South Asia Physical Geography

What separates South Asia from the rest of Asia?

• Indus River
• Ganges River
• Himalaya Mountains
• Northern Ghats

Northern Indian rivers are fed by

• snowmelt from the Himalayas
• monsoons
• a 400,000-square-mile basin
• all choices are correct.

Located in the Himalaya, Mount ____ is the tallest mountain in the world.

• Everest
• Danali
• Kilimanjaro
• Deccan

Which statement about the Vindhya Range is accurate?

• It separates India and China
• It separates northern and southern India
• It's the world's most active faultline
• It separates India and Pakistan

What island broke away from the Indian landmass?

• Sri Lanka
• The Maldives
• Bangladesh
• Singapore

The Ganges Plain is

• sparsely populated.
• all choices are correct
• the world’s most populous alluvial plain.
• heavily forested.

The Western Ghats block rainfall to the

• Ganges Plain
• Khyber Pass
• Great Indian (Thar) Desert
• Deccan Plateau

Western Sri Lanka consists of

• irrigated desert farmlands
• grassland steppe
• lush rainforest
• Mediterranean climate

What climate region is located along South Asia’s northern edge?

• Highlands
• Steppe
• Tropical Savanna
• Desert

The Hindu religion considers these waters to be sacred:

• Ganges River
• Indus River
• Brahmaputra River
• Bay of Bengal