17-1 Quiz
Insular
"Related to the islands"
Archipelago
A group of islands
Strait
A narrow waterway that connects two larger bodies of water
Peninsula
A piece of land that is mostly surrounded by water
Moluccas
Cloves and nutmeg are spices grown in _____.
Hot and humid most of the year.
Describe this climate zone.
Klongs
In Thailand, rivers that have been made into transportation canals are called _____.
Growing population
In recent years, what problem has affected the environment of Southeast Asia?
Archipelago, 17,500
Indonesia is an ____ made up of more than ____ islands.
Deltas, sides of volcanic mountains
Most people in Southeast Asia live in river valley's, ____, and ____
Biodiversity
Number of different plants and animals
Peninsula and archipelagos
One-third of Southeast Asia is made up of...
16,700
Singapore has the population density of _____ per square mile.
Mountains and rain forests
Southeast Asia is covered with _____ and _____.
Tropical
Southeast Asia lies mostly in a _____ climate zone.
Orangutans
The _____ lives in the rain forests of Sumatra and Borneo.
Brunei, Indonesia, East Timor, and the Philippines.
The four countries of insular Southeast Asia are ____, ____, ____, and _____.
Indonesia's Punjak Jaya
The highest mountain in Southeast Asia is located in ____.
Insular
The island region of Southeast Asia is called ____ Southeast Asia.
Indochina, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam.
The largest peninsula in Southeast Asia is ______. The countries in this peninsula are ____, _____, _____, _____, and ____
Biodiversity
The number of different plants and animals in a region is called its _____.
Malay, parts of Myanmar, Thailand, top of Singapore.
The smaller peninsula in Southeast Asia is ____. The countries in this peninsula are _____, ____, and ____.
Singapore, Rhode Island
The smallest country in Southeast Asia is ___. Four countries of this country could fit into the state of ____.
Monsoons, Australia
The southwest _____ bring dry air from _____.
Mainland and islands
The two parts of Southeast Asia are _____&______.
Lizard, Komodo
The worlds largest _____, the Komodo dragon, is found on the Indonesian island of ____.
Paddies
This crop is grown in walled, flooded fields called____.
Endangered
This problem is causing many plants and animals to become ____.
Water
Two-thirds of Southeast Asia is...
Rural, farming
Two-thirds of Southeast Asia's people live in ____ areas because the soil is good for ____.
Paddy
Walled fields
Strait of Malacca and South China Sea.
What 2 bodies of water separate mainland Southeast Asia and insular Southeast Asia?
NE & SW monsoons
What affects the amount of rainfall that falls in Southeast Asia?
Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, East Timor, Brunei, and the Philippines.
What are the 11 countries that are part of Southeast Asia?
Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand
What countries does this river flow through?
Rice
What crop is grown in the river regions of Southeast Asia?
Mekong
What is the largest river system in Southeast Asia?
Rafflesia, 3 feet
What rare flower is found in Indonesia? How large can it become?
Indonesia
Which nation of Southeast Asia has the most people?
The regions location between the two oceans.
Why were traders and ancient invaders attracted to this region of the world?