Question

Analyze the map below and answer the question that follows.

A satellite map of Southeast Asia. Two peninsulas on the map are circled and labeled A and B. A has countries Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, and Laos. B is Malaysia.
Image courtesy of NASA

Which of the following are peninsulas in Southeast Asia?
A.
the Miramar Peninsula and the Tasmanian Peninsula
B.
the Indochinese Peninsula and the Malay Peninsula
C.
the Philippine Peninsula and the Vietnam Peninsula
D.
the Irrawaddy Peninsula and the Mekong Peninsula

Answer 1

B. the Indochinese Peninsula and the Malay Peninsula

Explanation: The large peninsula containing Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand and Laos is the Indochinese (Indochina) Peninsula, and the peninsula that includes Malaysia is the Malay Peninsula. The other choices name places that are not Southeast Asian peninsulas (or are rivers/incorrect names).