Physical Features
Chinese History
China Today
Southeast Asian History
Southeast Asia Today
100
Southeast Asia is between which two oceans?
Indian and Pacific
100
Name a Chinese invention or innovation
gunpowder, silk, block printing, etc
100
What is the name of the economic system that controls China today?
Communism
100
Which large country was connected by trade to India, the Middle East, and Europe by the Strait of Malacca
China
100
What is a typhoon?
A hurricane
200
What mountain range in southwest China is the tallest in the world?
Himalayas
200
What was the name of the leader who brought Communism to China?
Mao Zedong
200
During the Great Leap Forward, what happened to China's peasants?
They died of famine and drought
200
The first civilizations in China and Southeast Asia appeared near what physical features?
Rivers
200
What causes a tsunami?
An earthquake underwater sends ripples through the ocean
300
What is the name of the narrow waterway through which trade between China and India flows?
Strait of Malacca
300
What is the name for a ruling family that rules for several generations?
Dynasty
300
In communism, who makes all of the decisions about the economy
The government
300
What goods were European traders trying to obtain from the islands of Indonesia?
Spices (or rubber)
300
Which country has more Muslims than any other country in the world?
Indonesia
400
What is the name of the plateau in western China?
Tibet
400
Which drug caused a war between China and Britain?
Opium
400
Which belief system believes it is important to follow your role in society?
Confucianism
400
What great temple and government center was built by the Khmer Empire in Cambodia?
Angkor Wat
400
How are Southeast Asian countries preparing for future natural disasters such as tsunamis?
radar detection systems, better warning systems, training for people who live near coasts, etc
500
Name three countries that are archipelagos
Japan, Indonesia, Philippines (I'll take Malaysia too)
500
What advantage did the Mongols have that allowed them to conquer most of Asia?
They were better horse-riders and could shoot arrows while riding
500
Why do Taiwan and China each believe that they should control the other?
Taiwan was founded by the leaders of the government of China who were kicked out by the communists. Both claim to be the REAL government of China.
500
Why did the United States defend South Vietnam in the Vietnam War?
South Vietnam was democratic, but North Vietnam was communist. We did not want all of Vietnam to become communist.
500
Describe two environmental challenges faced by Southeast Asia or China
deforestation, overcrowding, pollution, flooding, loss of resources, etc
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