South Asia Test

What mountain range has some of the world's tallest mountains and is located between China and India?

• The Himalayas
• The Pyrenees
• The Alps
• The Andes

What worldwide religion includes the "Four Noble Truths," and was founded by a prince in north India?

• Islam
• Jainism
• Buddhism
• Christianity

What TWO religions were the ones involved in the Partition of India? Choose TWO.

• Jainism
• Islam
• Buddhism
• Hinduism

East Pakistan later broke away from West Pakistan to become what modern country?

• Sri Lanka
• India
• Nepal
• Bangladesh

Cities in India near this physical feature get the most rain?

• Mountains
• Coastline
• Rivers
• Plateaus

What does the bowler in Cricket attempt to hit to get the batter out?

• Helmet
• Wicket
• Shinpads
• Gloves

We can gather from this population pyramid that the Indian population will

• decrease.
• increase.
• stay the same.
• be unpredictable.

What South Asian faith has become famous for its devotion to nonviolence?

• Islam
• Jainism
• Hinduism
• Christianity

What kind of map shows the size and location of countries relative to the size of their population, not land area or location?

• Pictogram
• Population pyramid
• Cartogram
• Pie chart

This was the name of of what is now India when it was a British colony.

• British East Indies
• British Pakistan
• British Raj
• British West Indies