Ch29-31 Southeast Asia Flashcards
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Climate depends on
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Monsoons
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Climate is
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Mostly tropical
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Monsoons are
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Seasonal winds
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Important a of the rains
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Flooding rains necessary for wet rice cultivation and nourishment for the rainforests
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Topography
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Mountainous
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Few peaks above
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10,000 feet
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Mountains
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Form boundaries between countries
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Cordilleras
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Parallel mountain ranges
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Fertile
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River valleys
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Archipelagos
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Island groups
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Indonesia how many islands
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13,677
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Philippines islands?
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7,107
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Singapore is located
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Tip of the Malay Peninsula
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Malaysia
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Southern Malay peninsula and norther Borneo
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Ring of fire
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Area of earthquake and volcanic activity
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Indonesia volcanoes?
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327; 127 active
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Most famous volcano of Indonesia
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Krakotoa
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Erupted in 1991, the Philippines most powerful volcano of the 20th century
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Pinatubo
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Volcanos cause destruction but benefit area through
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Ash full of nutrients which create fertile soils
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Rivers are important for
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Food supply, transportation, and communication
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Rivers also help create fertile soil with
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Silt and sediment deposits
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Brunei resources
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Oil and natural gas
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One of the richest men in the world
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Sultan of Brunei
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Minerals
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Nicole iron copper
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Worlds largest deposit of tin
Malaysia
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Steam provides
Geothermal energy
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Gems
Sapphires and rubies
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Philippines gems
Pearls
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Flora
Plant life
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Trees
Mahogany teak and rubber
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Problems
Deforestation
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Results of deforestation
Decreased soil quality, erosion
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Fauna
Animal life
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Main animals
Elephants tigers rhinos orangutangs
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Animal found only in Borneo
Bearded pig
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Animal only in Malay
Lacewing butterfly
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Animal only in Indonesia
Komodo dragon
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Major resource for the entire area
Fish
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Influenced by
China-culture hearth if Asia
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Location ideal for
Traders
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Traders sail the
Malacca strait of the South China Sea
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Early empires were
Maritime powers-seafaring
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Indian traders introduced
Hinduism and Buddhism
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Arab traders introduced
Islam
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Reasons Europeans came to Southeast Asia
Trade and religion
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Europeans eventually set up
Colonies
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Great brittian claimed
Brunei, Myanmar, Malaysia, and Singapore
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France claimed
Info China peninsula
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Netherlands claimed
Indonesia
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Spain claimed
Philippines
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Divided the area into
Spheres of Influence
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In the spanish-american war the US squired the
Philippines
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During ww2 Japan
Forced the western powers out
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After ww2
France tried to regain control of indochina
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Vietnam war began with
Vietminh (communists)
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Vietminh led by
Hi chi Minh
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France defeated in ____ at _____
1954; bien bien pho
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Divide Vietnam at the 17th parallel
Geneva accords
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US began to send____ to train Vietnamese army
Military"advisors"
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1961 how many advisors
16000
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1963 who was assassinated
President Kennedy
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1964 US warships staked on the
Gulf of Tonkin
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Ordered more bombin of north Vientnam and sent more military around
President Johnson
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By 1968
500,000 men in Vietnam
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1968 Tet Offensive
Major push by the Vietcong
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At home
Anti war protests
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1973
US withdrawals
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1975
Vietnam falls to the communists
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Americas longest war
Vietnam
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Until 1983 Philippines controlled by
Spain
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US controlled Philippines until
After ww2
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Muslim terrorist group wanting their own state
Abu Sayyat
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Pol pot(Cambodia) led by_______ gained control in _____ ruled harshly
Khmer Rouge; 1975
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Cambodia. Gov took over all
Businesses and farms
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Cambodia outlawed
Religion
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Cambodia closed most
Schools
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Cambodia enlisted children into
Military service
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Cambodia most city dwellers wee moved to
The countryside
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Cambodia many people died of
Disease starvation and overwork
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Cambodia many were
Executed
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Cambodia what percent died
38%
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Pol Pot overthrown in
1979
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Pol Pot fled to
The jungles
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PolPot captured in
1997
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Pol Pot died in
1998
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Most develope countries of the region
Singapore and the Philippines
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US is ___ times larger in land size
1 1/2
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Southeast Asia has_____ times as many people
1 1/2
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Southeast Asia population
620 million
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Smallest with 400,000
Brunei
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Largest with 238 mill
Indonesia
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4th largest country in the world
Indonesia
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Most live in the _____ because of
River valley lowlands or along costal plains; water supply fertile land transportation and jobs
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One of the most densely populated islands
Java
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Most mainland countries have good
Arable land suitable for growing crops
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What percent of population is in agriculture
75%
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Some countries shift form
Rural to urban
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Reasons for shift
Political conflicts educational opportunities
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An almost every country largest city is a
Primate city
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Southeast Asian busiest port
Singapore due to location and good harbors
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In Singapore goods can be unloaded stored and shipped again whiteout import duties "cleanest city in the world"
Freeport
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Most important agricultural activity using 50% of land
Rice farming
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Star crop
Rice
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Most part farmers don't use
Modern machinery
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Farmers use hand tools like
Sickles
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Sickles are
Sharp curved knifes
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Cash crops
Sugarcane rubber coconuts and coffee
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Major industries
Forestry oil and mining
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In Brunei____% come from ___
95%; oil and natural gas
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Cloth died using paper wax
Batik
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Some counties developed slowly because of
War
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Indochina major religion
Buddhism
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Malaysia major religion
Islam
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Philippines major religion
Catholic
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Hindu temples
Wats
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Wat in Cambodia
Angkor wat
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Buddhist temples
Pagodas
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Most common transportation
Water transportation
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Generally connect only major cities
Highways and railroads
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Rural areas
Unpaved roads forests rugged terrain
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Most people owner have acces to a
Radio
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Less common communication
TV sets
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Only landlocked country
Laos
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City-state
Singapore
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Found in Malaysia and Indonesia
Long houses house up to 100 people
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Translates "land of the free" never a European colony
Thailand
