Question 1

To which language group does the Vietnamese language belong?

Accepted Answer

A)   Austronesian
B)   Tibeto-Burman
C)   Mon-Khmer
D)   Tai-Kadai
E)   PapuanF) C) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 2

Vietnam

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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.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 3

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true.
-The Khorat Plateau of Southeast Asia contains poor soils and is home to many impoverished people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What is the most densely settled island of the Philippines?

Accepted Answer

A)   Mindanao
B)   Samar
C)   Negros
D)   Luzon
E)   PalawanF) C) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 5

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true.
-The main cause of Burma's (Myanmar's)lack of economic development is a lack of resources.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following factors helps to explain the historical lack of settlement in Southeast Asia?

Accepted Answer

A)   tremendous out-migration
B)   infertile soil
C)   lack of transportation system in the region
D)   centuries of civil war
E)   All of the choices are correct.F) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 7

What country is the newest country in Southeast Asia?

Accepted Answer

A)   East Timor
B)   Myanmar
C)   Cambodia
D)   Malaysia
E)   IndonesiaF) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 8

What country of Southeast Asian is the world's most populous Muslim country?

Accepted Answer

A)   the Philippines
B)   Indonesia
C)   Burma
D)   Thailand
E)   MalaysiaF) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 9

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true.
-Powerful typhoons have placed the greatest pressure on the forests of Southeast Asia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Who are the leaders in Burma (Myanmar) today?

Accepted Answer

A)   a repressive military regime
B)   a left-wing labor party
C)   an Islamic theocracy
D)   a wealthy monarchy
E)   a centrist democratic partyF) All of the above
G) B) and D)

Question 11

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true.
-Today, Burma's (Myanmar's)government is a repressive military regime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A)   Indonesia
B)   Malaysia
C)   Philippines
D)   Cambodia
E)   ThailandF) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 13

What is another name for the term "swidden"?

Accepted Answer

A)   marine fishing
B)   plantation agriculture
C)   livestock herding
D)   aquaculture
E)   shifting cultivationF) C) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 14

Where is the population of mainland Southeast Asia concentrated?

Accepted Answer

A)   in the mountains
B)   along the coasts
C)   along river deltas
D)   near the centers of their respective countries
E)   at the edges of forest regionsF) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 15

What factors influence the climates of insular Southeast Asia?

Accepted Answer

A)   a more complicated monsoon effect
B)   the stronger influence of Pacific typhoons in the Philippines
C)   the equatorial location of the Indonesian islands
D)   a more complicated monsoon effect and the equatorial location of the Indonesian Islands
E)   a more complicated monsoon effect, the stronger influence of Pacific typhoons in the Philippines, and the equatorial location of the Indonesian IslandsF) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 16

The Vietnam War

Accepted Answer

A)   ended with American victory.
B)   resulted in a reunified Vietnam.
C)   put an end to the brutal policies of the Khmer Rouge.
D)   began in the late 1960s.
E)   originally involved Spain and Vietnam.F) A) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 17

Islam in Southeast Asia

Accepted Answer

A)   gained the most ground on the mainland.
B)   was once the official religion of the Philippines.
C)   is essentially under the direction of major Muslim leaders in Saudi Arabia.
D)   evolved a more lax form of worship in Java.
E)   was mostly displaced by Hinduism.F) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 18

Of the following countries in Southeast Asia, which one has been most receptive to western influences?

Accepted Answer

A)   Malaysia
B)   the Philippines
C)   Burma
D)   Singapore
E)   VietnamF) B) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A)   Indonesia
B)   Malaysia
C)   Philippines
D)   Thailand
E)   Burma (Myanmar) F) C) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 20

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.F) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

Exam 13: Southeast Asia

What factors influence the climates of insular Southeast Asia?

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Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -The main cause of Burma's (Myanmar's)lack of economic development is a lack of resources.

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To which language group does the Vietnamese language belong?

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Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -The Khorat Plateau of Southeast Asia contains poor soils and is home to many impoverished people.

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Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Today, Burma's (Myanmar's)government is a repressive military regime.

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What country is the newest country in Southeast Asia?

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Islam in Southeast Asia

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Where is the population of mainland Southeast Asia concentrated?

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What is transmigration?

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What country of Southeast Asian is the world's most populous Muslim country?

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Vietnam

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What is another name for the term "swidden"?

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

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Who are the leaders in Burma (Myanmar) today?

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What is the most densely settled island of the Philippines?

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Of the following countries in Southeast Asia, which one has been most receptive to western influences?

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Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Powerful typhoons have placed the greatest pressure on the forests of Southeast Asia.

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

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Which of the following factors helps to explain the historical lack of settlement in Southeast Asia?

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The Vietnam War

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