South Asia Quiz

What is the capital city of Philippines?

• Manila

• Athens

• New Delhi

• Bangkok

What is the capital city of Thailand?

• Manila

• Mumbai

• Bangkok

• Islamabad

Strong, often violent seasonal winds that bring lots of rain. The winter is dry and the summer is wet.

• Hurricanes

• Typhoons

• Tsunamis

• Monsoons

Which of the following is a reason monsoons are good?

• They provide water for crops.

• They cause widespread flooding.

• They cause devastating landslides.

• They clean up air and water pollution.

Which Indian leader converted to Buddhism after fighting in a battle?

• Chandragupta 
• Asoka 
• Shah Jehan
• Akbar 

Which Indian empire was Muslim?

• Mughal 
• Gupta
• Maurya

Tsunamis are caused by

• underwater disturbances such as earthquakes, landslides, and volcanoes.

• wind and the gravitational pull of the moon.

• nuclear reactions

• global warmiing

What are most tsunamis caused by?

• Hurricanes

• Tornadoes

• Earthquakes

• Landslides

What is a strong, seasonal wind that brings heavy rain to southern Asia?

• hurricane

• tsunami

• monsoon

• typhoon

Which river is the longest in Southeast Asia?

• Ganges

• Mekong

• Yangtze

• Huang He