Southeast Asia Geography Test Review

Question 1

Insular

Answer 1

an area made Entirely up of islands

Question 2

Endemic

Answer 2

specific to a particular place or people

Question 3

Sultan

Answer 3

ruler of a Muslim country

Question 4

Primate city

Answer 4

country’s main city that is so large and influential that it dominates the rest of the country

Question 5

Minority

Answer 5

group of people that is different from the rest of the population

Question 6

Pacific Rim

Answer 6

countries bordering the Pacific Ocean, mainly Asian countries

Question 7

Ecotourism

Answer 7

a type of tourism in which people visit a country to enjoy its natural wonders

Question 8

Archipelago

Answer 8

group of islands

Question 9

Oceania

Answer 9

islands of central & south pacific (Micronesia, Melanesia, Polynesia, & Australasia)

Question 10

High Islands

Answer 10

type of island in the Pacific Ocean formed centuries ago by volcanoes

Question 11

Low Islands

Answer 11

type of island in the Pacific Ocean formed by the buildup of coral

Question 12

Outback

Answer 12

remote/uninhabited inland regions of Australia

Question 13

China

Answer 13

In between and slightly over India and the Koreas

Question 14

India

Answer 14

To the left of and under China

Question 15

Vietnam

Answer 15

Under China wrapping some countries

Question 16

North Korea

Answer 16

To the right of China over South Korea

Question 17

South Korea

Answer 17

To the right of China under North Korea

Question 18

Japan

Answer 18

Island to the right of the Koreas

Question 19

Takliamakan Desert and Gobi Desert

Answer 19

On top of India and China next to each other with the Gobi Desert on the right

Question 20

Huang He/ Yellow River

Answer 20

Slightly above to the right of the Gobi Desert

Question 21

Yellow Sea

Answer 21

Large water section under the Koreas and Japan

Question 22

Ganges River

Answer 22

To the left of and slightly under the Himalayan Mountains

Question 23

Himalayan Mountains

Answer 23

To the right of and slightly over the Ganges River

Question 24

Bay of Bengal

Answer 24

Under India, the Ganges River, and the Himalayan Mountains

Question 25

Indian Ocean

Answer 25

Under the Bay of Bengal