Exam 10: Southeast Asia

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

The flooding of rice fields produces high levels of methane.

All of the following were results of export-led strategies in Southeast Asia's post-colonial period EXCEPT:

In Southeast Asia, fresh ocean breezes keep the air pollution-free.

Which was the only country in Southeast Asia NOT colonized by Europeans?

In which country is it estimated that geothermal energy could provide all the country's energy needs?

Literacy rates are much higher in Vietnam than in Cambodia and Laos.

Which of the following is NOT a water-based problem facing Southeast Asia?

The dominant religion of Timor-Leste and the Philippines is:

Indonesia is a country of great cultural homogeneity.

The shift by urban migrants to a nuclear family structure is helpful for working parents.

Which statement best explains the U.S. decision to get involved in the Vietnam War?

The current government of Burma was democratically elected.

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

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

Which of the following groups is NOT contributing to the conflict in Thailand?

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

The Borneo Project has been successful in helping indigenous peoples of Sarawak stop leases to logging companies.

By the early 2000s, China was attracting more than twice the foreign investment that Southeast Asia was attracting.

Thailand was the only Southeast Asian country to remain independent during the European colonial period.