South Asia and Southeast Asia session 2

South and Southeast Asia

Economic Characteristics

Southeast Asia is south of China. Trade was the key to power in Southeast Asia. More than 2,000 years ago, ships from India began arriving in Southeast Asia.

Then, Hindu and Buddhist missionaries spread their religions to the area. People accepted the Indian and Chinese ways of life.

Multiple Choice

What was the key to power in Southeast Asia?

• Gold

• Trade

• War

Multiple Choice

How did the religion of Buddhism make its way to Southeast Asia?

• little green men from Mars crash landed there

• Youtube and social media spread it around the world

• Traders came from South Asia and shared it

• Buddha made many visits to that area

● Varied economies:

○ Subsistence and

commercial
agriculture

○ High-tech industrial

manufacturing and
service industries

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:469_Vietnam_Gem%C3%BCseterrassen_
u._Friedhof.jpg

Multiple Choice

Mixed economies and developing economies are commonly found in what part of Asia

• North and Southwest

• Central and East

• South and Southeast

• North and Central

Multiple Choice

Which Country in Southeast Asia is an ideal location for trading?

• Singapore

• Vietnam

• Myanmar

• Mexico

● Increased

participation in global
markets

● Environmental

degradation

● Deforestation
● Fishing
● Rice, tropical crops,

cotton and tea

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tabanan-Regency_Indonesia_Rice-paddie
s-06.jpg

Terraced Rice Fields

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Terraced_Rice_Fields_in_Ishibu,_august_
2011_(14768104253).jpg

Multiple Choice

Rice fields in Southeast Asia are helped most by

• typhoons that bring ocean water

• volcanos that provide nutrient rich soil

• floods from summer monsoons

• tornados that brought Dorothy and Toto from Kansas

Multiple Choice

The widespread cutting down of forests is known as

• lumberjack jobs

• deforestation

• terraced farming

• domino theory

Multiple Choice

How does the summer monsoon season benefit the region of Southeast Asia?

• It provides plentiful rains for rice fields.

• It calms ocean waves to provide for good fishing conditions.

• It prevents the approach of typhoons from the Pacific Ocean.

• It has strong winds that clear out cloudy skies for months of sunshine.

Economic Characteristics

●“Green Revolution”

●ASEAN (Association of

Southeast Asian Nations)

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Map_of_the_Association_of_Southeast_Asian_Na
tions-2.svg

Multiple Choice

What is the full name of ASEAN?

• Association of South Asian Nations

• Association of Southeast Asian Nations

• Association of Super Entities Anti Nuclear

• Association of South East Africa Nations

Multiple Select

Which are the main reasons that lead led to the establishment of ASEAN.

(This question has multiple answers)

• Military

• Medical

• Education

• Economy

Cultural Characteristics

●Areas of

extremely dense
and sparse
populations

●Contrast

between rural
and urban areas

https://maps.unomaha.community/Peterson/geog1000/C.html

Multiple Choice

Population Density means?

• more crowded

• higher GDP

• less crowded

• higher literacy rates

Cultural Characteristics

●Religious Diversity:

○Hinduism

○Islam

○Buddhism

○Christianity

Cultural Heritage

●Religious

conflicts
(Hindus vs.
Muslims)

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Partition_of_India_1947_en.svg

Multiple Choice

This country is South of the Philippines and is the largest Muslim-majority country in the World.

• Australia

• Thailand

• Vietnam

• Indonesia

Multiple Choice

Most people in India are what religion, while most people in Indonesia are what religion?

• Muslims . . . Buddhists

• Buddhists . . . Muslims

• Hindus . . . Muslims

• Muslims . . . Hindus

Multiple Choice

What did Hindu and Buddhist missionaries do?

• Spread their religions to the area

• Began war with the natives

• Sold goods to the locals

Cultural Landscape

Taj Mahal

Located in India.

Emperor Shah Jahan built it as a tomb
for his favorite wife. Shah Jahan’s tomb
is also located here.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Taj_Mahal_(Edited).jpeg

Multiple Choice

The Taj Mahal is located in what country?

• Saudi Arabia

• India

• Pakistan

• Iran

Multiple Choice

The architecture of the building is the combination of:  

• Islamic, Indian, European styles

• Persian, Islamic, Vietnamese styles

• Persian, Islamic, Indian styles

Multiple Choice

What is affecting the conditions of taj mahal

• the polluted air 

• over population

• noise pollution

• polluted yamuna river

Angkor Wat

○Cambodia
○Hindu Faith
○Largest temple

complex in the
world.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:20171126_Angkor_Wat_4712_DxO.jpg

Multiple Choice

_____________ is one of the largest religious monuments ever constructed and was built by the Khmer in the 1100's.

• Taj Mahal

• Angkor Wat

• Khmer Rouge

• Golden Templer

Mosques, Minarets

Islam is the largest religion in Pakistan,
the second largest religion in India and
is also found throughout south and
southeast Asia.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jama_Masjid,_Delhi,_morning_view.jpg

Multiple Choice

Which two countries were once part of India but successfully gained their independence?

• Nepal and Afghanistan

• Bangladesh and Pakistan

• China and Bhutan

• Maldives and Iran

Dropdown

Pakistan was created because many ​

Select answer

did not want to be part of India.

Pagodas

A Hindu or Buddhist temple/sacred
building

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shwe_Saryan_Pagoda_2,_Thaton.jpg

Temples

Buddhist places of worship

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Old_Bagan,_Myanmar,_Ancient_Buddhist_
temple_in_Bagan_plains.jpg

Stupas

Once shrines for the dead, now typically
used to honor the living.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stupa_1,_Sanchi_02.jpg

Multiple Choice

I am a country in Southeast Asia.

I am a cluster of islands southeast of China.

I am northeast of Singapore but south of Taiwan.

What am I?

• Myanmar

• Philippines

• Thailand

• Japan

Multiple Choice

What is a Buddhist shrine that is shaped like a dome or mound?

• mosque

• stupa

• Kaaba

• shul

Multiple Choice

What are tower-like buildings with three, five, seven, or nine curved roofs brought to Japan from China called?

• Pagodas

• Stupas

• Meditation

• Shrine