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South Asia Review

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This mountain pass(age) through the Hindu Kush mountains has provided an important route between Afghanistan and Pakistan for centuries.

a)

Kashmir

b)

Khyber

c)

Deccan

d)

Arabian

2.

In response to the Bengal Famine of 1943, India began to use science and modern techniques in farming known as the...

a)

Green Revolution

b)

Neolithic Revolution

c)

Agricultural Revolution

d)

Industrial Revolution

3.

How many people live in India? Choose the closest estimate.

a)

330 million

b)

500 million

c)

750 million

d)

1.3 billion

4.

Most of India's people practice what religion?

a)

Islam

b)

Hinduism

c)

Judaism

d)

Christianity

5.

Many Indian products are made in a village or home-based manufacturing called...

a)

Cottage Industry

b)

Factories

c)

Sweatshops

d)

Division of Labor

6.

What river flows through India?

a)

Yellow

b)

Mekong

c)

Ganges

d)

Amazon

7.

Bangladesh used to be called...

a)

Afghanistan

b)

East Pakistan

c)

West Pakistan

d)

Sangri La

8.

The main religion of both Pakistan and Bangladesh is...

a)

Islam

b)

Hindu

c)

Buddhism

d)

Christianity

9.

What geographic region has sparked three wars between Pakistan and India?

a)

Himalayas

b)

Hindu Kush

c)

Empty Quarter

d)

Kashmir

10.

What is the capital of Pakistan?

a)

New Delhi

b)

Islamabad

c)

Dhaka

d)

Singapore

11.

Most of the people of Bangladesh make a living by...

a)

Insurance Industry

b)

Working in factories

c)

Farming

d)

Fishing

12.

The capital of Bangladesh is...

a)

Islamabad

b)

New Delhi

c)

Dhaka

d)

Thimphu

13.

Nepal's landscape is dominated by...

a)

mountains

b)

deserts

c)

water

d)

forests

14.

Siddhartha Gautama was born in Nepal in 536 BCE. He went on to found what religion called...

a)

Hindu

b)

Islam

c)

Buddhism

d)

Shintoism

15.

What is the capital of Nepal?

a)

Thimphu

b)

New Delhi

c)

Kathmandu

d)

Colombo

16.

What is the capital of Bhutan?

a)

Thimphu

b)

New Delhi

c)

Kathmandu

d)

Colombo

17.

What is the capital of Sri Lanka?

a)

Thimphu

b)

New Delhi

c)

Kathmandu

d)

Colombo

18.

What is the capital of the Maldives?

a)

Male

b)

New Delhi

c)

Kathmandu

d)

Colombo

19.

Sri Lanka's landscape is dominated by...

a)

Water

b)

Mountains

c)

Deserts

d)

Plains

20.

What two groups started fighting in a civil war in Sri Lanka in 1983?

a)

Kasmirs and Pakistanis

b)

Muslims and Christians

c)

Tamils and Sinhalese

d)

Buddhists and Hindus

21.

In what country is K2?

a)

India

b)

Pakistan

c)

Nepal

d)

Bhutan

22.

What elevation is Mt. Everest closest to?

a)

20,000 ft.

b)

25,000 ft.

c)

30,000 ft.

d)

35,000 ft.

23.

In what country is the Ganges River delta?

a)

India

b)

Pakistan

c)

Pakistan

d)

Bangladesh

24.

What plateau is found between the Eastern and Western Ghats?

a)

DECCAN

b)

GANGES

c)

HINDU KUSH

d)

INDUS

25.

A low-lying, ring-shaped island surrounding a lagoon is a(n)...

a)

crescent moon

b)

Lanka

c)

atoll

d)

sanctuary

26.

What is the largest economic activity in the Maldives?

a)

Farming

b)

Tourism

c)

Manufacturing

d)

Fishing