Southeast Asia And Oceana Flashcards
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What is an archipelago
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Large group of islands
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What is ASEAN
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Association of south am East Asian nations
Promotes peace and trade
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What is Homogenous
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Of the same kind
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What is the domino theory
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If one country fell to communist, then the neighbors will as well
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What is an endemic species
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Animals that are native to a certain area
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What are kampongs
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Villages built on stilts
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What are wats
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Buddhist temples
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What are Lahars
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Dangerous volcanic mudslides
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What is slash and burn
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Form of cutting and burning land for agriculture
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What is arboreal
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Tree dwelling animals
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Who were the aboriginals
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First people to come to Australia
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What are marsupials
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Mammals that have pouches to carry young
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What is the outback
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The dry interior of Australia
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What is extensive agriculture?
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A lot of land but only a small portion used
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What are artesian wells
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Natural flowing wells
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What are exotic species
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Non native animals
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Who were the Maori
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First people to come to New Zealand
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What is economy of scale
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Large production of goods that reduce the production of cost of each item
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What is exclusive economic zone (eez)
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Coastal area that is claimed by a country for its own use
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What are klongs
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Canals
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What is. Paddy
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Wet lands where rice is grown
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What is intensive agriculture
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Use of massive labor for agriculture
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What is aquaculture
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Harvesting fish and marine life
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What is a puppet gov
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Gov controlled by another gov
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What are communes
Communities that organize family and political local services
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What are pictograms
Simple pictures used for words
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What is calligraphy
Artistic hand writing
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What is martial law
Military rule
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What are Special Economic Zones
Land that is leased to other countries
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What are tsunamis
Large sea waves
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What is a flyaway
Migration flight of birds
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What is a shogun
Powerful warlord
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What is a samurai
Warriors
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What is an annex
To formally join with a country
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What is a DMZ
Demilitarized zone
| An area with no fighting or military personnel on the land.
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China's eastern borders are along...
Ring of fire
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Mountains cover what % of china
40%
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What is the natural boundary between china and Mongolia
Gobi desert
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What are the six climates found in china
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Humid subtropical
Highland
Humid continental
Tropical wet/dry
tropical semi arid
Desert
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Where does china receive more rain at
Southwest
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What are China's natural resources and products
Coal
Lead
Tin
Tungsten
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What was the Silk Road
Road connecting Asia and Europe for trade, mainly silk
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What was built to stop foreigner invaders
The Great Wall of china
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What is Taoism
Natural order to universe
Harmony with nature
Animist
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What is Confucianism
Code of ethics- family, loyalty, duties, edu.
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Which dynasty named china
Qin dynasty
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What did the people of china call themselves after the Qin dynasty
Han
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What two ports were established to take advantage of trade with china
Hong Kong
| Macau
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What did Mao Zedong established
The peoples republic of china
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Who was chairman mao's rival?
Chang Kai-shek
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What did Chang Kai-shek establish
A gov on Taiwan- republic of china
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What was the cultural revolution
Program to destroy ancient china
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What were the little red books
Maoism books w/ his philosophy
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Who came into power after Mao Zedong and called his extreme communist policies mistakes?
Deing Xiaoping
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How did Deing Xiaoping change the economy
He opened up the Xi junping (river)
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What are TVE's
Town village enterprise
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How are TVE's communist
Gov. Owns the company
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The USA currently has what with china
A trade deficiency
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What is a trade deficiency
The number of imports being bought by the USA from China is greater than the number of exports being sold to china
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How are sweatshops important to the economy of china
Provide a work force
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China has seen an explosion of what since joining the WTO
Multinational corporations
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What is a policy that china has in order to control the population
One child policy
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How is the Chang delta important
Very fertile "rice bowl"
| Most populated area
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What is a CAFO
Concentrated animal feed operations
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Taiwan is a major trading partner in what
Computers
Sports equipment
Scientific instruments
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How much more is Taiwans GPA compared to China's
5 times
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What are the four Asian tigers of the Far East
Japan
China
South Korea
Taiwan
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What is an Asian tiger
Countries in the Far East that have large GDPs
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Which parallel was Korea divided at
38th parallel
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What is the full name of North Korea
Democratic peoples Republic of Korea
| DPRK
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Who helped South Korea when North Korea invaded them
The UN and USA
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Who helped North Korea when they were invading South Korea
China
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What is south koreas GDP
31,000
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What is ecommerce
Buying or selling of goods over the internet
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What deal was reached between NK, SK and the USA.
That if NK stopped trying to make weopons they will help them with food
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What has NK recently been perusing
Nuclear weopons
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What were the six part talks
NK SK USA CHINA RUSSIA JAPAN
| talks about peace
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What are the islands of japan
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Honshu
Hokkaido
Shikoku
Kyushu
Okinawa
Ryokyo islands
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What are the climates of japan
Humid continental
| Humid subtropical
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What three environmental hazards are there in japan
Volcanoes
Earthquakes
Tsunamis
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What religion is based in japan
Shintoism
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What are the classes in order from highest to lowest of japan
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Shogun/emperor
Daimyo
Bushi/samuria
Merchants
Artisans
Farmers
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How were the mongols stopped when invading japan
By the kamikaze
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What did the Portuguese bring with them in the 1500 s to japan
European ideas
Christianity
New trade goods
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Who opened japan
Commodore perry
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What was the meiji restoration
The emperor was restored to power over japan
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What areas did japan invade prior to WWII
Taiwan
Russia
Annexed Korea
Manchuria
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What event brought the USA into the war
Pearl harbor
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What event ended the war
Hiroshima
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What is the current gov of japan called
The Japanese diet
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How are Japan's political units different from the USA
They have a prime minister
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What is Japan's pop
127 mil
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What is their GDP per capita
35,000
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How many people does japan have per sq mile
867
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What is japan a world leader in
Transportation tech
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Why are fish important to japan
Largest consumer of fish
| Consume tsukjii 15% of fish
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What does japan import
Raw materials
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What does japan export
Tech
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What landscape does Mongolia have
Steppes
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How is Mongolian landscape diverse
Taiga
Mountainous rivers
Gobi desert
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What is the study if fossils from the past
Paleontology
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What climates are found in Mongolia
Subarctic
| Semi arid
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What natural hazard can occur in winter in Mongolia
Death of livestock
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Who united the tribes of Mongolia
GENGIS khan
| Temichin
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What animal was used by the mongols
Horse
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What kind of economy is Mongolia
Subsistence economy
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What is ger or yurt
Mobile home landline mutton
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What is lama Buddhism
Syncretic religion combines shamanism
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What happened to religion in Mongolia during the USSR rule
Communism took it away
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What were negdels
Cooperative agriculturist
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Today what kind of gov does Mongolia have
A parlimatery
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What is the main political body of Mongolia called
Kural
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What is mongolias GDP per capita
3,200
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What kind of developing country is Mongolia
Developing
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What is the pop density of Mongolia
4 people per sq. mile
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How is the landscape of Mongolia changing
Industrialization
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What is the nadaam festival
Horse racing
Wrestling
Archery
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What economic activities if Mongolia are growing
Adventure tourism
| Sport fishing
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What is cashmere used for
Clothing
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What two challenges face Mongolia
Eco devolp. Modernization.
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What climates are found in indochina
Tropical and subtropical
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What is the most important crop in indochina
Rice
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How is Terrence farming an example of human adaption to the land
By taking advantage if the land
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How does transplanting major for better, more efficient agriculture
Evenly distributes the plants
Effective use of the soil & water
Beats the weeds
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What are GMF
Genetically modified foods
More nutrients
More disease resistant
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Which Hindu empire was centered in Cambodia
Khumer empire
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What was the major city of Cambodia during the Khumer empire
Angor
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What was a pagodas and a wat
Buddhist temple
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What is the major religion of this area
Buddhism.
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What areas did the French control
Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
Indochina
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What were the results of the Vietnam war
1 million refugees "boat people"
| 1/3 died at sea
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How was the rule of pol pat and the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia an example of totalnianism
Communist gurilla group
| Had killing fields
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What happened in Myanmar after the British left
The military gov took control by general Newan
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What kind of gov does Thailand have
Constitutional monarchy
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Thailand is what percent Thai
75%
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What problems does Thailand face
Smog
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How is Thailand a mix of modern and traditional
Both floating markets and malls
| Use age of elephants and water buffalo
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What was the blue revolution
aquaculture- major economic boost
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How have shrimp changed the lives of some people in Thailand
20% is the worlds shrimp is found there- major business
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What areas have shrimping hurt
Mangroves
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How has Thailand benefitted from the beaches and karst
Tourism- 20% of GDP
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Thailand today is what kind of devolved country
NIC
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Vietnam and Laos are both what
Communist countries
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What was left behind from the many wars in Cambodia that has killed thousands of people
Landmines
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Who was aung san suu kyi
Learder of the National league for democracy
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What is the golden triangle
Place where 47% of opium is produced.
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What are the countries of SE Asia
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East Timor
Indonesia
Malaysia
Brunei
Philippines
Singapore
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What is one of the worlds most important choke points
Strait if malacca
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What % of the worlds rainforest are in Indonesia
10%
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What are some resources if the islands
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Fish
Soils
Rubber
Copper
Gold
Oil
Tin
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Who brought Catholicism to the islands
Spain
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The Portuguese came to the islands I. Search of what
Spices
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The island of se Asia were known as what
Spice islands
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The Dutch took over the islands and renamed it what
Dutch East Indies
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Why did japan take control of this area
Needed oil
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What is the major religion in the Philippines
Catholics
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Major religion of Malaysia
Buddhism
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Major religion of Singapore
Buddism
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What is the major religion of Bali
Hindu
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What is the major religion of Indonesia
Islam
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What two countries are NICs in the SE islands
Philippines and Malaysia
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Why is Bali attractive to people
Hindu Buddhist culture
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What are the manor cities of this region
Jakarta- indonesia
Manila- Phillip
Kuda lampar- Malaysia
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Why is Brunei so wealthy
Lots of oil.
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What are the 5 challenges for this area
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Deforestation
Loss of wildlife
Ethnic diversity
Over fishing & water pollution
Raising the standard of living
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Australia is the smallest of what
All continents
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What aspect of the Pacific Ocean influences climate around the world
Ocean currents
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What does ITCZ stand for
Inter tropical convergence zone
| Where trash collects
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What is the difference between El Niño and el Nina
El Niño- hot
| El Nina- cold
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What two forces helped make the islands
Tectonic forces
| Volcanoes
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What is threatening the Great Barrier Reef
Rising global temps.
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What climates are in Australia and New Zealand
Subtropical and tropical wet and dry
