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Places and Regions - South Asia

Places and Regions - South Asia

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Places and Regions - South Asia

7.2.1 PR Identify select Asian physical systems and human characteristics of places.

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India is a subcontinent

  • It is on its own tectonic plate that collided with the Eurasian plate around 50 million years ago.

  • This created the Himalayas, the highest mountains in the world!

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Multiple Choice

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What was an impact of the collision of the Indian subcontinent with Asia millions of years ago?

1

Asia and Europe became separate continents.

2

Mount Everest became the tallest mountain in the world.

3

Ancient Indian civilization was destroyed.

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Multiple Choice

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What mountain range is being highlighted on this map of South Asia?

1

Atlas

2

Zagros

3

Hindu Kush

4

Himalayas

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Physical Geography of South Asia

  • Mountains on both coasts (Eastern Ghats, Western Ghats)

  • Deccan Plateau between Ghats mountains in southern part

  • Himalayas, Karakoram and Hindu Kush mountains in northern part

  • Major rivers in north: Indus, Ganges, Brahmaputra

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Multiple Choice

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What are the mountains on the coast of India known as?

1

Zagros Mountains

2

Himalayan Mountains

3

Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats

4

Hindu Kush and Karakoram Range

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Multiple Choice

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What is the area of high, flat land between the Eastern and Western Ghats called? (shown in gray on the map)

1

Tibetan Plateau

2

Deccan Plateau

3

Iranian Plateau

4

Anatolian Plateau

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Study this for the next 3 questions.

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Multiple Choice

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Which river, sacred to Hindus, is being identified by the red arrow on the map?

1

Indus

2

Yangtze

3

Brahmaputra

4

Ganges

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Multiple Choice

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Which river, site of an ancient civilization, is shown on the map?

1

Indus

2

Yangtze

3

Brahmaputra

4

Ganges

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Multiple Select

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Which three bodies of water border South Asia?

1

Arabian Sea

2

South China Sea

3

Indian Ocean

4

Bay of Bengal

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Countries in South Asia

  • India

  • Pakistan

  • Afghanistan (sometimes included in Central Asia)

  • Nepal

  • Bhutan

  • Bangladesh

  • Sri Lanka, Maldives (islands)

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Multiple Choice

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Which country is number 1 on the map?

1

Pakistan

2

Bangladesh

3

Nepal

4

India

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Multiple Choice

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Which country is number 2 on the map?

1

Pakistan

2

Bangladesh

3

Nepal

4

Sri Lanka

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Multiple Choice

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Which country is number 3 on the map?

1

Sri Lanka

2

Bangladesh

3

Nepal

4

Maldives

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Multiple Choice

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Which country is number 4 on the map?

1

Sri Lanka

2

Maldives

3

Nepal

4

Bhutan

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Multiple Choice

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Which country is number 5 on the map?

1

Sri Lanka

2

Maldives

3

Bangladesh

4

Bhutan

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Multiple Choice

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Which country is number 6 on the map?

1

Sri Lanka

2

Maldives

3

India

4

Nepal

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Multiple Choice

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Which country is number 7 on the map?

1

India

2

Maldives

3

Pakistan

4

Bangladesh

Places and Regions - South Asia

7.2.1 PR Identify select Asian physical systems and human characteristics of places.

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