Southeast Asia Geography & Early History

How many countries are located in mainland Southeast Asia?

• One

• Four

• Six

• Ten

Southeast Asia's largest nation is

• Laos

• Vietnam

• Cambodia

• Indonesia

What food is a staple for people in Southeast Asia?

• Rice

• Wheat

• Barley

• Peanuts

What type of forests grow in the warm, rainy climate of the tropics?

• coniferous forests

• deciduous forests

• rainforests

Where oceanic crust is force beneath continental crust, the friction melts rock and creates__________.

• mountains

• volcanoes

• earthquakes

• hurricanes

By 5000 years ago, people were industrializing the valleys and plains.

• True

• False

Which of the following religions spread to SE Asia after the Han Chinese conquered what is now Vietnam?

• Buddhism

• Christianity

• Confucianism

• Daoism

Angkor Wat is

• a church

• a mosque

• a synagogue

• a Buddhist temple

The first Europeans in Southeast Asia were the

• Portuguese

• British

• Dutch

• French

Which SE Asian country remained independent, unconquered by European powers?

• Myanmar

• Malaysia

• Thailand

• Philippines