The least you should you know (South-East Asia) Flashcards
The area is very populated with about … million people
680 M people
… countries have a population over … million
… - … …
3
100 million
indonesia
vietnam
philippines
with a …, enough … and the highest concentration of active … , … Island in Indonesia has a great … production capacity and one of the highest population densities on earth (… inhabitants/km20
warm climate
precipitation
volcanoes
Java
food
1100 inhabitants/km
almost … inhabitant of South-East Asia out of … lives on Java island, and a bit more than … % are from a single country
1
4
40
The area is … with a … and … climate, … and … interiors
tropical
warm
humide
rain forests
mountainous
The … part has several large river like the …
Mainland
Mekong
There is an impressive number of active … in the … part
volcanoes
archipelago
the … part has more than … meters of … throughout the year and the … part has … to … meters of … over the year and a … winter
archipelago
2
precipitation
mainland
1 to 2 meters
precipation
dry
South-East Asia ia an unbelievable mosaic of …
culture
It has been influenced by its two large neighbors : … and …
China
India
Successively, the cultures of the area were also “…” by the … , the … colonial masters and the …
contaminated
muslims
europeans
japanese
the mainland countries all have on dominant … group with its own … per country
ethnic
language
The Archipelago countries all have dominated… culture with large … minorities in the cities
Malay
Chinese
When travelling in Mainland countries, it is more diificult to learn the … since each state use a unique … language written in its unique …
language
tonal
alphabet
As opposed to Archipelago countries, where most of them use … and the …
non-tonal languages
Roman alphabet
… is the main religion among the … countries as in … - … and …
Budhism
mainland
Thailand
Myanmar
Cambodia
… is the main … in the countries of the … as in … and …
Islam
faith
archipelago
malaysia
indonesia
the … and tiny … are the only predominantly … countries of Asia
Philippines
East Timor
Christian
Which type of natural disputer hit the low coastal area Myanmar in 2008, causing at least 138,000 fatalities, the worst natural catastrophe in the country’s history
cyclone
what is the name of the yellowish-white cosmetic paste made from ground bark, used in Myanmar as make-up and skin protection
thanaka
The … people are a stateless people from the … of Myanmar
Rohingya
west
Described by the United Nations in 2013 as one of the most persecuted … in the world, the Rohingya population are … under the …
minorities
denied citizenship
1982 Myanmar nationality law
Rohingya are also … - … - …
restricted from freedom of movement
state education
civil servce jobs
Before the 2015 Rohingya refugee crisis and the military crackdown in 2016 and 2017, the Rohingya population in Myanmar was around … to … million
1 to 3 million
Since the ,majority of Rohingyas are … they often become … in other Muslim countries
Muslims
refugees
The one country with the largest number of refugees is …
Rohinngya
The … area has the largest refugee camp that exist on earth with more than … Rohingyas
Kutupalong
600,000
… is a … in … and the largest religious monument in the world
Angkor
temple complex
Cambodia
What are the two main islands of the Philippines
Luzon
Mindanao
two advantage of terrace farming
it protects the terraced area’s soil from overly rapid erosion
it can trap and hold rainwater
disavanatge of terrace farming
it is labor intensive labor to constrcut and to maintain
… originate from the … but they have been widely exported to other tropical countries by … from the end of the …
Rubber trees
Amazon
European colonial colonies
1800
In November 2013, … went right across the Philippines killing over … people and effecting … m people
Haiyan Typhoon
5000
11M
It is the strongest … ever recorded at landfall with a one-minute sustained wind of … km/h
storm
315 km/h
To designate a tropical storm, the term “…” is used in the …
typhoon
Northwest Pacific
The term … is used in the … and …
hurricane
atlantic
northeast pacific
th term … is used in the … and …
cyclone
south pacific
indian ocean
In … to grow Palm Oil Trees, the habitat of one of our close kin, the beautiful red-haired … is also … threatening its survival
deforesting
orangutan
destroyed
In December 2004, … on the northwestern Coast of Sumatra Island in Indonesia , was struck by the 3rd strongest … ever recorded with a magnitude of …
Banda Aceh
earthquake
9.1 to 9.3
A few minutes before the earthquake a series of waves between … and … meters in height
24 and 30 meters
it killed an estimated … people in … countries, making it one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history
227,898 people
14 countries
Indonesia is the … most populated state on earth
fourth
Indonesia being the most important country for the number of … a local form of … with colorful festivities is practiced on … island
muslim
hinduism
bali
Both located at the Equator, … and … are the top … biodiversity countries on Earth
Brazil
indonesia
2
… is the country on earth with the most … (…)
Papua New Guinea
spoken language
839 languages
