Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

What European group arrived in the Southeast Asian region around the 1500s?

Accepted Answer

A) French 
B) Dutch 
C) English 
D) Spanish 
E) Portuguese 
A) French 
B) Dutch 
C) English 
D) Spanish 
E) Portuguese

Question 3

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 4

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 5

What is transmigration?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

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 7

The main locations of commercial sex in Southeast Asia are located

Accepted Answer

A) near the old royal compounds. 
B) near American military bases. 
C) in the slums of megacities. 
D) in the old city cores near former colonial government buildings. 
E) in the rural areas away from the authorities. 
A) near the old royal compounds. 
B) near American military bases. 
C) in the slums of megacities. 
D) in the old city cores near former colonial government buildings. 
E) in the rural areas away from the authorities.

Question 8

Compare the population issues in the Philippines and Singapore.

Accepted Answer

The population issues in the Philippines

Question 9

What is education like in Southeast Asia?

Accepted Answer

A) emphasis on basic and technical education, but inadequate attention given to graduate-school education 
B) a good education system, including basic, technical, and university education 
C) an inadequate education system, with little attention paid to basic education, and even less to technical and university education 
D) emphasis on basic education, but inadequate attention given to university and technical education 
E) emphasis on basic and university education, but inadequate attention given to technical education 
A) emphasis on basic and technical education, but inadequate attention given to graduate-school education 
B) a good education system, including basic, technical, and university education 
C) an inadequate education system, with little attention paid to basic education, and even less to technical and university education 
D) emphasis on basic education, but inadequate attention given to university and technical education 
E) emphasis on basic and university education, but inadequate attention given to technical education

Question 10

Which country is undertaking a massive dam-building program to expand its hydroelectric output?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

What are the economic and political systems like in Vietnam?

Accepted Answer

A) It embraces market economics and a democratic government. 
B) It rejects market economics, while retaining the political forms of a communist state. 
C) It embraces market economics, while retaining the political forms of a communist state. 
D) It rejects both market economics and the political forms of a communist state. 
E) It had adopted a regulated economic system, along with a socialist-democratic political form. 
A) It embraces market economics and a democratic government. 
B) It rejects market economics, while retaining the political forms of a communist state. 
C) It embraces market economics, while retaining the political forms of a communist state. 
D) It rejects both market economics and the political forms of a communist state. 
E) It had adopted a regulated economic system, along with a socialist-democratic political form.

Question 12

Which country in Southeast Asia contains the largest number of islands?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

During the Vietnam War, with which country did North Vietnam ally itself?

Accepted Answer

A) France 
B) United States 
C) Japan 
D) China 
E) Spain 
A) France 
B) United States 
C) Japan 
D) China 
E) Spain

Question 14

With the exception of the central highlands of Vietnam, how long does mainland Southeast Asia's monsoon 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 15

According to the domino theory, if Vietnam fell to the communists, the two next countries to fall to communism would be

Accepted Answer

A) China and Taiwan. 
B) Burma and Thailand. 
C) Malaysia and Indonesia. 
D) Laos and Cambodia. 
E) the United States and Mexico. 
A) China and Taiwan. 
B) Burma and Thailand. 
C) Malaysia and Indonesia. 
D) Laos and Cambodia. 
E) the United States and Mexico.

Question 16

Pick two countries in Southeast Asia and describe and explain their economic growth (or lack thereof)over the last three or so decades.

Accepted Answer

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Question 17

What country has Vietnam 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 18

Modern-day Indonesia was once a colony of which European country?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

What factors contributed to the origin and course of the Vietnam War? What were the important effects of the war on neighboring countries, and with what results?

Accepted Answer

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Question 20

Who were the first Europeans to arrive in Southeast Asia to colonize the region?

Accepted Answer

A) British 
B) Dutch 
C) Portuguese 
D) French 
E) Spanish 
A) British 
B) Dutch 
C) Portuguese 
D) French 
E) Spanish

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

What European group arrived in the Southeast Asian region around the 1500s?

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

Vietnam

What is transmigration?

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?

The main locations of commercial sex in Southeast Asia are located

Compare the population issues in the Philippines and Singapore.

What is education like in Southeast Asia?

Which country is undertaking a massive dam-building program to expand its hydroelectric output?

What are the economic and political systems like in Vietnam?

Which country in Southeast Asia contains the largest number of islands?

During the Vietnam War, with which country did North Vietnam ally itself?

With the exception of the central highlands of Vietnam, how long does mainland Southeast Asia's monsoon season last?

According to the domino theory, if Vietnam fell to the communists, the two next countries to fall to communism would be

Pick two countries in Southeast Asia and describe and explain their economic growth (or lack thereof)over the last three or so decades.

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

Modern-day Indonesia was once a colony of which European country?

What factors contributed to the origin and course of the Vietnam War? What were the important effects of the war on neighboring countries, and with what results?

Who were the first Europeans to arrive in Southeast Asia to colonize the region?

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Exam 13: Southeast Asia

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

What European group arrived in the Southeast Asian region around the 1500s?

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

Vietnam

What is transmigration?

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?

The main locations of commercial sex in Southeast Asia are located

Compare the population issues in the Philippines and Singapore.

What is education like in Southeast Asia?

Which country is undertaking a massive dam-building program to expand its hydroelectric output?

What are the economic and political systems like in Vietnam?

Which country in Southeast Asia contains the largest number of islands?

During the Vietnam War, with which country did North Vietnam ally itself?

With the exception of the central highlands of Vietnam, how long does mainland Southeast Asia's monsoon season last?

According to the domino theory, if Vietnam fell to the communists, the two next countries to fall to communism would be

Pick two countries in Southeast Asia and describe and explain their economic growth (or lack thereof)over the last three or so decades.

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

Modern-day Indonesia was once a colony of which European country?

What factors contributed to the origin and course of the Vietnam War? What were the important effects of the war on neighboring countries, and with what results?

Who were the first Europeans to arrive in Southeast Asia to colonize the region?

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