SE Asia + Oceania Test Review

What occurred after Mt. Krakatoa exploded, killing 36,000 people?

A 120 foot tsunami hit the shore line

What is not allowed in Antarctica as of 2015?

Indonesia

A country made up of an archipelago

New Zealand Population Density

Most people live on the North Island

Aung San Suu Kyi's significance in Myanmar

She fought for democracy

Stolen generation

a group of Aboriginal children who were taken from their families and forced to assimilate (learn) western culture.

Easter Island

Home of Moai

Antarctic Treaty of 1959

"A continent for science and peace"

Similarity between East Timor and Indonesia

Climate

Japan

Occupied Southeast Asia in the 1940's

Not a negative consequence of glacial melting

Ocean pollution has started washing up along coastlines

Pro-capitalist reform

Explanation for Vietnam's GDP increase

Enemies of Khmer Rouge

Target of genocide that took place in Cambodia in the 1970's

Maori

indigenous people of New Zealand

Vietnam united under communism

Result of war in Vietnam

Southeast Asia climate and biomes

Seasonably warm temps and thick tropical rainforests

Pollution and changes in ocean temperature

Causes of coral bleaching

Tectonic plate movement

How the Ring of Fire affects Indonesia

Effect of global warming

Glacial melting

Africans

Did not colonize SE Asia

Divergent culture

Develops in isolation from the rest of the world

Military Junta

Took over Myanmar in 1962

Effects of tsunamis

Erosion, torn up beaches, loss of vegetation, destruction of homes

Why might some be surprised at how Australia's GDP has been trending since the 1960s?

Australia's GDP has been increasing since the 1960s, which might surprise some because it was a former British prison colony.

Haka

A collective, ritual dance of the New Zealand Maori

Treatment of sweatshop workers

Not allowed to speak up for themselves

Cause of gap between children and parents in Cambodia

Pol Pot & the Khmer Rouge targeted anyone they deemed an enemy of the communist party.

Legacy of Khmer Rouge rule

Did not allow for democratic elections

Geothermal energy

Energy from steam or hot water produced from hot or molten underground rocks. Popular in New Zealand

Why Antarctica (South Pole) is colder than the Arctic (North Pole)

Antarctica has higher elevations throughout its landmass which decreases its temperature.

Indonesia

Country that was never colonized

Thailand

Vietnam

Bay of Bengal

Malaysia

Gibson Desert

Papua New Guinea

Great Barrier Reef

Pacific Ocean

Surrounds Oceania

Australia