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The Himalayas

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In which continent do we find the Himalayas?

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

Africa

d)

Australia

2.

What is the most important thing that the Himalayan mountains provides to the people around?

a)

Food

b)

Oxygen

c)

Shelter

d)

Water

3.

____________ is Himalayan river.

a)

Nile

b)

Ganga

c)

Pamba

d)

Kaveri

4.

Out of 14 highest peaks in the world, The Himalayas alone hold ________.

a)

2

b)

9

c)

4

d)

8

5.

The Himalayan mountains is on the _________ borders of India.

a)

Northern

b)

Southern

c)

Eastern

d)

Western

6.

Which continent are the Himalayas on?

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

Africa

d)

Australia

7.

Which of these is not a peak on the Himalayas?

a)

Mt Everest

b)

K2

c)

Annapurna

d)

Mount Kailash

8.

Slow moving rivers of ice are called _____.

a)

ice bergs

b)

blizzards

c)

glaciers

9.

The Himalaya range include parts of these countries except ______.

a)

Pakistan

b)

Nepal

c)

Afghanistan

d)

Bhutan

10.

The Himalayas are _____.

a)

Dome mountains

b)

Fault block mountains

c)

Fold mountains

11.

The higher you go above the Earth, the more air there is.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Farmers raise these animals except ______.

a)

sheep

b)

yak

c)

goats

d)

wolves

13.

______ are used to carry people and heavy loads along rough tracks.

a)

Horses

b)

Yaks

c)

Cows

14.

The mountains contain valuable minerals and gemstones such as _____.

a)

iron and nickel

b)

iron ore and coal

c)

lead and nickel

d)

gold and lead

15.

In the summer, farmers take the animals up to the high pastures to feed, and in the autumn they bring them back down to the shelter of the valleys.

a)

true

b)

false