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World Geography 1107 Flashcards

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1
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Match each of the following nations with the meaning of its name, the European nation that colonized it, and/or its former name

Cambodia

A

`Kampuchea

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Match each of the following nations with the meaning of its name, the European nation that colonized it, and/or its former name

Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam

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France; Indochina

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Match each of the following nations with the meaning of its name, the European nation that colonized it, and/or its former name

Myanmar

A

Britain; Burma

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Match each of the following nations with the meaning of its name, the European nation that colonized it, and/or its former name

Philippines

A

Spain

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Match each of the following nations with the meaning of its name, the European nation that colonized it, and/or its former name

Singapore

A

city of the lion

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Match each of the following nations with the meaning of its name, the European nation that colonized it, and/or its former name

Thailand

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land of the free; Siam

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never colonized by Europeans

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Thailand

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two regions separated by more than 400 miles (650 km) of sea

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Malaysia

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divided by part of the nation of Malaysia

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Brunei

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10
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economies nearly destroyed by civil wars

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Cambodia; Vietnam

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11
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first Southeast Asian nation to become independent

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Philippines

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12
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`includes a main island and 50 islets

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Singapore

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13
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largest port in Southeast Asia

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`Singapore

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14
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last Southeast nation to become independent

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Brunei

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15
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most densely populated nation in Southeast Asia

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Vietnam

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world’s leading producer of rubber and palm oil

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Malaysia`

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Southeast Asia is ___ diverse and ___ populated, and most of it has a ___ climate

A

culturally; densely; tropical

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___ is the leading export of Myanmar

A

Teak

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19
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___ is the leading export of Thailand

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Rice

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Of the nations on the Indochinese Peninsula, only ___ is forested rather than the mountains

A

Cambodia

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The Malaysian states of Sarawak and Sabah are in ___ Malaysia on the island of ____

A

East; Borneo

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Agriculture is not important to the economies of ___ and ____

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Singapore; Brunei

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Economy

Brunei

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petroleum and natural gas

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Economy

Cambodia

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rice and rubber

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Economy

Laos

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Agriculture

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Economy

Malaysia

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agriculture; industry

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27
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Economy

Myanmar

A

agriculture, forestry, mining

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28
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Economy

Singapore

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industry

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29
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Economy

Thailand

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agriculture; industry

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30
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Economy

Vietnam

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rice

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31
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CAPITAL

Brunei

A

Brunei Town

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32
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CAPITAL

Cambodia

A

Phnom Penh

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33
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CAPITAL

Laos

A

Vientiane

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34
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CAPITAL

Malaysia

A

Kuala Lumpur

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35
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CAPITAL

Myanmar

A

Yangtze

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36
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CAPITAL

Thailand

A

Bangkok

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37
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CAPITAL

Vietnam

A

Hanoi

38
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“Islands Lost in Time”

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Solomon Islands

39
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7,100 islands

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Philippines

40
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Bismarck Archipelago, two northernmost Solomon Islands

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Papua New Guinea

41
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Cebu, Leyte, Luzon, Mindanao, Palawan

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Philippines

42
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Efate, Espiritu Santo

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Vanuatu

43
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French Overseas Territory

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New Caledonia

44
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Gilbert, Line, and Phoenix Islands, Kiritimati

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Kiribati

45
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Guadalcanal

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Solomon Islands

46
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Kalimantan, Sumatra, Irian Jaya, Sulawesi, Java, Bali

A

Indonesia

47
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largest population in Southeast Asia

A

Indonesia

48
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most volcanic nation on Earth

A

Indonesia

49
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Ratak and Ralik island chains

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Marshall Islands

50
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Viti Levu

A

Fiji

51
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world’s largest producer of coconuts

A

Philippines

52
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____ is the most important and most densely populated island in Indonesia, but ____ is the richest and is the sixth-largest island on Earth

A

Java; Sumatra;

53
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In the Philippines, a ____ is a small city in a rural area

A

barrio

54
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____ is the skeletons of millions of tiny animals called ____

A

Coral; coral polyps

55
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A _____ is a ring of coral islands and islets surrounding a lgoon

A

coral atoll

56
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A ____ reef is a large, raised area of coral

A

platform

57
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A ____ reef is a formation off the coast of a large landmass

A

barrier

58
Q

The collective name for the islands of the Pacific is _____

A

Oceania

59
Q

MATCH THESE ITEMS

many islands

A

Polynesia

60
Q

MATCH THESE ITEMS

black islands

A

Melanesia

61
Q

MATCH THESE ITEMS

little island

A

Micronesia

62
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Independent nations of Micronesia (5)

A
  • Federated States of Micronesia
  • Republic of the Marshall Islands
  • Nauru
  • Kiribati
  • Palau
63
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Independent nations of Micronesia (3)

A
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Solomon Islands
  • Vanuatu
  • Fiji
64
Q

CAPITALS

Indonesia

A

Jakarta

65
Q

CAPITALS

Philippines

A

Manila

66
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CAPITALS

Papua New Guinea

A

Port Moresby

67
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CAPITALS

Solomon Islands

A

Honiara

68
Q

independent nations of Polynesia (3)

A

Tonga; Tuvalu; Western Samoa

69
Q

9 volcanic islands surrounded by coral reefs

A

Western Samoa

70
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2 parallel chains of 169 mostly volcanic islands

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Tonga

71
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130 islands

A

French Polynesia

72
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9 islands, most of which are coral atolls or reefs

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Tuvalu

73
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Tahiti

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French Polynesia

74
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a constitutional monarchy

A

Tonga

75
Q

Savaii, Upolu

A

Western Samoa

76
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largest foreign territory in Oceania

A

French Polynesia

77
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“eight standing together”

A

Tuvalu

78
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The ____ are descendants of the first Polynesian people to settle in New Zealand, but today descendants of Europeans, called ____, far outnumber them

A

Maori; pakeha

79
Q

Most Zealanders live on ____ Island, which is not as rugged as ___ Island

A

North; South

80
Q

Its ____ exports form the basis of New Zealand’s economy, and it exports more ___ products than any other nation

A

agriculture; dairy

81
Q

____ exports more wool than any other nation and ______ is second

A

Australia; New Zealand

82
Q

Australia is the _____ nation and, and, compared with other continents, it is the ____, has the ____ topography, and, except for Antactica, has the ____ climate

A

sixth-largest; smallest; flattest; drier

83
Q

three low regions with elevations less than 1,000 feet

A

Great Artesian Basin

84
Q

arid region of deserts and semideserts

A

Western Plateau

85
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region of plateaus

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Eastern Highlands

86
Q

Mountainous Tasmania is an extension of the ____

A

Australian Alps

87
Q

There are ____ mainland states, one ____ state, and two ____ in Australia

A

five; island; territories

88
Q

Lake ____, the largest “lake” and lowest point in Australia, is a muddy wastelands wasteland covered by a ____ during dry years

A

Eyre; salt rock

89
Q

Ayers Rock is called ____ by the Aborigines, who consider its caves sacred

A

Uluru

90
Q

The first European “settlers” in Australia were ____ living in a penal society

A

convicts

91
Q

_____ forms the basis of Australia’s economy, and _____ is the leading industry

A

Manufacturing; food processing

92
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Descendants of ____ or ____ Europeans in Australia and New Zealand are primarily Roman Catholic, descendants of the ____ are Protestants

A

Spanish; Irish; English

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