South East Asia Unit Flashcards
Region containing islands of the Pacific
Oceania
Country is poor because they’re landlocked
Laos
Religion of reincarnation, kindness
Buddhism
Only -nesia not in Oceania
Indonesia
Tiny, strict, and rich because of trade
Singapore
SE Asia’s main climate
Tropical wet
SE Asia’s main biome
Rainforest
Belief shared by Hindus and Buddhists
Reincarnation
Natives of Australia
Aboriginal
Torn between dictatorship and democracy (Aung San Sui Kyi; Rohingya)
Myanmar
Harsh interior region of Australia
Outback
“Land of the free”- not colonized
Thailand
-nesia containing Hawaii
Polynesia
Chain of islands, ex. Indonesia
Archipelago
Genocide committed here in 70s by Pol Pot
Cambodia
Former Spanish and US colony; archipelago
Philippines
Islands with Marine West Coast climate; Maori natives
New Zealand
US fought to stop communism here in 60s and 70s
Vietnam
Wall of water caused by underwater earthquakes
Tsunami
Stage of development for Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar
Low income/less developed
Stage of development of Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand
High income/more developed(MDC)
Stage of development for Malaysia and Indonesia
Middle income/newly industrialized(NIC)
Tiny, crowded, rich, clean, ideal natural port
Singapore
The economy of this country damaged by sanctions because they jailed Aung San Suu Kyi
Myanmar
Main climate type for SE Asia
Tropical Wet
World’s largest coral reef and the country where its’s located
Great Barrier Reef and Australia
Seasonal winds that bring heavy rains
Monsoons
Australians live on the SE coast but NOT in this region
The Outback
The 3 parts of Oceania
Micronesia, Melanesia, and Polynesia
Buddhists seek this in their lives to find happiness, avoid extremes
Balance/Moderation
Founder of Buddhism
Siddartha Gautama
2 things Hinduism and Buddhism have in common
Karma and Reincarnation
3 physical elements that cause cultural diversity in SE Asia
Dense forests, islands, and mountains/volcanoes
The word Thailand means
Land of the free(only country in SE not colonized)
What Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, and Myanmar have in common
Former British colonies
Colonial power in Indonesia
Dutch or Netherlands
Colonial power in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia
The French
Government type in Vietname and Laos
Communism
This leader killed over a million people in Cambodia with the Khmer Rouge
Pol Pot
This rainforest ingredient is causing massive deforestation in SE Asia
Palm Oil
Deadliest natural disaster ever. More than 300,000 died in one day
Indian ocean Tsunami
Country controlled by US until WWll
Philippines
Archipelago natio with more than 17,000 islands and country name
Indonesia
What the economies of Australia, New Zealand, and most of Oceania have in common
Tourism
SE Asia part of this region, is cause of so many islands
Ring of Fire
Ultimate goal of Buddhism
Nirvana
How Antarctica is governed
The International Treaty
