Question 1

What country of Southeast Asia is the most highly urbanized?

Accepted Answer

A)  Burma 
B)  Singapore 
C)  Vietnam 
D)  the Philippines 
E)  Cambodia 
A)  Burma 
B)  Singapore 
C)  Vietnam 
D)  the Philippines 
E)  Cambodia

Question 2

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 3

A large number of immigrants to Southeast Asia came from Japan.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

"Insular" Southeast Asia refers to which of the following locations?

Accepted Answer

A)  countries located on peninsulas 
B)  countries located on islands 
C)  countries located on mainland Southeast Asia 
D)  countries located on mountains 
E)  countries located in the interior regions of a continent 
A)  countries located on peninsulas 
B)  countries located on islands 
C)  countries located on mainland Southeast Asia 
D)  countries located on mountains 
E)  countries located in the interior regions of a continent

Question 5

What religion did the indigenous peoples of Southeast Asia practice before the arrival of religions from elsewhere?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

What activity has placed the greatest pressure on the forests of Southeast Asia?

Accepted Answer

A)  local people cutting hardwood trees to build homes 
B)  indigenous people clearing areas of the forest for agricultural use 
C)  powerful typhoons 
D)  industrial development and its resulting pollution 
E)  international commercial logging 
A)  local people cutting hardwood trees to build homes 
B)  indigenous people clearing areas of the forest for agricultural use 
C)  powerful typhoons 
D)  industrial development and its resulting pollution 
E)  international commercial logging

Question 7

In early 2012,the Burmese government finally signed a cease-fire with the Karen ethnic rebels,although at the same time it intensified a military drive against the Kachin rebels in the far north.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What kind of economic activity has the Indonesian government been trying to foster in order to improve its economy?

Accepted Answer

A)  technologically oriented businesses 
B)  automobile assembly 
C)  back office work 
D)  pharmaceuticals 
E)  steel industry 
A)  technologically oriented businesses 
B)  automobile assembly 
C)  back office work 
D)  pharmaceuticals 
E)  steel industry

Question 9

Forty years ago,the Philippines was the most highly developed Southeast Asian country and was considered to have a very bright economic future.However,by the 1980s and 1990s the Philippines' economy took a downturn.Please explain the factors that contributed to this nation's economic change.

Accepted Answer

There were several factors that contribu

Question 10

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

Question 11

In 2011,this country was ranked along with Afghanistan as the third most corrupt country in the world.

Accepted Answer

A)  Burma 
B)  Indonesia 
C)  Vietnam 
D)  Laos 
E)  East Timor 
A)  Burma 
B)  Indonesia 
C)  Vietnam 
D)  Laos 
E)  East Timor

Question 12

How long does Southeast Asia's hot and rainy season last?

Accepted Answer

A)  from February to April 
B)  from May to October 
C)  from March to August 
D)  from December to February 
E)  from September to December 
A)  from February to April 
B)  from May to October 
C)  from March to August 
D)  from December to February 
E)  from September to December

Question 13

Of the following countries in Southeast Asia,which one has been most receptive to western influences?

Accepted Answer

A)  Malaysia 
B)  the Philippines 
C)  Burma 
D)  Singapore 
E)  Vietnam 
A)  Malaysia 
B)  the Philippines 
C)  Burma 
D)  Singapore 
E)  Vietnam

Question 14

Powerful typhoons have placed the greatest pressure on the forests of Southeast Asia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following factors helps to explain the historical lack of settlement in Southeast Asia?

Accepted Answer

A)  tremendous out-migration 
B)  infertile soil 
C)  lack of transportation system in the region 
D)  centuries of civil war 
E)  all of the above 
A)  tremendous out-migration 
B)  infertile soil 
C)  lack of transportation system in the region 
D)  centuries of civil war 
E)  all of the above

Question 16

Briefly discuss the three major patterns of agriculture in the region (Swidden in the Uplands,Plantation Agriculture and Rice in the Lowlands).

Accepted Answer

The three major patterns of agriculture

Question 17

Vietnam

Accepted Answer

A)  ruled China until about 1000 A.D. 
B)  still uses Chinese ideographs for written communication. 
C)  adopted many aspects of Confucianism. 
D)  was once a Hindu kingdom. 
E)  is a province of China. 
A)  ruled China until about 1000 A.D. 
B)  still uses Chinese ideographs for written communication. 
C)  adopted many aspects of Confucianism. 
D)  was once a Hindu kingdom. 
E)  is a province of China.

Question 18

What is the most densely settled island of the Philippines?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mindanao 
B)  Samar 
C)  Negros 
D)  Luzon 
E)  Palawan 
A)  Mindanao 
B)  Samar 
C)  Negros 
D)  Luzon 
E)  Palawan

Question 19

The recently independent country of East Timor was formerly part of what country of Southeast Asia?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

The Vietnam War

Accepted Answer

A)  ended with American victory. 
B)  resulted in a reunified Vietnam. 
C)  put an end to the brutal policies of the Khmer Rouge. 
D)  began in the late 1960s. 
E)  originally involved Spain and Vietnam. 
A)  ended with American victory. 
B)  resulted in a reunified Vietnam. 
C)  put an end to the brutal policies of the Khmer Rouge. 
D)  began in the late 1960s. 
E)  originally involved Spain and Vietnam.

What country of Southeast Asia is the most highly urbanized?

Indonesia is the world's most populous Muslim country and also has the largest population in Southeast Asia.

A large number of immigrants to Southeast Asia came from Japan.

"Insular" Southeast Asia refers to which of the following locations?

What religion did the indigenous peoples of Southeast Asia practice before the arrival of religions from elsewhere?

What activity has placed the greatest pressure on the forests of Southeast Asia?

In early 2012,the Burmese government finally signed a cease-fire with the Karen ethnic rebels,although at the same time it intensified a military drive against the Kachin rebels in the far north.

What kind of economic activity has the Indonesian government been trying to foster in order to improve its economy?

Forty years ago,the Philippines was the most highly developed Southeast Asian country and was considered to have a very bright economic future.However,by the 1980s and 1990s the Philippines' economy took a downturn.Please explain the factors that contributed to this nation's economic change.

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?

In 2011,this country was ranked along with Afghanistan as the third most corrupt country in the world.

How long does Southeast Asia's hot and rainy season last?

Of the following countries in Southeast Asia,which one has been most receptive to western influences?

Powerful typhoons have placed the greatest pressure on the forests of Southeast Asia.

Which of the following factors helps to explain the historical lack of settlement in Southeast Asia?

Briefly discuss the three major patterns of agriculture in the region (Swidden in the Uplands,Plantation Agriculture and Rice in the Lowlands).

Vietnam

What is the most densely settled island of the Philippines?

The recently independent country of East Timor was formerly part of what country of Southeast Asia?

The Vietnam War

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Exam 13: Southeast Asia

What country of Southeast Asia is the most highly urbanized?

Indonesia is the world's most populous Muslim country and also has the largest population in Southeast Asia.

A large number of immigrants to Southeast Asia came from Japan.

"Insular" Southeast Asia refers to which of the following locations?

What religion did the indigenous peoples of Southeast Asia practice before the arrival of religions from elsewhere?

What activity has placed the greatest pressure on the forests of Southeast Asia?

In early 2012,the Burmese government finally signed a cease-fire with the Karen ethnic rebels,although at the same time it intensified a military drive against the Kachin rebels in the far north.

What kind of economic activity has the Indonesian government been trying to foster in order to improve its economy?

Forty years ago,the Philippines was the most highly developed Southeast Asian country and was considered to have a very bright economic future.However,by the 1980s and 1990s the Philippines' economy took a downturn.Please explain the factors that contributed to this nation's economic change.

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?

In 2011,this country was ranked along with Afghanistan as the third most corrupt country in the world.

How long does Southeast Asia's hot and rainy season last?

Of the following countries in Southeast Asia,which one has been most receptive to western influences?

Powerful typhoons have placed the greatest pressure on the forests of Southeast Asia.

Which of the following factors helps to explain the historical lack of settlement in Southeast Asia?

Briefly discuss the three major patterns of agriculture in the region (Swidden in the Uplands,Plantation Agriculture and Rice in the Lowlands).

Vietnam

What is the most densely settled island of the Philippines?

The recently independent country of East Timor was formerly part of what country of Southeast Asia?

The Vietnam War

Globalization and Diversity

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