Select the BEST answer for each question from the choices given by clicking on the radio button.
1.
One of the reasons for the relatively small population in Southeast Asia is:
A.
the dry climate
B.
the topography in the north
C.
the low rate of fertility
D.
rice diets reduce the need for large families
E.
none of the above
2.
Agriculture in Southeast Asia is limited by:
desert conditions
permafrost
leached soils
severe dietary restrictions caused by food taboos
all of the above
3.
Which of the following was not a part of French Indochina?
Tonkin
Siam
Cambodia
Laos
Vietnam
4.
Which of the following colonial associations is incorrect?
Spain-Philippines
France-Sumatra
Dutch-Indonesia
France-Vietnam
Timor-Portugal
5.
The Spanish were replaced in the Phillippines by the:
French
British
Dutch
Japanese
Americans
6.
The "Golden Triangle" is located at the borders of:
Myanmar (Burma), Laos and Thailand
Vietnam, Laos and China
Indonesia, Laos and Thailand
Thailand, Cambodia and Laos
Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam
7.
The Southeast Asian nation that exhibits the greatest degree of compactness is:
Thailand
Papua New Guinea
Indonesia
8.
The country that historically was called Siam is now called:
Malaysia
9.
Which of the following associations is false?
Indonesia and Islam
Philippines and Catholicism
Thailand and Buddhism
Myanmar (Burma) and Hinduism
Malaysia and Islam
10.
Which of the following rivers provides Myanmar (Burma) with its chief internal water route?
Mekong
Red
Chao Phraya
Irrawaddy
Ganges
11.
The world's tallest building is located in:
Hainan
Kuala Lumpur
Luzon
Timor
New Guinea
12.
Singapore:
was a British Colony
has a large Chinese population
was once a part of Malaysia
is on a small island
13.
The ethnic group that accounts for over 75 percent of Singapore's population are the:
Hindus
Chinese
Singhs
Khmers
Malays
14.
The island of ________ is one of the world's most densely settled and intensively cultivated areas.
Singapore
Brunei
Sumatra
Jawa (Java)
15.
The theory that indicates that destabilization in one area will eventually effect surrounding areas is:
Vietnam syndrome
allocation theory
shatter belt theory
domino theory
forward capital theory