Test 8 Study Guide Flashcards
The Annamese Cordillera is a mountain range that separate ___ from ___ and Cambodia
Vietnam… Loas
A cordillera are
parallel mountain ranges and plateaus
The Arakan Range is in western
Myanmar
What three cordilleras form natural barriers between and within mainland Southeast Asian countries?
The Arakan Yoma Range, Bilauktaung Range, and the Annam Cordillera.
Australia is in the southern
hemisphere
Australia is the smallest
continent
Antartica is a huge mass of land that is pretty much
unusable
Antartica is a ___ scientific reserve that is shared by several ___ and is dedicated to protect Antartica’s widlife
nuetral….countries
Bilauktaung Rangeruns along the border between
Myanmar and Thailand
Borneo Island’s land mass is not all theirs since
Malaysia’s border lie so the island too
Brunei is a small country on ___ island and near ___’s section of land
Borneo…Malaysia’s
Cambodia is surrounded by what three countries?
Thailand, Loas, and Vietnam
Chang Jiang River is also called the
Yangtze River
China is in
East Asia
deserts are not in
Southeast Asia
Equator runs through what countries in Southeast Asia?
islands of Indonesia, New Guinea and Borneo
Ganges River flows into the ___ of ___ which meets ___ in southest asia
Bay of Bengal…..Malaysia
Great Artesian Basin is in eastern
Australia
Great Dividing range is in east
Australia
Hanoi is the capital of
Vietnam
Hong Kong is a bustling port city on
China’s southern coast
Indonesia contains has more than ___ islands
13,500
Irrawaddy River runs through ___ and into the ___ of ____
Myanmar….Bay of Bengal
Jakarta is ___ capital
Indonesia’s
Japan is in ___ Asia
east
Java Island is part of
Indonesia
Korea is in east ___ near ___ and North Korea
Asia…Japan
Krakatoa is a ___ in ___
volcano…Indonesia
Kuala Lumpur is ___ capital
Malaysia’s
Laos is a _____country surrounded by which countries?
Southeast Asian… surrounded by Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar, and Thailand
lichens are
sturdy, small plants that grow like crust on rocks or tree trunks
Luzon island is in the
Philippines
Macao is an special ___ zone in ___
economic…China
Malay Peninsula is divided between the countries of
Thailand and Malaysia
Malaysia spans across two ___ masses and a couple ___
land…island
Manila is the capital of
Philippines
McDonnell Ranges is in the middle of
Australia
Mekong River kind of acts as the border of
Laos and Thailand
Mt Fuji is a ___ feet high mountain in ___
12,388 …Japan
Myanmar is a decent sized country in ___ Asia and has access to what two seas?
Southeast…The Bay of Bengal and the Andaman
New Guinea is different from___ but the split a land mass or island
Papua New Guinea
New Zealand is a country in the Pacific Ocean near the ___ Sea and
Australia
Palawan islands are part of the
Philippines
Philippines is an archipelago in the ____ Ocean bordered by many ___
Pacific…seas
Pinatubo is a ____ in the Philippines
volcano
Singapore is a highly __ , trading city that is the southeast Asia’s ___ country in land area
industrialized….smallest
Singapore City is the capital of
Singapore
Southeast Asia contains ___ countries and they are….
11…Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
Southern Alps is a mountain range in
New Zealand
Taiwan Island are southeast of ___ in the ____ Sea
China…East China
Thailand’s capital is
Bangkok
Transantarctic Mountains is in
Antarctica
Tropic of cancer in southeast Asia only runs through
Myanmar
Tropic of Capricorn runs through
Australia
Vientiane is the capital of
Laos
Vietnam is a country in
Southeast Asia
Yangon is the capital of
Myanmar
The Borneo islands are divided into ___ political regions. Thos holding power in these regions are…
four… Indonesia, Malysia, and Brunie (Malaysia has two)
Cambodia’s capital is
Phnom Penh
China’s capital is
Beijing
A desert is
a dry, barren area of land, usually without vegetation or water
Near Australia Oceania and Antartica the equator passes through
Melanesia & Polynesia
The Great Artesian Basin has a population density of
less than 1 person per sq. km
The Great Dividing Range has major Australian cities they are:
Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra and Newcastle
Hanoi is in northern
Vietnam
Indonesia spans ___ miles
3,000
Japan’s capital is
Tokyo
Loas is not
coastal
Malaysia spans across the Malay —– and half of ____
Peninsula…Borneo
In Anatrtica only a few forms of life survive such as
animals, lichens, algae, and mosses
