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Geography Chapter 21: Southeast Asia Physical

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Country 6

a)

Myanmar

b)

Thailand

c)

Cambodia

d)

Laos

e)

Vietnam

2.

Country 7

a)

Myanmar

b)

Thailand

c)

Cambodia

d)

Laos

e)

Vietnam

3.

Country 8

a)

Myanmar

b)

Thailand

c)

Cambodia

d)

Laos

e)

Vietnam

4.

Country 5

a)

Myanmar

b)

Thailand

c)

Cambodia

d)

Laos

e)

Vietnam

5.

Country 4

a)

Myanmar

b)

Thailand

c)

Cambodia

d)

Laos

e)

Vietnam

6.

Country 10

a)

Myanmar

b)

Thailand

c)

Cambodia

d)

Laos

e)

Malaysia

7.

Country 9

a)

Brunei

b)

Indonesia

c)

East Timor

d)

the Philippines

e)

Malaysia

8.

Country 12

a)

Brunei

b)

Indonesia

c)

East Timor

d)

the Philippines

e)

Malaysia

9.

Country 13

a)

Brunei

b)

Indonesia

c)

East Timor

d)

the Philippines

e)

Malaysia

10.

Country 3

a)

Brunei

b)

Indonesia

c)

East Timor

d)

the Philippines

e)

Malaysia

11.

a strip of land connecting two landmasses

a)

land bridge

b)

landlocked

c)

typhoon

d)

Ring of Fire

e)

tusnami

12.

surrounded by land on all sides, with no direct access to a seacoast

a)

land bridge

b)

landlocked

c)

typhoon

d)

Ring of Fire

e)

tusnami

13.

a dangerous tropical storm with heavy rains and high winds, known as a hurricane in the Western Hemisphere

a)

land bridge

b)

landlocked

c)

typhoon

d)

Ring of Fire

e)

tusnami

14.

an area along the rim of the Pacific Oxcean where tectonic plates meet, causing many active volcanoes and earthquakes

a)

land bridge

b)

landlocked

c)

typhoon

d)

Ring of Fire

e)

tusnami

15.

a large, powerful ocean wave

a)

land bridge

b)

landlocked

c)

typhoon

d)

Ring of Fire

e)

tsunami

16.

the longest river in southeast Asia; flows through Myanmar, Laos, and Thailand

a)

Mekong River

b)

Chao Phraya River

c)

Irawaddy River

17.

a river that flows through Myanmar

a)

Mekong River

b)

Chao Phraya River

c)

Irawaddy River

18.

fishing for enough food to live on, not for profit

a)

subsistence fishing

b)

ecologist

c)

Malay Peninsula

d)

bauxite

e)

biodiversity

19.

What are two kinds of countries found in Southeast Asia?

a)

desert countries

b)

island countries

c)

mainland countries

d)

arctic countries

20.

Which country is located both on mainland Asia and on the island of Borneo?

a)

Thailand

b)

Mayanmar

c)

Malaysia

d)

Laos

e)

Cambodia

21.

What are the mainland countries in Southeast Asia?

a)

Thailand

b)

Myanmar

c)

Laos

d)

Vietnam

e)

Cambodia

22.

Which country is the only one that is landlocked in Southeast Asia?

a)

Laos

b)

Myanmar

c)

Vietnam

d)

Cambodia

e)

Indonesia

23.

What do people rely on the region's major rivers for?

a)

food

b)

drinking water

c)

transportation

d)

irrigation for crops

e)

hydroelectric power

24.

Where do the people of Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia mostly live?

a)

in small villages in the mountains

b)

near waterways

c)

in large, metropolitan cities

d)

in the rain forests

25.

What is the fertile soil of Thailand’s Central Plain ideal for growing?

a)

rice

b)

cotton

c)

wheat

d)

potatoes

26.

What are two of Southeast Asia’s island countries?

a)

Indonesia

b)

the Philippines

c)

Thailand

d)

Vietnam

27.

Undersea earthquakes can cause a tsunami.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

What are the three parallel rivers that run through mainland Southeast Asia?

a)

Mekong

b)

Chao Phraya

c)

Irawaddy

d)

Vietcong

e)

East Timor

29.

What is the longest river in Southeast Asia?

a)

Mekong

b)

Irawaddy

c)

Chao Phraya

30.

Which river is the most important river in Thailand because it is the main transportation route through the country?

a)

Mekong

b)

Irawaddy

c)

Chao Phraya

31.

Due to the soils carried by the Irrawaddy River being dumped at its mouth, its delta is shrinking by about 165 feet per year.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

The rivers of Southeast Asia used by many people for subsistence fishing.

a)

true

b)

false

33.

Which three countries does the Malay Peninsula include parts of?

a)

Myanmar

b)

Thailand

c)

Malaysia

d)

Vietnam

e)

Cambodia

34.

Which two metals are mined in the Bilaukataung Range mountains of Thailand and the Main Range mountains of western Malaysia?

a)

Tin

b)

Bauxite

c)

Copper

d)

Silver

35.

What covers about 40 percent of the land area on the peninsula?

a)

rain forest

b)

mountains

c)

volcanoes

d)

swamps

36.

What has the rain forest been cut down to make room for in Malaysia?

a)

rubber and palm oil trees

b)

strip mines for tin and bauxite

c)

catfish farms

d)

more housing for cities

37.

What became an important part of the peninsula’s economy beginning in the early 2000s?

a)

mining tin and bauxite

b)

rain forest tourism

c)

automobile manufacturing

d)

large-scale agriculture

38.

Which of the following is NOT a country in Southeast Asia that is an island or group of islands.

a)

Brunei

b)

Vietnam

c)

Indonesia

d)

Philippines

e)

East Timor

39.

Mountains and water barriers among the islands of Southeast Asia have given rise to isolated cultures with distinct features.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

The islands of Southeast Asia are located where which four plates come together?

a)

Philippine

b)

Australian

c)

Eurasian

d)

Indian

e)

Indonesian

41.

The collisions of the plates in Southeast Asia gradually formed small land masses with high volcanic mountains

a)

True

b)

False

42.

Which volcano in Indonesia erupted in 2010?

a)

Mt. Sinabung

b)

Mt. Everest

c)

Mt. Fuji

d)

Mt. Cinnabon

43.

The humid climate in this region enhances, or improves the quality of agriculture on the islands and allows crops to be cultivated year-round?

a)

True

b)

False

44.

Which country is the giant of the region in both land area and population?

a)

Indonesia

b)

Thailand

c)

the Philippines

d)

East Timor

45.

Indonesia has more volcanoes than any other country in the world?

a)

True

b)

False

46.

scientist who studies the relationships between living things and their environment

a)

dynamic

b)

ecologist

c)

Malay Peninsula

d)

bauxite

e)

biodiversity

47.

a peninsula in Southeast Asia that includes parts of Thailand, Myanmar, and the mainland section of Malaysia

a)

dynamic

b)

dormant

c)

Malay Peninsula

d)

bauxite

e)

biodiversity

48.

the raw material used to make aluminum

a)

dynamic

b)

dormant

c)

enhance

d)

bauxite

e)

biodiversity

49.

the variety of species in an ecosystem

a)

dynamic

b)

dormant

c)

enhance

d)

bauxite

e)

biodiversity

50.

continuously changing

a)

dynamic

b)

dormant

c)

enhance

d)

bauxite

e)

biodiversity

51.

inactive, referring to to a volcano

a)

dynamic

b)

dormant

c)

enhance

d)

bauxite

e)

biodiversity

52.

to improve the quality of something

a)

dynamic

b)

dormant

c)

enhance

d)

bauxite

e)

biodiversity

53.

Which of the following is NOT one of Indonesia's largest islands?

a)

Borneo

b)

Java

c)

Sumatra

d)

New Guinea

e)

Brunei

54.

Which of Indonesia’s islands is the most populous and includes the capital, Jakarta?

a)

Java

b)

Borneo

c)

New Guinea

d)

Sulawesi

e)

Sumatra

55.

What is the capital of the Philippines with a population of more than 10 million?

a)

Manila

b)

Thailand

c)

Indonesia

d)

Vietnam