Southeast Asia
What helped reshape the ethnic patterns of Southeast Asia during the colonial period?
C. Migration of workers
How did the European colonizers exploit Southeast Asia?
Correct Answer: D. by taking resources for their own economic gain
What was the result of the Vietnam War?
Correct Answer: C. Vietnam became a single communist country.
Which below is correct regarding how Buddhism and Hinduism spread to Southeast Asia?
Correct Answer: B. The ideas and religions like Hinduism and Buddhism spread through the existing trade networks.
Which of the following BEST explains Southeast Asia's importance in world trade?
Correct Answer: A. It is located along major shipping lanes between the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
How was early Vietnam different from other parts of Southeast Asia?
Correct Answer: D. It was most heavily influenced by China.
What helped reshape the ethnic patterns of Southeast Asia?
Correct Answer: C. migration of workers
In 1975, a group known as the Khmer Rouge took power in ______ and ______.
D. Cambodia; murdered more than a million people
Of the five nations on this chart, which has the greatest ethnic diversity? Why?
D. Indonesia has the greatest ethnic diversity because the Javanese ethnic group is almost the same size as the “other.”
What is the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) mainly designed to do?
Correct Answer: B. Promote economic growth and cooperation among member countries
Which statement BEST describes the transport of goods along ancient trade routes?
Correct Answer: B. The route began along ports in China, through ports in Southeast Asia, and then ended at ports in India.
Which country took control of most of Southeast Asia during World War II?
Correct Answer: A. Japan
Which type of government have almost all Southeast Asian countries had at some point since independence?
Correct Answer: A. Authoritarian
Which of the following phrases describes communist oligarchies, such as those that exist in Laos and Vietnam?
Correct Answer: D. one-party government with rule by a few
Which Southeast Asian country is the ONLY one that was never colonized by a European power?
Correct Answer: C. Thailand
How did Southeast Asia’s geography contribute to the region’s economic development?
Correct Answer: C. Some Southeast Asian countries commanded important waterways and controlled rich trade routes.
After the defeat of the Japanese in World War II, what happened with the European powers that had colonized Southeast Asia?
Correct Answer: B. failed to regain control and many of the colonies became independent countries.
Which of the following statements accurately describes population density in Southeast Asia?
Correct Answer: C. Thailand is more densely populated than Laos.
How is democracy limited or not perfect in Singapore, Cambodia, and Malaysia?
Correct Answer: A. Elections are run to keep the same party in power for decades, with no real alternative for voters.
Which of the following is a major environmental concern in Southeast Asia?
Correct Answer: A. Deforestation caused by logging and agriculture
Which Western powers controlled the Philippines at different times in the country’s history?
Correct Answer: C. Spain & the United States
What was the primary purpose of U.S. involvement in Vietnam?
Correct Answer: C. to contain the spread of communism
Why is the population density high along the coastal plains of mainland Southeast Asia?
Correct Answer: A. River deltas have created rich soil there that is good for agriculture.
Like its neighbor China to the north, how did Vietnam improve its economy in the late 1980s?
Correct Answer: A. Vietnam adopted some free‑market practices and became more of a mixed economy.
Which statement BEST describes the economies of Southeast Asia today?
D. They are a mix of agricultural, industrial, and service‑based economies.