Exam 11: Southeast Asia

__________ uses an official calendar based on an Eastern translation of the Buddhist era,which essentially adds __________ to the __________ calendar.

Briefly describe the plight of the overseas Chinese and their impact of the realms human and economic geography.

A __________ has been established between Singapore,Malaysia,and Indonesia.

Japan has been partnering with the Laotian government to help build rail transport in the country as a way to help bridge its landlocked location.

The many islands of Indonesia and the Philippines allow for __________ to continue to thrive.

The island of Borneo is a segment of ancient rock that has been pushed upward by tectonic forces to form a mountainous land mass.

As Cambodia attempts to build a sustainable economy,the __________ has emerged as the number one source of national wealth.

The three longest rivers of the realm,Mekong,Red,and Irrawaddy,are located on the mainland and have their headwaters in the high elevations of Himalayan ranges of India.

Globalization has not yet been established in landlocked __________ and its infrastructure is less developed.

In Vietnam,more than 55 percent of the population works in __________ while __________ provides the protein to balance out __________ needs.

A country like Vietnam that has experienced rapid urbanization and economic changes typically suffers from serious growing pains and conflicts such as__________.

The government of Singapore has targeted certain types of products to ensure a __________ and a __________.

Similar to states in the Middle East where Islam is the official religion,__________ has banned the sale of alcohol and eliminated the establishments of pubs and nightclubs.

The only area of the region that was not colonized by the Europeans was __________.

Indonesia,given its location on the Pacific Rim,is home to over one hundred fifty active volcanoes,including the famous __________.

The two main areas of Malaysia include the western colonies on the Malay Peninsula and the eastern colonies on the island of __________.

The __________,under the leadership of __________,turned the Cambodian society upside down,giving the country an infamous __________ that it will carry forward as integration continues into the world community.

Indonesia is home to the largest __________ population in the world.

The overseas Chinese minority retained an economic advantage in Southeast Asia because of their unique cultural traditions.

The twelfth-century Angkor Wat complex was first a __________ site dedicated to __________,and then it was converted to a __________ site and has become an international tourist destination and has helped to spur __________ economy.