1. What was the old name for the country of Myanmar?

Answer: Burma


2. Give the capitals of Thailand, Vietnam and Laos.

Answer: Thailand - Bangkok; Vietnam - Hanoi; Laos - Vientiane


3. What is the main crop in Vietnam, and what is the name for the wet fields in which it is grown?

Answer: rice; paddies


4. What plant is grown in this region that can be used in medicine as a painkiller or can be made into dangerous drugs like heroine?

Answer: Opium


5. Name the countries that border Laos.

Answer: Myanmar, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand


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