World Geography Test - South Asia

What is a subcontinent?

What percentage of the world's population lives in the Indian Subcontinent?

• 10%
• 15%
• 20%
• 25%

What is the tallest mountain in the world? Hint: it is located in the Himalayan Mountain Range.

What are the two major mountain ranges in South Asia?

• Himalayan Mountains
• Rocky Mountains
• Indian Mountains
• Karakoram Mountains
• Alps

True or False: the Indian subcontinent is divided into three major landform regions.

• True
• False

What are the 3 major landforms of this region?

• Himalayan Mountains, Ganges River, Ghats
• Himalayan Mountain Rim, Indo-Gangetic Plain, Deccan Plateau

Which of the following is NOT a river located in South Asia?

• Ganges
• Indus
• Tigris
• Brahmaputra

What is a ghat?

Describe the climate of South Asia.

What is a monsoon? (Hint, it is not a storm)