3.02/3.03 Quiz: Intro to SE Asia and the Pacific
What is a triggered earthquake?
An earthquake that occurs shortly after a large earthquake but on a different fault line.
What is the southernmost end of the Ring of Fire?
Antarctica.
On the map of Oceania, number 1 is referring to which of the following countries?
Australia.
Which of the following Asian cities is considered a "global city?"
Bangkok.
What is the composition of many of the smaller islands in the Pacific?
Build-up of coral deposits.
Which of the following animals is common across the region of Southeast Asia?
Domestic Asian Water Buffalo.
What two plates come together to produce the volcanoes of Indonesia?
Eurasian Plate and the Indo-Australian Plate.
Vietnam is an island nation in the Pacific Ocean.
False.
How does the topography of Fiji compare to other islands in the Pacific?
Fiji has similar topography - mostly volcanic in origin - like other islands in the region.
Which of the following is not a major economic activity of the Outback?
Fishing.
The photo below identifies which of the following threatened species in Southeast Asia?
Hornbill.
Based on the pie chart below, showing the population distribution in Southeast Asia, what can you infer about the population of Indonesia?
Indonesia has a larger population than any other country in the region.
On the map of Southeast Asia, the star is marking which of the following countries?
Indonesia.
Which of the following countries of Southeast Asia has the most active volcanoes?
Indonesia.
Which of the following is the best description of the settlement of Australia?
Inland sparsely settled, coasts well populated.
Based on the pie chart below showing the population distribution of Southeast Asia, what can you infer about the island of Java?
Java is densely populated.
Most of Southeast Asia falls within what climate zone?
Mainly tropical.
On the map of Southeast Asia, the star is marking which of the following countries?
Malaysia.
Which of the following volcanoes of the Philippines is the most active volcano in the central Philippines?
Mayon.
Which of the following is NOT an impact of deforestation in Southeast Asia?
More arable land.
Which of the following volcanoes was correctly predicted to erupt in 1991, saving thousands of lives?
Mount Pinatubo.
Which of the following was not a human cause of increased tsunami destruction?
None of the above.
According to the map below, showing the location of the Sumatra Earthquake of 2004 and the aftershocks, where did most of the aftershocks occur?
North of the main earthquake.
Which of the following species' population is in danger in Indonesia due to human impact?
Orangutan.
On the map of Oceania, number 3 is referring to which of the following countries?
Papua New Guinea.
On the map of Southeast Asia, the star is marking which of the following countries?
Philippines.
The Great Barrier Reef is adjacent to which Australian state?
Queensland.
To what does the term "Outback" refer?
Remote, arid areas.
Which of the following nations is an island city-state located at the tip of the Malay Peninsula?
Singapore.
Which of the following Australian states is promoted as the Natural State and the "Island of Inspiration" owing to its large and relatively unspoiled natural environment?
Tasmania.
Which of the following bodies of water is integral to the Great Barrier Reef?Which of the following bodies of water is integral to the Great Barrier Reef?
The Coral Sea.
Which of the following bodies of water is bounded on three sides by Australia and to the north by the Arafura Sea?
The Gulf of Carpentaria.
Which of the following species native to Southeast Asia faces extinction?
The Javan Rhinoceros.
Which of the following bodies of water travels between the islands of Borneo and Sulawesi in Indonesia?
The Makassar Strait.
The Ring of Fire is part of which of the following oceans?
The Pacific Ocean.
Which of the following bodies of water travels between the countries of Malaysia and Indonesia and connects the Pacific Ocean to the east with the Indian Ocean to the west?
The Strait of Malacca.
What was the cause of the devastating tsunami in Southeast Asia in 2004?
The Sumatra-Andaman earthquake.
Which of the following bodies of water travels between the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra?
The Sunda Strait.
Which of the following bodies of water lies between Australia and New Zealand?
The Tasman Sea.
Which of the following bodies of water lies between Australia and Papua New Guinea?
The Torres Strait.
According to the map below, showing the location of the Sumatra Earthquake of 2004 and the aftershocks, what can you infer about the aftershocks?
The aftershocks were felt for many weeks after the original earthquake.
According to the map below, showing the location of the Sumatra Earthquake of 2004 and the aftershocks, what can you infer about the aftershocks?
The aftershocks were mainly spread throughout the Andaman Sea.
What has been the greatest environmental impact as a result of the tsunami?
The infiltration of salt water in drinking supplies and farmland.
If the tsunami wave took 15 minutes to 7 hours to reach various coastlines, why were the citizens not prepared?
There is no tsunami warning system in place in the Indian Ocean.
Australia is west of Fiji.
True.
Indonesia is north of Australia.
True.
Malaysia and Indonesia occupy the same island.
True.
The Ring of Fire has 452 volcanoes and is home to more than 90% of the world's earthquakes.
True.
The Ring of Fire is a direct result of plate tectonics and the movement and collisions of crustal plates.
True.
The Strait of Malacca travels between Indonesia and Malaysia.
True.
The Strait of Sunda separates two large islands of Indonesia.
True.
The animals of Southeast Asia are diverse.
True.
The climate in Southeast Asia is mainly tropical-hot and humid all year round.
True.
The southern portion of the Ring of Fire is complex due to the presence of a series of smaller tectonic plates in collision with the Pacific Plate from the Mariana Islands, the Philippines, Tonga, and New Zealand.
True.
The volcanoes of Indonesia are formed due to subduction zones between the Eurasian Plate and the Indo-Australian Plate.
True.
Volcanism in New Zealand has been responsible for many of the country's geographical features, especially in the North Island, but has also claimed many lives.
True.
Based on the pie chart below, showing the population distribution in Southeast Asia, what can you infer about the population of Vietnam compared to Indonesia?
Vietnam has a smaller population than Indonesia.
On the map of Southeast Asia, the star is marking which of the following countries?
Vietnam.
What is the cause of volcanic activity in New Zealand?
its location on the boundary between the Indo-Autralian and Pacific Plates.
Approximately how many of the world's volcanoes occur along the Ring of Fire?
70 to 80 percent.