GHW 24-2 wkst 611

When the British left the Indian subcontinent, what primary factor determined where people would live in the new states that were created?

• economic status
• religion
• political connections
• family ties

In what year did Bangladesh become independent?

• 1945
• 1947
• 1962
• 1971

In what year did Pakistan become a nation?

• 1945

• 1947

• 1962

• 1971

What is the former name of Bangladesh?

• East Pakistan
• West Pakistan
• Pakistan
• Kashmir

Islam is the dominant religion in all of the following countries / regions EXCEPT:

• Pakistan

• Kashmir

• Bangladesh

• India

Where did civilization in South Asia begin?

• Ganges Plain

• Brahmaputra River

• Indus River Valley

• Himalaya Mountains

What river crosses through Bangladesh?

• The Ganges

• Indus

• Nile

• Harappa

What is a physical difference between Pakistan and Bangladesh?

• Pakistan has fewer rainforests

• Pakistan receives the monsoon rains

• Pakistan has rivers that bring fertile soil

• Pakistan has high mountains

What has allowed armies to enter South Asia?

• Hindu Kush

• Ganges River

• Khyber Pass

• desert climate

a fiber used to make string, rope, and cloth

• mica

• chemicals

• bhutto

• jute