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Geography 8 - Practice Test
Practice Test for Chapter 10: Southeast Asia
Chapter 10
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The theory used by many in the United States to justify US involvement in Southeast Asia is known as the:
a. rimland theory
b. domino theory
c. irredentist theory
d. buffer state theory
e. none of these
2. Unlike the realm dominated by the Indian subcontinent, the Southeast Asian realm is:
a. not well endowed with fertile volcanic soils
b. except for heavily populated Indonesia, most countries in the realm have a modest population total
c. not very densely populated in many of its areas
d. not very affected by Chinese immigration
e. entirely a remnant of the British colonial empire in Asia
3. Singapore:
a. was a British Colony
b. has a large Chinese population
c. was once a part of Malaysia
d. is on a small island
e. all of these
4. The island of ________ is one of the world's most densely settled and intensively cultivated areas.
a. Singapore
b. Brunei
c. Jawa(Java)
d. Luzon
e. Sumatra
5. In addition to Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand, _____ has been part of opium producing "Golden Triangle":
a. Laos
b. Philippines
c. Indonesia
d. Malaysia
e. Vietnam
6. A boundary is actually marked on the ground (with fences, walls, or other means) during the stage called:
a. administration
b. allocation
c. delimitation
d. demarcation
e. antecedence
7. The group forming a significant part of the commercial class in Southeast Asia is:
a. the Jews
b. the Tibetans
c. the Tamils
d. the Chinese
e. none of these
8. In Myanmar, Thailand, and Cambodia, most of the people are:
a. Muslims
b. Hindu
c. Buddhists
e. Non religous
d. Christian
9. Which of the following countries was once part of Britain’s Indian empire?
a. Philippines
b. Sumatra
c. Myanmar
d. Vietnam
10. Which association is incorrect?
a. Myanmar-Irrawaddy
b. Thailand-Chao Phraya
c. Red-northern Vietnam
d. Salween-Indonesia
e. Mekong-southern Vietnam
e. Thailand
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Geography 8 - Practice Test
11. Which of the following colonial associations is false?
a. Netherlands and Indonesia
b. France and Kampuchea (Cambodia)
c. Spain and the Philippines
d. Great Britain and Singapore
e. Portugal and Thailand
Chapter 10
12. Indonesia's territorial morphology is best described as:
a. a multi-compact state
b. an elongated state
c. a state with two protrusions
d. a mainland/island fragmented state
e. a fragmented archipelagic state
13. The small oil rich Islamic sultanate in Southeast Asia is:
a. Indonesia
b. Singapore
c. Brunei
d. Thailand
14. The widely learned second language of the Philippines used alongside Tagalog is:
a. Malay
b. Chinese
c. Spanish
d. Japanese
e. Luzon
e. English
15. Once the center of the ancient Khmer Empire, this is one of the poorest countries of the realm.
a. Philippines
b. Malaysia
c. Cambodia
d. Thailand
e. Indonesia
TRUE or FALSE
16. The city commanding access to the strategic Strait of Malacca is Hong Kong.
a.
true
b.
false
17. Indonesia is the world's most populous Muslim country.
a.
true
b.
false
18. Since the withdrawal of the Europeans from Southeast Asia, the Chinese have become the major targets of
discrimination and abuse.
a.
true
b.
false
19. Most of the Philippines is Roman Catholic, having been a colony of Spain.
a.
true
b.
false
20. The United States first acquired the Philippine islands at the end of World War II.
a.
true
b.
false
21. Myanmar (Burma) has no significant ethnic minorities other than British citizens who came in colonial
times.
a.
true
b.
false
22. In the 1990s, Vietnam moved ahead economically faster than expected due to the end of communist rule
from Hanoi in the north.
a.
true
b.
false
23. Laos is Southeast Asia's only landlocked country.
a.
true
b.
false
24. Despite the 1997 economic crash and 2004 Tsunami, Thailand is likely to again be an economic tiger.
a.
true
b.
false
25. Thailand alone was able to maintain its status as a neutral and independent state during the colonial period.
a.
true
b.
false