WorksheetsSouth Asia Test Review
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 16mins
What is a long period of little or no rainfall called?
Drought
Famine
Monsoon
Pollution
Land that is suitable for farming is known as
Drought
Pollution
Arable Land
Manufacturing Land
What are the seasonal winds that bring powerful rainfall called?
Typhoons
Monsoons
Tsunamis
Tornadoes
What is it called when the environment is make unclean or contaminated?
Green Revolution
Slum
Famine
Pollution
What is it called when someone is treated differently because of their race, age, gender, or ethnicity?
Pollution
Discrimination
Drought
Slum
This is the name for the basic systems that a society needs to function.
Infrastructure
Outsourcing
Tsunami
Caste System
What is it called when a company shifts the jobs to workers outside of the company?
Slums
Getting fired
Outsourcing
Famine
This is an area in a city with crowded, unclean housing, poor sanitation, and bad living conditions.
Arable land
Outsourcing
Nomad
Slum
What is the likely source of water at high elevations in South Asia?
Melting snow
Tropical rains
Monsoons winds
Underground lakes
What do subsistence farmers do?
Grow only one crop, such as corn or wheat
Depend on payments from the government to live
Grow only enough food for themselves and their families
Sell almost everything they grow
Why are the summer monsoons important to South Asia?
They bring dry conditions that create the best environment for mountain climbing
they bring conditions that give relief from months of strong storms
they bring heavy rains that rinse chemical out of the rivers
they bring heavy rains that provide water for crops
What was the Green Revolution?
The government requirement that farmers move to cities
Agricultural experiments that increased the amount of crops
The plan for the government to purchase all farmland
The plan for each farmer to plant only one crop
What effect did colonialism by the British have on India?
It allowed Indian companies to export good produced for natural resources
It forced India to import British goods
It required Indians to only speak English
It restricted religious freedom
After India was partitioned into India and Pakistan, what happened with all the people?
Hindus, Muslims, and Sikhs had to decide where to live
It allowed Hindus and Muslims to live together in peace
It allowed most people of India to remain in their homes
It settled disputed over the region known as Kashmir
Which of the following is a belief of the Hindu religion?
If you live a good life, your soul will go to heaven
One can worship only one deity, or god
Suffering is part of life
After death, the soul is reborn into another physical life
Which of the following is true about India's film industry?
It began in the southern city of Chennai
Bollywood films are made in India, but the actors speak English
It peaked in popularity years ago and has started to decline
It produces more feature films than any other country
In the Indian Caste System, which group of individuals was called the "Untouchables"?
Garbage collectors and animal skin tanners
Laborers and servants
Priests and scholars
merchants and professionals
What is the most critical challenge facing India's government today?
The development of sustainable agriculture
India's growing population
Poor sanitation
Relations with the United States
Which of the following was formed by 2 plates colliding in South Asia?
Himalaya Mountains
Ganges Delta
Deccan Plateau
Thar Desert
What mostly Muslim country was known as East Pakistan between 1947 and 1971?
Sri Lanka
Nepal
Bhutan
Bangladesh
Why are most Indians vegetarian?
They lack enough land to raise herds
They believe cows are sacred
They want to improve their health
They lost their livestock to disease
Which statistic shows that the region of South Asia is starting to develop?
Higher number of child laborers
More students playing sports
Rising literacy rates
Doubled movie attendance
Which region do both India and Pakistan claim?
Afghanistan
Bhutan
Kashmir
Nepal
Why do pilgrims travel to the city of Varanasi?
To worship by the Ganges, which they believe is sacred
To take part in an annual drama about the Bhagavad Gita
To ask for permission to change castes
To make an offering at a temple dedicated to the Buddha
What has been a big part of India's economic growth?
The construction of dams
The popularity of Bollywood
The growing meat-packing industry
The outsourcing of U.S. service jobs
According to Hindu belief, what determines the form that a soul takes in the next life?
Avatar
Karma
Caste
Luck
What do experts believe will happen by 2030?
India will become the world's most populous nation
India will become a nuclear power
India will have its first woman Prime Minister
India will be a casteless society
What river is shown on the map?
Yangtze
Amazon
Nile
Ganges
What country is shown on the map?
Sri Lanka
Pakistan
India
Bangladesh
What country is shown on the map?
Bangladesh
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
The Maldives
What country is shown on the map?
India
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
What mountain range is just north of India? They are the tallest mountains in the world.
Alps
Himalayas
Appalachians
Rockies
