South Asia Physical Geography

Which of the following separates South Asia from the rest of Asia?

• oceans
• mountains
• alluvial plain
• coast line

A monsoon is

• a summer storm.
• a seasonal wind.
• a drop in temperature.
• a winter cold spell.

What effect can summer monsoons have on the Ganges River?

• They can cause devastating floods.
• They can make the river navigable.
• They can cause the river to shrink in size.
• They can make the river dry up.

How do monsoons affect winter weather?

• They make it hot and wet.
• They make it cool and wet.
• They make it dry and cool.
• They make it hot and dry.

Which of the following landforms dominates the landscape of Pakistan?

• plateaus
• mountains
• alluvial plains
• deserts

Which of the folllowing is a main way that people use the Indus, the Ganges, and the Brahmaputra Rivers?

• for drinking
• for fishing
• for animals
• transportation

How are rivers used differently in Pakistan than in Bangladesh?

• In Pakistan, they are used for transportation, but not in Bangladesh
• In Pakistan, they are used for the fishing industry, but not in Bangladesh.
• In Pakistan, they are used to irrigate farmland, but not in Bangladesh.
• In Pakistan, they are used to generate power, but not in Bangladesh.

How do seasonal monsoons affect the climates of Pakistan and Bangladesh?

• They cause dry, hot weather in the summer.
• They create three distinct seasons: hot, hot and wet, and cool.
• They produce strong winds and large hail during all seasons.
• They bring heavy rain in the winter and dry winds in the summer.

Nepal and Bhutan sit on the northern fringe of South Asia, amid the

• Central Highlands.
• Mahaweli river system.
• coastal lowlands.
• Himalaya.

Maldives, a collection of low islands, faces the danger of

• flooding rivers.
• volcanic ash.
• rising sea levels.
• cowrie shell extinction.