WorksheetsSouth Asia
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 16mins
What physical features would isolate South Asia from other parts of Asia?
Oceans
Culture
Mountains
Rivers
What features would allow contact between this and other regions?
(a)
Why do you think this is? (that most the population lives there?)
It always has been this way, and the people do not like change
Populations migrate to water, the Ganges draws people to settle on its banks
The rest of the land in India Is barren and contains very large deserts
Buddhism is a big draw, and Buddha's awareness came from a river
What percentage is closest to the percentage of India's population that lives along the Ganges River?
20%
50%
70%
100%
Why is the Ganges River Basin so important to India?
The Ganga is considered a God
It is a source of food, water, religion
To be cremated and retruned to the Ganges means to reach Moksha
None of these answers are correct
Why was India the ‘Jewel in the British Crown’?
Because the people of India chose the British to lead their development, and presented the king with a crown.
India supplied the British with precious stones, that they used to build an empire in Europe
Because India supplied a wealth of resources to Great Britain, that the British took freely, and then charged India with the costs of colonization.
Because India's culture is brightly colored
Draw Partition
Pakistan was divided between East and West, today, the West is still Pakistan, but East Pakistan became >>>
(a)
How has the Green Revolution affected India?
Decrease in hunger/famine
Increase in crops, crop yeilds
Increase in the use of chemicals
Increase in pest resistance
What benefits came out of British colonization of India? (Check all that apply)
Railroads
English language
Infrastructure
mercantilism
Why is it significant that 10% of the Indian population speaks English?
Prior to British colonization more than 50% were speaking English
10% of the population is 125 million people
India now claims to be the world's second-largest English-speaking country.
10% is not significant
How has outsourcing impacted India? (2 things)
(a)
Why does India have such a large young population?
because it is a less developed country and people do not live as long in developed countrieB
Because everyone gets married and has children young
Because the elderly do not live as long in India
Because the elderly often live longer in developed nations
The term Sherpa means
It means to carry something
It is an ethnicity
Mountain climber
Porter
Prior to mountain guides, what did most young men in Nepal pursue
Teacher
Farmer
Priest
Buddhist Monk
Draw 4 ways the Himalayas are significant
Nepal is similar to ______ because it is a mountain nation and influenced by the Himalayas.
Sri Lanka is similar to ______ because it is a coastal nation, and influenced by the Indian Ocean
(a)
