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WorksheetsChapter 17: South Asia Geography Review
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
C
a)
Indian Ocean
b)
Ganges River
c)
Ganges Delta
d)
Deccan Plateau
2.
Country 2
a)
Pakistan
b)
India
c)
Nepal
d)
Bangladesh
3.
Country 3
a)
Nepal
b)
India
c)
Bhutan
d)
Bangladesh
4.
Country 5
a)
Bhutan
b)
Bangladesh
c)
Nepal
d)
Sri Lanka
5.
Country 6
a)
Bangladesh
b)
Bhutan
c)
Nepal
d)
India
6.
Country 8
a)
Sri Lanka
b)
Bhutan
c)
Nepal
d)
India
7.
A
a)
Indus River
b)
Ganges River
c)
Ganges Delta
d)
Deccan Plateau
8.
B
a)
Indus River
b)
Ganges River
c)
Ganges Delta
d)
Deccan Plateau
9.
D
a)
Indian Ocean
b)
Ganges River
c)
Bay of Bengal
d)
Deccan Plateau
10.
E
a)
Indian Ocean
b)
Ganges Delta
c)
Bay of Bengal
d)
Deccan Plateau
11.
F
a)
Himalaya Mountains
b)
Ganges Delta
c)
Bay of Bengal
d)
Deccan Plateau
12.
G
a)
Himalaya Mountains
b)
Ganges Delta
c)
Bay of Bengal
d)
Deccan Plateau
13.
What is a separate region of a continent?
a)
subcontinent
b)
tectonic plate
c)
postcontinent
d)
precontinent
14.
What is a rigid section of the earth's crust that can move independently?
a)
plate
b)
subcontinent
c)
mantle
d)
range
15.
What is the highest mountain range in the world located in South Asia?
a)
Himalaya Mountains
b)
Karakoram Range
c)
HIndu Kush Mountains
d)
Tien Shan Mountains
16.
Which two plates collided with each other to form the Himalaya Mountains?
a)
Indian Plate and Eurasian Plate
b)
European Plate and Asian Plate
c)
Indian Plate with the Nepal Plate
d)
Bhutan Plate with the Bengali Plate
17.
Which two rivers does much of South Asia's water drain into?
a)
Indus River and Ganges River
b)
Brahmaputra River and Indian River
c)
Narmada River and Krishna River
d)
Ganges River and Yellow River
18.
What is an area where a river deposits sediment as it empties into a body of water?
a)
delta
b)
plate
c)
river valley
d)
bay
19.
Which of the following is NOT true about the Ganges and Indus river systems?
a)
they provide drinking water
b)
they nourish farmland
c)
they are considered holy by Hindus
d)
they both begin and end in India
20.
What happens in this region from may to October?
a)
winds blow northward from the Indian Ocean and bring heavy rain
b)
windows blow southward and bring dry air
c)
winds do not blow and there is a dry season
d)
winds blow and bring hurricanes and tornadoes
21.
What is a positive affect the summer monsoon rains have on the region?
a)
irrigate crops and fill reservoirs
b)
they prevent flooding
c)
they provide hydroelectric power
d)
they clean out the polluted rivers
22.
What is a negative affect the summer monsoon rains have on the region?
a)
they cause deadly floods and landslides
b)
they make the land more arable
c)
they provide water for crops
d)
they have no negative affects
23.
What happens in this region from November to April?
a)
the winter monsoons reverse direction and blow dry air southward
b)
windows blow northward from the Indian Ocean and bring heavy rain
c)
no winds blow which cause droughts
d)
winds blow from the Himalaya Mountains bringing rain and moisture
24.
The dry monsoons do not produce as much rain as the wet monsoons do.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
A very dry monsoon season can ______________ which threatens farmers; livelihoods and the economic well being of the area.
a)
flood fields
b)
destroy crops
c)
cause earthquakes
d)
increase moisture
26.
Which word refers to land that is suitable for farming?
a)
arable
b)
sustainable
c)
famine
d)
subsistence
27.
In spite of vast farmland, India often suffered terrible ____________ or times when people starved because of a lack of food.
a)
famines
b)
arable
c)
droughts
d)
collisions
28.
What did farmers in India begin doing in 1966 that dramatically increased crop yield?
a)
farmers started using new seeds to grow wheat
b)
farmers began to use monsoons to water crops
c)
farmers began to use modern farm equipment such as tractors
d)
farmers began planting different crops on the same plot of land
29.
What was the rapid and significant rise in food production in India known as?
a)
the Green Revolution
b)
the Farmers' Revolution
c)
the Monsoon Revolution
d)
the Agri Revolution
30.
Because fertilizers, pesticides, and irrigation cost money, what type of people did the Green Revolution mostly benefit?
a)
wealthy farmers
b)
poor farmers
c)
factory owners
d)
people living in the Himalaya Mountains
31.
Which of the following is a way that South Asian governments and farmers are adapting to the physical environment?
a)
they use new technologies and methods that are sustainable
b)
more farmers are using natural fertilizers, such as manure, to enrich soils
c)
farmers are using crop rotation, in which they change by season the crops they grop on a plot of land
d)
all of these
32.
What is conservation?
a)
the protection of the environment
b)
using less resources
c)
cleaning up pollution
d)
preservation of a culture
33.
What is a group of interacting organisms in their natural environment?
a)
ecosystem
b)
conservation
c)
biosphere
d)
ecology
34.
What does conservation include in South Asia?
a)
protecting tigers in India and Bangladesh
b)
preserving marine ecosystems in the Maldives
c)
both of these
d)
none of these
35.
In India, conservation of the rivers is a national issue.
a)
True
b)
False
36.
Which river in India is a natural resource and considered holy by Hindus, India's main religious group?
a)
Ganges River
b)
Brahmaputra River
c)
Indus River
d)
Narmada River
37.
What has led to the contamination of the Ganges River?
a)
raw sewage, including household wastes
b)
industrial waste containing arsenic, chromium, and mercury
c)
both of these are correct
d)
none of these are correct
38.
What are local non-governmental organizations that are helping to reverse the damage of pollution called?
a)
NGOs
b)
NPOs
c)
NCOs
d)
NBOs
39.
Country 1
a)
Pakistan
b)
India
c)
Bangladesh
d)
Nepal
40.
Country 9
a)
Maldives
b)
India
c)
Bangladesh
d)
Nepal
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