South and Southeast Asia
About how many people live in the country of India?
1.3 billion
Roughly how many people died because of a tsunami in the Indian Ocean in 2004?
230,000
What organization, founded in 1967, was created to promote regional development, trade, and economic stability in Southeast Asia?
ASEAN
In two or three sentences, explain what ASEAN stands for and describe the organization's mission.
ASEAN stands for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. The goal of the organization is to promote economic growth in Southeast Asia.
In one sentence, explain the importance of Angkor Wat in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.
Angkor Wat was one of the largest religious sites in the world at the time, and the building represented the Khmer Empire's immense power.
What body of water is located between eastern India and Southeast Asia?
Bay of Bengal
The Mekong River flows through which of these countries? (choose all that apply)
Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos
Which of the following enclose the southern tip of the Indian Subcontinent?
Eastern and Western Ghats
Bangladesh
Ganges river
In what part of South Asia does nearly one-tenth of the world's population live?
Gangetic Plain
What section of India is home to the three major rivers of South Asia?
Gangetic Plain
Nepal
Himalayan mountains
What mountain range separates India from China and Central Asia?
Himalayas
Which mountain range extends through northern Pakistan and into northeastern Afghanistan?
Hindu Kush
Pakistan
Hindu and Muslim cultures
tropical regions
India and Bangladesh
What ocean, located south of India, is the third largest ocean on Earth?
Indian Ocean
What two Southeast Asian nations have most benefited from the discovery of oil reserves?
Indonesia and Malaysia
Which of the following rivers of South Asia gave rise to one of the ancient river valley civilizations?
Indus
Which ancient civilization developed in the area of modern-day Pakistan?
Indus Valley Civilization
What is the capital of Pakistan?
Islamabad
India was known as the _______ of the British Empire.
Jewel
Cambodia
Khmer Empire
Which of the following is an important pass through the Hindu Kush Mountains?
Khyber Pass
Who was the leader of India's movement for gaining independence from Britain?
Mahatma Gandhi
The Straits of ________ in Southeast Asia are the world's busiest shipping lane.
Malacca
The __________ Archipelago contains many of the islands of Southeast Asia.
Malay
Petroleum and natural gas deposits have created immense wealth for which two countries in Southeast Asia?
Malaysia and Indonesia
What is the capital of the Philippines?
Manila
How has Hinduism contributed to the extensive pollution of the Ganges River?
Many Hindus refuse to clean the river because they believe the waters are sacred.
In the sixteenth century, South Asia was conquered by a wave of Muslim rulers called the __________.
Mughals
What is the capital of India?
New Delhi
The people of which nation predominately practice Catholicism?
Philippines
Which of the following are the MOST spoken languages in Pakistan? (choose all that apply)
Punjabi, Urdu
What body of water on the western coast of India has served as an area of trade and cultural exchange for centuries?
Red Sea
Part of Southeast Asia lies in the ____________, a circle of active volcanoes that rims the entire Pacific Ocean.
Ring of Fire
In one sentence, describe the Khyber Pass and its importance.
Several different people groups have traveled through the Khyber Pass for trade and invasion.
Who was the founder of Buddhism, known as the Buddha or enlightened one?
Siddhartha Gautama
In one sentence, describe why the Philippines are an outlier in Southeast Asia.
Spanish culture is deeply rooted in the Phillippines, so many citizens practice Catholicism and speak Spanish.
Which of the following is true about fishing in South and Southeast Asia?
The desire for fish in the region has created concerns about overfishing.
The Taj Mahal was originally built to be __________.
a tomb
A notable characteristic of the cultural landscape of Southeast Asia is the presence of terraced rice fields. What is terracing?
an agricultural technique that forms earthen steps in mountainous regions for more effective farming
What is the most plentiful and useful natural resource available in both South and Southeast Asia?
arable land
What type of dyeing technique used in Indonesia and the Malaysian Archipelago involves applying a dye-resistant wax that allows patterns of dye to be applied to cloth without dyeing the entire piece?
batik
A major incentive for European colonization of South and Southeast Asia was the production of ______crops that were grown on plantations, such as cotton and tea.
cash
The United States sent forces into Vietnam after the French left because they feared the growing influence of __________.
communism
Tourism that focuses on responsible interaction with the environment is called _____________.
ecotourism
highland regions
extreme variation of elevation
Which of the following are common natural disasters in South and Southeast Asia? (choose all that apply)x
floods, earthquakes, tsunamis
Which of the following have caused deforestation in South and Southeast Asia? (choose all that apply)
logging, land clearance, war
What rains create hot, wet, and cool seasons across South Asia and are vital to the growing seasons across the dry tropic regions?
monsoon rains
India
most of the world's Hindus
dry regions
much of Pakistan
Thailand
never colonized
What are the three major components of Hinduism? (choose all that apply)
nirvana, reincarnation, karma
In the tenth and eleventh centuries, large portions of South Asia were conquered by ____________.
nomadic Muslim horsemen from Central Asia
What Buddhist structure serves as a place of meditation and storage of relics?
pagoda
In Southeast Asia, the importance of __________ is reflected in the art and architecture of the region.
religious beliefs
What is the most common food crop grown in South and Southeast Asia?
rice
The process of producing ______, a type of cloth that was first produced in China before spreading to South and Southeast Asia, was so important to the region that the process itself was a closely guarded secret.
silk
A decorative, mound-like structure that Buddhists use as a place of meditation and reflection is called a _________.
stupa
A region that is geographically distinct from the continent it is a part of is a ____________.
subcontinent
midlatitude regions
temperate climates
In 1898, colonial ownership of the Philippines passed from Spain to ____________.
the United States
Most of Southeast Asia has what type of climate?
tropical climate
Myanmar
used to be called Burma
Vietnam
wars between the US and France