South Asia Test (chapters 25-27)

What river, the most HOLY to HINDUS, is this?

• Indus River

• Ganges River

• Huang He River

• Mekong River

What barrier separates India from China?

• Indus River
• Ganges River
• Himalayan Mountains
• Gobi Desert

What is the main religion in India? 

• Sikhism
• Islam
• Buddhism
• Hinduism

Which is NOT in South Asia?

• Pakistan
• Japan
• Nepal
• Bhutan

Mount Everest is located on the border between China and neighboring _____

• Nepal & India

• India & Sri Lanka

• India

Which river flows through Pakistan?

• Brahmaputra
• Indus
• Ganges
• Nile

Monsoons can be described as...

• very large rivers that people use for travel

• strong seasonal winds that result in distinct wet and dry seasons

• physical features that prevent people from traveling through them

• types of tornadoes that cause damage to homes

What has led to the contamination of the Ganges River?

• raw sewage, including household wastes
• industrial waste containing arsenic, chromium, and mercury
• both of these are correct
• none of these are correct

Mercantilism is an economic system in which

• farmers grow food on land they do not own and give the land owner a part of their crops

• businesses employ workers in their homes

• businesses export high technology services and software workers

• colonies supply raw materials to the colonizing country, which then sells finished goods back to the colony

A huge sea wave caused by an by and undersea earthquake:

• Tsunami

• Jati

• Village council

• cyclone