amount of rainfall 
E)  the prevalence of fog

Question 4

What is the longest river in Southeast Asia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mekong 
B)  Irrawaddy 
C)  Red River 
D)  Chao Phraya 
E)  Salween 
A)  Mekong 
B)  Irrawaddy 
C)  Red River 
D)  Chao Phraya 
E)  Salween

Question 5

How long were the Philippines a colony of Spain?

Accepted Answer

A)  50 years 
B)  100 years 
C)  150 years 
D)  200 years 
E)  300 years 
A)  50 years 
B)  100 years 
C)  150 years 
D)  200 years 
E)  300 years

Question 6

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true.
-Thailand has the dubious distinction of being one of the world's centers for money laundering.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true.
-In recent years, the Indonesian government has attempted to encourage its steel industry to bolster its economy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

How does your textbook characterize the settlement pattern in Southeast Asia?

Accepted Answer

A)  relatively sparsely settled 
B)  extremely sparsely settled 
C)  relatively densely settled 
D)  extremely densely settled 
E)  densely settled on the mainland, sparsely settled on the islands 
A)  relatively sparsely settled 
B)  extremely sparsely settled 
C)  relatively densely settled 
D)  extremely densely settled 
E)  densely settled on the mainland, sparsely settled on the islands

Question 9

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true.
-According to the domino theory, if Malaysia fell to the communists, Laos and Cambodia would be the next countries to fall to communism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Indonesia's islands stretch for a length that is about the same distance as the mileage between which of the following pairs of cities?

Accepted Answer

A)  New York to Boston 
B)  New York to Indianapolis 
C)  New York to Denver 
D)  New York to San Francisco 
E)  New York to Philadelphia 
A)  New York to Boston 
B)  New York to Indianapolis 
C)  New York to Denver 
D)  New York to San Francisco 
E)  New York to Philadelphia

Question 11

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true.
-In the 1990s, the economy of Southeast Asia included boom and bust.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following factors did NOT contribute to recent air pollution in Southeast Asia?

Accepted Answer

A)  A severe drought turned forests into tinderboxes. 
B)  Commercial logging includes burning to clear the land. 
C)  rapidly growing cities in Southeast Asia 
D)  release of toxic gases from a fertilizer factory 
E)  increasing automobile traffic 
A)  A severe drought turned forests into tinderboxes. 
B)  Commercial logging includes burning to clear the land. 
C)  rapidly growing cities in Southeast Asia 
D)  release of toxic gases from a fertilizer factory 
E)  increasing automobile traffic

Question 13

What country in Southeast Asia has the region's fastest growing economy?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

Why was Indonesia so poor when it gained its independence from the Dutch in 1949?

Accepted Answer

A)  Indonesia had no marketable products. 
B)  Indonesia had accumulated high levels of international debt. 
C)  It suffered several years of drought and famine. 
D)  Civil war drained resources and stifled manufacturing. 
E)  The Dutch had used Indonesia largely for its tropical crops and invested little in transportation, health, or education in the region. 
A)  Indonesia had no marketable products. 
B)  Indonesia had accumulated high levels of international debt. 
C)  It suffered several years of drought and famine. 
D)  Civil war drained resources and stifled manufacturing. 
E)  The Dutch had used Indonesia largely for its tropical crops and invested little in transportation, health, or education in the region.

Question 15

Which of the following countries of Southeast Asia does NOT include territory that the Jemaah Islamaya (JI)wishes to include in the single Islamic state that it hopes to create?

Accepted Answer

A)  Malaysia 
B)  Indonesia 
C)  Philippines 
D)  Thailand 
E)  Vietnam 
A)  Malaysia 
B)  Indonesia 
C)  Philippines 
D)  Thailand 
E)  Vietnam

Question 16

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true.
-Swidden cultivation is sustainable when population densities remain relatively low and stable, and where practitioners of swidden control an adequate amount of land.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Map ID - Southeast Asia
 
-What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 8 (eight)?

Accepted Answer

A)  East Timor 
B)  Brunei 
C)  Indonesia 
D)  Malaysia 
E)  Singapore 
A)  East Timor 
B)  Brunei 
C)  Indonesia 
D)  Malaysia 
E)  Singapore

Question 18

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true.
-Southeast Asia emphasizes basic education, but gives inadequate attention to university and technical education.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true.
-Indonesia is the world's most populous Muslim country and also has the largest population in Southeast Asia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What country of Southeast Asia has the region's lowest total Fertility Rate?a rate so low (below replacement level)that its population may soon begin to decline?

Accepted Answer

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

High demand for this product in East Asia drives large-scale international logging in Southeast Asia.

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -ASEAN is on friendly terms with the United States, but wants to keep all countries, including the United States, from having too much influence in the region.

What is the major difference between the two types of tropical climates found in Southeast Asia?

What is the longest river in Southeast Asia?

How long were the Philippines a colony of Spain?

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Thailand has the dubious distinction of being one of the world's centers for money laundering.

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -In recent years, the Indonesian government has attempted to encourage its steel industry to bolster its economy.

How does your textbook characterize the settlement pattern in Southeast Asia?

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -According to the domino theory, if Malaysia fell to the communists, Laos and Cambodia would be the next countries to fall to communism.

Indonesia's islands stretch for a length that is about the same distance as the mileage between which of the following pairs of cities?

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -In the 1990s, the economy of Southeast Asia included boom and bust.

Which of the following factors did NOT contribute to recent air pollution in Southeast Asia?

What country in Southeast Asia has the region's fastest growing economy?

Why was Indonesia so poor when it gained its independence from the Dutch in 1949?

Which of the following countries of Southeast Asia does NOT include territory that the Jemaah Islamaya (JI)wishes to include in the single Islamic state that it hopes to create?

Map ID - Southeast Asia -What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 8 (eight)?

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Southeast Asia emphasizes basic education, but gives inadequate attention to university and technical education.

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Indonesia is the world's most populous Muslim country and also has the largest population in Southeast Asia.

What country of Southeast Asia has the region's lowest total Fertility Rate?a rate so low (below replacement level)that its population may soon begin to decline?

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South Asia

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Exam 13: Southeast Asia

High demand for this product in East Asia drives large-scale international logging in Southeast Asia.

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -ASEAN is on friendly terms with the United States, but wants to keep all countries, including the United States, from having too much influence in the region.

What is the major difference between the two types of tropical climates found in Southeast Asia?

What is the longest river in Southeast Asia?

How long were the Philippines a colony of Spain?

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Thailand has the dubious distinction of being one of the world's centers for money laundering.

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -In recent years, the Indonesian government has attempted to encourage its steel industry to bolster its economy.

How does your textbook characterize the settlement pattern in Southeast Asia?

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -According to the domino theory, if Malaysia fell to the communists, Laos and Cambodia would be the next countries to fall to communism.

Indonesia's islands stretch for a length that is about the same distance as the mileage between which of the following pairs of cities?

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -In the 1990s, the economy of Southeast Asia included boom and bust.

Which of the following factors did NOT contribute to recent air pollution in Southeast Asia?

What country in Southeast Asia has the region's fastest growing economy?

Why was Indonesia so poor when it gained its independence from the Dutch in 1949?

Which of the following countries of Southeast Asia does NOT include territory that the Jemaah Islamaya (JI)wishes to include in the single Islamic state that it hopes to create?

Map ID - Southeast Asia -What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 8 (eight)?

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Southeast Asia emphasizes basic education, but gives inadequate attention to university and technical education.

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Indonesia is the world's most populous Muslim country and also has the largest population in Southeast Asia.

What country of Southeast Asia has the region's lowest total Fertility Rate?a rate so low (below replacement level)that its population may soon begin to decline?

Diversity Amid Globalization

Changing Global Environment

North America

Latin America

The Caribbean

Sub-Saharan Africa

Southwest Asia and North Africa

Europe

The Russian Domain

Central Asia

East Asia

South Asia

Australia and Oceania

Filters