South Asia Geography

South Asia is also known as the...

• Indian subcontinent
• India zone
• Indo-Gangetic Plain
• least mountainous region of the world

True OR False:
The northern mountains and bodies of water around South Asia have isolated the area from the rest of Asia and world.

• True
• False

The Indo-Gangetic Plain is the...

• LEAST fertile and LEAST populated region in South Asia
• MOST fertile and MOST populated region in South Asia
• most hilly and mountainous region of South Asia

The Indus is the largest river in...

• India
• Bhutan
• Pakistan

The Ganges River is the holiest river of the __________ religion.

• Buddhist
• Islamic
• Christian
• Hindu

The Western Ghats and the mountains surrounding the Great Indian Desert create a "_______ ________" which prevents the desert from receiving much (if any) rain.

• rain zone
• rain shadow
• rain basin
• rain shower

What is a Monsoon?

• A song by Jack Johnson
• weather fronts that carry massive amount of snowfall
• seasonal winds
• same as a hurricane

The Hindu Kush is another famous mountain range in S. Asia. What does kush mean?

• death
• danger
• entrance
• steep

What is the most famous pass through the Hindu Kush?

• Khyber
• Kashmir
• Hall
• Thar

Which mountain range divided north (Indo-Gangetic Plain) and south (Deccan Plateau) India, creating cultural differences between the two?

• Hindu Kush

• Himalaya

• Thar

• Vindhya