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6th grade
Social Studies Southeast Asia
Question | Answer |
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The people of SE Asia rely on _________, heavy yearly rains, for their ________________. | monsoons rice fields |
Many homes across the region are built with __________ that allow the houses to _______________. | stilts avoid flooding |
The rains are brought by ______________from the ____________. | heavy winds southwest |
__________ is the largest ____________country in the world. | Indonesia Islamic |
Traders and travelers bring their ________________with them to SE Asia. | cultures and religious beliefs |
Indonesia is the largest___________(group of islands) in the world, consisting of over 17,000 islands. | archipelago |
These archipelagos helped the region become a ______________. | global trading network |
European nations __________ Southeast Asia in an effort to _______________ (money). | colonized gain resources |
Coastlines along Indonesia experienced great _____________ in 2004 due to a massive _____________. | devistation tsunami |
When tectonic plates move | undersea earthquake |
A strait called the ______________________________ between Malaysia and Indonesia is a vastly important shipping lane. | Malacca Strait |
________________ farmers often modify (change) the environment to irrigate (water) rice crops. | Vietnamese |
_______________ once controlled Vietnam. When they left in 1954, two opposing governments replaced them. This was the beginning of the ________________ War. | France Vietnam |
The Vietnam War was a turning point in Southeast Asian _______________. | immigration |
The ____________ and _____________ accepted many additional immigrants (many from South Vietnam) due to the Vietnam War. | USA Australia |
The city-state of _____________ is ideally located because of its position on __________________. | Singapore shipping routes |
Singapore is a very _________________________ city because you will find many languages, cuisines, and religions. | multi-national |
_______ (Burma) has experienced almost 50 years of harsh control by ________________________. | Myanmar military leaders |
Today, a new leader named __________________looks to bring in democracy. She was in house arrest for many years. | Suu Kyi |
_________________, like the USA, is a democracy. | The Philippines |
_______________ is the capital of the Philippines. | Manila |
Manila's climate is _______________, similar to cities like Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. | rainy |
A symbol of religious and political history in _____________ is the temple at __________________. | Cambodia Angkor Wat |
The _____________ people are known as a ____________________ because their society influenced many others. | Khmer seed culture |
During World War II, most Southeast Asia nations were controlled by _______________. | Japan |