South Asia Study Guide

India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, and the Maldives are the major countries of South Asia. Whoops! I’m forgetting 1. What is it?

• China
• Britain
• India
• Bangladesh

Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the ______________.

• Andes 
• Himalayas     
• Rockies
• Appalachians

The 3 longest rivers of South Asia are the Brahmaputra, the _______, and the ________.

• Ganges, Indus
• Mississippi, Amazon
• Amazon, Yangtze
• Yellow, Red

In South Asia, the best location to build settlements (cities) is...

• Mountains
• Deserts
• River-valleys
• Islands

The lowest population density in South Asia is found in the ____________.

• the Himalayas
• the Amazon
• River-valleys

The highest population density is found along the _______________ of South Asia.

• Himalayas
• Amazon
• River-valleys

The terrain in the Himalayas is too rugged for large __________________ and the dry climate cannot sustain _________________________.

• Mountains ; Glaciers     
• Cities ; Towns
• Settlements ; Agriculture 
• Beaches ; Ski Resorts

There are _______ monsoon seasons.

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

The 2 monsoon seasons are called the ______ monsoon and the ______ monsoon.

• Wet ; Dry         
• Hot ; Cold
• Hot; Humid
• Salt; Pepper

The dry monsoon occurs when dry air from the ____________ Mountains flows into South Asia.

• Himalayas   
• Andes
• Rockies
• Alps