Question 1

Under what conditions is swidden cultivation sustainable?

Accepted Answer

A) when the government intervenes to control land use 
B) when private entities purchase land for development 
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 
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 2

With what Southeast Asian country were the Khmer Rouge guerrillas associated?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A) Burma 
B) Indonesia 
C) Philippines 
D) Malaysia 
E) Saudi Arabia 
A) Burma 
B) Indonesia 
C) Philippines 
D) Malaysia 
E) Saudi Arabia

Question 4

What is transmigration and what is its importance in Southeast Asia?

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

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 6

Briefly discuss the patterns of deforestation in this region and the forces behind these patterns.

Accepted Answer

Deforestation in this region is primaril

Question 7

What country has the highest population in Southeast Asia?

Accepted Answer

A) Burma 
B) Vietnam 
C) the Philippines 
D) Indonesia 
E) Laos 
A) Burma 
B) Vietnam 
C) the Philippines 
D) Indonesia 
E) Laos

Question 8

Immigration and migration in Southeast Asia reached a peak in the 19th and 20th centuries. What country has dominated this process?

Accepted Answer

A) China 
B) India 
C) Russia 
D) Japan 
E) Australia 
A) China 
B) India 
C) Russia 
D) Japan 
E) Australia

Question 9

Why were Japanese companies attracted to setting up investments in Thailand?

Accepted Answer

A) Thailand's sex industry 
B) Culturally the two countries are quite similar. 
C) Thailand had low wages and a reasonably educated workforce. 
D) There was already a large modernized infrastructure set up to attract investors. 
E) the large urban areas 
A) Thailand's sex industry 
B) Culturally the two countries are quite similar. 
C) Thailand had low wages and a reasonably educated workforce. 
D) There was already a large modernized infrastructure set up to attract investors. 
E) the large urban areas

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT one of the major external cultural influences on Southeast Asia?

Accepted Answer

A) immigrants from India 
B) indentured workers from Japan 
C) migrants from China 
D) Muslim merchants from South Asia 
E) European colonialists 
A) immigrants from India 
B) indentured workers from Japan 
C) migrants from China 
D) Muslim merchants from South Asia 
E) European colonialists

Question 11

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 12

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

Under what conditions is swidden cultivation sustainable?

With what Southeast Asian country were the Khmer Rouge guerrillas associated?

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

What is transmigration and what is its importance in Southeast Asia?

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.

Briefly discuss the patterns of deforestation in this region and the forces behind these patterns.

What country has the highest population in Southeast Asia?

Immigration and migration in Southeast Asia reached a peak in the 19th and 20th centuries. What country has dominated this process?

Why were Japanese companies attracted to setting up investments in Thailand?

Which of the following is NOT one of the major external cultural influences on Southeast Asia?

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

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

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Exam 13: Southeast Asia

Under what conditions is swidden cultivation sustainable?

With what Southeast Asian country were the Khmer Rouge guerrillas associated?

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

What is transmigration and what is its importance in Southeast Asia?

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.

Briefly discuss the patterns of deforestation in this region and the forces behind these patterns.

What country has the highest population in Southeast Asia?

Immigration and migration in Southeast Asia reached a peak in the 19th and 20th centuries. What country has dominated this process?

Why were Japanese companies attracted to setting up investments in Thailand?

Which of the following is NOT one of the major external cultural influences on Southeast Asia?

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

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

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

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