Mainland Southeast Asia

Question 1

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

Answer 1

Cambodia and Vietnam; Thailand; 90%

Question 2

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

Answer 2

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

Question 3

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

Answer 3

Southwestern China; Thailand; Lao people of Laos

Question 4

Which country has the lowest population density? How much?

Answer 4

Laos; 65 people per square mile

Question 5

Which country has the highest population density?

Answer 5

Vietnam; 650 people per square mile

Question 6

Where is population concentrated in this region?

Answer 6

Fertile River valleys or coastal plains

Question 7

What attracts people to fertile River valleys and coastal plains?

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Why are people moving into cities?

Answer 8

Political conflict and search for better jobs and education

Question 9

Which cities have a population of more than one million?

Answer 9

Bangkok
Hanoi 
Yangon (Rangoon)
Phnom Pehn 
Ho Chi Minh City

Question 10

What is a primate city?

Answer 10

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

Question 11

What is an example of a primate city?

Answer 11

Bangkok, Thailand

Question 12

What are issues with Bangkok?

Answer 12

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

Question 13

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?

Answer 13

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

Question 14

Bronze was first cast where and when?

Answer 14

Thailand; 3000 BC

Question 15

What’s an important crop in this region?

Answer 15

Rice

Question 16

What cultural traditions did these people believe in?

Answer 16

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

Question 17

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

Answer 17

It was passed down from the mothers family

Question 18

What is maritime?

Answer 18

Seafaring

Question 19

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

Answer 19

Funan; Khmer

Question 20

How did maritime empires gain power? Land based empires?

Answer 20

Controlled shipping and trades; gained wealth by farming

Question 21

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…

Answer 21

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

Question 22

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…

Answer 22

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

Question 23

What is the Angkor Wat?

Answer 23

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

Question 24

What year did the Khmer empire thrive?

Answer 24

During 1100-1200s AD

Question 25

Which people controlled indochina peninsula until 111 BC?

Answer 25

Vietnamese

Question 26

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

Answer 26

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

Question 27

European powers set up... In this region

Answer 27

Spheres of influence

Question 28

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

Answer 28

Siam or Thailand

Question 29

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

Answer 29

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

Question 30

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

Answer 30

They hired Indian and Chinese immigrants

Question 31

By what year was every country independent?

Answer 31

1965

Question 32

What country practices martial law?

Answer 32

Myanmar since 1980s

Question 33

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

Answer 33

1954

Question 34

Vietnam was divided into

Answer 34

Communist north Vietnam and non-communist south Vietnam

Question 35

Why did the U.S. Support south Vietnam?

Answer 35

To stop spread of communism

Question 36

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

Answer 36

1975; Vietnam was unified under a communist government

Question 37

What communist forces take over Cambodia? When?

Answer 37

Khmer Rouge; 1975;

Question 38

How did the Khmer Rouge new regime work out?

Answer 38

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

Question 39

Where did people of SE Asia migrate from?

Answer 39

Western China and eastern Tibet

Question 40

Literacy increased dramatically since

Answer 40

1945

Question 41

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

Answer 41

Teachers and supplies and funds

Question 42

What countries suffer from HIV and AIDS?

Answer 42

Cambodia, Thailand, and Myanmar

Question 43

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

Answer 43

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

Question 44

Which religion is predominate in Southeast Asia?

Answer 44

Buddhism

Question 45

What are wats?

Answer 45

Temples