Geography Ch 5-6
Indonesia is a former colony of which European country?
the Netherlands
One of the lasting effects of the Vietnam War is
the barren hill slopes chemically defoliated by American forces.
Europeans, especially the British, were able to dominate South Asia from the 17th century primarily because they were able to exploit
the conflicts between many small, fragmented and competing kingdoms.
Periodic volcanic eruptions and earthquakes that cause havoc in Indonesia and the Philippines can be traced to
their location on active plate margins
Countries like Singapore and Indonesia experience high rainfall and high temperature throughout the year because
they are located in the equatorial zone.
The major factor influencing whether India will produce an agricultural surplus, or suffer a shortage.
timing and duration of the monsoon cycle
The process of East Timor becoming an independent country
took decades and cost hundreds of thousands of lives.
What characteristics make the Maldives so suitable for the mainstays of its economy?
it is a group of low elevation atolls in the Indian Ocean
What comparative advantage does Bengaluru (Bangalore) have that enables it to attract domestic and foreign high-tech companies?
its engineering colleges
What could possibly motivate the Indonesian government to approve the deforestation of Borneo?
job creation and poverty reduction
The evidence in SEA suggests that developing tourism and an export-oriented economy
leads to higher gross national income.
Despite being largely rural, countries such as India, Pakistan and Bangladesh have cities with over 10 million people because
of the growing population in these countries as well as rural to urban migration of people in search of jobs.
As a consequence of its location, traders from _____ arrived in Southeast Asia long before the Europeans.
China, India, Middle East
This technology was able to assist governments and aid agencies in the aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
GIS
The largest ethnic group in Singapore is the Chinese who migrated there because
Singapore sits on the shipping route between China and Europe.
The largest ethnic group in Sri Lanka is the
Sinhalese
Civil war in Sri Lanka between the Sinhalese and Tamils occurred because of
post-independence policies that allegedly favored the Sinhalese over the Tamils.
A population distribution map of insular Southeast Asia will indicate
that Java is one of the most densely populated pieces of real estate in the world.
The changes in Indonesia's population pyramid over time indicate
that the total fertility rate is decreasing.
What do Sri Lanka and Bhutan have in common?
Both are predominantly Buddhist countries
The Chota Nagpur Plateau south of India's Ganges Plain is the country's center for
iron and steel production.
The highest of the four main caste divisions in Hindu society is the
Brahmins
According to policy approved by the United Nations, each country on earth with a shoreline on international waters may claim an Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of what extent?
200 miles
South Asia's external trade links were well-established by ancient Greek and Roman times, but its seaborne trade, prior to the arrival of the Europeans in the 1500s, was controlled by
Arabs
A buffer state that chooses to limit its interactions with the outside world by monitoring the number of tourists who enter it is
Bhutan
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is a political party associated with which religion?
Hinduism
A palimpsest is a writing or painting surface, like a canvas, on which more recent writing or painting has covered up previously work, and is thus used to describe something with diverse layers. Why is this a good description for Southeast Asia?
In Southeast Asia, there are chronological overlays of animistic, Hindu, Buddhist, Muslim and Christian cultures.
Oil and natural gas in SE Asia is most likely to be found
In the region's coastal seas and gulfs
The primary reason for the establishment of ASEAN and APEC was to
Increase economic and political cooperation among their member states
Which country is described in these terms: about 421 million people in poverty; 42% of children undernourished; 31% urban; women socially disadvantaged?
India
The only southeast Asian country to ever have been a member of OPEC is:
Indonesia
Evidence that Muslims were active traders with Southeast Asia centuries before the arrival of the Europeans.
Indonesia, including the Spice Islands, is overwhelmingly Islamic.
Pakistan's largest city, and major port servicing the country, is:
Karachi
For what strategic reason was it critical for Japan to take Malaysia in WWII?
Malaysia dominated the world in rubber production.
The areas in South Asia that are likely to be most adversely affected by global climate change and rising sea levels are
Maldives and the Delta of the Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta.
Based on a shaded relief map, which river would seem most suitable for a hydroelectric project?
Narmada
Maoist rebels disrupted the political stability of _____ for several decades, until a ceasefire agreement was concluded in 2006.
Nepal
The Khyber Pass lies on the border between
Pakistan and Afghanistan
As a consequence of Spanish colonization in the 16th century, this country is now predominantly Roman Catholic.
Philippines
Despite being a fully modern, independent city-state, Singapore is still dependent on Malaysia for
a significant part of its water.
Nowhere in the world is orographic precipitation more apparent than
in the Assam hills in northeastern India.
The rates of HIV/AIDS infection are highest
in the southern states.
Hindu burial rites mandate that bodies be cremated on funeral pyres, preferably on the Ganges River in Varanasi. This further exacerbates the already critical problem of
deforestation
The Green Revolution in southeast Asia
developed new varieties of rice that increased yields.