South Asia

What countries do you find on the Himalayas Mountains?

• India and Pakistan

• Nepal and Bhutan

• India and Nepal

• India and Bhutan

Name the country where you find the Ganges River.

• Pakistan

• India

• Nepal

• Bhutan

Where can you find the Indus River?

• Bangladesh and India

• Sri Lanka and Maldives

• India and Nepal

• Pakistan and India

What is the period when India was under was under British rule called?

• Green Revolution

• Journey to the Sea

• Bollywood

• raj

What human factor makes the area between India (predominately Hindus) and Pakistan (predominately Muslims) an issue that has caused conflict and wars?

• natural resources

• economic development

• religious differences

• caste system

What is the only way to move from one caste to the next in the Indian caste system?

• the caste system is no longer followed in India

• through Reincarnation

• by marrying someone from another caste

• through a lot of prayer and being a good person

What best completes the beliefs below:

1. Socially organized by a caste

2. Belief in Karma and reincarnation

3. Religion of about 80% of India's population

4. Polytheistic

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

• Jainism

• Sikhism

The boundaries between Pakistan and India were established after

• a 1945 Balochistan earthquake devastated the region

• peace treaties ending the Second World War were signed

• British leaders ended colonial rule over the region in 1947

• the creation of a Sikh and Muslim coalition to promote peace

Which historic conflict was a primary reason for the political division of Pakistan and India?

• Differences between Hindus and Sikhs

• Disputes between Muslims and Hindus

• Tensions between the British and Indian leaders

• Cold War tensions between the United States and Russia

Which descriptions best represent the untouchables of the Indian Caste System?

• the lowest members of society

• highest level of the caste system

• workers for the top levels of the caste

• business owners