C. The Indochinese Peninsula is the continental portion of Southeast Asia. The peninsula juts southward from the Asian continent and includes the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam and continental portion of Malaysia. Islands comprise the rest of the region. Nearly two thirds of the world’s coconuts come from Southeast Asia.

Q: Pickers using cutters on long poles collect most of the coconuts in Thailand, while trained macaque monkeys are used to harvest the tallest trees. Which Southeast Asian nation – the region’s biggest – is the world’s top producer of coconuts?

A. Indonesia

B. Malaysia

C. Philippines

D. Thailand

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A. With more than 267 million people living on more than 17,000 islands, Indonesia is the world’s fourth most populous nation and largest island nation. It produced 18.5 million metric tons of coconuts in 2018 followed by Philippines with 14.7 million.

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Q: Southeast Asia lies between which two oceans?

A. Atlantic and Pacific

B. Pacific and Indian

C. Indian and Atlantic

D. Atlantic and Southern

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B. The Pacific Ocean is east of Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean is to the east and south. The Equator runs through the region, which is all in the tropics except for a northern portion of Myanmar.

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Q: All the countries of Southeast Asia were once colonized by Europeans except for which nation?

A. Indonesia

B. Malaysia

C. Philippines

D. Thailand

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D. Although it was subjected to competing imperial pressures from Britain and France, Thailand was the only nation in Southeast Asia to escape direct rule by European empires. Then called Siam, it was forced into many unequal treaties and territorial concessions but remained an independent state.

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