Geography SE Asia Flashcards

1
Q

largest island country in SE Asia

A

Indonesia

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2
Q

How many islands make up Philippines

A

more than 7,000

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3
Q

Ring of Fire’s most active volcano (Indonesia)

A

Java

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4
Q

Red River location

A

Vietnam

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5
Q

Flora

A

plants

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6
Q

Thailand is known for which plant?

A

orchids

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7
Q

Fauna

A

animals

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8
Q

Why did CAmbodia’s population decline between 1975 and 1979

A

Khmer Rouge

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9
Q

Why did people move to the U.S. after the Vietnam war

A

political stability

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10
Q

3 major language families

A

Malayo-Polynesian, Sino-Tibetan, Mon-Khmer

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11
Q

Religion in Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam

A

Buddhism

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12
Q

designs on cloth

A

batik

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13
Q

Thailand’s major religious holiday

A

Songkran

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14
Q

Vietnam’s major religious holiday

A

Tet

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15
Q

empire that dominated SE Asian seas

A

Srivijaya

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16
Q

center for Islam

A

Malacca

17
Q

2 countries that controlled SE Asia

A

US and Europe

18
Q

country taken from Spain by US in 1898

A

Philippines

19
Q

1998 Indonesia dictatorship to ______

A

democracy

20
Q

Indonesia, the Philippines, and SIngapore are all _______ governments

A

democracies

21
Q

Laos and Vietnam have ________ governments

A

communist

22
Q

Organization that gives loans to developing countries

A

Asian Development Bank

23
Q

Organization uses its economic and political alliance for economic growth and cultural exchanges

A

Association of Southeast Asian Nations

24
Q

area with volcanoes and has experiences earthquakes, typhoon and flash flooding

A

Pacific Rim’s Ring of Fire