Question 1

Swidden agriculture

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A)   has benefited significantly from logging operations.
B)   is most common on coastal plains.
C)   works best in regions of high population density.
D)   usually relies on monocrop production.
E)   depletes soil nutrients within a few years.F) C) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 2

What type of climate dominates in most of insular Southeast Asia?

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A)   occasionally hot and humid
B)   constantly hot and dry
C)   constantly cool and humid
D)   constantly cool and dry
E)   constantly hot and humidF) D) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 3

Which country of Southeast Asia has been troubled by tensions from its orthodox Muslim region known as Aceh?

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A)   Thailand
B)   the Philippines
C)   Indonesia
D)   Singapore
E)   VietnamF) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 4

Plantation agriculture in Southeast Asia

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A)   focused primarily on rice in the early part of the twentieth century, however rice is no longer grown on plantations in Southeast Asia.
B)   now often focuses on specialty crops like pineapples or rubber.
C)   was not prominent historically, however it has been growing in importance in recent decades.
D)   is no longer practiced to any significant extent in Malaysia.
E)   remains as it was 100 years ago.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 5

Which of the following phrases best describes the linguistic geography of Southeast Asia?

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A)   There are five distinct languages, and each one can be placed in a different language group.
B)   There are several hundred distinct languages that can be placed into five major linguistic groups.
C)   There are five languages, and they are all in the same language group.
D)   Each island has its own unique language family.
E)   Because there are so many languages in this region, ASEAN has required that everyone in the region learn English.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 6

What is(are) the main cause(s) of Burma's (Myanmar's) lack of economic development?

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A)   internal warfare
B)   an international economic embargo
C)   economic policy
D)   a lack of resources and economic policy
E)   internal warfare and economic policyF) All of the above
G) None of the above

Question 7

Why was Indonesia so poor when it gained its independence from the Dutch in 1949?

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A)   Indonesia had no marketable products.
B)   Indonesia had accumulated high levels of international debt.
C)   It suffered several years of drought and famine.
D)   Civil war drained resources and stifled manufacturing.
E)   The Dutch had used Indonesia largely for its tropical crops and invested little in transportation, health, or education in Indonesia.F) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 8

In Southeast Asia temperatures are high year-round throughout most of the region,and rainfall is generally plentiful,but varies from place to place.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Within Southeast Asia,transmigration is most commonly practiced in Indonesia.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What are the three farming patterns that are found in Southeast Asia,and generally where are each of these patterns found?

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Question 11

What country of Southeast Asia has the region's lowest total fertility rate--a rate so low (below replacement level) that without immigration,its population will begin to decline?

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A)   Burma
B)   Cambodia
C)   Malaysia
D)   Vietnam
E)   SingaporeF) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 12

What environmental damage(s) is(are) often caused by logging in Southeast Asia?

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A)   erosion
B)   destruction of wildlife habitat
C)   smoke pollution as cut-over land is burned
D)   increased flooding
E)   All of the choices are correctF) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 13

The Khorat Plateau is composed of __________,and is found in ___________ Southeast Asia

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A)   granite; insular
B)   limestone; mainland
C)   volcanic soil; insular
D)   sandstone; mainland
E)   coral; insularF) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 14

What are the major environmental issues confronting Southeast Asia? How serious are they,and what steps have been taken to deal with them?

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Question 15

Which of the following is relatively common in Southeast Asia?

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A)   major conurbations
B)   a megalopolis
C)   counterurbanization
D)   primate cities
E)   gentrificationF) All of the above
G) B) and C)

Question 16

What country is the newest country in Southeast Asia?

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A)   East Timor
B)   Burma (Myanmar) 
C)   Cambodia
D)   Malaysia
E)   IndonesiaF) D) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 17

Fifty years ago,the Philippines was the most highly developed Southeast Asian country and was considered to have a very bright economic future.However,by the 1980s and 1990s the Philippines' economy took a sharp downturn.Explain the factors that contributed to this nation's economic change.

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The Philippines' turn for the worse bega...

Question 18

According to your textbook,what factor causes Southeast Asia's role in climate change to be larger than it appears at first glance?

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A)   the region's rapidly growing industrial sector
B)   deforestation's effect on greenhouse gases in the region
C)   the region's equatorial location
D)   the large number of islands in the region
E)   the oil industry in the regionF) D) and E)
G) B) and C)

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Swidden agriculture

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According to your textbook,what factor causes Southeast Asia's role in climate change to be larger than it appears at first glance?

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What type of climate dominates in most of insular Southeast Asia?

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The Khorat Plateau is composed of ,and is found in _ Southeast Asia

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Which of the following phrases best describes the linguistic geography of Southeast Asia?

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What are the major environmental issues confronting Southeast Asia? How serious are they,and what steps have been taken to deal with them?

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What environmental damage(s) is(are) often caused by logging in Southeast Asia?

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Which of the following is relatively common in Southeast Asia?

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What country is the newest country in Southeast Asia?

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In Southeast Asia temperatures are high year-round throughout most of the region,and rainfall is generally plentiful,but varies from place to place.

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Fifty years ago,the Philippines was the most highly developed Southeast Asian country and was considered to have a very bright economic future.However,by the 1980s and 1990s the Philippines' economy took a sharp downturn.Explain the factors that contributed to this nation's economic change.

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Within Southeast Asia,transmigration is most commonly practiced in Indonesia.

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Plantation agriculture in Southeast Asia

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Why was Indonesia so poor when it gained its independence from the Dutch in 1949?

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What country of Southeast Asia has the region's lowest total fertility rate--a rate so low (below replacement level) that without immigration,its population will begin to decline?

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What is(are) the main cause(s) of Burma's (Myanmar's) lack of economic development?

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Which country of Southeast Asia has been troubled by tensions from its orthodox Muslim region known as Aceh?

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What are the three farming patterns that are found in Southeast Asia,and generally where are each of these patterns found?

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According to your textbook,what factor causes Southeast Asia's role in climate change to be larger than it appears at first glance?

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What type of climate dominates in most of insular Southeast Asia?

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The Khorat Plateau is composed of __________,and is found in ___________ Southeast Asia

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Which of the following phrases best describes the linguistic geography of Southeast Asia?

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What environmental damage(s) is(are) often caused by logging in Southeast Asia?

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Which of the following is relatively common in Southeast Asia?

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What country is the newest country in Southeast Asia?

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In Southeast Asia temperatures are high year-round throughout most of the region,and rainfall is generally plentiful,but varies from place to place.

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Fifty years ago,the Philippines was the most highly developed Southeast Asian country and was considered to have a very bright economic future.However,by the 1980s and 1990s the Philippines' economy took a sharp downturn.Explain the factors that contributed to this nation's economic change.

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Within Southeast Asia,transmigration is most commonly practiced in Indonesia.

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What country of Southeast Asia has the region's lowest total fertility rate--a rate so low (below replacement level) that without immigration,its population will begin to decline?

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What is(are) the main cause(s) of Burma's (Myanmar's) lack of economic development?

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