Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
33 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
Which of the following Southeast Asian countries does NOT occupy the large mainland peninsula sometimes known as Indochina?
|
Indonesia
|
|
Which of the following landform features does the country of Indonesia occupy?
|
Archipelago
|
|
The collision of the Indian-Australian Plate and the Philippine Plate with the Eurasian Plate has contributed what sort of feature to the physical geographies of Indonesia and the Philippines?
|
Volcanoes
|
|
Which of the following theories could best explain the presence of ancient humans and Asian land animals on the islands of Southeast Asia?
|
They crossed from the mainland along temporarily exposed pieces of land that are now submerged in the ocean
|
|
What factor(s) account for the large amount of rainfall that Southeast Asia gets?
|
A and B
|
|
According to the explanation in the textbook, how do periodic El Niño events help to create drought in Southeast Asia?
|
Cooling ocean temperatures
|
|
Why have some of the world’s most impressive rainforests developed in Southeast Asia?
|
The decay of detritus allows for the release of minerals which are taken up directly by the trees
|
|
Which is NOT true of the modern indigenous peoples of Southeast Asia?
|
These groups brought Islam to Indonesia, which is today the largest Muslim country in the world
|
|
Countries from all of the following EXCEPT which world region established colonies or quasi-colonies in Southeast Asia?
|
Middle and South America
|
|
Spain linked the Philippines into its colonial trade system through which of its other colonies?
|
Mexico
|
|
Most of what is today the country of Indonesia was controlled by what European power during the colonial era?
|
Dutch
|
|
What Dutch policy resulted in periodic famines in its colony of Indonesia?
|
Farmers were coerced into producing export cash crops rather than food for themselves
|
|
Upon establishing its rule over Malaysia, what determination did the British come to concerning the Malay people in order to justify its annexation of the territory?
|
They were incapable of governing themselves effectively
|
|
What European power created its colony of Indochina out of the present-day countries of Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos?
|
France
|
|
How did Thailand manage to maintain its independence during the European colonial era?
|
Undertook a large-scale push to modernize itself in the European mold
|
|
In the 1950s, the United States replaced what European colonial power in a war against Vietnamese nationalists?
|
France
|
|
Which of the following characterizes the ideological vision of the Khmer Rouge, who came to power in Cambodia in the mid-1970s?
|
Rural Communist society free of European colonial influences
|
|
Approximately, how many people live in the countries of Southeast Asia?
|
550 million
|
|
Which of the following is the BEST characterization of the pattern of human settlement in Southeast Asia?
|
Most people live in patches of very dense rural settlement
|
|
Which of the following reflects the most common migration pattern within Southeast Asia?
|
Moving from a rural village to the country’s largest city
|
|
Despite being much poorer than Singapore, why do Vietnam and Thailand have fertility rates that are almost as low as that city-state?
|
Access to education for men and women is good
|
|
Which of the following most accurately explains why growing levels of foreign investment in Vietnam have contributed to falling rates of fertility?
|
Employment in jobs created by foreign investment displaces childbearing as the central role in women’s lives
|
|
Which among the following is most likely to contribute to the continued growth of Southeast Asia’s human population?
|
One-third of the population has not yet reached their reproductive years.
|
|
Why does Malaysia have an HIV/AIDS problem that is growing faster than that of neighboring Thailand?
|
Malaysia’s religious conservatism prevents public discussion of sex, condoms, and other preventive measures
|
|
Approximately what percentage of Southeast Asians live in rural villages?
|
60 percent
|
|
Among the following forms of agriculture, which tends to be the LEAST sustainable over long periods in the physical environment (such as soil type) of Southeast Asia?
|
Plantation agriculture
|
|
Which of the following is NOT among the problems fostered by commercial farming in Southeast Asia?
|
Labor requirements are high
|
|
What characteristic is true of between 80 and 90 percent of the labor in most export processing zones (EPZs)?
|
They are women
|
|
Which of the following loomed large among the causes of the economic crisis that afflicted Southeast Asia in 1997?
|
Many states relaxed controls over the financial sector
|
|
Which of the following is the most appropriate description of crony capitalism in Southeast Asia?
|
Personal and familial connections among politicians, bankers, and entrepreneurs are used to create economic opportunities
|
|
The bailout plan implemented by the IMF in response to the 1997 Southeast Asian financial crisis provided the bulk of millions of dollars to which of the following?
|
Banks
|
|
According to the textbook, why do Southeast Asian countries not trade with each other as much as they do with the rich (“developed”) countries of the world?
|
They all export similar products
|
|
What is one of the foreseen benefits of the ASEAN Free Trade Association (AFTA) alliance?
|
Tariffs on regional products will be lowered, which will lower costs of production and increase efficiency
|