Physical Geo
The two types of countries in Southeast Asia
What are mainland and island countries?
Many languages such as English, are spoken in Southeast Asia. This is because Europeans _________ Southeast Asia.
What is colonized?
The main economic activity in the Mekong river delta
What is fishing?
In this government and economic system, the government controls the economy
What is communism?
Major religion in Southeast Asia
River in mainland Southeast Asia that many countries rely on
What is the Mekong River?
Theory that states that if one country falls to communism, then they all fall to communism
What is Domino Theory?
Another term for money when individuals want to start a business
What is capital?
Countries that are divided physically into separate parts that makes it difficult to govern
What are fragmented countries?
Why so many languages are spoken in Southeast Asia
What is colonialism?
Seasonal wind storms that affect settlement patterns, agriculture, and other economic activities
What are Monsoons?
After the Vietnam War, Vietnam become __________.
What is communist?
Economic system where individuals own businesses and earn wages
What is capitalism?
_______________ nations are harder to govern then mainland countries because they are so diverse.
What are island nations?
What is Laos?
Type of climate that covers most of the Southeast Asian region
What is a tropical climate?
The USA got involved in Vietnam and Asia to stop _________________________________.
What is the Spread of Communism?
Singapore is investing in _________ to grow their economy.
What is education? OR what is technology?
The governments in Indonesia struggle with _________, due to the diverse cultures and religions within the country.
Only country in Southeast Asia that is considered to be both mainland and island
What is Malaysia?
A volcanic zone around the Pacific Ocean where plates that make up the Earth's crust meet
What is the Ring of Fire?
2 Reasons why countries looked to communism
1) Countries were destroyed after WW2, so they wanted something new
2) Countries were influenced by the USSR
In this economic system, the government controls all economic means of production and everyone ideally shares the wealth.
What is communism?
Singapore's government has been investing in __________ to increase their GDP.
What is Education, technology, and innovation?
This country has over 17,000 islands and has one of the largest populations
What is Indonesia?