UNIT 8 vocab quiz

Seasonal winds that affect the climate of areas of Asia, causing wet springs and summers and dry winters.

• Hurricane

• Monsoon

• Tundra

• Typhoon

Tropical storm with high winds that originates in the Pacific or Indian Oceans, much like a hurricane.

• Typhoons

• Cyclones

• Monsoon

• Tsunami

What was Singapore known as when it was a British colony?

• Tsunami

• Malay Peninsula

• Strait Of Malacca

• Strait Settlement

Which peninsula extends from the Southeast Asian Peninsula?

• Malay Peninsula

• Korean Peninsula

• Bay Of Bengal

• Indochina Peninsula

What is the term for a large landmass that is set off from the larger continent, such as India?

• Indonesia

• Mini-continent

• Subcontinent

• Burma

What is the term for a large wave created by an earthquake along the ocean floor?

• Tornado

• Tsunami

• Hurricane

• Typhoon

A large nation in Southeast Asia

• Burma

• Singapore

• Indonesia

• Bangladesh

An area of the Southeast Asian Peninsula

• Indochina

• Singapore

• Burma

• Indonesia

What is the region of islands between Southeast Asia and Australia called?

• Japan

• Netherlands Indies

• Indonesia

• Malaysia

A group of Indian leaders opposed to British rule

• Indian National Congress

• Bharatiya Janata Party

• Association Of Southeast Asian Nations

• Indian Civil Service