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WorksheetsSouth Asia
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The highest peak in the Himalayas is
a)
Mt Denali
b)
Mt Everest
c)
Mt Kilimanjaro
d)
Mt Doom
2.
Where are the Himalayas located
a)
In Afghanistan
b)
in southern India
c)
In northern India
d)
In Pakistan
3.
Which country does not have mountains running through it?
a)
Afghanistan
b)
Pakistan
c)
Nepal
d)
Sri Lanka
4.
Which river is in India
a)
Ganges
b)
Indus
c)
Nile
d)
Tigris
5.
Which river is in Pakistan
a)
Ganges
b)
Indus
c)
Nile
d)
Tigris
6.
Landlocked means a country is cut off from
a)
freshwater
b)
other countries
c)
the ocean
d)
natural resources
7.
which countries in this area have a semiarid or arid climate?
a)
India and Bangladesh
b)
Afghanistan and India
c)
Pakistan and Afghanistan
d)
Nepal and Bhutan
8.
Monsoons are
a)
the seasonal winds that bring rain
b)
the storms that drench South Asia
c)
The winds that bring snow in the Himalayas
d)
The winds that bring cold temps to Nepal
9.
A subsistence farmer is
a)
farmers who sell crops internationally
b)
gardeners who grow extra vegetables
c)
farmers who grow veggies to sell in local markets
d)
farmers who grow food only to feed their family
10.
Which of the following is NOT a resource found in Indian and Pakistan?
a)
iron ore
b)
copper
c)
coal
d)
gold
11.
The Vedas are the sacred text for
a)
buddhists
b)
hindus
c)
muslims
d)
sikhs
12.
Hindus believe that there is one spirit that lives in all things, called
a)
Brahman
b)
Shiva
c)
Karma
d)
Dharma
13.
Karma is
a)
your good and bad deeds
b)
rules to follow for Hindus
c)
Rules that buddhists must follow
d)
the most important Hindu god
14.
Hindus believe that ______ determins how you are reincarnated in the next life
a)
karma
b)
dharma
c)
Shiva
d)
Brahman
15.
Buddhists have
a)
1 god
b)
5 gods
c)
3 million gods
d)
no god
16.
Siddartha Gautama is
a)
the founder of Hinduism
b)
the founder of Buddhism
c)
the founder of Islam
d)
the founder of Sikhism
17.
Nirvana is
a)
your good and bad deeds
b)
heaven for buddhists
c)
the founder of buddhism
d)
where you are free from reincarnation
18.
Buddha means
a)
intelligence
b)
priest
c)
the enlightened one
d)
the perfect one
19.
Buddhists believe that suffering is caused by
a)
the gods
b)
your karma
c)
wants and desires
d)
failing to follow the gods
20.
In Ancient India, the Aryans set up a _____ system that divided society
a)
karma
b)
caste
c)
cultural hearth
d)
Dalit
21.
the Dalits are
a)
the highest in the caste system
b)
the lowest in the caste system
c)
the name for Arab traders
d)
the royalty of India
22.
Who helped India fight for independence
a)
Mohandas Gandhi
b)
Siddartha Gautama
c)
Osama bin Laden
d)
al Qaeda
23.
Which of the following is NOT a strategy that Gandhi used?
a)
nonviolence
b)
boycotts
c)
peaceful marches
d)
attacks against muslims
24.
In the 1970, Afghanistan was invaded by ___.
a)
the US
b)
the Soviet Union
c)
Pakistan
d)
India
25.
When the Soviets left Afghanistan, ____ took over Afghanistan's government
a)
the Taliban
b)
al Qaeda
c)
the US
d)
Osama bin Laden
26.
The 9/11 attacks were carried out by
a)
the Taliban
b)
al Qaeda
c)
Isis
d)
Afghanistan
27.
Osama bin Laden was the leader of
a)
the Taliban
b)
al Qaeda
c)
ISIS
d)
Afghanistan
28.
Who runs Afghanistan today?
a)
the Taliban
b)
al Qaeda
c)
ISIS
d)
Osama bin Laden
29.
Why did the US invade Afghanistan in 2001?
a)
to find ISIS
b)
to put in place a new government
c)
to get the Soviet Union out
d)
to find al Qaeda
30.
Bollywood is famous for making
a)
clothing
b)
movies
c)
food
d)
weapons
31.
outsourcing is when companies send ____ to other countries
a)
medications
b)
computer-related tasks
c)
manufacturing
d)
financial aid
32.
South Asia's population is
a)
growing
b)
shrinking
c)
leaving
d)
staying the same
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