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Southeast Asia

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which one of these is one of the two peninsulas found in Southeast Asia?

a)

Yucatan

b)
Korean Peninsula
c)
Malay Peninsula
d)
Iberian Peninsula
2.

What is an archipelago?

a)

A group or chain of islands

b)
A large body of water
c)
A desert landscape
d)
A type of mountain range
3.

What was the "Secret War"?

a)
A famous spy novel written during the Cold War
b)

A military strategy used in World War II to trick the Axis into overconfidence

c)
Covert operations conducted by the CIA in Laos during the Vietnam War
d)

A conflict between the US & Canada over control of Lake Superior

4.

This event occurred in Myanmar in 2021 and led to a civil war in the country which is still being fought to this day.

a)
Presidential election in Myanmar
b)
Floods in Myanmar
c)
Volcanic eruption in Myanmar
d)

Military coup d'etat

5.

Which climate type is most common in Southeast Asia?

a)

Desert

b)

Tundra

c)

Tropical

d)

Continental

6.

Which of these is not a nation that ruled over the Philippines at some point over its history?

a)

England

b)

United States

c)
Spain
d)
Japan
7.

Building great temples such as Angkor Wat served the purpose of... (more than one answer is correct)

a)

Showing off the power of the empire to neighbouring nations

b)

Creating a grand place for the king to reside

c)

Creating a space for all members of Khmer society to pray

d)

Paying respect to Hindu gods

8.

2 major religions in the Khmer Empire were...

a)

Buddhism and Hinduism

b)

Buddhism and Christianity

c)

Hinduism and Buddism

d)

Islam and Buddhism

9.

What is the only Asian nation that avoided being colonized by a western nation in some way?

a)

Siam

b)

Japan

c)

China

d)

India

10.

A refugee is a person seeking

a)

a job

b)

safety

c)

a new religion

d)

military protection

11.

China had a great deal of religious and culture influence over Vietnam, which nation had the same level of influence over the other areas of the Indochinese Peninsula?

a)

Nepal

b)
Spain
c)

Bangladesh

d)

India

12.

Which Country in Southeast Asia is an ideal location for trading?

a)

Singapore

b)

Vietnam

c)

Myanmar

d)

Mexico

13.

Who were the Khmer Rouge?

a)

A communist party that ruled Cambodia from 1975 to 1979

b)

A capitalist party in Vietnam during the course of the Vietnam War

c)

A military dictatorship in Laos during the 3rd Sino-Vietnamese War

d)

A democratic government in Cambodia which is still in power today

14.

A war in which two more powerful nations support opposing sides.

a)
Allied war
b)
Direct war
c)
Proxy war
d)
Neutral war
15.

What does the word Hmong mean in the Hmong language?

a)
happy
b)
sad
c)
angry
d)
free