Chapter 15 Test--Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia’s major agricultural societies developed where rice could be grown.

• True

• False

Funan, an early trading society in Southeast Asia, traded with China and India, but its cultural influences were mostly Islamic.

• True

• False

Textiles and tourism are important parts of Cambodia’s economy.

• True

• False

Three-quarters of the people in Southeast Asia live in rural areas.

• True

• False

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) includes all countries in the region except the Philippines.

• True

• False

What is the largest country in Southeast Asia?

• Singapore

• Cambodia

• Indonesia

• Malaysia

The Khmer empire was centered in what modern-day Southeast Asian nation?

• Laos

• Malaysia

• Myanmar

• Cambodia

Based on the map, which country in the region was once ruled by the United States?

• the Philippines

• Thailand

• Burma

• Singapore

Based on the map, which three countries most likely made up the area that was once called French Indochina?

• East Timor, Malaysia, Indonesia

• Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam

• Myanmar, Thailand, Philippines

• Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia

About a quarter of the world’s trade goes through which waterway in Southeast Asia?

• Mekong River

• Strait of Malacca

• Irrawaddy River

• Philippine Sea