Geo Final Ch 10

During the civil war in Vietnam that followed the Vietnam War, the south emerged victorious.

False

Malaysia is an ethnically homogeneous country.

False

The Dutch succeeded in making Catholicism the predominant religion of Southeast Asia.

False

The Philippines today have low levels of poverty and unemployment.

False

Which Southeast Asian nation is an archipelago composed of some 17,000 islands?

Indonesia

Which statement is NOT true of Burma (Myanmar)?

It is home to many multinational manufacturing firms.

Which statement is NOT true of Singapore?

Most of its population live in squatter settlements in the urban areas

Cambodia, Vietnam, and Laos are all BEST described as:

communist countries

Which activity has been particularly useful in helping the indigenous people of Sarawak stop the expansion of oil companies and the clear-cutting of forests?

community-based mapping

Which practice in Southeast Asia is NOT contributing to global climate change?

fishing activities

What characteristic of the physical environment largely explains the sparseness of human settlement in Laos and the northern parts of Vietnam?

mountainous topography

Which group is NOT contributing to the fragile democracy in Thailand?

the Acehnese ethnic group

The MOST cost-effective energy option for most of the countries of Southeast Asia is:

wind energy

Attempts by multinational companies to displace indigenous peoples often also have serious environmental impacts.

True

The volcanoes of the Philippines are part of the Pacific Ring of Fire

True

The world's largest producers of opium are:

Afghanistan and Burma (Myanmar).

Which statement is NOT true of melting glaciers in Southeast Asia?

As glacial melting accelerates, the immediate risk is a greater occurrence of El Niño.

Which facet of life in Southeast Asia is sometimes used by leaders to make the case that Asian nations are NOT well suited to democracy?

Confucianism

Which statement BEST describes the Philippines today?

Democracy is fragile, and civil problems are common.

Which statement does NOT explain why bosses prefer to hire young single women in Southeast Asia?

They tend to be more educated than their male counterparts.