Indonesia & Asia Flashcards
The majority of the Rohingya people are member of which religion and are currently being persecuted in Myanmar (Burma) for their religious beliefs in what many have called a potential genocide or ethnic cleansing?
Muslim
What caused the 6th deadliest natural disaster in recorded human history on December 26, 2004 — originating of the coast of the island of Sumatra in the Indian Ocean?
Tsunami in Phuket, Thailand
The cultivation of what human-made product is causing the majority of deforestation on the island of Borneo?
Palm oil
Indonesia is composed of approximately 17,508 islands — what are the 3 main islands?
Java
Borneo
Sumatra
In which city is Boudhanath Stupa located? Many people visit before climbing Mt. Everest.
Kathmandu, Nepal
Which country is known for a genocide nicknamed “The Killing Fields” in which approximately one-quarter of their population was killed by the Khmer Rouge from 1975-1979?
Cambodia
The only country in Southeast Asia that was never colonized by Europeans is:
Thailand
Originally, this was a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva - but beginning in the late 13th century, it gradually became associated with Theravada Buddhism. What is the temple’s name and what country is it located in.
Angkor Wat
Cambodia
The Philippines, along with numerous other nations-states in Southeast and East Asia, sit on a seismically active zone know as what?
The Ring of Fire
What are the three divisions of Buddhism?
Theravada (South & SE Asia)
Mahayana (East & Vietnam)
Vajrayana (Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan & Mongolia)
The 26-year-long military conflict between the Tamils and the Sinhalese took place where?
Sri Lanka
After being exiled from Tibet in 1959, in which country does the 14th Dalai Lama currently live in?
Dharamshala, India
What nation was formed in1971 as a result of a bloody civil war in Pakistan?
Bangladesh
