SOUTH ASIA GEOGRAPHY

South Asia is located southwest of ___.

• Southwest Asia

• East Asia

• Central Asia

• Australia

South Asia is a vast ___.

• island

• arctic region

• archipelago

• peninsula

South Asia is sometimes called Asia's "subcontinent." A subcontinent is a region that is ____ _ the rest of the continent.

• united with

• separate from or isolated from

The largest and most populous country in South Asia is (a)   .

Much of the physical geography of South Asia is covered by ____.

• plateaus

• rain forests

• deserts

• tundra

South Asia's subcontinent is separated from the rest of Asia by ____.

• multiple seas

• rain forests

• vast plains

• highly-elevated mountain ranges

Important rivers in South Asia include ...

[Select three]

• Ganges

• Brahmaputra

• Hindu Kush

• Indus

Two landlocked countries in South Asia are ___ and ___.

• India and Bhutan

• Pakistan and Afghanistan

• Nepal and Bhutan

• Sri Lanka and India

Afghanistan is a country that is located where three world regions -- South Asia, Central Asia, and Southwest Asia -- meet. A place where two or more regions meet is called a ___.

• crossroads

• archipelago

• delta

___ is an island country in South Asia.

• Afghanistan

• Bangladesh

• Pakistan

• Sri Lanka