Animals & Nature
This word means "animals that live in trees". An example would be an orangutan.
Arboreal
This is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia and makes it difficult to trade for resources.
Laos
Japan had this type of ancient structure in its society with the emperor at the top and peasants and chonin at the bottom. What is this called?
Feudal System or Japanese Feudal System
Buddhist are guided by this belief?
4 Noble Truths: Life has suffering; material wants cause suffering; one must stop wanting things; follow the Eightfold Path.
These are serious threats in Indonesia where major rainfall and volcanic eruptions meet. What are these mudslides called?
Lahars
Endemic means what?
Native to a region or only found in one place.
Southeast Asia, in general, is rich in this resource.
Oil
This group in ancient Japan were bound to serve and protect their emperors and daimyos.
Samurais
This isn't a religion, but a philosophical way of life about respecting elders of your family.
Confucianism
With Japan being an island, they were hesitant to contact outsiders. What is this term called?
Isolation or Isolationism
The Philippines are an example of this type of land form.
Archipelago
A large amount of the world's rubies and sapphires are found in this Southeast Asian country.
Thailand
This was used against Nagasaki and Hiroshima during WWII?
Atomic Bomb
What does the Ying Yang symbol mean?
Peace and harmony in nature; balance of good and evil or light & dark.
This is the largest archipelago in the world and the 5th largest country by population.
Indonesia
10% of the world's remaining rain forests are found here?
Indonesia
The seismic and tectonic activity of the Pacific is referred to by this name?
Ring of Fire
North and South Korea were engaged in a terrible civil war from 1950-1953. An armistice was signed to stop fighting but the countries are still torn. Along what line of latitude is the DMZ?
38 N
Shintoism is the main religion of this nation?
Japan
This country was controlled by Britain and named Burma. What is it called today after it gained its independence?
Myanmar
Mt Fuji is the highest point in this country?
Japan
ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) has similar goals to the European Union and African Union. What do you believe the major goal of this organization is?
Promotes economic unity and political security for its 10 nations of Southeast Asia.
This person ended Japan's isolation and helped engage them in trade with the rest of the world.
Matthew Perry
This man serves as the founder of the most popular religion in Southeast Asia, Buddhism.
Siddhartha Gutama
This country was split over the issue of communism and the US came to help stop communism. What was the name of this process to stop the spread of communism?
Domino Theory