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Chapter Test, Form A
Southeast Asia
DIRECTIONS: Modified True/False Indicate whether the statement is true (T) or false (F). If it
is false, change the underlined word(s) to make the statement true.
1. Southeast Asia’s major agricultural societies developed where rice could
be grown.
2.Funan, one of the first important trade-based states in Southeast Asia, covered
parts of present-day Indonesia.
3.Tourism is an important service industry of Cambodia’s economy.
4.Three-quarters of the people in Southeast Asia live in rural areas.
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5.The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) includes all countries in
the region except Indonesia.
DIRECTIONS: Matching Match each item with its description.
6.large island group stretching from mainland
Southeast Asia to Australia
7. name given to Asian countries bordering the
Pacific Ocean
A. Pacific Rim
B. Ring of Fire
C. strait
8.an area comprised of only islands
D. Malay Archipelago
9.name given to a seismically active zone
around much of the Pacific Ocean
E. insular area
10.a narrow waterway connecting two larger
bodies of water
DIRECTIONS: Multiple Choice Indicate the answer choice that best answers the question.
11. What is the largest country in Southeast Asia?
A. Singapore
B. Cambodia
C. Indonesia
D. Malaysia
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Chapter Test, Form A cont.
Southeast Asia
12.What is one difference between the rivers on Southeast Asia’s mainland and
the rivers on the region’s islands?
A. The rivers on the islands are shorter.
B. The rivers on the mainland contain no aquatic life.
C. The rivers on the mainland do not form deltas.
D. The rivers on the mainland are not navigable.
13.The Khmer empire was centered in what modern-day Southeast Asian nation?
A. Laos
C. Myanmar
B. Malaysia
D. Cambodia
SOUTH
ASIA
EAST ASIA
F CA
TROPIC O
MYANMAR
(BURMA)
(1948,
from U.K.)
Bay of
Bengal
0 °N
2
(1984,
Date of independence,
from U.K.) ruling power
LAOS
(1949,
from France)
THAILAND
(independent)
South
China
VIETNAM Sea
Philippine
Sea
(1946,
from U.S.)
(1984,
from U.K.)
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it
of
M
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al
a
cc
S
a
M A L AYS I A
(1957, from U.K.)
Celebes
Sea
(1965, from
Malaysia)
I N DIAN
OCE AN
Java
Sea
500 miles
100°E
I N D O N E S I A
(1953, from the Netherlands)
500 kilometers
0
Lambert Azimuthal Equal-Area projection
90°E
0°
EQUATOR
SINGAPORE
0
10°N
PHILIPPINES
BRUNEI
W
PACI FIC
OCE AN
EAST TIMOR
(TIMOR-LESTE)
(2002, from Indonesia)
110°E
120°E
10°S
140°E
14.Based on the map, which country in the region was once ruled by the
United States?
A. the Philippines
B. Thailand
C. Burma
D. Singapore
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(1954,
(1953,
from
from France) France)
CAMBODIA
Andaman
Sea
N
NCER
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Chapter Test, Form A cont.
Southeast Asia
15.Based on the map, which three countries most likely made up the area that was
once called French Indochina?
A. East Timor, Malaysia, Indonesia
B. Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam
C. Myanmar, Thailand, Philippines
D. Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia
16.About a quarter of the world’s trade goes through which waterway in
Southeast Asia?
A. Mekong River
B. Strait of Malacca
C. Irrawaddy River
D. Philippine Sea
17. Which of the following groups is most likely to practice animism?
A. farmers in Vietnam’s delta regions
B. miners in the Philippines
C. indigenous peoples in remote Malaysia
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D. city dwellers in Singapore
DIRECTIONS: Short Answer Answer each of the following questions.
18. Southeast Asia is located along important maritime trade routes. Name one way this had
enriched the region and one way it has harmed the region.
19. Explain how the many islands and volcanoes of Southeast Asia were created.
DIRECTIONS: Essay Answer the following question on a separate piece of paper.
20. Describe some ways that growth and development are negatively affecting the
environment of Southeast Asia. Why might some governments in the region be reluctant
to place strong environmental controls on industry? What is more important: a strong
economy or a healthy environment? Use standard grammar, spelling, sentence structure,
and punctuation.
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