Southeast asia Flashcards
(34 cards)
southeast asia lies on the
ring of fire (heavy volcanic and earthquake activity)
southeast asia is primarily what 2 religions?
islamic and buddhist
mainland region of southeast asia is sometimes called
indochina
offshore region of southeast asia is known as
maritime southeast asia
papua new guinea is usually lumped in with
pacific island nations
what 2 places are the richest involving GDP per capita
singapore (by a lot) and brunei
what is the term to describe the influence of india beyond the indian subcontinent
greater india
what is the most widely practiced religion in southeast asia today?
islam
what country is the most populaous islamic/muslim country
indonesia
the strait of malacca is a
notable choke point
what does the dutch east indies make up today?
indonesia
what is the name for french colonial holdings in southeast asia
french indochina
do you know what the major islands of southeast asia look like? name from left to right
sumatra
java
borneo
sulawesi
new guinea
what is the most dense populated island?
Java
what was a result of the sumatra-adaman earthquake?
devastating series of tsunami
tsunami do not resemble ocean waves but are more similar to…
rising tide
volcanoes often (but not always) form near
converging or diverging plates
volcano that exploded in 1883 that caused global cooling
krakatoa
volcanic eruption that was the largest ever recorded, killing > 75,000
tambora
myanmar is known to have a government known as _______ that is a repressive group of military leaders
military junta
aung san suu kyi
head of state for myanmar
helped push toward democracy, still in prison for coup/corruption
what was the name for myanmar before the military junta changed it?
burma
what is happening (since 2016) in rohingya?
genocide/ethnic cleansing
what theory was vietnam worried about in 1954?
domino theory