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Mainland Southeast Asia Flashcards

1
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The Khmers settled where? Where are they found today? What percentage of Vietnam are Khmer?

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Cambodia and Vietnam; Thailand; 90%

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Where did the Mons move to? What happened to them culture wise?

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Moved to Thailand and Myanmar; Mons still live in Myanmar but have integrated into Burmese culture.

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Where are the Thai from? Where did they settle? What are their descendants called and where are they located?

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Southwestern China; Thailand; Lao people of Laos

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Which country has the lowest population density? How much?

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Laos; 65 people per square mile

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Which country has the highest population density?

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Vietnam; 650 people per square mile

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Where is population concentrated in this region?

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Fertile River valleys or coastal plains

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What attracts people to fertile River valleys and coastal plains?

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Ready supply of water, fertile land, adequate transportation, and available jobs attract people to these areas

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Why are people moving into cities?

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Political conflict and search for better jobs and education

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Which cities have a population of more than one million?

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Bangkok
Hanoi 
Yangon (Rangoon)
Phnom Pehn 
Ho Chi Minh City
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What is a primate city?

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A country’s major port, economic center, and often its capital

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What is an example of a primate city?

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Bangkok, Thailand

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What are issues with Bangkok?

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It has a population of more than 5 million since 1991, but roads, housing, water, and other public services have proven inadequate.

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What type of migration are people from Southeast Asia experiencing? Why did they leave? What countries were effected the most? What years? What were the effects?

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External; thousands of people left Vietnam and Laos during 1975-1990 to escape economic distress and political oppression; loss of skilled and educated workers needed to sustain economic growth

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14
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Bronze was first cast where and when?

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Thailand; 3000 BC

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15
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What’s an important crop in this region?

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Rice

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What cultural traditions did these people believe in?

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They worshipped their ancestors, as well as animals and nature spirits.

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How was power and wealth carried down in these early societies?

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It was passed down from the mothers family

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18
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What is maritime?

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Seafaring

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19
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What were the the two main kingdoms/ empires in this region?

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Funan; Khmer

20
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How did maritime empires gain power? Land based empires?

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Controlled shipping and trades; gained wealth by farming

21
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The kingdom of Funan was created during… Along the gulf of… They adopted the religion… And the…. Model of government under… Ruler. They traded with…

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100s AD; Thailand; Hinduism; Indian; one powerful; India, Persia, and China

22
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The Khmer empire’s wealth depended on… And use a complex system of… To grow rice crops. They are best known for… Such as the…

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Advanced agriculture; lakes, canals, and irrigation channels; architecture; Angkor Wat

23
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What is the Angkor Wat?

A

It is an Khmer temper that resembles the home of Hindu gods

24
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What year did the Khmer empire thrive?

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During 1100-1200s AD

25
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Which people controlled indochina peninsula until 111 BC?

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Vietnamese

26
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Who took over the indochina in 111BC? What did they introduce? When did they leave?

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Chinese took over; writing system and ideas about philosophy and government and held the area until early 900s AD

27
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European powers set up… In this region

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Spheres of influence

28
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What country served as a buffer state and so never got colonized?

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Siam or Thailand

29
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How did the Netherlands, UK, France, and U.S. change the region in 1900s?

A

Colonial nations replaced small farms with large plantations and won huge profits

30
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How did the western owners get enough labour in their plantations?

A

They hired Indian and Chinese immigrants

31
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By what year was every country independent?

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1965

32
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What country practices martial law?

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Myanmar since 1980s

33
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What year did the communist forces defeat the French in Vietnam?

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1954

34
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Vietnam was divided into

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Communist north Vietnam and non-communist south Vietnam

35
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Why did the U.S. Support south Vietnam?

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To stop spread of communism

36
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When did US forces leave Vietnam? What type of government did it have?

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1975; Vietnam was unified under a communist government

37
Q

What communist forces take over Cambodia? When?

A

Khmer Rouge; 1975;

38
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How did the Khmer Rouge new regime work out?

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Cambodians died from starvation, overwork, disease, or execution due to not enough food being made and being ill equipped.

39
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Where did people of SE Asia migrate from?

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Western China and eastern Tibet

40
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Literacy increased dramatically since

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1945

41
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Education-wise, Cambodia are suffering from a shortage of what?

A

Teachers and supplies and funds

42
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What countries suffer from HIV and AIDS?

A

Cambodia, Thailand, and Myanmar

43
Q

Most of the languages in mainland Southeast Asia are the result of… And so they speak…

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Migration and colonization, and so they people may speak English, Spanish, French, Chinese, and Vietnamese

44
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Which religion is predominate in Southeast Asia?

A

Buddhism

45
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What are wats?

A

Temples

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