South Asia Review (23)

What is the name of the musical instrument pictured below?

• Steel drum
• Sitar
• Caste
• Mumbai

English is one language spoken in South Asia due to -

• war with the U.S.
• trade with Australia
• Spanish missionaries
• British colonization

Which physical feature protects the northern border of India from foreign invasion?

• Himalaya Mountains
• Gobi Desert
• Yellow River
• Atlantic Ocean

Who is being described?

• Mother Teresa
• Mohandas Ghandi
• Nelson Mandela
• Martin Luther King Jr.

The speakers have different opinions about -

• the judicial branch
• the caste system
• Buddhism
• colonization

Many Hindus around the world take time to honor the goddess of wealth and pray for success in the coming year during -

• Bollywood
• Easter
• Diwali
• Sitar

What are the major religions associated with South Asia? Select THREE correct answers.

• Vaisakhi
• Buddhism
• Diwali
• Hinduism
• Sikhism

The delta of the Ganges River has been an area where people settle, because -

• the area produces rich farmlands
• it provides protection from invaders
• it is required by the government
• freedom of religion is allowed there

The best selection to complete 9 is -

• the Sistine Chapel
• the Taj Mahal
• the White House
• Christ the Redeemer

The best selection to complete 10 is -

• India
• Canada
• Brazil
• Australia