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Region 1 South Asia Test Review

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following countries IS NOT part of South Asia?
a)
Pakistan
b)
Bhutan
c)
China
d)
India
2.

What is the country of B?

a)

India

b)

Bangladesh

c)

Pakistan

d)

Nepal

3.
The Indus is the largest river in...
a)
India
b)
Bhutan
c)
Pakistan
4.

What country is C?

a)

Afganistan

b)

Pakistan

c)

Nepal

d)

Sri Lanka

5.

What country is D?

a)

Bhutan

b)

Bangladesh

c)

Nepal

d)

India

6.
Which of the following is the most important river in India?
a)
Nile 
b)
Amazon
c)
Mississippi
d)
Ganges
7.

What country is E?

a)

Pakistan

b)

Bhutan

c)

Nepal

d)

Bangladesh

8.
What physical geography feature separates India from the rest of Asia?
a)
Indus River
b)
Bay of Bengal
c)
Himalayan Mountains
d)
Arabian Sea
9.

What country is F?

a)

Afghanistan

b)

Bangladesh

c)

India

d)

Bhutan

10.
This is a class system in India that determines a person's job, life partner and social order?  
a)
Caste System
b)
Political System
c)
Cable System
d)
Life System
11.

What country is G?

a)

Sri Lanka

b)

Maldives

c)

Nepal

d)

Bhutan

12.

What country is H?

a)

Pakistan

b)

India

c)

Sri Lanka

d)

Maldives

13.

A seasonal wind that blows steadily from the same direction for several months at a time but changes directions at other times of the year

a)

Monsoon

b)

Typhoon

c)

Tsunami

d)

Earthquake

14.

A large land mass that is part of a continent is called a ________.

a)

Atoll

b)

Delta

c)

Subcontinent

d)

Lagoon

15.

An area formed by soil deposits at the mouth of a river is called a ________.

a)

Atoll

b)

Delta

c)

Subcontinent

d)

Lagoon

16.

A plant with a tough fiber that is used for making rope, burlap bags, and carpet backing is called ________.

a)

Sitar

b)

Sari

c)

Jute

d)

Monsoon

17.

Seasonal winds that blow steadily from the same direction for several months at a time is called ________.

a)

Cyclone

b)

Tsunami

c)

Sitar

d)

Monsoon

18.

A storm with high winds and heavy rain is called a ________.

a)

Cyclone

b)

Tsunami

c)

Sitar

d)

Monsoon

19.

A huge ocean wave caused by an undersea earthquake is called a ________.

a)

Cyclone

b)

Tsunami

c)

Sitar

d)

Monsoon

20.

Choose the best picture to represent a delta.

a)
b)
c)
d)
21.

Which country is India?

A
B
C
D
E
F
22.

Which country is Nepal?

A
B
C
D
E
F
23.

Which country is Sri Lanka?

A
B
C
D
E
F
24.

Which country is Pakistan?

A
B
C
D
E
F
25.

Which country is Bhutan?

A
B
C
D
E
F
26.

Which country is Bangladesh?

A
B
C
D
E
F
27.

deposit of sediment at the mouth of a river and usually forms a triangle

a)

delta

b)

monsoon

c)

cyclone

d)

subcontinent

28.

seasonal wind that blows from the same direction for several months but changes directions at other times; rains seasonally and is dry during other seasons

a)

monsoon

b)

cyclone

c)

delta

d)

subcontinent

29.

A storm with high winds and heavy rain. We call them hurricanes.

a)

monsoon

b)

delta

c)

cyclone

d)

reincarnation

30.

belief that after a person dies, his or her soul is reborn into another body

a)

polytheism

b)

monotheism

c)

reincarnation

d)

caste system

31.

tourism directed toward exotic natural environments, intended to support conservation efforts and observe wildlife

a)

caste system

b)

reincarnation

c)

ecotourism

d)

tourism

32.

large ocean wave that is caused by an earthquake along the floor of the ocean.

a)

precipitation

b)

weathering

c)

ocean current

d)

tsunami

33.

What is the name for the flood plain between two rivers?

a)

Delta

b)

alluvial plain

c)

polder

d)

irrigation plain

34.

Which practice was characteristic of mercantilism?

a)

buying raw materials from colonists and selling them finished goods

b)

prohibiting colonists from fishing and trading in furs

c)

shipping large amounts of gold and silver from Europe to the colonies

d)

increasing the use of slave labor to manufacture goods in Europe

35.

 

A belief that a country’s security depended on selling more products than it bought (maintaining a positive trade balance); establishing colonies who would sell raw materials to the home country at low prices and who would in turn buy what they needed ONLY from the mother country

a)

Navigation Acts

b)

Mercantilism

c)

Triangular Trade

d)

Middle Passage

36.
When a strong country takes over a weaker country for economic, social or political reasons it is called
a)
industrialization
b)
miliatrism
c)
imperialism
d)
nationalism
37.

the effects that good or bad actions have on a person's soul

a)

karma

b)

reincarnation

c)

fasting

d)

Hinduism

38.

Some farmers use _________ to keep pests from eating their crops even though they can harm the environment.

a)

pollution

b)

fossil fuels

c)

pesticides

d)

natural resources

39.

Which one of the following fibers is known as "Golden Fiber"?

a)

Silk

b)

cotton

c)

Jute

d)

Hemp

40.

Choose correct definition of sustainable development.

a)

Achieving development by means of industrialization.

b)

Development that meets the needs of people and preserves the environment.

41.
Where would one find the highest population of people in South Asia?
a)
Deccan Plateau
b)
Ganges Plain
c)
Great Indian Desert
d)
Indus River Valley
42.
Hindus believe that after death,
a)
each person will be offered a chance to enter nirvana.
b)
people become gods and godesses.
c)
a person's soul ceases to exist.
d)
most people are reborn as another living thing.
43.
In Pakistan most people follow which religion?
a)
Islam
b)
Jainism
c)
Hinduism
d)
Buddhism
44.
The population density of South Asia is lowest in
a)
India and Bangladesh
b)
Pakistan and Bhutan
c)
Bhutan and Nepal
d)
Maldives and Sri Lanka
45.
Who was India's beloved nonviolent leader?
a)
Mohandas Gandhi
b)
Salman Rushdie
c)
Indira Gandhi
d)
Nawaz Sharif
46.
Where did civilization in South Asia begin?
a)
Ganges Plain
b)
Nepal
c)
Indus River Valley
d)
Eastern Ghats
47.
Most people of India follow which religion?
a)
Islam
b)
Hinduism
c)
Buddhism
d)
Jainism
48.
In 1971, East Pakistan became
a)
Bhutan
b)
Nepal
c)
Bangladesh
d)
Sri Lanka
49.
What European power ruled much of South Asia until the mid-1900s?
a)
Britain
b)
France
c)
Netherlands
d)
Spain
50.
Which of these is an example of social classes?
a)
land reform
b)
Ramadan
c)
Caste system
d)
Mandalas
51.
What territory has been fought over between Pakistan and India?
a)
Nepal 
b)
Sri Lanka
c)
Bangladesh
d)
Kashmir
52.

Which of the following best describes the Tamils?

a)

They are Hindu.

b)

They settled in northern Sri Lanka.

c)

They are a minority in Sri Lanka.

d)

All Choices Are Correct.

53.
Which country is known for its archery competitions?
a)
Bhutan
b)
Bangladesh
c)
Nepal
d)
Pakistan
54.

Which is a valid statement about the history of South Asia

a)

  Religious beliefs have both unified and divided the people of the region

b)

  little cultural diffusion has occurred in this region.

c)

  Urbanization has strengthened the traditional beliefs and lifestyle of the people of the region

d)

  Superpower involvement has brought peace and economic prosperity to the region.

55.

The countries of southern Asia depend primarily on _____.

a)

Their strong public education systems

b)

Agriculture and agriculture based jobs.

c)

The absence of poverty

d)

Their fully developed and well rounded economies

56.

The​ (a)   ​ people introduced the caste system and Hinduism to southern Asia.

Choose from the below words
Aryan
Mogul
British
Chinese
57.

​ (a)   is the tallest mountain in the world.

Choose from the below words
Mount. Everest
Mount St. Helens
Mount Hood
Mount K2
58.

Under British colonial rule southern Asia was divided by economic importance.

a)

True

b)

False

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