Chapter 15

Question 1

2 parts of Southeast Asia:

Answer 1

Mainland, Insular

Question 2

Insular definition (2)

Answer 2

area comprised of islands, almost an island

Question 3

Extension of land between China and India:

Answer 3

Indochinese peninsula

Question 4

How many countries in Southeast Asia? Which ones

Answer 4

11. Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia, East Timor, Brunei

Question 5

Islands in Southeast Asia that rank among the 20 largest in the world:

Answer 5

New Guinea, Borneo, Sumatra, Sulawesi, Java, Luzon, Mindanao

Question 6

Largest country in Southeast Asia

Answer 6

Indonesia

Question 7

How many islands in the Philippines?

Answer 7

more than 7000

Question 8

What is the Ring of Fire and where is it?

Answer 8

seismically active zone that encircles much of the Pacific Ocean

Question 9

What plates meet in Southeast Asia?

Answer 9

Eurasian, Indo-Australian, Pacific, Indian

Question 10

how many active volcanoes in Indonesia?

Answer 10

more than 100

Question 11

Most famous volcanoe in Indonesia

Answer 11

Krakatoa

Question 12

where can you find Krakatoa

Answer 12

between Sumatra and Java

Question 13

How many people died due to the eruption of Krakatoa in 1883

Answer 13

36,000

Question 14

How many deaths did the tsunami of Sumatra in 2004 cause

Answer 14

230,000

Question 15

what are the natural resources of southeast asia

Answer 15

minerals, hardwood, fossil fuels

Question 16

what are the seas and oceans in southeast asia

Answer 16

indian ocean, pacific ocean, south china sea, philippine sea, andaman sea

Question 17

what connects the south china sea to the anaman sea

Answer 17

strait of malacca

Question 18

what port controls the strait of malacca

Answer 18

Singapore

Question 19

what is the longest river in southeast asia

Answer 19

mekong

Question 20

what is the climate like in southeast asia

Answer 20

hot and humid

Question 21

what is a tropic zone

Answer 21

hottest most direct rays from the sun

Question 22

indonesia’s highest peak

Answer 22

puncak jaya

Question 23

cause of the 4 climate zones

Answer 23

sea, elevation, air currents

Question 24

4 climate zones

Answer 24

tropical monsoon, tropical savanna, subtropical, tropical rainforest

Question 25

intense tropical storms in southeast asia

Answer 25

typhoons

Question 26

country most affected by typhoons

Answer 26

phillipines

Question 27

most common consequence of typhoons

Answer 27

wipe out homes, floods, destroy crops, kill people

Question 28

how many kinds of orchids does indonesia have

Answer 28

5,000

Question 29

what is a mangrove

Answer 29

trees that have aboveground roots

Question 30

what is endemic

Answer 30

found nowhere else in the world

Question 31

causes of reduction of habitats

Answer 31

fires, logging, mining, agriculture, poaching

Question 32

name of southeast asia and why

Answer 32

crossroads of the world: because it is located along important trade routes

Question 33

2 consequences of trade

Answer 33

exposed to different cultural influences, prey for foreign powers seeking wealth and power

Question 34

when did the seas reach the level we know today

Answer 34

8000 years ago

Question 35

what did agriculture allow

Answer 35

development of complex societies

Question 36

what religions did india spread in southeast asia

Answer 36

hinduism and buddhism

Question 37

what is today's national symbol of cambodia

Answer 37

angkor wat

Question 38

in 600 AD a kingdom arose on the island of sumatra, what was it called

Answer 38

srivijaya

Question 39

capital of srivijaya

Answer 39

Palem bang

Question 40

temple complexes built 800 years ago

Answer 40

angkor wat, angkor thom

Question 41

what is the religion of muslims

Answer 41

islam

Question 42

most important islamic kingdom

Answer 42

port of Malacca on the Malay Peninsula

Question 43

resources europeans were looking for

Answer 43

gold, silver, spices

Question 44

European objectives during voyages

Answer 44

spread christianity, map the world

Question 45

what did europeas use the spices for

Answer 45

flavor food, preserve meat, make perfume

Question 46

problem with the spices

Answer 46

demand was great and supplies were limityed

Question 47

when did the portuguese conquer Malacca

Answer 47

1511

Question 48

what islands are the spice islands

Answer 48

Moluccas and Bauda islands

Question 49

commander of the five spanish ships that reached the Philippines

Answer 49

ferdinand magellan

Question 50

what happened to the philippines when the spanish ships reached it

Answer 50

it became a spanish colony

Question 51

what used to be the name for the netherlands

Answer 51

holland

Question 52

what southeast asia countries became colonies of great britain

Answer 52

burma and malaysia

Question 53

what se asia countries became colonies of france

Answer 53

vietnam, laos, and cambodia

Question 54

what used to be the name of thailand

Answer 54

siam

Question 55

what kind of gov't did thailand have from 1300 to 1932

Answer 55

absolute monarchy

Question 56

how long did spain control the philippines

Answer 56

398 years

Question 57

when did the philippines become an independent country

Answer 57

1946

Question 58

in what war did the US win the Philippines from the spaniards

Answer 58

spanish-american war

Question 59

what country became indpendent from the netherlands in 1949

Answer 59

indonesia

Question 60

what countries became independent in 1950 from french rule

Answer 60

vietnam, laos, cambodia

Question 61

what countries became independent form britain in 1940

Answer 61

malaysia, singapore

Question 62

what happened when east timor gained independence from the portugese

Answer 62

it was invaded by indonesia

Question 63

when was the vietnam war over

Answer 63

1975

Question 64

what did the vietnamese do to cambodia in 1978

Answer 64

invaded cambodia

Question 65

what was the consequence of cambodia invading vietnam

Answer 65

13 year civil war

Question 66

what countries are the centers of manufacturing

Answer 66

thailand, malaysia, indonesia, phillipines, vietnam

Question 67

important parts in cambodia's economy

Answer 67

textiles and tourism

Question 68

what is one of the worlds most prosperous countries

Answer 68

singapore