This document is an examination paper for a course on the Geography of ASEAN and Asia Pacific. It consists of 3 pages and contains 8 questions to choose from. Students are instructed to answer 4 questions. The questions cover various topics related to regional cooperation and integration efforts in Southeast Asia such as ASEAN, APEC, socioeconomic issues, and economic transformations in the region.
This document is an examination paper for a course on the Geography of ASEAN and Asia Pacific. It consists of 3 pages and contains 8 questions to choose from. Students are instructed to answer 4 questions. The questions cover various topics related to regional cooperation and integration efforts in Southeast Asia such as ASEAN, APEC, socioeconomic issues, and economic transformations in the region.
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Hgw 372e – Geography of Asean and Asia Pacific April 07
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Hgw 372e – Geography of Asean and Asia Pacific April 07
This document is an examination paper for a course on the Geography of ASEAN and Asia Pacific. It consists of 3 pages and contains 8 questions to choose from. Students are instructed to answer 4 questions. The questions cover various topics related to regional cooperation and integration efforts in Southeast Asia such as ASEAN, APEC, socioeconomic issues, and economic transformations in the region.
This document is an examination paper for a course on the Geography of ASEAN and Asia Pacific. It consists of 3 pages and contains 8 questions to choose from. Students are instructed to answer 4 questions. The questions cover various topics related to regional cooperation and integration efforts in Southeast Asia such as ASEAN, APEC, socioeconomic issues, and economic transformations in the region.
HGW 372E GEOGRAPHY OF ASEAN AND ASIA PACIFIC [Geografi Wilayah ASEAN dan Asia Pasifik]
Duration : 3 hours [Masa : 3 jam]
Please check that this examination paper consists of THREE pages of printed material before you begin the examination.
[Sila pastikan bahawa kertas peperiksaan ini mengandungi TIGA muka surat yang bercetak sebelum anda memulakan peperiksaan ini.]
Instructions: Answer FOUR (4) questions.
[Arahan: Jawab EMPAT (4) soalan.]
2/- [HGW 372E]
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1. ASEAN, APEC and East Asian Community were formed based on important political developments in the 1960s, 1980s and 2000s respectively. Discuss to what extend the roles of these regional groupings complement each other.
[25 marks]
[ASEAN, APEC dan Komuniti Asia Timur ditubuhkan berdasarkan perkembangan politik yang penting tahun-tahun 1960-an, 1980-an dan 2000-an. Bincangkan sejauhmana peranan kelompok-kelompok wilayah ini saling melengkapi.]
[25 markah]
2. Discuss in what ways local and regional socio-economic-political problems could be considered as the main obstacles to sub-regional co-operations in the context of North ASEAN Growth Triangle (IMT- GT) and East ASEAN Growth Triangle (EAGA).
[25 marks]
[Bincangkan bagimana masalah-masalah sosio-ekonomi-politik setempat dan wilayah boleh dianggap sebagai rintangan kepada kerjasama sub-wilayah dalam konteks pertumbuhan Segi Tiga Utara ASEAN (IMT-GT) dan Segi Tiga Timur ASEAN (EAGA).]
[25 markah]
3. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of AFTA to Malaysia.
[25 marks]
[Jelaskan kebaikan dan keburukan AFTA kepada Malaysia.]
[25 markah]
4. Discuss the role of internal factors in the formation of ASEAN in 1967.
[25 marks]
[Bincangkan peranan faktor-faktor dalaman dalam penubuhan ASEAN pada tahun 1967.]
[25 marks] 3/- [HGW 372E]
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5. Discuss the performance of projects under the ASEAN economic co- operations formed after the Bali Summit 1976. [25 marks]
[Bincangkan prestasi projek-projek kerjasama ekonomi ASEAN yang terbentuk selepas Kemuncak Bali 1976.] [25 markah]
6. Discuss important social and economic factors that have resulted in differential birth rates in ASEAN. [25 marks]
[Bincangkan faktor-faktor sosial dan ekonomi yang utama yang telah menyebabkan perbezaan kadar kelahiran di ASEAN.]
[25 markah]
7. With reference to TWO ASEAN OR Asia Pacific countries, discuss their economic transformation since independence and its effects on the employment sectors. [25 marks]
[Merujuk kepada DUA buah negara ASEAN ATAU Asia Pasifik, bincangkan transformasi ekonomi yang dialami oleh negara tersebut selepas kemerdekaan dan kesannya kepada sektor pekerjaan.]
[25 markah]
8. Since the last four decades, several changes have been noted among household economies in rural areas in many ASEAN and Asia Pacific countries. With reference to TWO countries with contrasting development stages, discuss factors that have brought about these changes and their effects. [25 marks]
[Sejak empat dekad mutakhir ini, ekonomi isirumah luar bandar telah berubah di kebanyakan negara ASEAN dan Asia Pasifik. Merujuk kepada DUA buah negara yang berbeza tahap pembangunannya, bincangkan faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi perubahan tersebut serta kesan-kesannya.]