1) How does the monsoon influence the climate and vegetation of Southeast Asia?
2) What is the main crop in Southeast Asia and the main systems by which it is produce? How and where did the Green Revolution affect this crop?
3) What were the five main European colonial powers in Southeast Asia, and what regions were under their control between and 1500 and 1890? Which country remained independent during the colonial period? Identify four key mineral or agriculutural products that colonial powers exported from Southeast Asia and the regions from which they came.
4) What roles did India and China play in Southeast Asia prior to the colonial period, and how did this influence culture and region? Who are the "overseas Chinese"? What are their historical roles in the economy?
5) Describe the post-colonial conflicts and the ethnic tensions in Indonesia, Burma, and Thailand.