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South Asia Vocabulary

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

large landmass that is geographically set off from the larger continent.

a)

pangea

b)

subcontinent

c)

tundra

d)

continent

2.

theory that explains the process that formed the continents and explains why the earth’s crust shifts.

a)

plate tectonics

b)

erosion

c)

weathering

d)

magma

3.

a severe tropical storm characterized by high winds that originates in the Indian Ocean or western Pacific Ocean.

a)

precipitation

b)

cold front

c)

typhoons

d)

thunderstorm

4.

– seasonal winds that affect climate in the southern areas of Asia, resulting in wet spring and summer months and dry winter months.

a)

rain forest

b)

monsoons

c)

erosion

d)

tundra

5.

large ocean wave that is caused by an earthquake along the floor of the ocean.

a)

precipitation

b)

weathering

c)

ocean current

d)

tsunami

6.

India’s most important river, it flows across northern India into Bangladesh

a)

Nile River

b)

Ganges River

c)

Nueces River

d)

Mississippi RIver

7.

a large plateau in western and southern Indian subcontinent. In the south it rises to more than 1,000 meters.

a)

Japanese Plateau

b)

Deccan Plateau

c)

Tibetan Plateau

d)

Witch Mountain

8.

Two converging mountain ranges in south-eastern India, called the Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats, running along the eastern and western seaboards of the country.

a)

Ural Mountains

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Himalayas

d)

Ghats

9.

Mountain range in Asia separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. The range has many of Earth's highest peaks, including the highest, Mount Everest.

a)

Appalachian Mountains

b)

Andes Mountains

c)

Himalayas

d)

Deccan Plateau

10.

is one of the longest rivers in Asia, it is the longest river and national river of Pakistan.

a)

Potomac River

b)

Red River

c)

Indus River

d)

RIo Grande River

11.

is a small island nation in South Asia, located in the Arabian Sea of the Indian Ocean. It lies southwest of Sri Lanka and India.

a)

Maldives

b)

Padre Island

c)

Madagascar

d)

atolls

12.

known as the Great Indian Desert, is a large arid region in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent. It forms a natural boundary between India and Pakistan.

a)

Namib Desert

b)

Sahara Desert

c)

Mongolian Desert

d)

Thar Desert