East and Southeast Asia

Most of the islands of Southeast Asia are found in sets of closely grouped islands called

• atolls
• archipelagoes
• oceanias
• outriggers

Because it is part of the Pacific Ring of Fire, Southeast Asia has frequent

• monsoons
• volcanic eruptions
• climate changes
• droughts

As a huge group, the Pacific Islands are also called

• the Great Barrier Reef
• Oceania
• the Australian Archipelago
• Polynesia

The region with the least amount of fertile soil and natural resources is

• Australia
• New Zealand
• the mainland of Southeast Asia
• Oceania

The Kunlun Mountains are important to China because they are

• rugged.
• the world's highest mountains.
• the source of two great rivers.
• China's western border.

The Xi Jiang is important because

• it provides mineral resources energy water & transportation
• it produces more hydroelectric power than any river in China
• its estuary connects 2 world harbors & economic centers
• the estuary it forms makes trade and agr. in south China

The weather and climate zones of East Asia are similar to that of

• Southwest Asia.
• the United States
• South America
• Oceania

Life in the Gobi and Taklimakan deserts is harsh because of the difficulty in

• finding water.
• finding food.
• travel within the desert.
• doing all of the above.

NATO is an alliance of nations of SE Asia, which promotes eco growth and peace in the region

• True
• False

The main crops of the islands of Oceania are coffee and mandalas, the dried meat of coconuts

• True
• False