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Southeast Asia
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a land bridge? | A strip of land that connects two land masses. |
| What is a typhoon? | A feirs tropical storm with high winds and heavy rains. |
| What is substance fishing? | Catching just enough fish to live on. |
| What is a tsunami? | A giant ocean wave with enormous power. |
| What is bauxite? | The raw material used to make aluminum. |
| What is biodiversity? | A variety of species in an ecosystem. |
| What does dormant mean? | inactive for long periods of time. Most commonly associated with volcanoes. |
| What is a zoologist? | A scientist who studies animals. |
| What is the ring of fire? | A volcanic zone around the Pacific ocean where the tectonic plates that make up the earths crust meet. |
| What is a wallaby? | A small kangaroo. |
| What two types of countries is Southeast Asia made of? | Mainland countries and island countries. |
| What are the mainland countries of Southeast Asia? | Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia. |
| What are the island countries of Southeast Asia? | Indonesia and the Philippines. |
| What country is southeast Asia just south of? | China |
| How many peninsulas are in Southeast Asia? | 2, the Indochinese peninsula and the Malay peninsula |
| About how many islands make up Indonesia and the Philippines? | About 25,000 |
| What are the five basic state shapes? | compact, fragmented, prorupted, elengated, and perforated |
| Indonesia has over 200 volcanoes that are part of what? | The Ring Of Fire |
| What is the most important river in Southeast Asia? | The Mekong river |
| What does a typhoon look identical to? | A hurricane |
| The strait of malacca has been a hotspot for what? | Modern pirate attacks |
| River markets allow people to do what? | Buy and sell goods directly from boats |
| Why is the Maypony market so special? | Because it is built on active railroads |