Cities Final (Southeast Asia)

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The capital cities of Indonesia, the Philippines, and Thailand are also:
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the most populous cities in Southeast Asia
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Which one of the following is not true of Southeast Asia's geographic pattern of urbanization?
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Cambodia is one of the most urbanized countries
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A mix of religions characterizes Southeast Asia. What religion dominates Manila, Jakarta, and Bangkok, respectively?
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Christianity, Islam, Buddhism
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Which one of the following is not true of the Mekong Delta's Oc Eo?
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It was located in present-day Indonesia
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Which one of the following applies to sacred cities rather than market cities in Southeast Asia?
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expansive and productive rural hinterlands
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If you were visiting Indonesia, what would you go to Borobudur to see?
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a temple
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In 1511, the era of European colonialism in Southeast Asia began with the arrival of a fleet from what country in Malacca's harbor?
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portugal
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The premier passage through the island‑studded seas of Southeast Asia is the Strait of Malacca. In what country is the city that dominates that strait today?
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Republic of Singapore
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What city evolved around the Intramuros and became the command and control center of the Spanish galleon trade which ranged between Mexico and Asia?
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Manila
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The Chinese in Southeast Asia:
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migrated to the region primarily during colonial times
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The influence of Chinese migrants on Southeast Asian cities has been most pronounced:
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around the South China Sea
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Manila is to Spain as Jakarta is to:
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Netherlands (Holland)
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How many of the following factors play almost no role in the growth of Singapore's urban population? Reclassification Natural Increase Internal Migration
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two
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When laborers circulate seasonally between rural villages where they live and urban sites where they work, it is called:
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circular migration
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The new high-technology city of Cyberjaya anchors what country's Multimedia Super Corridor?
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Malaysia's
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Which one of the following is not true of Southeast Asia's growing middle class?
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it has resisted suburbanization
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In McGee's original model of city structure, what land use tends to occupy the periphery of Southeast Asian cities?
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market gardening zone
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Singapore's EMR takes the form of an "expanding city-state" which now stretches well into the territory of:
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Malaysia and Indonesia
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McGee, in reference to Southeast Asia, coined the word desakota to describe the process by which:
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territory near a metropolitan core is incorporated into the urban economy without the necessity for cityward migration
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What city serves as Southeast Asia's leading port and industrial center; as its leading banking and commercial center; and as a key player in the global economic system?
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Singapore
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Which one of the following does not apply to Singapore?
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development under French colonialism
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Approximately 75% of Singapore's population is:
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Chinese
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A multinational firm would be least likely to choose which one of these cities for labor-intensive product assembly and packaging?
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Singapore
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In the first decade of the 21st century, the leaders of what country relocated its national capital to the town of Pyinmana where they built a new seat of government named Naypyidaw?
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Myanmar (Burma)
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The Petronas Twin Towers, symbol of the competition to have the tallest building in the world, is located in:
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Kuala Lumpur
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Kuala Lumpur means "muddy confluence." The city is located at the confluence of the Klang and Gombak rivers. This is a description of Kuala Lumpur's:
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site
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What countries of Southeast Asia have the highest levels of urban primacy?
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Thailand and the Philippines
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Why was the geographical name Jabotapek coined in the late 20th century?
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Because Jakarta had grown and sprawled far across its hinterland
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The central core of Manila has seen an increase in:
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high-intensity commercial and office land use
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Binondo is the heart of Chinatown, Tondo is a densely-populated and impoverished district, Emita is a fishing village-cum-tourist enclave, and Makati is a district of expensive suburban housing. These locations within Manila are evidence of the:
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multiple nuclei model of urban land use
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Metro Manila includes Quezon City, where you would find:
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all of the above
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Bangkok:
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has been the focus of massive foreign investment since the Vietnam War
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The socialist model of urban development, as practiced in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos, includes all of the following stages except:
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avoidance of globalization
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Cities in Vietnam, until recently, were devoid of mass advertising, had few cars on their roads, and offered only government-run hotels. These traits were typical of urban landscapes that:
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conformed to socialist ideology
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Housing shortages in Manila are exacerbated by land scarcity. Which one of the following is evidence of artificial land scarcity?
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Large tracts of vacant land in the central city
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Around Manila, many new suburban communities and mixed-use developments such as Nuvali, are engendering conflict because they:
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require tenant farmers to move off land they have long occupied
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Water for a thirsty Singapore comes from all of the following except:
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lakes and rivers
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The famous Angkor Wat is one of hundreds of wats in what Southeast Asia country?
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Cambodia
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Many of the new developments on the outskirts of Manila are taking the place of former:
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sugar cane plantations
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Because both India and Malaysia were part of the British Empire in the 1800s, the British brought many Tamils to Kuala Lumpur. What has happened to their Bricktown neighborhood?
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it has been gentrified, but still exudes a strong Indian sense of place