Challenges in Southeast Asia
What does ASEAN stand for or what does it do?
What is Association of Southeast Asian Nations?
economic cooperation between SE Asia nations
How did outside belief shape religion and culture in Southeast Asia?
Buddhism were spread from India to Southeast Asia, Confucianism from China, Islam from the Middle East
How does climate help and challenge humans living there
examples- warm and wet climate provides water to support humans living there while the bad things are to much water causes flooding
What are the Asian Tigers
countries that are growing quickly, have strong economies, stable governments
What are mahogany, teak, and ebony?
types of hardwoods, important natural resource for southeast Asia
What is a effect of humans burning forest to clear land for farming and development
What is Deforestation and air pollution?
What is one European group that colonized Southeast Asia?
What is French, Portuguese, Dutch, British and Spanish?
Why is flat land necessary for farming?
it allows them to trap water that the plants need, stop erosion
What was the Domino Theory?
that if one country fell to communism all the rest of them would too.
What is a lahars?
volcanic mudflow or flooding
What is the cause of rising sea water levels
What is climate change?
What nickname do the SE Asia islands have from the explorers who were looking for something here?
Spice Islands
How do monsoons affect the people of Southeast Asia?>
-fertile soil, flooding, living in elevated houses, etc.
Why is Singapore such an important financial center
What is laws favoring private business and industry, probably make it a good place for financial businesses?
What is an arboreal species?
an animal that lives in the trees or is tree dwelling.
What is a problem that the regions geography pose?
What is earthquakes, tectonic activity, lahars, etc?
What effect did U.S. withdrawal have on Vietnam?
What is north Vietnam took over South Vietnam, Vietnam became communist?
What areas of Southeast Asia is most populated
What is places near river valleys?
What is a junta?
when the military controls the government
What is an endemic species?
a species native to a certain area
What are the effects of rapid urbanization in Southeast Asia
What is puts strain on city services such as transportation, healthcare , utilities , sewage , and garbage?
The mainland of Southeast Asia consist of which countries
What is Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Malaysia?
What country in Southeast Asia has the most ethnic diversity?
What is the Philippines the largest ethnic makes up less then a third of the population?
What type of government do citizens have little say in
What is Authoritarian communist governments?
What is unusual about the Tonle Sap River and Tonle Sap Lake?
In the wet season, the floods of the Mekong River forces the Tonle Sap to change directions, flooding Tonle Sap Lake and doubles the size of the lake.