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Ch14 Southeast Asia Geography & History Quiz

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Please choose the correct country for 1

a)
Myanmar
b)
Thailand
2.

Please choose the correct country for 2

a)
Myanmar
b)
Thailand
3.

Please choose the correct country for 3

a)
Thailand
b)
Laos
4.

Please choose the correct country for 4

a)
Vietnam
b)
Cambodia
5.

Please choose the correct country for 5

a)
Vietnam
b)
Cambodia
6.

Please choose the correct country for 6

a)
Cambodia
b)
Malaysia
7.

Please choose the correct country for 7

a)
Singapore
b)
Philippines
8.

Please choose the correct country for 8

a)
Singapore
b)
Philippines
9.

Please choose the correct country for 9

a)
Philippines
b)
Brunei
10.

Please choose the correct country for 10

a)
Indonesia
b)
East Timor
11.

Please choose the correct country for 11

a)
Indonesia
b)
East Timor
12.
Southeast Asia is divided into two main parts:
a)
Malay Peninsula and Indonesia
b)
Malay Archipelago and Indonesia
c)
mainland and insular
13.
"Insular" means:
a)
mainland area
b)
island area
14.
What is "mainland" Southeast Asia?
a)
island area
b)
countries that are on the continent of Asia
15.
What are the oceans border Southeast Asia?
a)
Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean and Pactific Ocean
16.
What is a "peninsula"?
a)
series or a group of islands
b)
stretch of land that has water on three sides
17.
What is an "archipelago?
a)
series or a group of islands
b)
stretch of land that has water on three sides
18.
What does the word "endemic" mean (reguarding animals and plants)?
a)

Animals and Plants FOUND ON EVERY CONTINENT throughout the world

b)

Animals and Plants FOUND NOWHERE ELSE IN THE WORLD found except for Southeast Asia

19.
What is "flora"?
a)
animal life
b)
plant life
20.
What is the largest country in Southeast Asia?
a)
Indonesia
b)
Malaysia
c)
Cambodia
21.
What is "fauna"?
a)
animal life
b)
plant life
22.
Huge ocean wave caused by earthquake on the ocean floor.
a)
monsoon
b)
typhoon
c)
tsunami
23.
Europeans established _____________________ in Southeast Asia where they grew a single crop for export
a)
plantations
b)
subsistence farming
24.
The ____________________, or kings, of Malacca ruled over much of the Malay Peninsula and the island of Sumatra.
a)
Monarch
b)
Sultan
25.
A form of government in which one ruler has power to govern the whole country. (One person rule)
a)
Absolute Monarchy
b)
Constitutional Monarchy
26.
What Southeast Asian country is also known as Burma?
a)
Myanmar
b)
Philippines
27.
During which Southeast Asian conflict did the United States fight communist forces?
a)
Vietnam War
b)
World War 2
28.
Which European country was the first to engage in the spice trade with Southeast Asia?
a)
France
b)
Portugal
29.
Series of volcanoes that encircle the Pacific Ocean on the ocean floor and throughout the islands and Southeast Asia.
a)
Ring of Fire
b)
Pacific Rim
30.
The Indochinese Peninsula contains which countries below:
a)
Brunei, Philippines, East Timor
b)
Thailand, Laos, Cambodia Vietnam
31.
What Southeast Asia country is on an island and on the continent of Asia?
a)
Cambodia
b)
Malaysia
32.
After what war, did the Philippines become a possession of the United States?
a)
World War 2
b)
Spanish-American War
33.
After what war, did the Philippines become an independent country?
a)
World War 1
b)
World War 2
34.
Who won the Vietnam War and united the entire country under Communist rule?
a)
North Vietnam
b)
South Vietnam
35.
What country discovered a short cut to India by sailing around the southern tip of Africa?
a)
Spain
b)
Portugal
36.
Who did the United States support during the Vietnam War?
a)
North Vietnam
b)
South Vietnam
37.
Why did the United States support South Vietnam during the Vietnam War?
a)
The United States wanted to support Communism in Vietnam.
b)
The Untied States wanted to stop the spread of Commuism into Vietnam