South Asia Geography Review

What country is this?

• Bangladesh

• Pakistan

• India

• Sri Lanka

What country is this?

• India

• Sri Lanka

• Bhutan

• Nepal

What country is this?

• India

• Pakistan

• Bangladesh

• Bhutan

In what ways have South Asians depended on the Ganges, the Indus, and the Brahmaputra Rivers?

• Freshwater source

• Trade

• Transportation

• Farming

The ​ (a)   is India's holiest river, considered a source of spiritual purification for devout Hindus. Today the river is among the world's most polluted, struggling under the pressures of modern India.

It begins high in the Himalaya Mountains and empties out into the Bay of Bengal.

This river contains ​​ (b)  

• Ganges

• Indus

• Nile

• Euphrates

• some of the world's richest farmlands.

• most of Egypt's population.

Use the map to locate the Indus River.

The ​ (a)   is India's holiest river, considered a source of spiritual purification for devout Hindus. Today the river is among the world's most polluted, struggling under the pressures of modern India.

It begins high in the Himalaya Mountains and empties out into the Bay of Bengal.

This river contains ​​ (b)  

• Ganges

• Indus

• Nile

• Euphrates

• some of the world's richest farmlands.

• most of Egypt's population.

Use the map to locate the Ganges River.

Which of the following separates South Asia from the rest of Asia?

• oceans

• mountains

• alluvial plain

• coast line

Which of the following landforms dominates the landscape of Pakistan?

• plateaus

• mountains

• alluvial plains

• deserts