Southeast Asia

Why has Singapore been such a successful country?

• Its location on a major shipping route
• Its great farming industry
• Its location close to the US
• Its tourism industry

What is the largest island in Southeast Asia and the second largest in the entire world?

• Borneo
• New Guinea
• Australia
• Hispaniola

Which country in SE Asia has a constitutional monarchy as its form of government?

• Cambodia
• Laos
• Thailand
• Great Britain

After the US won the Spanish-American War, which nation in SE Asia became one of its colonies?

• India
• Brunei
• Philippines
• Indonesia

Which of these civilizations was an impressive ancient civilization in SE Asia?

• Ottoman Empire
• Mongolian Empire
• Aryan Empire
• Khmer Empire

What country in SE Asia, formerly known as Siam, was NEVER colonized by European powers?

• Thailand
• Cambodia
• Philippines
• Vietnam

What issue in SE Asia is shrinking the natural habitats of many animal species?

• civil war
• deforestation
• invasive species
• lack of health care

125,000 refugees migrating to the US because of the Vietnam War is a perfect example of what?

• push factor
• pull factor
• tourism
• temporary visas

What are klongs used for?

• sailing
• trade and transportation
• sandals
• holding food

Because there was no tsunami warning system, hundreds of thousands of people in SE Asia were killed by a tsunami in what year?

• 2004
• 2010
• 2006
• 2015