South Asia

Seasonal winds that bring both moist and dry conditions to South Asia are called:

• typhoons
• monsoons
• tsunamis
• gusts

________________ is the largest country in South Asia.

• Pakistan
• Bangladesh
• India
• Nepal

What is the most popular religion in India?

• Hinduism
• Buddhism
• Sikhism
• Islam

India ranks #1 in the world in terms of the size of its:

• population
• democracy
• military
• nuclear arsenal

Melted snow and ice from the Himalayas is the source for which two rivers in India?

• Narmada & Ganges
• Ganges & Nile
• Indus & Huang He
• Indus & Ganges

Refusing to buy or use certain goods is referred to as a:

• protest
• boycott
• sit-in
• hunger strike

What is the most popular religion in Pakistan?

• Islam
• Hinduism
• Buddhism
• Sikhism

What is the biggest reason for conflicts between India and Pakistan?

• religious differences
• resources
• allegiance to the British monarchy
• racial differences

What method did Indians use to gain their independence from the British?

• civil war
• armed revolution
• peaceful protests
• isolationism

Which landform separates South Asia from the rest of Asia, forming the Indian Subcontinent?

• Himalayas
• Ganges River
• Indus River
• Sahara Desert