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WorksheetsSouth Asia Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Why would a company want to have a manufacturing company on the coast of India instead of inland?
The taxes are lower on the coast
There is more skilled labor on the coast
People inland don't speak English
It would cut on transportation costs
Located in the Himalayas, what is the tallest mountain in the world?
Mt. Fuji
Mt. McKinley
Mt. Everst
Mt. Kosciuszko
Which country is labeled 2?
India
Pakistan
Nepal
Sri Lanka
Which country is labeled 4?
Bangladesh
Pakistan
India
Sri Lanka
What is the Hindu holiday that celebrates inner light over spiritual darkness?
Holi
Diwali
Vaisakhi
Ramadan
What was created from tectonic plates colliding?
Pacific Ocean
Gobi Desert
Great Barrier Reef
Himalayan Mountains
Which leader inspired non-violent protest, organized boycotts, and led the Indian Independence Movement?
Mohandas Gandhi
Martin Luther King Jr
Nelson Mandela
Dalai Lama
What was a factor that caused the famine in India in the 1800s?
Boycotts
Growing cotton instead of grain
The construction of the railroad system
People weren't hungry
Where do most people in Australia live?
In the Outback
In the Northern Territory
On the Eastern Coast
The population is evenly distributed
Which country has a growing economy with most people making a living in agriculture or working for companies that are outsourcing their jobs?
Pakistan
Afghanistan
India
Iran
Why aren't crops grown in the Himalayas?
There is too much sun.
There isn't any water.
It's too cold to grow anything.
Yetis run rampant and it's not safe to grow crops.
Which of these cause floods and can destroy crops?
Monsoons
Drought
Dust storms
Global warming
How were ideas of democracy spread to India?
The Caste System
Hinduism
U.S. companies outsourcing their labor needs.
British Colonialism
Which is an example of a nonviolent protest Indians used to gain their independence from Britan?
Bombing Windsor Castle
Assassinating Gandhi
Kidnapping British officials
Collecting salt from the sea
What concept does this image illustrate?
Reincarnation
Outsourcing
Jati/Caste System
Green Revolution
Which religious group believes that the Ganges River is sacred?
Hindu
Muslim
Buddhist
Sikh
Which religious group believes in the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path?
Hindu
Muslim
Buddhist
Sikh
Both Hindus and Buddhists have shrines in their homes.
True
False
Who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for fighting for the right to an education for all children?
Barack Obama
Mohandas Gandhi
Malala Yousafzai
Nelson Mandela
How did the Green Revolution improve India?
It encouraged recycling programs
It increased food crop production
It increased the employment rate
It encouraged trade with other countries
