PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
This country is east of Laos.
Vietnam
In 2004 this in the Indian Ocean killed hundreds of thousands of people, many in Southeast Asia.
Tsunami
Olives, carrots, and spinach are NOT part of these in Southeast Asia
natural resources
According to this, if one country fell to communism, other countries nearby would follow like falling dominoes.
domino theory
A traditional village in Indonesia; this term is used for crowded slums around Indonesia’s large cities.
kampong
Cambodia is part of this peninsula.
Indochina Peninsula
This mighty river is the mainland's most important. The mainland’s fertile river valleys and deltas support farming and are home to many people.
Mekong River
This is a temple complex in Cambodia, and is the world‘s largest religious structure.
Angkor Wat
Buddhist temples that also serve as monasteries are called this.
Wats
Southeast Asia’s tropical climate is well suited to these trees.
rubber trees
This is a large group of islands.
archipelago
Much of the mainland has this climate.
tropical savanna
European countries and the United States had colonized most of this by 1914.
Southeast Asia
In Thailand, many Buddhist boys and young men serve as these for a short period. This period might last from one week to a few months.
monks
Today, this place is one of the world’s busiest free ports. It is also an industrial center, and many foreign banks and high-tech firms have located offices there. It sparkles as the gem of Southeast Asia. The place is modern, wealthy, orderly, and clean. Crime rates are low.
Singapore
Halong Bay, Vietnam, is filled with these, a formation that happens when water dissolves rock.
limestone karsts
The world‘s largest flower, at up to 3 feet (1 m) in width
Rafflesia (corpse flower)
In Vietnam, feelings of nationalism, or pride and loyalty to a country, led people to fight to oust the French who controlled them as a colony. They were led by this man, who was a Communist.
Ho Chi Minh
Starting in the 1980s, this person effectively opposed Myanmar's harsh military government, and continued fighting for democratic reforms until finally, in 2016, free elections were held.
Aung San Suu Kyi
Terraced patties of this food are common throughout Southeast Asia.
Rice
These occur when an earthquake, volcanic eruption, or other event causes seawater to move in huge waves.
Tsunamis
People clearing this for farming, wood, and mining causes loss of habitat for several endangered species.
Rain forest
Divided into North and South Vietnam, a civil war then broke out in the south. To defend South Vietnam from forces in that war, the United States sent in troops in the 1960s. The main reason U.S. troops were sent was to stop the potential spread this.
communism
In Bangkok, you can use a network of canals, called these, to travel through parts of the city. Water taxis and boats transport people and goods. At floating markets, vendors sell fish, fruit, and other food to locals and tourists.
klongs
Some farmers grow rice in fields with channels for these creatures. These creatures eat the bugs that try to eat the rice. The creatures also fertilize the rice. Farmers feed the creatures, and later can harvest both rice and these creatures as crops.
Fish