Southeast Asia Review

Southeast Asia Review

By JENNIFER HILL

Political:​

Southeast Asian countries have a variety of governments.

• Singapore is a city state with a parliamentary republic.

• Vietnam and Laos are both communist.

• Philippines is a presidential republic

• Thailand is a constitutional monarchy

• Myanmar is being controlled by the military​

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Multiple Choice

What government system from Southeast Asia limits the rights of its people the most?

• Singapore (parliamentary republic)

• Vietnam (communist state)

• East Timor (semi-presidential republic)

• Philippines (presidential republic)

Multiple Choice

Which Southeast Asian country's government was taken over by a military coup?

• Thailand

• Cambodia

• Malaysia

• Myanmar

Economic:​

​Many Southeast Asian countries are very poor. This is partly due to the type of government in those countries.

Multiple Choice

Which Southeast Asian country is the MOST developed?

• Indonesia

• Myanmar

• Thailand

• Vietnam

Multiple Choice

Which Southeast Asian country is the LEAST developed?

• Indonesia

• Myanmar

• Philippines

• Vietnam

Multiple Choice

Based on the chart, is there a connection between low GDP per Capita and low School Life Expectancy?

• YES

• NO

• Not enough information shown

Geographic: Southeast Asia is full of peninsulas and archipelagos. Due to its location along the Ring of Fire, there are many volcanoes, earthquakes, and tsunamis. The countries also are closer to the Equator so have a tropical climate.​

​Archipelagos

​Indochina Peninsula

Multiple Choice

A string of islands is known as a/an

• peninsula

• archipelago

• isthmus

• strait

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a natural disaster caused by Southeast Asia's location along the Ring of Fire?

• avalanche

• volcanic eruption

• earthquakes

• tsunamis

Multiple Choice

What physical feature is in the yellow box in the picture?

• Philippines archipelago

• Korean Peninsula

• Indochina Peninsula

• Isthmus of Panama

Social: History

Many countries in Southeast Asia were once controlled by European nations. For example, the Philippines was controlled by Spain and Indonesia was controlled by the Dutch, and Vietnam and Laos were controlled by France. When Europeans took over these places they brought with them their language. ​

Also Southeast Asian countries were influenced by Arab traders who brought Islam to Malaysia and Indonesia and the Chinese who brought Buddhism to the mainland.​

Multiple Choice

Which religion is the most common in the countries on the Indochina peninsula?

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

• Christianity

• Judaism

Multiple Choice

Because of European Colonization of Southeast Asia,

• the people of Southeast Asia disappeared

• the people of Southeast Asia began speaking the language of the Europeans that settled there

• pirates ransacked villages

• everyone in Southeast Asia were forced to learn English

SOCIAL: History cont.

​During the 1960s and 1970s, Vietnam was torn apart by war. North Vietnam (Communist) invaded South Vietnam (democratic). Ho Chi Minh was the leader of the communists. The United States helped the South Vietnam because the US didn't want communism to spread.

Multiple Choice

Who was the leader of North Vietnam during the Vietnam War?

• Mao Zadong

• Ho Chi Minh

• Emperor Hirohito

• Kim Jong-un

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a reason the United States became involved in the Vietnam War?

• They wanted to stop China from invading Russia.

• They wanted their embassy in South Vietnam.

• They wanted to stop the spread of Communism.

• They wanted to spread Communism to more countries.