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1
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A group of people who share a common language and culture

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Ethnolinguistic Group

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The movement of people from one place to another, often for economic or political reasons

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Migration

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The process of adopting the cultural norms and values of a dominant group

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Assimilation

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Independent cities that govern themselves and their surrounding territories

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City-states

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A type of empire or kingdom that is loosely organized, often centered around a powerful city-state

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Mandela

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A language family that includes Chinese, Tibetan, and Burmese

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Sino-Tibetan

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A language family found in Southeast Asia, including Vietnamese, Khmer, and Mon

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Austroasiatic

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A language family found throughout Southeast Asia, Oceania, and Madagascar including Malay, Tagalog, and Maori

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Austronesian

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A trading post or city that serves as a center for trade and commerce between different regions

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Entrepot

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10
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A Hindu concept that equates the king with a deity, giving him divine authority (“God-King”)

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Devaraja

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11
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Total population of Southeast Asia

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668,770,658 (2023) 8.54% of total world population

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12
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How many Ethnolinguistic groups

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Thousands

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13
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Another word for ethnicity

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Ethno

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14
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What is ethno

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Ethnicity

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15
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Another word for linguistic

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Language

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16
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Another word for language

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Linguistic

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17
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What is the primary criteria in categorizing people into groups

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Language and ethnicity

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18
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Each ethnolinguistic group has its own…

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culture, history, customs, and traditions

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19
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Examples of Ethnolinguistic groups in Southeast Asia

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Bisaya, Ilocano, Tagalog, Ifugao, Pangasinan, Kapampangan, Sambal, Kalinga, Bicolano, Maranao

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20
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What effects and shapes your culture

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Your environment

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21
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Shifting of residences in search for resources

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Migration

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22
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Changes in economic influences or political dominance

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Movement

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23
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Dominance of a main culture over a less influential culture

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Assimilation

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24
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A language commonly used in communication and interaction among people with different first languages

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Lingua Franca

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25
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What is Lingua Franca translated

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Universal Language

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26
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Lives in the Irrawaddy River Valley

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Burmese (Bamar)

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27
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Lives in the Chao Phraya River Basin in Thailan

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Thai

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28
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Lives in the Mekong River Delta in Cambodia

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Khmer

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29
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Lives in the Red River Delta in Vietnam

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Kinh

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30
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What is the longest river in Southeast Asia

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Mekong River

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31
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What is the largest continent in the world

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Asia

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32
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What has unique physical features and human characteristics

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Asia

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33
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These physical features and human characteristics affected the way of life and living conditions of Asian people

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Asia

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34
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The geography of Asia heavily influenced the formation of Asian culture (True or false)

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True

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35
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Geo means

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World

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36
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Graphos means

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To study

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37
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What Greek words created the word Geography

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Geo and Graphos

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38
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Geography has two branches

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Physical Geography and Human Geography

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39
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Five themes of Geography (In order)

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Location, Place, Region, Movement, Human-Environment Interaction

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40
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Two types of location

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Absolute Location and Relative Location

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41
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Determined by Longitude and Latitude lines used in maps and globes

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Absolute Location

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42
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Longitude has vertical lines

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True

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43
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Longitude has horizontal lines

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False

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44
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Latitude has vertical lines

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False

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45
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Latitude has horizontal lines

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True

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46
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How do you measure absolute location

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Look for the intersection between longitude and latitude and measure in degrees

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47
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Latitude of the earth is known as

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Equator

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48
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Longitude of the earth is known as

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Prime Meridian

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49
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What are the cardinal directions

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North, South, East, West

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50
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What are the ordinal directions

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Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest

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51
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Measures the characteristics of a location

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Place

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52
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Climate, topography, natural resources, religion, population, culture, political systems

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Place

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53
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The grouping of countries and people together in a geographical setting due to similarities

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Region

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54
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The movement of people from one location to another

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Movement

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55
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What are the two types of movement

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Immigration, Emigration

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56
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To enter another country

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Immigration

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57
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To leave your own country

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Emigration

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58
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Immigration is

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To enter another country

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59
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Emigration is

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To leave your own country

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60
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How people relate and adopt to the environmental conditions around them

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Human-Environment Interaction

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61
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What are the three types of Human-Environment Interaction

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Adaptation, Dependence, Modification

62
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Where is Southeast Asia located

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Located in the southeastern part of Asia, hence the name

63
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Southeast Asia is composed of how many countries

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11 countries

64
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Southeast Asia has a total land area of

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4.5 million sq. Kms.

65
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Bordered by the _ and _ to the south, the _ to the west, the _ to the east, and _ to the north

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Indian Ocean and Australia to the south
Bay of Bengal to the west
Pacific Ocean to the east
East Asia to the north

66
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Southeast Asia is Known as _ and _

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Farther India and Little China

67
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Home to the largest populations in the world

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Southeast Asia

68
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Divided into two geographical parts, Mainland and Insular

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Southeast Asia

69
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What are the two geographical parts of Southeast Asia

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Mainland and Insular

70
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Consists of countries connected to the Asian continent

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Mainland Southeast Asia

71
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Mainland Southeast Asia is connected to the _

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Asian continent

72
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Examples of Mainland countries in Southeast Asia

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Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar

73
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Consists of archipelagic countries with island

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Insular Southeast Asia

74
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Example of Insular Southeast Asia countries

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The Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Timor-Leste

75
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What is the climate according to Koppen Classification

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Tropical Climate

76
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The climate of Southeast Asia is tropical according to

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Köppen Classification

77
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Average temperature of

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18 degrees celsius

78
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Has both a _ and a _

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Rainy season and dry season

79
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All countries of Southeast Asia

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Brunei, Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, Timor-Leste, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam

80
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What are the ethnolinguistic groups in Mainland Southeast Asia

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Burmese (Bamar), Thai, Khmer, Kinh

81
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What are the ethnolinguistic groups in Insular Southeast Asia

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Javanese, Sundanese, Malaysia, Philippines

82
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Lives in the island of Java, in Indonesia

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Javanese

83
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The largest ethnolinguistic group in Southeast Asia

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Javanese

84
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Shares the island of Java in Indonesia together with the Javanese

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Sundanese

85
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Multiracial society with three main ethnolinguistic groups: Malay, Chinese, Indians, and Orang Asli (indigenous people)

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Malaysia

86
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Main ethnolinguistic groups of Malaysia

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Malay, Chinese, Indians, and Orang Asli (indigenous people)

87
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The _ has more than 110 ethnolinguistic groups

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Philippines

88
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The Philippines has more than _ ethnolinguistic groups

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110

89
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_ of Filipinos reside in lowland or coastal areas

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80%

90
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80% of Filipinos reside in _ or _

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Lowland or coastal areas

91
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_, _, _, _, and _ are the largest groups

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Bisaya, Tagalog, Bicolano, Ilocano, and Hiligaynon

92
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All religions of Southeast Asia

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Animism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam

93
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The belief that everything in the environment possess a spirit or soul

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Animism

94
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_ is the ancient religion of Southeast Asia. It blends and co-exists with other religions and beliefs

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Animism

95
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Southeast Asians still practice a form of Animism today (True or false)

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True

96
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Southeast Asians don’t practice a form of Animism today (True or false)

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False

97
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Oldest religion in the world. Founded 4,000 years ago

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Hinduism

98
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Hinduism is the oldest religion in the world. It was founded _ years ago

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4,000

99
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Hinduism started in _

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India

100
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Hinduism started in India, from the _ who settled in India

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Nomadic Aryans

101
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_ spread across Southeast Asia via trading

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Hinduism

102
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Hinduism spread across Southeast Asia via _

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Trading

103
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Established the Vedic Culture, which influenced the language, architecture, beliefs, and arts of Southeast Asia

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Hinduism

104
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Hinduism established the _

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Vedic Culture

105
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Southeast Asia became a center of Hindu culture which is still evident today (True or false)

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True

106
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Southeast Asia became a center of Hindu culture which is not evident today (True or false)

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False

107
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Southeast Asia did not become a center of Hindu culture which is still evident today (True or false)

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False

108
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One of the most important religions in Southeast Asia with 200+ million followers

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Buddhism

109
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Buddhism is one of the most important religions in Southeast Asia with _ followers

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200+ million

110
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_ of Buddhists in the world live in Southeast Asia

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38%

111
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_ has a 95% majority Buddhist population

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Thailand

112
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Thailand has a _ majority Buddhist population

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95%

113
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Buddhism is an offshoot of Hinduism (True or false)

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True

114
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Buddhism is an offshoot of _

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Hinduism

115
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The founder of Buddhism, _ was a Hindu

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Siddhartha Guatama (Buddha)

116
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_ is the most popular form of Buddhism

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Theravada Buddhism

117
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_ is the least popular form of Buddhism

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Mahayana Buddhism

118
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The stages in life which are constant

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Four Noble Truths

119
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The path to enlightenment which should be followed by all Buddhists

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Eightfold Path

120
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The largest religion in Southeast Asia

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Islam

121
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_ of Southeast Asians follow Islam

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42%

122
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42% of Southeast Asians follow _

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Islam

123
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Reached Southeast Asia from Arabia through trading routes

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Islam

124
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Islam reached Southeast Asia from _ through trading routes

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Arabia

125
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Islam reached Southeast Asia from Arabia through _

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Trading routes

126
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Traders spread the religion by sharing the teachings of the _

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Koran

127
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What is the Bible for Islam

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The Koran

128
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Who is the one and only god of Islam

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Allah

129
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Who is the prophet of Allah

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Muhammad

130
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Southeast Asians are known to be family-oriented, thus their society revolves around kinship and family (True or False)

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True

131
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Southeast Asians are not known to be family-oriented, thus their society revolves around kinship and family (True or False)

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False

132
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A sharing of similar origins and blood relationships

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Kinship

133
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_ has both bilateral and matrilocal components

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Kinship

134
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Components of Kinship

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Bilateral and Matrilocal

135
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People trace their lineage from both sides of the family

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Bilateral

136
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The husband lives in the house of the wife’s family

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Matrilocal

137
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Deva means

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God

138
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Raja means

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King

139
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Southeast Asians believe that a king or a leader represents God on Earth (True or false)

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True

140
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Southeast Asians don’t believe that a king or a leader represents God on Earth (True or false)

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False

141
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The king leads the people in both _ and _

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Politics and religion

142
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The _ is likened to a “Priest-King”

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Devaraja

143
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The Devaraja is likened to a _

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Priest-King

144
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What is known as the Universal Monarch

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Chakravartin

145
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The belief that monarchs or kinds were chosen by God to lead the people

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Chakravartin

146
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A sphere of influence where people follow a Devaraja without limited borders

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Mandala

147
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The _ protects the people while the people support the _ through taxes and labor

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Devaraja, Devaraja

148
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“Mutual-benefit relationship”

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Mandala

149
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Different Mandalas in Southeast Asia

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Bagan, Ayutthaya, Champa, Angkor, Srivijaya, Majapahit

150
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Factors of Human Geography

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Cultural Differences
Social Structures
Power Relations

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