South-East Asia

Question 1

This country has gone back and forth between being called _______ and Burma.

Answer 1

Myanmar

Question 2

This country’s leaders have been criticized for their restrictions on human rights.

Answer 2

China

Question 3

This country is also known as the Republic of China.

Answer 3

Taiwan

Question 4

This country is made up of four main islands and thousands of smaller ones.

Answer 4

Japan

Question 5

This large country has very little people.

Answer 5

Mongolia

Question 6

This country is the largest country in the world! (by population)

Answer 6

China

Question 7

This country is closely allied with the US, which keeps military troops on it to protect it, because this country isn’t allowed to have a large military.

Answer 7

Japan

Question 8

This country was helped by the United Nations and the US in the Korean War.

Answer 8

South Korea

Question 9

This country was made by a group of nationalists fleeing China.

Answer 9

Taiwan

Question 10

This country is much more developed then its neighbor on the northern end of the Korean Peninsula.

Answer 10

South Korea

Question 11

This country has had three dictators since the Korean War.

Answer 11

North Korea

Question 12

This country is the only country in Southeast Asia that has not been ruled by a European power.

Answer 12

Thailand

Question 13

This country has been known as the “Texas of Asia.”

Answer 13

Mongolia

Question 14

This country is called the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.

Answer 14

North Korea

Question 14

This country lies on the southern end of the Malay Peninsula and on the island of Borneo.

Answer 14

Malaysia

Question 15

This country is one of the world’s smallest countries, yet it has one of the most productive economies.

Answer 15

Singapore

Question 16

This poor country’s industry is undeveloped because of years of isolation and civil war.

Answer 16

Laos

Question 16

This country is the newest in South Asia, it gained its independence from Indonesia in 2002.

Answer 16

Easte Timor

Question 16

This country is made up of about 7,000 islands that many are dominated by volcanic mountains. It was ruled by Spain for more than 300 years, and is named after a Spanish King. Name the country and the King.

Answer 16

the Philippines. King Philip 1.

Question 17

This country has a large tourist industry, partly because it is the home of Angkor Wat.

Answer 17

Cambodia

Question 17

This country is an archipelago with thousands of islands, the three main ones being Sumatra, Java, and Celebes.

Answer 17

Indonesia

Question 18

This country is only about the size of Delaware, but it’s large oil and gas reserves are making its economy rich.

Answer 18

Brunei

Question 19

This country’s largest city isn’t its capital, but Ho Chi Minh City, named after the first communist leader.

Answer 19

Vietnam