South Asia

What is the largest country in South Asia?

• Bhutan

• India

• Bangladesh

• Sri Lanka

Mountain range that separates South Asia from East Asia

• Andes Mountains

• Rocky Mountains

• Ural Mountains

• Himalayan Mountains

Mountains that form a triangle with the Deccan Plateau in the middle?

• Eastern & Western Ural

• Northern & Southern Hindu Kush

• Eastern & Western Ghats

• Northern & Southern Thar Desert

What is the 500 mile long mountain range that stretches from Pakistan through Afghanistan?

• Eastern & Wesstern Ghats

• Hindu Kush

• Rocky Mountains

• Nepal

What river flows through China, India and Pakistan and is considered one of the longest rivers in Asia?

• Bay of Bengal

• Amazon River

• Colorado River

• Indus River

Huge waves caused by underwater earthquakes

• volcanic eruptions

• tsunami

• Monsoon

• cyclone

Built between 1631-1653 as a tomb for the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan’s favorite wife.

• Taj Mahal

• Angor Wat

• Forbidden City

• Chichen Itza

High winds and heavy rains cause 

flooding, and destruction

• tsunami

• Monsoon

• Cyclone

• hurricane

Geological evidence suggesting there was a 30 mile land bridge between Sri Lanka and India until a cyclone broke it up in the 15th century

• Palk Strait

• Indian Ocean

• Adams Bridge

• Bay of Bengal

A large, distinguishable part of a continent that continues to collide with East Asia, forming the Himalayas

• archipelago

• peninsula

• island chain

• subcontinent