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Southeast Asia Flashcards

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How many mainland peninsular countries are there

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7 ; Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia, singapore

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How many Insular countries are there?

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4; Malaysia East, Brunei, Indonesia, East Timor, Phillipines

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What is a compact state? Ex in the region?

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A country with near round/rectangular shape ; Cambodia

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What is a protruded state?

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A country which has a compact territory with an extended peninsular corridor ; Thailand

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What is a perforated state?

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A country that completely surrounds another country ; South Africa & Lesotho

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What is an elongated state?

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A country whose territorial length is much greater than its width ; Vietnam

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What is a fragmented state?

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A country with two or more territorial units separated by for territory or substantial bodies of water ; Philippines, Malaysia, and Brunei

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How is Southeast Asia similar to Middle America?

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tropics, fractured regions of islands, experience natural disastors, and within the Pacific ring of fire zone

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What is the Pacific Ring of Fire?

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active and dormant volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis

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Where is the Pacific Ring of Fire?

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West coast of North & Middle America as well as the East Coast of Asia, including New Zealand

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When was the largest Tsunami in SE Asia? how many people died?

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Dec 26, 2004 ; 300,00

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What is the climate like?

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Always hot, cooler in the north and mountains, seasonal monsoon, rainforest/savana vegetation. orangatans and dragons

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What are the major cash crops?

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Rice, sugarcane, coconut, palm oil, rubber plantations, and spices

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Which countries are Buddhist?

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Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore

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Which countries are Christian?

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Philippines

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Which countries are Hindu?

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Island of Bali in Indonesia

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Which countries are Islamic?

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Malaysia, Brunei, and Indonesia

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Which countries were colonized by the British?

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Myanmar, Singapore, Brunei

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Which countries were colonized by the French?

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Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam

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Which countries were not colonized?

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Thailand

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Which countries were colonized by the Dutch?

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Indonesia - controlled spice trade

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Which countries were colonized by the Spanish?

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Philippines back to 1571, but lost possession to the US in 1898

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Which countries were colonized by the Portuguese?

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East Timor

24
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When did Vietnam become independant

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1954

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When did Vietnam unite?

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1976

26
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What were Vietnam’s increasing agricultural production?

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coffee, rice, cotton, rubber, tea, and spices

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What is the capital of Cambodia?

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Phnom Penh

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Which religion is enshrined in the Cambodian constitution?

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Buddhism

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What was the name of the Brutal Cambodian regime from 1975-1979?

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Khmer Rouge

30
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What does Cambodia’s economy look like?

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Garment manufactoring, exported $8.9 billion in 2021

31
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Which country is both Communist and landlocked?

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Laos

32
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What does Laos’ economy look like?

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arable land used for opium and rice… no industry and no infrastructure/economy

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What are the characteristics of Thailand?

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Heart of the mainland, slender peninsula with Myanmar, highest literacy rates

34
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What does Thailand’s economy look like?

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Most prosperous, Once aisan tiger, high life expectancy

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When did Burma become Myanmar?

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1989

36
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When did Myanmar transition from democratic to repressive

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1962-2011

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What does Myanmar’s economy look like?

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Among the world’s poorest and corrupt, but they are rich in resources untapped

38
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What are Myanmar’s natural resources?

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7080% Teak trees, natural gas, Tin, opium

39
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How many states are in the federation of Malaysia?

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13

40
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What are the characteristics of West Malaysia?

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Most dominant, 11 states, 75% population, capital… used to have world’s tallest building

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What are the characteristics of East Malaysia?

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60% terriroty, 20% population, majority Islamic

42
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Where is Brunei located?

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Island of Borneo

43
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Who governs Brunei?

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a Sultan

44
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What is the capital city of Brunei?

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Bandar Seri Begawan

45
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Which country was Singapore previously part of?

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Malaysia until 1963

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What is the greatest ethnic group in Singapore?

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Chinese 75%

47
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What are the official languages of Singapore?

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English, Malay, Mandarin, and Tamil

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What are the characteristics of Singapore’s economy?

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Busiest free ports, clean and wealthy country, low taxes

49
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What is special about Indonesia’s land?

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Largest archipelago nation with more than 18,000 islands that stretches more than 3000 miles

50
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where does most of Indonesia’s population live?

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60% on Java

51
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What are the major Islands of Indonesia?

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SUmatra, Java, and Borneo

52
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What are the three groups of the Philippine Islands?

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Luzon, Visayan, and Mindanao

53
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Who was the dictator who ruled under US backing?

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Ferdinand Marcos

54
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Where do the workers of the Philippines go?

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Hong Kong, North America, Gulf States, and Europe

55
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What are the three aspects of the Philippine Plantation economy?

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Sugarcane, coconut, and rice

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