Asia

________ is a large landmass that juts out into the Indian Ocean along the southern side of Asia.

• Japan

• The Indian Subcontinent

• The Korean Peninsula

• Crimea

What mountain range dominates the northern region of south Asia and includes some of the highest mountains in the world, including Mt. Everest and K2?

• Himalayas

• Hindu Kush

• Karakoram

• Ural

This plateau, which contains a tiger reserve and an Asian elephant refuge, gives an average of 52 inches of rain per year, due to monsoons.

• Chota-Nagpur Plateau

• Gahtoh Plateau

• Decan Plateau

• Central Indian Plateau

What weather pattern comes in cycles and ensures that south Asia has significant amounts of rainfall?

• monsoons

• typhoons

• hurricanes

• floods

What region is jointly controlled by India, Pakistan, and China, but is hotly disputed between India and Pakistan?

• Kashmir

• Bhutan

• Nepal

• Punjab

The three major rivers (Brahmaputra, Indus, Ganges) of India form in the Himalayas and flow southward. What is the nickname for these rivers?

• Rivers of Life

• The Land Seas

• The Great Rivers

• There is no nickname.

What two island nations are in the Indian Ocean and depend heavily on tourism?

• Maldives and Sri Lanka

• Maldives and Bali

• Bali and Sri Lanka

• Carabao and Maldives

This religion is a way of life based on the teachings and life of Siddhartha Gautama.

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

• Confucianism

• Sikhism

This religion originated in India nearly 4,000 years ago, has no single founder, and a large body of scripture.

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

• Sikhism

• Christendom

This religion was founded in the Punjab region, is monotheistic and places a high level of importance on equality between everyone.

• Sikhism

• Hinduism

• Islam

• Buddhism