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This word means "animals that live in trees".  An example would be an orangutan.

Arboreal

100

This is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia and makes it difficult to trade for resources.

Laos

100

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

100

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. 

100

These are serious threats in Indonesia where major rainfall and volcanic eruptions meet.  What are these mudslides called?

Lahars

200

Endemic means what?

Native to a region or only found in one place.

200

Southeast Asia, in general, is rich in this resource.

Oil

200

This group in ancient Japan were bound to serve and protect their emperors and daimyos.

Samurais

200

This isn't a religion, but a philosophical way of life about respecting elders of your family.

Confucianism

200

With Japan being an island, they were hesitant to contact outsiders.  What is this term called?

Isolation or Isolationism

300

The Philippines are an example of this type of land form.

Archipelago

300

A large amount of the world's rubies and sapphires are found in this Southeast Asian country.

Thailand

300

This was used against Nagasaki and Hiroshima during WWII?

Atomic Bomb

300

What does the Ying Yang symbol mean?

Peace and harmony in nature; balance of good and evil or light & dark.

300

This is the largest archipelago in the world and the 5th largest country by population.

Indonesia

400

10% of the world's remaining rain forests are found here?

Indonesia

400

The seismic and tectonic activity of the Pacific is referred to by this name?

Ring of Fire

400

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

400

Shintoism is the main religion of this nation?

Japan

400

This country was controlled by Britain and named Burma.  What is it called today after it gained its independence?

Myanmar

500

Mt Fuji is the highest point in this country?

Japan

500

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.

500

This person ended Japan's isolation and helped engage them in trade with the rest of the world.

Matthew Perry

500

This man serves as the founder of the most popular religion in Southeast Asia, Buddhism.

Siddhartha Gutama

500

What is this picture showing?

Domino Theory- If one country falls to communism, all the countries will fall as well!