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South Asia: History, Geography, Government and Economy.

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What continent is South Asia Located on?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

North America

2.

What physical feature is number # 4?

a)

Mount Everest

b)

The Brahmaputra River

c)

The Himalayan Mountains

d)

The Eastern and Western Ghats

3.

What physical feature is number # 5?

a)

The Indus River Valley

b)

The Brahmaputra River

c)

The Indian Ocean

d)

The Ganges River

4.

What physical feature is number # 6?

a)

Mount Everest

b)

The Himalayan Mountains

c)

The Eastern and Western Ghats

d)

The Deccan Plateau

5.

What physical feature is number # 7?

a)

The Himalayan Mountains

b)

The Indus River

c)

The Brahmaputra River

d)

The Indian Ocean

6.

What country is # 1?

a)

India

b)

Pakistan

c)

Bhutan

d)

Bangladesh

7.

What country is # 2?

a)

Nepal

b)

Sri Lanka

c)

Bhutan

d)

Pakistan

8.

What country is # 3?

a)

Nepal

b)

Sri Lanka

c)

Afghanistan

d)

Pakistan

9.

What country is # 4?

a)

Sri Lanka

b)

India

c)

Bangladesh

d)

Bhutan

10.

What country is # 6?

a)

Afghanistan

b)

India

c)

Sri Lanka

d)

Maldives

11.

What country is # 7?

a)

Bhutan

b)

India

c)

Sri Lanka

d)

Maldives

12.

What country is # 8?

a)

Bhutan

b)

Pakistan

c)

Afghanistan

d)

Bangladesh

13.

What city is # 1?

a)

Dhaka

b)

Karachi

c)

Mumbai

d)

New Delhi

14.

What city is # 2?

a)

Dhaka

b)

Karachi

c)

Mumbai

d)

New Delhi

15.

Who was the activist from India who used civil disobedience to oppose British colonial rule?

a)

Mahatma Gandhi

b)

Robert Clive

c)

Siraj-ud-Daulah

d)

Nathuram Godse

16.

What Hindu holiday is also known as the "festival of lights," and celebrates the victory of light over darkness.

a)

Diwali

b)

New Years

c)

Ramadan

d)

Chinese New Years

17.

What is the name of the most popular religion in South Asia; it teaches reincarnation, karma, and duty.

a)

Buddhism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Islam

d)

Shinto

18.

___?___ is the division of society based on differences of wealth, inherited rank or privilege, profession, occupation, or race.

a)

caste system

b)

Karama

c)

Hinduism

d)

Diwali

19.

___?___ is the fourth-largest religion in the world, focuses on personal spiritual development and in ascending past reincarnation.

a)

Judaism

b)

Shinto

c)

Hinduism

d)

Buddhism

20.

What was the name of the people who came into India from southwestern Russia and also brought in the Hindu religion?

a)

The British

b)

The Rus

c)

The Aryans

d)

The Visigoths

21.

What does nomadic mean?

a)

to move from one place to another and never stay for long

b)

to be normal

c)

to be savage and fierce

d)

to be religious and strong

22.

The 3 major trade goods that everyone wanted from India were gems, cotton, and ____?____.

a)

Gold

b)

Oil

c)

Spices

d)

Iron

23.

What was the name of the trading company, from England, that ended up colonizing the whole country?

a)

Amazon

b)

The East India Trading Company

c)

The British Spice Fleet

d)

The South Asia Commerce Guild

24.

Did the East India Trading Company always want to conquer all of India?

a)

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.

b)

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.

25.

India and Pakistan are still fighting over who has control of the ____?____ region in the north.

a)

Nepal

b)

Himalayan

c)

Orissa

d)

Kashmir

26.

Why did British colonial rule finally end in India in 1947?

a)

Because England had already used up all of South Asia's resources.

b)

Because World War II left them to weak to control India, and because of Gandhi's peaceful protests.

c)

Because of they won too much land to control after World War II, because of violent terrorists like Gandhi.

27.

A constitutional monarchy is an example of ...

a)

a limited government.

b)

an unlimited government.

28.

Before they were colonized by England and the East India Trading Co., most of South Asia had what kind of unlimited governments?

a)

Constitutional Monarchies

b)

Absolute Monarchies

c)

Representative Democracies

d)

Direct Democracies

29.

Bhutan is one of the only nations in South Asia that still has a what?

a)

Dictator

b)

Monarch

c)

President

d)

Prime Minister

30.

What is a monsoon?

a)

A flood.

b)

A period of time where there are a lot of earthquakes.

c)

A tornado.

d)

Strong winds that bring in heavy rain during certain times of the year.

31.

According to the chart, which country has the highest GDP in South Asia?

a)

Bhutan

b)

India

c)

Nepal

d)

Sri Lanka

32.

According to the chart, which country has the lowest GDP Per Capita in South Asia?

a)

Bhutan

b)

India

c)

Nepal

d)

Sri Lanka

33.

According to the chart, which country has the biggest number of people that can read?

a)

Bhutan

b)

India

c)

Nepal

d)

Sri Lanka

34.

According to the chart, in which country do people have the shortest lives?

a)

Pakistan

b)

Bangladesh

c)

Nepal

d)

India

35.

Which of these are two religions that were created in South Asia?

a)

Hinduism and Islam

b)

Hinduism and Jainism.

c)

Christianity and Judaism

d)

Buddhism and Islam