Question 1

Insular Southeast Asia

Accepted Answer

A)  typically has dry winters. 
B)  straddles the equator. 
C)  has few peaks above 5,000 feet. 
D)  includes about 25 islands. 
E)  has tremendous temperature variation. 
A)  typically has dry winters. 
B)  straddles the equator. 
C)  has few peaks above 5,000 feet. 
D)  includes about 25 islands. 
E)  has tremendous temperature variation. B

Question 2

What is the mission of ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)?

Accepted Answer

A)  ASEAN was created to promote tourism in the region. 
B)  ASEAN fosters regional cooperation and regional coherence. 
C)  ASEAN's primary goal is to clean up the environment in the region. 
D)  ASEAN was created to improve education in the region. 
E)  ASEAN is a military alliance (like NATO). 
A)  ASEAN was created to promote tourism in the region. 
B)  ASEAN fosters regional cooperation and regional coherence. 
C)  ASEAN's primary goal is to clean up the environment in the region. 
D)  ASEAN was created to improve education in the region. 
E)  ASEAN is a military alliance (like NATO). B

Question 3

What is the approximate population of Southeast Asia?

Accepted Answer

A)  2 million 
B)  60 million 
C)  130 million 
D)  600 million 
E)  4000 million 
A)  2 million 
B)  60 million 
C)  130 million 
D)  600 million 
E)  4000 million D

Question 4

Under what conditions is swidden agriculture sustainable?

Accepted Answer

A)  when the government intervenes to control land use 
B)  when private entities purchase land for development, minimizing the acreage of land used for swidden agriculture 
C)  when population densities remain relatively low and stable, and where practitioners of swidden control an adequate amount of land 
D)  when there is a large number of people to do the hard, manual labor associated with swidden 
E)  when long-term weather patterns provide adequate moisture and warmth 
A)  when the government intervenes to control land use 
B)  when private entities purchase land for development, minimizing the acreage of land used for swidden agriculture 
C)  when population densities remain relatively low and stable, and where practitioners of swidden control an adequate amount of land 
D)  when there is a large number of people to do the hard, manual labor associated with swidden 
E)  when long-term weather patterns provide adequate moisture and warmth

Question 5

Islam largely replaced Hinduism and Buddhism in Malaysia and Indonesia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

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

Question 7

Insular Southeast Asia lies in the tropics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Plantation agriculture in Southeast Asia now often focuses on specialty crops like pineapple or rubber.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What is transmigration?

Accepted Answer

A)  a migration of refugees from one nation to another. 
B)  a long period of migration stagnation, when a nation's population remains in one region for a significantly long period of time. 
C)  a government-implemented policy forbidding emigration from a nation in any form. 
D)  the forced movement of certain citizens to concentration camps. 
E)  the relocation of a nation's population from one location to another within its national territory. 
A)  a migration of refugees from one nation to another. 
B)  a long period of migration stagnation, when a nation's population remains in one region for a significantly long period of time. 
C)  a government-implemented policy forbidding emigration from a nation in any form. 
D)  the forced movement of certain citizens to concentration camps. 
E)  the relocation of a nation's population from one location to another within its national territory.

Question 10

What country has Vietnam primarily emulated as it works to improve its economy?

Accepted Answer

A)  United States 
B)  China 
C)  South Korea 
D)  Japan 
E)  India 
A)  United States 
B)  China 
C)  South Korea 
D)  Japan 
E)  India

Question 11

Because the Dutch had used Indonesia largely for its tropical crops and invested little in transportation,health,or education in this country,Indonesia was extremely poor when it gained its independence from the Netherlands in 1949.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Swidden agriculture restores soil nutrients allowing people to settle in one place for an extended period of time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What geological feature is associated with the islands of Sumatra,Java,and the Lesser Sunda Islands?

Accepted Answer

A)  petroleum reserves 
B)  erosion 
C)  karst topography 
D)  volcanic activity 
E)  All of the choices are correct. 
A)  petroleum reserves 
B)  erosion 
C)  karst topography 
D)  volcanic activity 
E)  All of the choices are correct.

Question 14

What is ASEAN's relationship to the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  ASEAN is on friendly terms with the United States, and wants to keep all countries, except the United States, from having too much influence in the region. 
B)  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. 
C)  ASEAN wants the United States to help it develop good ties with other countries to encourage international trade. 
D)  ASEAN is on unfriendly terms with the United States, and wants to keep all countries, including the United States, from having too much influence in the region. 
E)  ASEAN is on unfriendly terms with the United States, and wants to keep the United States from having too much influence in the region. 
A)  ASEAN is on friendly terms with the United States, and wants to keep all countries, except the United States, from having too much influence in the region. 
B)  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. 
C)  ASEAN wants the United States to help it develop good ties with other countries to encourage international trade. 
D)  ASEAN is on unfriendly terms with the United States, and wants to keep all countries, including the United States, from having too much influence in the region. 
E)  ASEAN is on unfriendly terms with the United States, and wants to keep the United States from having too much influence in the region.

Question 15

The Vietnam War started when which European country tried to retain control of its Southeast Asian colonies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Great Britain 
B)  Spain 
C)  France 
D)  United States 
E)  Netherlands 
A)  Great Britain 
B)  Spain 
C)  France 
D)  United States 
E)  Netherlands

Question 16

A commercial airliner crashed in Southeast Asia during the late 1990s due to terrible air pollution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Vietnam is the most urbanized country in Southeast Asia,and is 95 percent urbanized.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What is the most densely settled island of Indonesia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Borneo 
B)  Java 
C)  Sumatra 
D)  Bali 
E)  Luzon 
A)  Borneo 
B)  Java 
C)  Sumatra 
D)  Bali 
E)  Luzon

Question 19

About how many distinct languages are spoken in the Philippines?

Accepted Answer

A)  1 
B)  85 
C)  100 
D)  25 
E)  8 
A)  1 
B)  85 
C)  100 
D)  25 
E)  8

Question 20

Describe the monsoon climates of Southeast Asia.

Accepted Answer

Mainland Southeast Asia is affected by s

Insular Southeast Asia

What is the mission of ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)?

What is the approximate population of Southeast Asia?

Under what conditions is swidden agriculture sustainable?

Islam largely replaced Hinduism and Buddhism in Malaysia and Indonesia.

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

Insular Southeast Asia lies in the tropics.

Plantation agriculture in Southeast Asia now often focuses on specialty crops like pineapple or rubber.

What is transmigration?

What country has Vietnam primarily emulated as it works to improve its economy?

Because the Dutch had used Indonesia largely for its tropical crops and invested little in transportation,health,or education in this country,Indonesia was extremely poor when it gained its independence from the Netherlands in 1949.

Swidden agriculture restores soil nutrients allowing people to settle in one place for an extended period of time.

What geological feature is associated with the islands of Sumatra,Java,and the Lesser Sunda Islands?

What is ASEAN's relationship to the United States?

The Vietnam War started when which European country tried to retain control of its Southeast Asian colonies?

A commercial airliner crashed in Southeast Asia during the late 1990s due to terrible air pollution.

Vietnam is the most urbanized country in Southeast Asia,and is 95 percent urbanized.

What is the most densely settled island of Indonesia?

About how many distinct languages are spoken in the Philippines?

Describe the monsoon climates of Southeast Asia.

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Exam 13: Southeast Asia

Insular Southeast Asia

What is the mission of ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)?

What is the approximate population of Southeast Asia?

Under what conditions is swidden agriculture sustainable?

Islam largely replaced Hinduism and Buddhism in Malaysia and Indonesia.

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

Insular Southeast Asia lies in the tropics.

Plantation agriculture in Southeast Asia now often focuses on specialty crops like pineapple or rubber.

What is transmigration?

What country has Vietnam primarily emulated as it works to improve its economy?

Because the Dutch had used Indonesia largely for its tropical crops and invested little in transportation,health,or education in this country,Indonesia was extremely poor when it gained its independence from the Netherlands in 1949.

Swidden agriculture restores soil nutrients allowing people to settle in one place for an extended period of time.

What geological feature is associated with the islands of Sumatra,Java,and the Lesser Sunda Islands?

What is ASEAN's relationship to the United States?

The Vietnam War started when which European country tried to retain control of its Southeast Asian colonies?

A commercial airliner crashed in Southeast Asia during the late 1990s due to terrible air pollution.

Vietnam is the most urbanized country in Southeast Asia,and is 95 percent urbanized.

What is the most densely settled island of Indonesia?

About how many distinct languages are spoken in the Philippines?

Describe the monsoon climates of Southeast Asia.

Concepts of World Geography

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