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Chapter 15 Flashcards

1
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2 parts of Southeast Asia:

A

Mainland, Insular

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2
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Insular definition (2)

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area comprised of islands, almost an island

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3
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Extension of land between China and India:

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Indochinese peninsula

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4
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How many countries in Southeast Asia? Which ones

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  1. Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia, East Timor, Brunei
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5
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Islands in Southeast Asia that rank among the 20 largest in the world:

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

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6
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Largest country in Southeast Asia

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Indonesia

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7
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How many islands in the Philippines?

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more than 7000

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8
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What is the Ring of Fire and where is it?

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seismically active zone that encircles much of the Pacific Ocean

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9
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What plates meet in Southeast Asia?

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Eurasian, Indo-Australian, Pacific, Indian

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10
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how many active volcanoes in Indonesia?

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more than 100

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11
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Most famous volcanoe in Indonesia

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Krakatoa

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12
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where can you find Krakatoa

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between Sumatra and Java

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13
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How many people died due to the eruption of Krakatoa in 1883

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36,000

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14
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How many deaths did the tsunami of Sumatra in 2004 cause

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230,000

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15
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what are the natural resources of southeast asia

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minerals, hardwood, fossil fuels

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16
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what are the seas and oceans in southeast asia

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

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17
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what connects the south china sea to the anaman sea

A

strait of malacca

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18
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what port controls the strait of malacca

A

Singapore

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19
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what is the longest river in southeast asia

A

mekong

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20
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what is the climate like in southeast asia

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hot and humid

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21
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what is a tropic zone

A

hottest most direct rays from the sun

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22
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indonesia’s highest peak

A

puncak jaya

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23
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cause of the 4 climate zones

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sea, elevation, air currents

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24
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4 climate zones

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tropical monsoon, tropical savanna, subtropical, tropical rainforest

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25
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intense tropical storms in southeast asia

A

typhoons

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26
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country most affected by typhoons

A

phillipines

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27
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most common consequence of typhoons

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wipe out homes, floods, destroy crops, kill people

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28
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how many kinds of orchids does indonesia have

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5,000

29
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what is a mangrove

A

trees that have aboveground roots

30
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what is endemic

A

found nowhere else in the world

31
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causes of reduction of habitats

A

fires, logging, mining, agriculture, poaching

32
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name of southeast asia and why

A

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

33
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2 consequences of trade

A

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

34
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when did the seas reach the level we know today

A

8000 years ago

35
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what did agriculture allow

A

development of complex societies

36
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what religions did india spread in southeast asia

A

hinduism and buddhism

37
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what is today’s national symbol of cambodia

A

angkor wat

38
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in 600 AD a kingdom arose on the island of sumatra, what was it called

A

srivijaya

39
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capital of srivijaya

A

Palem bang

40
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temple complexes built 800 years ago

A

angkor wat, angkor thom

41
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what is the religion of muslims

A

islam

42
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most important islamic kingdom

A

port of Malacca on the Malay Peninsula

43
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resources europeans were looking for

A

gold, silver, spices

44
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European objectives during voyages

A

spread christianity, map the world

45
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what did europeas use the spices for

A

flavor food, preserve meat, make perfume

46
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problem with the spices

A

demand was great and supplies were limityed

47
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when did the portuguese conquer Malacca

A

1511

48
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what islands are the spice islands

A

Moluccas and Bauda islands

49
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commander of the five spanish ships that reached the Philippines

A

ferdinand magellan

50
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what happened to the philippines when the spanish ships reached it

A

it became a spanish colony

51
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what used to be the name for the netherlands

A

holland

52
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what southeast asia countries became colonies of great britain

A

burma and malaysia

53
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what se asia countries became colonies of france

A

vietnam, laos, and cambodia

54
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what used to be the name of thailand

A

siam

55
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what kind of gov’t did thailand have from 1300 to 1932

A

absolute monarchy

56
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how long did spain control the philippines

A

398 years

57
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when did the philippines become an independent country

A

1946

58
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in what war did the US win the Philippines from the spaniards

A

spanish-american war

59
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what country became indpendent from the netherlands in 1949

A

indonesia

60
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what countries became independent in 1950 from french rule

A

vietnam, laos, cambodia

61
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what countries became independent form britain in 1940

A

malaysia, singapore

62
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what happened when east timor gained independence from the portugese

A

it was invaded by indonesia

63
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when was the vietnam war over

A

1975

64
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what did the vietnamese do to cambodia in 1978

A

invaded cambodia

65
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what was the consequence of cambodia invading vietnam

A

13 year civil war

66
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what countries are the centers of manufacturing

A

thailand, malaysia, indonesia, phillipines, vietnam

67
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important parts in cambodia’s economy

A

textiles and tourism

68
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what is one of the worlds most prosperous countries

A

singapore

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