Unit 10-Southeast Asia Test Review

Which of the following statements is more accurate about the climate and vegetation of Southeast Asia?

• Highlands in Indochina create an arid/semiarid climate.

• A tropical wet climate contributes to broadleaf evergreen forests.

• Limited rainfall provides enough precipitation for temperate grasslands.

• This region experiences seasonal change due to dramatic temperature shifts.

Which best describes the types of vegetation found in most of Southeast Asia?

• Tropical

• Temperate

• Mediterranean

• Polar

The Mekong River creates a region in Southeast Asia because -

• Its headwaters are located in Western China.

• The Mekong River passes through five countries.

• The river's delta is a major agricultural production area.

• Cambodia and Laos experience more monsoon flooding than Vietnam and Thailand.

ASEAN creates a region in Southeast Asia because -

• Countries contribute military personnel to a unified armed force, similar to UN peacekeeping forces.

• Countries have made trade and other agreements to increase regional unity and stability.

• Countries have the same economic activities, resulting in highly developed standards of living.

• Countries have homogeneous populations, which creates strong social connections within the region.

Despite religious diversity in the region, the religion that is practiced in most countries is

• Christianity

• Islam

• Traditional

• Buddhism

Filipinos speak English, eat hamburgers and play baseball.

These cultural traits came from the United States.

What is the best way to describe this acquisition of a foreign culture?

• Cultural divergence

• Acculturation

• Assimilation

• Colonization

Increased populations in Southeast Asia

Agricultural innovations

Growth in agricultural production

2,000 year-old land modifications

Which conclusion is best supported by the information above concerning terracing in Southeast Asia?

• Rice cultivation is no longer an in-demand staple grain.

• The topography of Southeast Asia requires the use of terraces.

• Agriculture employs few people throughout the region.

• Drought-resistant varieties of crops have had little impact in the region.

The topography illustrated in the images above is best described by the physical process of -

• Erosion

• Climate change

• Tectonic forces

• Soil-building

“It started when critical monsoon rains failed to arrive as usual in late May. As drought gripped the region, water levels in the Mekong dropped to their lowest in 100 years. The rains finally came, but they didn’t last as long as usual, and the drought continued.  In recent months strange things have begun to happen. In some places in the north, the mighty Mekong has slowed almost to a trickle. The water has changed to an ominous color and begun filling with globs of algae. Catches from the world’s largest inland fishery have dwindled, and the fish that are being caught are so emaciated that they can only be used to feed other fish.”

STEFAN LOVGREN, National Geographic, January 2020

How does weather impact the environment around the Mekong?

• Southeast Asia will become an arid climate.

• Southeast Asian countries will develop irrigation systems.

• The fishing industry will rebound with next year’s monsoons.

• Climate change is impacting physical processes such as monsoonal winds and rainfall in Southeast Asia.

More extreme El Niño and La Niña events are likely to intensify with drier and wetter weather in Southeast Asia, even with relatively lower levels of future global warming.

Lourdes Tibig, co-author, UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report

How will the people of Southeast Asia be impacted by these climate patterns?

• Southeast Asians will need to prepare infrastructure for increased climate variability.

• Southeast Asians have few concerns due to reduced global warming.

• Southeast Asians welcome the changing climate patterns brought by El Niño and La Niña.

• Southeast Asians are encouraged by the positive impacts these changes will bring to the agricultural sector.