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55 Cards in this Set
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Where Southeast Asia's river's originate
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-Island rivers originate in various directions -mainland rivers originate in northern highlands of Southeast Asia and Southern China |
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Mekong River Location
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Beginning it's 2,600mile course in China, it forms a border between Thailand and Laos |
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Description of Southeast Asia's landscape
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- A lot of islands - mountains and volcanoes - water systems |
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Annam Cordillera location
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Separates Vietnam from Laos and Cambodia |
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Number of islands of Indonesia
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over 17,000 |
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Singapore's vegetation |
-Barely and natural, endemic species. -80% of trees and shrubs are imported |
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Largest island country in Southeast Asia
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Indonesia
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Countries on the Indochina peninsula |
Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, and Myanmar
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Why has there been mismanagement of resources in Myanmar |
decades of military rule and government control of key industries have led to mismanagement of sources |
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Endemic Species
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Those native to the particular area. |
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Which country is both part of mainland and an island?
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Malaysia
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Which countries are island countries?
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Philippines and Indonesia |
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Only country without a coastline |
Laos |
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Cordilleras |
parallel chains/ranges of mountains |
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Archipelago |
a chain of islands |
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Insular |
Constituting an island |
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Flora |
plant life in a region |
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Fauna |
animal life in a region |
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Why English, Chinese, and French spoken in Vietnam? |
Because they colonized there English because of the war |
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Khmer Rouge took over what country?
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Cambodia |
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How early cultures developed? |
Though trade
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Who gained control of the Philippines in 1898?
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The United States |
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Source of conflict in East Timor |
Genocide (Christianity vs. Islam) |
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Source of conflict in Vietnam
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communism |
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Srivijaya empire developed what?
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trade routes, used navy to control straits and gained wealth by taxing ships |
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Angkor Wat was built by? |
The khmers |
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Government of Indonesia, Philippines, and Singapore |
Democracy |
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What ethnicity in Myanmar? |
Burmese
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Countries with the highest and lowest population densities
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Highest is Vietnam |
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result of external migration |
skilled workers move away and the educated leave. |
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Early civilizations built life around what?
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Waterways or strategic ports
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Maritime
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sea faring empires that grand power through controlling shipping and trade
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Siam as a buffer for who?
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The British and French |
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Island country with highest population density |
Singapore
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Largest Muslim population in what country?
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Indonesia
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Borobudur
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Buddhist temple in Java |
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Dominant Religion in Southeast Asia |
Islam
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Dominant religion in the Philippines
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Catholic/ Christian |
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Country with best healthcare
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Singapore |
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Challenges in protecting the environment
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- an outbreak of turmoil for logging and timber companies; causes economic political turmoil - illegal logging - green zones and banning |
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Volcano that erupted in the Philippines
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Mt. PInatubo |
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Examples of cash crops
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rice, cassava, tams, corn, bananas, sugarcane, coffee, palm oil, coconuts, and spices |
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What has hurt Vietnam's development? |
Rapid population growth and inadequate transportation has hurt Vietnam's economic development |
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Why rice grows well
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Because it grows well in warm/wet climates |
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Results of being on the Ring of Fire |
plenty of Earthquakes, volcanic, and tectonic activity |
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Southeast Asian's are moving where? |
to America
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Leading economic activity
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Agriculture |
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Most common transportation |
Water transportation, major water routes |
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What killed 225,00people? |
on December 26, 2004 there was an earthquake in the Indian Ocean generated a tsunami that killed the people |
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Why flooding a problem in Bangkok? |
It's built on unstable land. Some sections of the city sink as much as 25in a year.
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Sustainable development
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Technological and economic growth that doesn't deplete the human and natural resources of a given area |
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Green Zone |
Environmentalist protected areas of the city |
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Cyclone |
Storm with heavy winds that blow in a circular pattern around an area of low atmospheric pressure |
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Typhoon
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a violent tropical storm that forms in the Pacific Ocean usually in the late summer. |
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Shifting cultivation |
cleaning forests to plant fields for a few years and then abandoning them. |