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Southeast Asia Test

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The __________ was a communist party in Cambodia.

a)

Civil War

b)

Commercial Farming

c)

Khmer Rouge

d)

Nationalist

e)

Paddy

2.

A ______ is devoted to the interests of his or her country.

a)

Civil War

b)

Commercial Farming

c)

Khmer Rouge

d)

Nationalist

e)

Paddy

3.

Rice is grown in a _________ that is level and flooded.

a)

Civil War

b)

Commercial Farming

c)

Khmer Rouge

d)

Nationalist

e)

Paddy

4.

Two groups in the same country may fight a ___________to gain control of the country.

a)

Civil War

b)

Commercial Farming

c)

Khmer Rouge

d)

Nationalist

e)

Paddy

5.

People who work in ________will try to sell their crops or livestock on the local or world market.

a)

Civil War

b)

Commercial Farming

c)

Khmer Rouge

d)

Nationalist

e)

Paddy

6.

Much of Southeast Asia has a climate that is described as

a)

Mild

b)

Highland

c)

Arid

d)

Tropical Wet

7.

One danger facing the rain forests of Southeast Asia is

a)

Lack of water

b)

Logging

c)

Extreme cold

d)

Monsoon rains

8.

The chief food crop in Southeast Asia is

a)

Bamboo

b)

Cotton

c)

Rice

d)

Wheat

9.

Because of island Southeast Asia’s tropical wet climate, the region is covered with

a)

Plateaus

b)

Highlands

c)

Mountains

d)

Rain forests

10.

Why did a variety of different cultures develop in Southeast Asia?

a)

The mountains in the region prevented contact among the different peoples.

b)

Many people from the region traveled throughout Europe.

c)

People easily communicated with those who lived outside their own valley.

d)

Many countries invaded the area.

11.

Which two countries influenced early Southeast Asian cultures the most?

a)

Pakistan and Vietnam

b)

China and India

c)

Tibet and Nepal

d)

Thailand and Indonesia

12.

What European colonial power did the Vietnamese Communists, led by Ho Chi Minh, defeat?

a)

Great Britain

b)

Italy

c)

Spain

d)

France

13.

Why did the United States become involved in the war in Vietnam?

a)

To help return it to French control.

b)

To keep other Southeast Asian countries from becoming communist.

c)

To keep the Chinese from conquering it.

d)

To make it a United States colony.

14.

After the United States pulled out of Vietnam, what happened to the country?

a)

It was reunited (or put together again) under a Communist government.

b)

It was divided into two countries.

c)

It was reunited under a democratic government.

d)

It conquered Cambodia and Thailand.

15.

The United States helped stop an election to reunite North and South Vietnam in 1950’s. When the Vietnamese people were not allowed to vote for their leaders, what Core Democratic Value was denied?

a)

Patriotism

b)

Individual Rights

c)

Equality

d)

Popular Sovereignty (The right to vote/elect leaders)

16.

Which of the following is NOT an effect of the Khmer Rouge taking over the government of Cambodia?

a)

Cambodia became Communist

b)

Over one - million people were killed

c)

The United States colonized Cambodia

d)

The entire urban population was forced to move to farms