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GHW 24-2 wkst 611

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
When the British left the Indian subcontinent, what primary factor determined where people would live in the new states that were created?
a)
economic status
b)
religion
c)
political connections
d)
family ties
2.
In what year did Bangladesh become independent?
a)
1945
b)
1947
c)
1962
d)
1971
3.

In what year did Pakistan become a nation?

a)

1945

b)

1947

c)

1962

d)

1971

4.
What is the former name of Bangladesh?
a)
East Pakistan
b)
West Pakistan
c)
Pakistan
d)
Kashmir
5.

Islam is the dominant religion in all of the following countries / regions EXCEPT:

a)

Pakistan

b)

Kashmir

c)

Bangladesh

d)

India

6.

Where did civilization in South Asia begin?

a)

Ganges Plain

b)

Brahmaputra River

c)

Indus River Valley

d)

Himalaya Mountains

7.

What river crosses through Bangladesh?

a)

The Ganges

b)

Indus

c)

Nile

d)

Harappa

8.

What is a physical difference between Pakistan and Bangladesh?

a)

Pakistan has fewer rainforests

b)

Pakistan receives the monsoon rains

c)

Pakistan has rivers that bring fertile soil

d)

Pakistan has high mountains

9.

What has allowed armies to enter South Asia?

a)

Hindu Kush

b)

Ganges River

c)

Khyber Pass

d)

desert climate

10.

a fiber used to make string, rope, and cloth

a)

mica

b)

chemicals

c)

bhutto

d)

jute

11.

the disputed territory between Pakistan and India

a)

Kashmir

b)

Sikh

c)

Harappa

d)

Bollywood

12.

the official language of Pakistan

a)

Urdu

b)

Aryan

c)

Mumbai

d)

Jati

13.

the main ethnic group of Bangladesh, and also the name of its language

a)

Punjabi

b)

Sindhi

c)

Pashtun

d)

Bengali

14.

The modern capital of Pakistan is

a)

Karachi

b)

Islamabad

c)

Dhaka

d)

Lahore

15.

female Prime Minister of Pakistan who was assassinated in 2007

a)

Dhaka Bangla

b)

Mahatma Gandhi

c)

Benazir Bhutto

d)

Ceylon Karachi

16.

Which of the following does NOT accurately describe the civilization that arose in the Indus River Valley?

a)

had a writing system

b)

had a successful overseas trade

c)

built cities which had plumbing

d)

had a strong line of kings which united the region

17.

What happened in 1700BC-1500BC?

a)

the Indus River changed course, causing environmental changes that early civilization could not survive

b)

Muslim invaders and traders moved into Pakistan

c)

Sikhs conquered northern Pakistan

d)

a mass migration of the early civilizations occurred due to repeated years of strong monsoons

18.

In what year did Bangladesh nationalists win elections and declare independence from Pakistan?

a)

1930

b)

1947

c)

1998-1999

d)

1970-1971