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WorksheetsSouth Asia Quiz
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
Which nation is highlighted on the Map?
Bhutan
Nepal
Bangladesh
India
Formerly known as East Pakistan, what nation is highlighted on the map?
Nepal
Bangladesh
Maldives
Pakistan
What nation is highlighted on the map?
Bhutan
Nepal
India
Pakistan
What body of water is on the west or left side of India?
Arabian Sea
Indian Ocean
Sea of India
Bay of Bengal
What nation is highlighted on the map?
India
Nepal
Maldives
Pakistan
What nation is a group of islands on the southwest coast of India?
Maldives
Sri Lanka
Bhutan
Bangladesh
What body of water is on the east coast of India?
Arabian Sea
Indian Sea
Bay of Bengal
Bangladesh Bay
What island nation is highlighted on the map?
Pakistan
India
Maldives
Sri Lanks
What mountain kingdom is highlighted on the map?
Nepal
Bhutan
Bangladesh
Pakistan
What river is found flowing across northern India into the Bay of Bengal?
Indus
Brahmaputra
Ganges
Yamuna
How are India’s waters both polluted and losing water?
Industrial waste pours into rivers
Human waste pours into rivers and
Poisoned wells
Runoff from farm fertilizers
shrinking glaciers in the Himalayas
What mountains are found along the coasts of the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea?
Elburz
Himalayas
Ghats
Kashmir
How do monsoons affect the climate in South Asia in the summer?
Winds from the Thar Desert make it hot and dry
Winds from the Himalayas bring cool breezes
Winds from the Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea bring heavy rain
Winds from the Himalayas cause drought.
India went through a ___________Revolution but now practices ___________ agriculture.
Industrial /sustainable
Green/ sustainable
Green/ fixed
Industrial/ fixed
What religion is described below?
it is more a way of life with yoga, reincarnation & vegan
is thought to be the oldest religion in the world
has 30 million deities
Christianity
Hinduism
Buddhism
Islam
The Ganges River and the city of Varanasi are important for Hindus. What is a pilgrimage?
A religious journey
A soul’s actions during life
A bath in sacred water
A building where families worship
What European nation used its strong navy and a private army to gain control over India?
France
Germany
Great Britain
Portugal
How did Gandhi promote Indian independence?
Through armed resistance
By promoting Hindu-Muslim conflict
Through civil disobedience
By disbanding the East India Company
What Muslim nations were formed after gaining independence from Britain in 1947?
Bangladesh and Pakistan
India and Bangladesh
Pakistan and Indian
Nepal and Bhutan
Which of the following is an accomplishment of modern India?
India’s government brought back the Mughal Empire
India is the world’s largest democracy
The Green Revolution to increase crop production for all Indians
Beef has become a major part of the Indian diet
What is civil disobedience?
Shouting about injustices to lawmakers
quietly refusing to comply with unjust laws
sitting down in protest of an unjust law
Protesting with signs, yelling chants about an unjust law
Select all of the future civil rights leaders that were inspired by Gandhi.
Dr Martin Luther King
Barack Obama
Nelson Mandela
Rosa Parks
How do India's people use the Ganges River?
Take sacred baths
Float memorial oil lamps
Toss flowers in honor of a loved one
Dispose of their waste
