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South Asia Geography Test

Total questions: 83

Worksheet time: 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which two countries were once part of India but successfully gained their independence?

a)

Nepal and Afghanistan

b)

Bangladesh and Pakistan

c)

China and Bhutan

d)

Maldives and Iran

2.

Which South Asian country is shown in red on the map?

a)

India

b)

Bangladesh

c)

Pakistan

d)

Sri Lanka

3.

In India, the ​ (a)   was used to divide people in a society into different social classes from birth. There were ​ (b)  

​​​​​castes that determined one's marriage and occupation. Underneath the castes was a group called the ​ (c)   .

Choose from the below words
caste system
four
Untouchables
Feudal system
colonial system
six
two
Unstoppables
Incredibles
4.

This man is a Hindu civil rights leader from India. His name is?

a)

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

b)

Mahatama Gandhi

c)

Maynard James Keenan

d)

Pope John Paul III

5.
Which of the following countries IS NOT part of South Asia?
a)
Pakistan
b)
Bhutan
c)
China
d)
India
6.

What is the country of B?

a)

India

b)

Bangladesh

c)

Pakistan

d)

Nepal

7.
Which of the following bodies of water DOES NOT surround, or IS NOT located near, South Asia?
a)
Indian Ocean
b)
Bay of Bengal
c)
Atlantic Ocean
d)
Arabian Sea
8.

What is the country of A?

a)

Afghanistan

b)

India

c)

Maldives

d)

Pakistan

9.

What country is C?

a)

Afganistan

b)

Pakistan

c)

Nepal

d)

Sri Lanka

10.

What country is D?

a)

Bhutan

b)

Bangladesh

c)

Nepal

d)

India

11.
Which of the following is the most important river in India?
a)
Nile 
b)
Amazon
c)
Mississippi
d)
Ganges
12.

What country is E?

a)

Pakistan

b)

Bhutan

c)

Nepal

d)

Bangladesh

13.
What physical geography feature separates India from the rest of Asia?
a)
Indus River
b)
Bay of Bengal
c)
Himalayan Mountains
d)
Arabian Sea
14.
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
15.

What country is G?

a)

Sri Lanka

b)

Maldives

c)

Nepal

d)

Bhutan

16.

What country is H?

a)

Pakistan

b)

India

c)

Sri Lanka

d)

Maldives

17.

What country is G?

a)

Sri Lanka

b)

Maldives

c)

Nepal

d)

Bhutan

18.

WhatCountry is this?

a)

India

b)

Nepal

19.

What coutry is New Delhi in?

a)

India

b)

Maldives

20.

What is this location?

a)

Bay of Bengal

b)

Palk Strait

21.

People who were considered "untouchables" were

a)

wealthy

b)

outcasts

c)

popular

d)

criminals

22.

80% of individuals living in India are _____, and the majority of individuals living in Pakistan are ______.

a)

Hindus ; Buddhists

b)

Hindus; Muslims

c)

Muslims : Hindus

d)

Christians ; Muslims

23.

Under British Rule, Indians were:

a)

were treated fairly with respect

b)

Given all rights as a British citizen

c)

treated harshly and used for manual labor

d)

allowed to vote for it's representatives

24.

India was under ______ rule between the 1700's - 1900's.

a)

Mogul

b)

Pakistani

c)

French

d)

British

25.

What year did India gain it's indpendence?

a)

1971

b)

1999

c)

1776

d)

1947

26.

The two major rivers that provide food, water and transportation for South Asia are the _____ and ____.

a)

Ganges and Indus

b)

Indus and Yellow

c)

Mississippi and Missouri

d)

Ganges and Yellow

27.

Mohandas Gandhi helped lead India to independence through a violent resistance movement.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

In India, farming and agriculture is the most common way to make a living.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

A region of land separated by water from other areas of land.

a)

caste

b)

monsoon season

c)

subcontinent

d)

subsistence farming

30.

The rainy season in South Asia. Important for crops.

a)

Brahmin

b)

monsoon season

c)

Sudra

d)

subsistence farming

31.

When families live only on food they grow themselves.

a)

subsistence farming

b)

caste

c)

subcontinent

d)

Brahmin

32.

The tallest mountain range in the world. Includes Mt. Everest. Isolated South Asia.

a)

Hindu Kush Mountains

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Ural Mountains

d)

Himalaya Mountains

33.

What is the oldest practiced religion in the world?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Christianity

c)

Islam

d)

Hinduism

34.
One of the oldest religions in the world, and today's third largest religion in the world
a)
Hinduism
b)
Buddhism
35.

What is the currency for India?

a)

Indian Dollar

b)

Indian Rupee

c)

Indian Euro

d)

Indian Zinc

e)

Indian Leu

36.

What is the national sport of India?

a)

Kabbadi

b)

Baseball

c)

Football

d)

Cricket

37.

Which of the following did NOT act as a barrier of protection for the Indian Subcontinent?

a)

The Indian Ocean

b)

The Sahara Desert

c)

The Himalayas

d)

The Hindu Kush

38.
Which location?
a)
Bay of Bengal
b)
Arabian Sea
39.
Which body of water?
a)
Arabian Sea
b)
Bay of Bengal
40.

The Hindu caste system is a social hierarchy. This means that people in a higher caste have ___ social status, prestige, wealth or power.

a)

more

b)

less

41.
Hinduism is polytheistic.  What does that mean?
a)
Hindus believe in one God.
b)
Hindus believe in multiple gods and goddesses that control the universe.
c)
Hindus believe in more than one version of heaven.
d)
Hindus believe in multiple classes of people.
42.
Why do many Indians make pilgrimages to the Ganges River?
a)
They want to help clean up the pollution.
b)
To get baptized in its waters.
c)
To visit the holy sites along the rive and purify themselves in its waters.
d)
To drink the water and irrigate their crops.
43.
What popular physical activity has origins in Hindu ideas and practice?
a)
Football
b)
Cricket
c)
Jazzercise
d)
Yoga
44.
In which country did Hinduism originate?
a)
Myanmar
b)
United States
c)
Japan
d)
India
45.
Who was the founder of Hinduism?
a)
Abraham
b)
Jesus
c)
Siddhartha 
d)
No real founder
46.
What is the term for a person being reborn after a previous life?
a)
maya
b)
reincarnation
c)
recluse
d)
dharma
47.
The material actions resulting from the consequences of previous actions is called... (hint: what comes around goes around)
a)
dharma
b)
Polytheism
c)
karma
d)
Ahimsa
48.

Where do Hindus worship?

a)

synagogue

b)

temple

c)

church

d)

mosque

49.

If Hindus believe in many gods but believe that one of them is the supreme god, what does that make them?

a)

Polytheistic

b)

Monotheistic

50.

What is similar about Buddhism and Hinduism

a)

Both do not have a holy book

b)

Both worship only one god

c)

Both believe in Karma and reincarnation

d)

Both were founded by Buddha

51.

A religion that believes in many gods is...

a)

monotheistic

b)

atheistic

c)

mythological

d)

polytheistic

52.

True or False : Hindus believe that you live only one lifetime.

a)

True

b)

False

53.

The belief that that your soul is reborn again and again after death is called...

a)

karma

b)

sin

c)

reincarnation

d)

brahman

54.

The accumulation of all of your good and bad deeds is called...

a)

reincarnation

b)

karma

c)

shiva

d)

veda

55.

What determined which category of the Caste System you belonged to?

a)

You are born into your Caste System category

b)

You get to chose your category of the Caste System

c)

You get to vote which category you belong to

d)

You are randomly chosen into your category

56.

The migration that occurred after Indian independence in 1947 was largely peaceful.

a)

True

b)

False

57.

Major world religions that began in Ancient India.

a)

Judaism and Christianity

b)

Islam and Christianity

c)

Hinduism and Buddhism

d)

Judaism and Zoroastrianism

58.

Karma is the belief that future reincarnation is based on present behavior.

a)

True

b)

False

59.

What social class holds the most power in the Caste system?

a)

Brahmins

b)

Brahmans

c)

Shudras

d)

Kshatriyas

60.

When Gandhi was in south Africa, he experienced _________ as an Indian immigrant.

a)

Discrimination

b)

exposure

c)

unity

d)

enlightenment

61.

What religion did Gandhi follow?

a)

Christian

b)

Buddhist

c)

Muslim

d)

Hindu

62.

Which event was used by Mohandas Gandhi to bring world attention to the injustices of British colonialism?

a)

Sepoy Rebellion

b)

Partition of India

c)

Salt March

d)

Daily prayers

63.

"Don't pay your taxes or send your children to an English-supported school . . . Make your own cotton cloth by spinning the thread at home, and don't buy English-made goods. Provide yourselves with homemade salt, and do not buy government-made salt."

— Mohandas Gandhi


In this statement, Gandhi was expressing his commitment to

a)

armed rebellion

b)

civil disobedience

c)

horns of the bull

d)

guerrilla tactics

64.

Which of the following means "Freedom from being controlled by another country"

a)

Civil disobedience

b)

Boycott

c)

Independence

d)

Imperialism

65.

Which of the following means "Refusing to buy something"

a)

Boycott

b)

Civil disobedience

c)

Independence

d)

Imperialism

66.

Which of the following means "Refusing to follow the laws in a peaceful way."

a)

Boycott

b)

Independence

c)

Civil disobedience

d)

Imperialism

67.

What was the reason for the Gandhi's Salt March to the sea?

a)

He protested the salt tax imposed by the British

b)

He wanted the pepper to be taxed instead of the salt

c)

He protested the use of violence against people of India

d)

He thought the salt tax was justified

68.
Which two religions had a conflict in India?
a)
Muslims and Jews
b)
Christians and Hindu
c)
Buddhists and Hindus
d)
Muslims and Hindus
69.
What was Mohandas Gandhi's plan of civil disobedience?
a)
people should refuse to obey a law they felt was unfair
b)
violent demonstrations
c)
follow all British laws
d)
ignore all of their problems
70.
Mahatma means...
a)
great leader
b)
wise teacher
c)
great soul
d)
respected king
71.
Which American activist was inspired by the teachings of Gandhi?
a)
MLK
b)
Malcolm X
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Harriet Tubman
72.
Which statement best explains why India was partitioned in 1947?
a)
The British feared a united India
b)
One region wanted to remain under British control
c)
Religious differences led to political division
d)
Communist supporters wanted a separate state
73.
During the partition of India, which religious group fled to Pakistan?
a)
Hindus
b)
Muslims 
c)
Christians
d)
Catholics 
74.
The British reliance on India as a market for its manufactured goods caused Mohandas Gandhi to
a)
run for a seat in the British Parliament
b)
lead the Sepoy Rebellion
c)
support traditional caste divisions
d)
refuse to buy British textiles
75.
One reason India gained its independence from Great Britain in 1947 was that
a)
Great Britain was defeated in World War II
b)
the Treaty of Versailles required Great Britain to give up its colonies
c)
Great Britain did not have the resources to maintain an empire after World War II
d)
India had supported the Axis Powers during World War II
76.
Why did large numbers of Hindus and Muslims migrate immediately after India gained its independence?
a)
Many jobs were being outsourced overseas.
b)
The government offered housing incentives in newly developed areas.
c)
Religious pilgrimages to neighboring countries were required based on their beliefs.
d)
The subcontinent was divided into countries based primarily on the location of religious majorities.
77.
As British rule in India came to an end, the conflict between Hindus and Muslims resulted in
a)
the decision of India to allow only Hinduism to be practiced within its borders
b)
Muslims becoming the dominant religious force
c)
the creation of Pakistan as a separate nation
d)
a large increase in converts to Sikhism
78.

Mohandas studied this in England

a)

Psychology

b)

law

c)

medicine

d)

teaching

79.

In 1919, British soldiers starting shooting a large group of Indians because they were gathering illegally.

During this terrible tragedy, over 400 people were killed and 1200 were injured. Where did this happen?

a)

The streets of London

b)

Pakistan

c)

Temple of Amritsar

d)

Temple of Doom

80.
Gandhi urged all Indians to use April 6th as a day of prayer and.....
a)
Peace
b)
Mourning
c)
Education
d)
Fasting
81.
Why did the Indians burn their clothes?
a)
It was a form of protest.
b)
They didn't fit.
c)
They wanted different styles.
d)
The pricing was outrageous.
82.
Gandhi fought against ... .
a)
freedom
b)
Partition and British rule
c)
Muslims
d)
India's independence
83.
Gandhi fought against the separation of "white and coloured people".  What is this called?
a)
Separation
b)
Integration
c)
Segregation
d)
Segrepation

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