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Unit 10 Flashcards

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1
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How were the cordilleras formed?

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By tectonic plates colliding

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What Is unique about southeast Asia physical location?

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It contains an archipelago

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How many islands exist in the Malay archipelago?

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20,000

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The cordilleras run…(direction)

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Parallel

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This river forms between Thailand and Laos?

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Mekong river

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What climate in the region is only found in parts of Laos, myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam?

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Humid subtropical

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This country is a leading producer of petroleum and a member or OPEC?

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Indonesia

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The coolest climates in the region exist in which countries?

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Myanmar, new Guinea, and Borneo

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What type of plant life does the highlands climates of the region support?

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Deciduous trees

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What does insular mean, and whih countries would be considered insular?

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Island. Ex. Brunei, east timor, Indonesia, Singapore, and Philippines

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Approximately how many people live in south east Asia?

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544 million people

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What are the reasons why southeast Asians are moving to the cities?

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Political conflicts and government policies, greater economic and educational opportunities

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By the 1500s European merchants were exporting what products from the region?

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Nutmeg, cloves, and pearls

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Why did the Indonesia government relocate some 3 million of its people during the last 40 years?

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Because They wanted to reduce urban overcrowding

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When were people 1st casting bronze in Thailand?

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In Thailand in 3000 BC nearly thousand years before the chinese

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During the early 1900s who were among the dominant foreign powers in south east Asia?

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The Netherlands, the UK, France and the US

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The srivijaya empire influenced trade in the region by controlling trade from what region?

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The strait of malacca and sunda strait

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What is Angkor Wat?

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A khymer temple more than 800 years old was designed to resemble the home of Hindu gods and goddesses

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In the cities of Vietnam, why are English, Chinese, and French often spoken?

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Vietnam, English, Chinese, and France are often spoken because they have had an influence on Vietnams history and culture

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why are most Filipino roman catholic?

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Because of Christian influence when it came under Spain’s control

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What are the major influences that have shaped this region cultural heritage?

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Fast paced change brought by the regions participation in a global economy

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22
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What are long houses and where are they prevalent?

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Related one story buildings that house up to 100 people. Are prevalent in rural areas of Indonesia and Malaysia

23
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How many languages are spoken on Indonesia’s many islands?

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250 distinct languages

24
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East Timors violent fight for independence developed primarily from what hotly debated issue?

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Ethnic groups that waged struggles for independence

25
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Transportation and communication in the region is dependent on what factor?

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Industrialization

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What are the reason for the slowed economic progress in Indonesia?

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Political instability and rapidly growing pop.

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Why have southeast Asia’s environment problem increased?

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Growing population and urbanization

28
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Thailand and Malaysia have placed limits on what aspect of society?

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Timber exports

29
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Deforestation is caused by what type of activities in the region?

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Widespread cutting of trees

30
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ASEAN was formed to help south east Asian members share what?

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Development, trade, and grater economic stability

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What are commercial farms and subsistence farms both important in region?

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Subsistence is for family and commercial is for selling

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What are the major cash crops of the region grown of plantations?

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Rice, cassava, yams, corn, bananas

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ADB was created to aid whom and for what reason?

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Aid the economies of Asian membered countries to support agriculture, transportation and industrial development projects

34
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How many specie of flowering plants does Malaysia have?

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14,500

35
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Tet

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The Vietnamese new year

36
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Singapore

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A collection of one large island and more than 50 smaller ones (smallest)

37
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Khmer rouge

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Communist part of

38
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Mount pinatubo

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Burned out lava that severely damaged the town of Angelas

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Gunung agung

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A volcano that reaches 10,378 ft

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Iifugao

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A landlocked province in the Philippines

41
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Kulaks lumpur

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Federal capital and most populous city in malaysia

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Jakarta

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The capitals largest city of Indonesia

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Brunei

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A sovereign state located on the north coast of south east asia

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Laos

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Landlocked country in south easy asia

45
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Pol pot

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A Cambodian revolutionary, general secretary of the communist part of Kampuchea

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Ho chi minh

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A Vietnamese revolutionary leader who was prime minister of the democratic republic of vietnam

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Krakatau

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A volcanic island made of lava I the sunda strait

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Khmer

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One of the most powerful empires in south easy Asia

49
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Funan

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An ancient kingdom located around the Mekong delta of the s. Vietnamese and s. Indonesia

50
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Borobudur

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A 9th century Mahayana Buddhist monument in mayelang central java, Indonesia

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Pagon

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250 year old rule over Irrawaddy 8 first modern day Burma

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Phnom penh

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Capital and largest city of Cambodia

53
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Hanoi

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He capital city of vietnam 2nd largest city

54
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Songkram

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Thailand’s traditional new years day

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