Southeast Asia Agriculture and Economy

Malay Archipelago size comparison

• Larger in area than any other island group.

• Smaller than the Caribbean Islands.

• Equal in size to the British Isles.

• Larger than the Mediterranean Islands.

Difference between rivers on Southeast Asia’s mainland and the rivers on the region’s islands

• The rivers on the mainland contain no aquatic life.

• The rivers on the mainland are longer than those on the islands.

• The rivers on the mainland are more polluted than those on the islands.

• The rivers on the mainland flow faster than those on the islands.

Group most likely to practice animism

• Indigenous peoples in remote Malaysia

• Urban populations in Southeast Asia

• Tourists visiting Malaysia

• Government officials in Malaysia

Which three countries most likely made up the area that was once called French Indochina?

• Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam

• Thailand, Myanmar, Laos

• Vietnam, China, Malaysia

• Cambodia, Thailand, Indonesia

Thailand's uniqueness during the colonial era in Southeast Asia

• Thailand was the only Southeast Asian nation that was not colonized.

• Thailand was colonized by the British.

• Thailand was colonized by the French.

• Thailand was a protectorate of the United States.

Much of the land in Southeast Asia is rugged and mountainous.

• True

• False

• Somewhat true

• Not true at all

Country in Southeast Asia likely to receive rain in January

• Thailand

• Vietnam

• Indonesia

• Philippines

Countries in Southeast Asia that were once part of French Indochina

• Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam

• Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia

• Philippines, Singapore, Brunei

• Indonesia, Timor-Leste, Papua New Guinea

Natural disaster in Indonesia in 2004 causing the deaths of more than 230,000 people

• Earthquake

• Tsunami

• Volcano Eruption

• Flood

The Philippines was once ruled by the United States.

• The Philippines gained independence from the United States.

• The Philippines was never ruled by the United States.

• The Philippines was ruled by Spain before the United States.

• The Philippines is still a territory of the United States.