Question 1

On mainland Southeast Asia, what is the most common crop in the lowlands?

Accepted Answer

A) rubber 
B) coconuts 
C) rice 
D) sugarcane 
E) opium poppies 
A) rubber 
B) coconuts 
C) rice 
D) sugarcane 
E) opium poppies

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) earthquakes 
B) erosion 
C) karst topography 
D) volcanic activity 
E) all of the above 
A) earthquakes 
B) erosion 
C) karst topography 
D) volcanic activity 
E) all of the above

Question 3

What country straddles the mainland and insular portions of Southeast Asia?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

The Spratly Islands

Accepted Answer

A) may possess major oil deposits. 
B) are mountainous and rugged. 
C) have been a major cause of disunity within ASEAN. 
D) are occupied by the Philippines. 
E) are one of the largest chains in Southeast Asia. 
A) may possess major oil deposits. 
B) are mountainous and rugged. 
C) have been a major cause of disunity within ASEAN. 
D) are occupied by the Philippines. 
E) are one of the largest chains in Southeast Asia.

Question 5

Of what material is the Khorat Plateau composed?

Accepted Answer

A) granite 
B) limestone 
C) volcanic soil 
D) sandstone 
E) coral 
A) granite 
B) limestone 
C) volcanic soil 
D) sandstone 
E) coral

Question 6

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 7

Who are the Karen?

Accepted Answer

A) aside from the Hmong, the second largest tribal group in Laos 
B) a tribal people of upland Burma 
C) the current rulers of Burma 
D) Cambodians who have been expelled from their homeland and forced to reside in Thailand 
E) the royal family of Thailand 
A) aside from the Hmong, the second largest tribal group in Laos 
B) a tribal people of upland Burma 
C) the current rulers of Burma 
D) Cambodians who have been expelled from their homeland and forced to reside in Thailand 
E) the royal family of Thailand

Question 8

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 9

Discuss the monsoon climates of Southeast Asia.

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

Which of the following factors helps to explain why Southeast Asia is still relatively sparsely settled?

Accepted Answer

A) tremendous out-migration 
B) infertile soil and rugged topography 
C) the lack of a modern transportation system 
D) centuries of civil war 
E) the presence of many tropical diseases such as malaria and yellow fever 
A) tremendous out-migration 
B) infertile soil and rugged topography 
C) the lack of a modern transportation system 
D) centuries of civil war 
E) the presence of many tropical diseases such as malaria and yellow fever

Question 11

What agricultural system is sometimes referred to as "slash and burn"?

Accepted Answer

A) swidden 
B) commercial agriculture 
C) plantation agriculture 
D) rice cultivation 
E) intensive subsistence 
A) swidden 
B) commercial agriculture 
C) plantation agriculture 
D) rice cultivation 
E) intensive subsistence

Question 12

The Philippines

Accepted Answer

A) has banned migration to other countries. 
B) has the second highest PPP in Southeast Asia. 
C) owes much of its lack of economic success to the policies and corruption of Ferdinand Marcos. 
D) hosts several important American naval bases. 
E) has a communist economic system. 
A) has banned migration to other countries. 
B) has the second highest PPP in Southeast Asia. 
C) owes much of its lack of economic success to the policies and corruption of Ferdinand Marcos. 
D) hosts several important American naval bases. 
E) has a communist economic system.

Question 13

Swidden agriculture

Accepted Answer

A) has benefited significantly from logging operations. 
B) is most common on coastal plains. 
C) works best in regions of medium to high population density. 
D) usually relies on monocrop production. 
E) depletes soil nutrients within a few years. 
A) has benefited significantly from logging operations. 
B) is most common on coastal plains. 
C) works best in regions of medium to high population density. 
D) usually relies on monocrop production. 
E) depletes soil nutrients within a few years.

Question 14

According to the graphic below, which country has the highest tourism receipts per capita?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

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 16

What type of climate dominates in most of insular Southeast Asia?

Accepted Answer

A) occasionally hot and humid 
B) constantly hot and dry 
C) constantly cool and humid 
D) constantly cool and dry 
E) constantly hot and humid 
A) occasionally hot and humid 
B) constantly hot and dry 
C) constantly cool and humid 
D) constantly cool and dry 
E) constantly hot and humid

Question 17

In what Southeast Asian country is transmigration most common, and a policy of the national government?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

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 19

Which of the following natural hazards is (are)prevalent in the Philippines?

Accepted Answer

A) flooding 
B) mudslides 
C) typhoons 
D) volcanoes 
E) all of the above 
A) flooding 
B) mudslides 
C) typhoons 
D) volcanoes 
E) all of the above

Question 20

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

On mainland Southeast Asia, what is the most common crop in the lowlands?

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

What country straddles the mainland and insular portions of Southeast Asia?

The Spratly Islands

Of what material is the Khorat Plateau composed?

What country of Southeast Asia is the most highly urbanized?

Who are the Karen?

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

Discuss the monsoon climates of Southeast Asia.

Which of the following factors helps to explain why Southeast Asia is still relatively sparsely settled?

What agricultural system is sometimes referred to as "slash and burn"?

The Philippines

Swidden agriculture

According to the graphic below, which country has the highest tourism receipts per capita?

What is the longest river in Southeast Asia?

What type of climate dominates in most of insular Southeast Asia?

In what Southeast Asian country is transmigration most common, and a policy of the national government?

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

Which of the following natural hazards is (are)prevalent in the Philippines?

What is the most densely settled island of the Philippines?

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Exam 13: Southeast Asia

On mainland Southeast Asia, what is the most common crop in the lowlands?

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

What country straddles the mainland and insular portions of Southeast Asia?

The Spratly Islands

Of what material is the Khorat Plateau composed?

What country of Southeast Asia is the most highly urbanized?

Who are the Karen?

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

Discuss the monsoon climates of Southeast Asia.

Which of the following factors helps to explain why Southeast Asia is still relatively sparsely settled?

What agricultural system is sometimes referred to as "slash and burn"?

The Philippines

Swidden agriculture

According to the graphic below, which country has the highest tourism receipts per capita?

What is the longest river in Southeast Asia?

What type of climate dominates in most of insular Southeast Asia?

In what Southeast Asian country is transmigration most common, and a policy of the national government?

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

Which of the following natural hazards is (are)prevalent in the Philippines?

What is the most densely settled island of the Philippines?

Concepts of World Geography

Physical Geography and the 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