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WorksheetsSOUTH EAST ASIA REVIEW
Total questions: 54
Worksheet time: 27mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The communities in SOUTH EAST ASIA evolved to form complex cultures and kingdoms with varying degrees of occupation and influence from...
a)
India and China
b)
Spain and France
c)
UK and USA
2.
A kingdom based on agriculture...
a)
agrarian
b)
maritime
3.
A kingdom based on sea trade...
a)
agrarian
b)
maritime
4.
The KHMERS migrated from India, established an empire in what is today...
a)
Cambodia and Laos
b)
Laos and Vietnam
c)
Vietnam and Cambodia
5.
The Khmer civilization was largely formed by ________ cultural influences.
a)
Indian
b)
Chinese
c)
Indonesian
6.
a)
Hindu Angkor Wat
b)
Shwe Dagon Pagoda
7.
a)
Hindu Angkor Wat
b)
Shwe Dagon Pagoda
8.
The largest temple in the world, built in the 1100s AD...
a)
Hindu Angkor Wat
b)
Shwe Dagon Pagoda
9.
The famous Shwe Dagon Pagoda in Myanmar is a ________ temple covered with gold.
a)
Buddhist
b)
Islamic
c)
Christian
10.
a)
King Phillip of Spain
b)
Ho Chi Minh
c)
Pol Pot
d)
Ferdinand Marcos
11.
a)
King Phillip of Spain
b)
Ho Chi Minh
c)
Pol Pot
d)
Ferdinand Marcos
12.
In 1965 ________ was elected president of the Philippines. However, once in power, he stole money from the treasury and ruled more like a dictator.
a)
King Phillip of Spain
b)
Ho Chi Minh
c)
Pol Pot
d)
Ferdinand Marcos
13.
________ was the ruler of the Khmer Rouge Party and the Prime Minister of Cambodia from 1976 to 1979.
a)
King Phillip of Spain
b)
Ho Chi Minh
c)
Pol Pot
d)
Ferdinand Marcos
14.
________ traders started to visit Southeast Asia in the Twelfth Century CE.
a)
Muslim
b)
Buddhist
c)
European
15.
Europeans first came to Southeast Asia in the ________ century.
a)
15th
b)
16th
c)
17th
d)
18th
16.
_______ spread throughout South East Asia in the 13th and 14th century.
a)
Islam
b)
Judaism
c)
Christianity
17.
________ was the first European power to establish themselves in South East Asia.
a)
Portugal
b)
Spain
c)
The Netherlands
d)
Great Britain
18.
The Dutch East India Company took over Malacca from the ________ .
a)
Portugese
b)
French
c)
Americans
19.
The British established ________ as the key trading post for Britain
a)
Singapore
b)
Saigon
20.
By 1913, the ________ occupied Burma, Malaya, and the Borneo territories.
a)
British
b)
French
c)
Dutch
d)
US
21.
By 1913, the ________ controlled Indochina (Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia).
a)
British
b)
French
c)
Dutch
d)
US
22.
By 1913, the ________ ruled the Netherlands East Indies (much of today’s Indonesia).
a)
British
b)
French
c)
Dutch
d)
US
23.
By 1913, the ________ conquered the Philippines from Spain.
a)
British
b)
Spain
c)
Portugal
d)
US
24.
By 1913, ________ still managed to hold on to the island of Timor.
a)
British
b)
Spain
c)
Portugal
d)
US
25.
Which is not a benefit of colonialism?
a)
roads, bridges, and railroads
b)
schools and universities
c)
governments and judicial systems
d)
cash crop farming
26.
It wasn’t until ________ until East Timor gained its formal independence.
a)
1975
b)
2002
27.
1858 ________ of France invaded Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. (Indochina) and colonized it.
a)
Napolean
b)
Hitler
c)
King Phillip
28.
After WWII, Vietnam organized under ________ (communist leader) to fight for independence.
a)
Ho Chi Minh
b)
Pol Pot
c)
Ferdinand Marcos
29.
The US joined the Vietnam War after the incident at...
a)
Gulf of Tonkin
b)
Pearl Harbor
c)
Strait of Malacca
30.
US sent in military support to South Vietnam to fight against the ________ (North Vietnamese).
a)
Viet Cong
b)
Khmer Rouge
31.
US President Lyndon B. Johnson ________ US troops in Vietnam.
a)
increased
b)
decreased
32.
US President Richard M. Nixon ________ US troops in Vietnam.
a)
increased
b)
decreased
33.
South Vietnam’s capitol city ________was renamed after the Vietnam War to Ho Chi Minh City
a)
Singapore
b)
Saigon
34.
After the Vietnam War, hundreds of thousands ________ Vietnamese fled as refugees to the United States and other surrounding countries.
a)
South
b)
North
35.
Vietnam is now a ________ country.
a)
communist
b)
democratic
36.
________ is the primary agricultural product of Vietnam.
a)
rice
b)
crude oil
c)
palm oil
37.
"if they survive, no ___(1)___; if they die, no ___(2)___. “
a)
(1) gain; (2) loss
b)
(1) loss; (2) gain
38.
Myanmar" comes from the word "myan", which means ________.
a)
swift
b)
strong
39.
Myanmar" comes from the word "ma", which means ________.
a)
swift
b)
strong
40.
Burma's name was changed to ________.
a)
Myanmar
b)
Malaysia
41.
________ is the most densely populated island in the world.
a)
Jakarta
b)
Java
42.
The Southeast Asian population is ________.
a)
homogeneous
b)
heterogeneous
43.
Which is not one of the three most prominent religions in South East Asia today?
a)
Buddhism
b)
Islam
c)
Christianity
d)
HInduism
44.
ASEAN stands for:
a)
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
b)
Association of South Asian Nations
c)
Association of Southwest Asian Nations
45.
The ASEAN responded to a crisis mainly caused by land clearing via open burning on the Indonesian island of ________.
a)
Sumatra
b)
Singapore
46.
________ is the second busiest port in the world and a major financial and banking hub.
a)
Singapore
b)
Malaysia
c)
Indonesia
d)
Malacca
47.
________ is the world largest exporter of palm oil.
a)
Singapore
b)
Malaysia
c)
Indonesia
d)
Malacca
48.
________ is the third largest exporter of semiconductor devices.
a)
Singapore
b)
Malaysia
c)
Indonesia
d)
Malacca
49.
________ is one of the largest producers of crude oil.
a)
Singapore
b)
Malaysia
c)
Indonesia
d)
Malacca
50.
________ is considered an Economic Tiger.
a)
Singapore
b)
Malaysia
c)
Indonesia
d)
Malacca
51.
________ (between Malaysia and Indonesia) is one of the most important waterways in the world.
a)
Strait of Malacca
b)
Gulf of Tonkin
52.
Communist countries with command economic systems are the ________ in the South East Asia region.
a)
poorest
b)
richest
53.
Democratic countries with mixed economic systems are the ________ in the South East Asia region.
a)
poorest
b)
richest
54.
a)
stilt house
b)
frame house
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