Geography Unit 10
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- approx how many people live in SE Asia
- 520 million
- Why are SE Asians moving to cities
- political conflicts, government policies
- In Bangkok, approx how many people live in areas characterized by poor housing and poverty
- 1 million
- European merchants exported which commodities from the region
- nutmeg, pearls, cloves
- why did the Indonesian government relocate 3 million of its people over the last 40 years
- reduce urban overcrowding
- between 1975 and 1990 why did thousands of people flee vietnam
- escape widespread economic distress, political opression that gripped the country
- what is growing more quickly in se asia than in the rest of the world
- population
- what leads others in attracting people resources and commerce
- primate city
- many southeast asians began to convert to which religion during 1200
- Islam
- who adopted systems of writing, religion and government from the chinese
- vietnamese
- who were early settlers on the malay peninsula
- malays
- which island is one of the most densley populated in the world
- java
- jakarta is the capital of which country
- indonesian
- what was the khmer rouge
- a communist government
- which country has slowed its birthrate
- thailand
- which country were people bronze 1000 years b4 the chinese began doing so
- thailand
- during the early 1900s what countries were among the dominant powers in se asia
- netherland, united kingdom, france, us
- describe in detail how the srivijaya empire affected se asia
- built railroads, roads, improved harbors to speed movement of people through region
- what is angkor wat
- khmer temple more than 800 years old, designed to resemble the home of hindu gods and goddesses
- how did the early civilizations in se asia develop
- on waterways or around strategic ports
- which empire covered most of the indochina peninsula
- khmer empire
- what country once served as a buffer state between french and british colonies
- siam
- during wwii, which country drove western countries out of se asia
- japan
- today, both laos and vietnam have what type of government
- communist
- during what period of time was vietnam ruled by invading chinese
- early AD 900
- what was srivijaya
- an empire
- what country is a roman catholic region that recently broke from indonesia
- east timor
- in what ways were the khmer rouge advanced
- technologically and agriculturally
- what was a hindu maritime power ad 200
- funan
- what religions are practiced in se asia
- buddhism, islam, roman catholic
- what does the indonesian art form called batik produce
- beautiful designs on cloth
- how did se asian literature begin
- folktales, legends, love stories passed down orally
- how long does a piece of lacquerwave take to produce
- up to a year
- what is an indonesian adaptation of the mahabharata
- arjunavivaha
- in vietnam, people speak which major languages
- vietnames, chinese, french, english
- why are most phillipinos roman catholic
- because the phillipines came under the control of spain during the 1500s
- what are the greatest influences that helped to shape se asian culture
- culture, arts, lifestyle - need more!
- in indonesia and malaysia, what are elevated houses for up to 100 people called
- longhouses
- describe what happens during the thai festival of songkran
- people bathe buddha statues and bless one another with a sprinkling of water
- what is a traditional dramatic form in many parts of se asia
- puppet plays
- what is a site along the irawaddy river where more than 2000 pagodas sit
- pagan
- what is leng trot
- a rain dance
- what city is the capital of malaysia
- kuala lumpur
- what is brodobudur
- a buddhist shrine
- humid subtropical climate is found in parts of only which four countries
- laos, thailand, vietnam, myanmar
- rainfall in a rainforest averages how many inches annually
- 79 & 88 inches
- which country has more than 14500 species of plant
- malaysia
- the coolest climates in this region exist in the mountains of which 3 countries
- mayanmar, bornea, new guinea
- which climate supports rhododendrons, evergreen forests and deciduous trees
- highland climate
- which country has one of the highest population densities in the world
- singapore
- what % of singapore's vegetation is not endimic
- 80%
- which country has what is possibly the worlds oldes rain forest
- malaysia
- which season do monsoons bring rain to rainforest
- summer
- what is the 2nd most common climate zone in this region
- tropical savana
- which area of myanmar is sometimes called tropical scotland
- shan plateau
- which city is one of only 2 cities with tropical rainforests in their boundaries
- singapore
- which climate dominates the region of se asia
- tropical rainforest
- deciduous forest is found in highlands of which 3 countries
- mayanmar, bornea, new guinea
- which climate alternated wet and dry seasons
- tropical savana
- what are some of the important natural resources in se asia
- tin, petroleum, rubber, tea, spices, valuable woods
- what has made the sultan of brunei one of the worlds wealthiest people
- oil and natural gas deposits of northern coast
- in se asia what includes a spectacular 3 ft wide flower
- fauna
- what is the only landlocked country in this region
- laos
- what country includes more than 13000 islands
- indonesia
- how are the cordilleras of the region formed
- upheaval of tectonic plates that collided millions of yrs ago
- name 3 geographic descriptions concerning se asia
- cordilleras, rivers, volcanoes
- how many islands exist in the malay archipelago
- 20000
- cordilleras run mainly in which direction
- north to south
- which river forms the border between thailand and laos
- mekong
- brunei is a tiny country on the north coast of what other country
- borneo
- what is the ring of fire
- area of volcanic and earthquake activity surrounding the pacific ocean
- the malay peninsula includes parts of what two countries
- malaysia and thailand
- what archiplego includes east timor, brunei, singapore, indonesia, part of malaysia
- malay archipelago
- the indochina peninsula includes what four countries
- vietnam, laos, cambodia, myanmar