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Mr. E's Southeast Asia Quiz BLUE

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What country am I?

(a)  

2.

What country am I?

(a)  

3.

What country am I?

(a)  

4.

What country am I?

(a)  

5.

What country am I?

(a)  

6.

What country am I?

(a)  

7.

What country am I?

a)

Singapore

b)

Guam

c)

Thailand

d)

The Philippines

8.

What country am I?

(a)  

9.

What country am I?

(a)  

10.

What small country is this?

(a)  

11.

What country is highlighted here?

(a)  

12.

What is the Capital of Thailand?

a)

Bangkok

b)

Hanoi

c)

Kuala Lumpur

d)

Phnom Penh

13.

The military government in Myanmar/Burma would call the country ________.

a)

Myanmar

b)

Burma

14.

People in Myanmar/Burma who want their country to be a democracy call it ________.

a)

Myanmar

b)

Burma

15.

What famous, gold-covered, shrine that supposedly houses three strands of hair from Buddha can be found in Myanmar?

a)

Shwedagon Pagoda

b)

Mayon Pagoda

c)

Malaysian Pagoda

d)

Shogun Pagoda

16.

The (a)   River of Southeast Asia can be found in Myanmar?

17.

What major crop, that needs constant water, is the main crop of mainland Southeast Asia?

(a)  

18.

Which of the Southeast Asian countries was NEVER under the control of a European country?

(a)  

19.

The ___________ was a communist group that killed over 2 million Cambodians because they were "undesirable."

a)

Khmer Rouge

b)

Democratic Cambodians

c)

Angkor Wat

d)

Bamar Cambodia

20.

What famous palace, pictured above, can be found in Cambodia?

(a)  

21.

What is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia?

(a)  

22.

The (a)   River flows through Laos and has some really large catfish in it.

23.

During the 1960's and 70's the USA fought a war with Vietnam to stop (a)   .

24.

Geographically, Malaysia is considered a part of ____ Southeast Asia and _____ Southeast Asia.

a)

Island

b)

Mainland

c)

Isthmus

d)

Canyon

25.

The (a)   Towers are the tallest "twin" towers in Malaysia.

26.

Which two countries once controlled East Timor?

a)

Portugal

b)

Indonesia

c)

Spain

d)

Philippines

27.

What does the word Timor mean?

(a)  

28.

What is the largest island in Indonesia?

(a)  

29.

What is now the 2nd tallest skyscraper in the world?

a)

Merdeka 118

b)

Petronas Tower

c)

Taipei 101

d)

Shanghai Tower

30.

The (a)   of Brunei owns the world's largest palace.

31.

What two natural resources make most of the money for Brunei?

a)

Oil

b)

Natural Gas

c)

Rice

d)

Gold

32.

One of the largest and most famous volcanoes in the Philippines is the _________ Volcano.

a)

Mayon

b)

Luzon

c)

Vesuvius

d)

St. Helens

33.

VOCABULARY: Dishonest actions by people in power is called (a)   .

34.

VOCABULARY: A (a)   is a Buddhist shrine.

35.

VOCABULARY: A (a)   is a type of government that has a king or queen.

36.

VOCABULARY: Trying to wipe out an entire group of people is called (a)   .

37.

Which of the following countries are developED?

a)

Singapore

b)

Brunei

c)

Vietnam

d)

Indonesia

e)

Thailand

38.

Both of the developed countries in this section are _____.

a)

ports

b)

landlocked

c)

subcontinents

d)

peninsulas

39.

What three countries can all be found on the island of Borneo?

a)

Brunei

b)

Malaysia

c)

Indonesia

d)

Philippines

e)

Thailand

40.

What word did the Khmer Rouge use for people they killed in Cambodia?

a)

undesirable

b)

unclean

c)

understanding

d)

uncontrolled

41.

The Kuthodaw Pagoda is home to the world's largest (a)   .

42.

Which of the following statements explains what a Buddhist believes

a)

Wanting equals suffering

b)

Happiness comes from having money

c)

More stuff makes a person happier

d)

Suffering comes from being poor

43.

In Thailand you can visit one of these places (pictured). What are they called?

a)

Floating Market

b)

Farmer's Market

c)

Wet Market

d)

Super Market

44.

Although they are still listed as a developing countries, Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia are actually _____-________ countries.

(a)  

45.

Choose one developing country from our list of countries in Southeast Asia. Tell me the name of the country and one reason why that country is developing. (Don't say because they don't have any money.)

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46.

Choose any of the developed countries from the section. Tell me the name of the country and WHY you think that country is developed. (Don't say, because they have money.)

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47.

When a military takes over a country and becomes the government it is called a (a)   .