WorksheetsSouth Asia: History, Geography, Government and Economy.
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 21mins
What continent is South Asia Located on?
Asia
Africa
Europe
North America
What physical feature is number # 4?
Mount Everest
The Brahmaputra River
The Himalayan Mountains
The Eastern and Western Ghats
What physical feature is number # 5?
The Indus River Valley
The Brahmaputra River
The Indian Ocean
The Ganges River
What physical feature is number # 6?
Mount Everest
The Himalayan Mountains
The Eastern and Western Ghats
The Deccan Plateau
What physical feature is number # 7?
The Himalayan Mountains
The Indus River
The Brahmaputra River
The Indian Ocean
What country is # 1?
India
Pakistan
Bhutan
Bangladesh
What country is # 2?
Nepal
Sri Lanka
Bhutan
Pakistan
What country is # 3?
Nepal
Sri Lanka
Afghanistan
Pakistan
What country is # 4?
Sri Lanka
India
Bangladesh
Bhutan
What country is # 6?
Afghanistan
India
Sri Lanka
Maldives
What country is # 7?
Bhutan
India
Sri Lanka
Maldives
What country is # 8?
Bhutan
Pakistan
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
What city is # 1?
Dhaka
Karachi
Mumbai
New Delhi
What city is # 2?
Dhaka
Karachi
Mumbai
New Delhi
Who was the activist from India who used civil disobedience to oppose British colonial rule?
Mahatma Gandhi
Robert Clive
Siraj-ud-Daulah
Nathuram Godse
What Hindu holiday is also known as the "festival of lights," and celebrates the victory of light over darkness.
Diwali
New Years
Ramadan
Chinese New Years
What is the name of the most popular religion in South Asia; it teaches reincarnation, karma, and duty.
Buddhism
Hinduism
Islam
Shinto
___?___ is the division of society based on differences of wealth, inherited rank or privilege, profession, occupation, or race.
caste system
Karama
Hinduism
Diwali
___?___ is the fourth-largest religion in the world, focuses on personal spiritual development and in ascending past reincarnation.
Judaism
Shinto
Hinduism
Buddhism
What was the name of the people who came into India from southwestern Russia and also brought in the Hindu religion?
The British
The Rus
The Aryans
The Visigoths
What does nomadic mean?
to move from one place to another and never stay for long
to be normal
to be savage and fierce
to be religious and strong
The 3 major trade goods that everyone wanted from India were gems, cotton, and ____?____.
Gold
Oil
Spices
Iron
What was the name of the trading company, from England, that ended up colonizing the whole country?
Amazon
The East India Trading Company
The British Spice Fleet
The South Asia Commerce Guild
Did the East India Trading Company always want to conquer all of India?
Yes. They had first planned to legally buy small portions of land and slowly build up their army for a surprise attack, but they were attacked first.
No. At first they were just there to trade and defeat other European countries in trade, but after they were attacked, they were offered a deal by the merchants and bankers in India to overthrow the government.
India and Pakistan are still fighting over who has control of the ____?____ region in the north.
Nepal
Himalayan
Orissa
Kashmir
Why did British colonial rule finally end in India in 1947?
Because England had already used up all of South Asia's resources.
Because World War II left them to weak to control India, and because of Gandhi's peaceful protests.
Because of they won too much land to control after World War II, because of violent terrorists like Gandhi.
A constitutional monarchy is an example of ...
a limited government.
an unlimited government.
Before they were colonized by England and the East India Trading Co., most of South Asia had what kind of unlimited governments?
Constitutional Monarchies
Absolute Monarchies
Representative Democracies
Direct Democracies
Bhutan is one of the only nations in South Asia that still has a what?
Dictator
Monarch
President
Prime Minister
What is a monsoon?
A flood.
A period of time where there are a lot of earthquakes.
A tornado.
Strong winds that bring in heavy rain during certain times of the year.
According to the chart, which country has the highest GDP in South Asia?
Bhutan
India
Nepal
Sri Lanka
According to the chart, which country has the lowest GDP Per Capita in South Asia?
Bhutan
India
Nepal
Sri Lanka
According to the chart, which country has the biggest number of people that can read?
Bhutan
India
Nepal
Sri Lanka
According to the chart, in which country do people have the shortest lives?
Pakistan
Bangladesh
Nepal
India
Which of these are two religions that were created in South Asia?
Hinduism and Islam
Hinduism and Jainism.
Christianity and Judaism
Buddhism and Islam
