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SOUTH ASIA GEOGRAPHY

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

South Asia is located southwest of ___.

a)

Southwest Asia

b)

East Asia

c)

Central Asia

d)

Australia

2.

South Asia is a vast ___.

a)

island

b)

arctic region

c)

archipelago

d)

peninsula

3.

South Asia is sometimes called Asia's "subcontinent." A subcontinent is a region that is ____ _ the rest of the continent.

a)

united with

b)

separate from or isolated from

4.

The largest and most populous country in South Asia is (a)   .

5.

Much of the physical geography of South Asia is covered by ____.

a)

plateaus

b)

rain forests

c)

deserts

d)

tundra

6.

South Asia's subcontinent is separated from the rest of Asia by ____.

a)

multiple seas

b)

rain forests

c)

vast plains

d)

highly-elevated mountain ranges

7.

Important rivers in South Asia include ...

[Select three]

a)

Ganges

b)

Brahmaputra

c)

Hindu Kush

d)

Indus

8.

Two landlocked countries in South Asia are ___ and ___.

a)

India and Bhutan

b)

Pakistan and Afghanistan

c)

Nepal and Bhutan

d)

Sri Lanka and India

9.

Afghanistan is a country that is located where three world regions -- South Asia, Central Asia, and Southwest Asia -- meet. A place where two or more regions meet is called a ___.

a)

crossroads

b)

archipelago

c)

delta

10.

___ is an island country in South Asia.

a)

Afghanistan

b)

Bangladesh

c)

Pakistan

d)

Sri Lanka

11.

___ is a small country in terms of total land area, however it is one of the world's most populous countries. It has more people than Russia! The Ganges River and Brahmaputra River come together in this country.

a)

Bangladesh

b)

Sri Lanka

c)

Bhutan

d)

Nepal

12.

Which river is considered to be sacred by Hindus? Pilgrims flock to Varanasi and perform religious rituals along the banks of the river and in the river. One-tenth of the world's people lives in the valley of this river.

a)

Indus

b)

Ganges

c)

Narmada

13.

Multiple mountain ranges separate South Asia from the rest of Asia. Check the name of each mountain range (there are three) that help form this natural boundary.

a)

Himalayas

b)

Andes

c)

Hindu Kush

d)

Karakoram

14.

Which river delta that is located in Bangladesh is the world's largest river delta?

a)

Indus River Delta

b)

Brahmaputra-Ganges Delta

15.

The Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats are ___ areas in India.

a)

lowland

b)

highland

16.

The (a)   Sea is located to the west of India and South Asia.

17.

Monsoons greatly influence the climate of South Asia. What are monsoons?

a)

tsunamis

b)

seasonal winds

c)

tornadoes

d)

deadly snowstorms

18.

Monsoons that pass over South Asia from the Himalayas and East Asia brings ______ to South Asia.

a)

cool, dry air

b)

great amounts of rain

c)

massive snowstorms

19.

Which type of climate is found in western India, much of Pakistan, and southern Afghanistan?

a)

tropical

b)

frigid; arctic

c)

desert

d)

humid subtropical

20.

This Indian leader had a great influence upon the political thought of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., whose birthday is a federal holiday in the United States (January 17, 2022).

a)

Mohandas Gandhi

b)

Jawaharlal Nehru

c)

Narendra Modi