Chapter Questions
Describe how the region's tectonic activity and dominant climate types have influenced Southeast Asian landscapes, human settlement, and development.
Explain the driving forces behind deforestation and habitat loss in the different subregions of Southeast Asia, and list other environmental problems affecting the region.
Show how the differences among plantation agriculture, rice growing, and swidden cultivation in Southeast Asia have molded settlement patterns.
Describe the role of primate cities and other massive urban centers in the development of Southeast Asia, and locate the largest cities on a map of the region.
Map the major religions of the region to show the ways in which religions from other parts of the world spread through Southeast Asia and discuss th role of religious diversity in Southeast Asian history.
Identify the controversies surrounding cultural globalization in Southeast Asia, explaining why some people in the region welcome the
List the ASEAN countries and explain how this organization has influenced geopolitical relations in the region.
Identify the major ethnic conflict zones on the map of Southeast Asia and explain why certain countries in the region have such deep problems in this regard.
Explain why levels of economic and social development vary so widely across the Southeast Asian region, giving an example from a mainland country and from an insular country.