WG Unit 8 Quiz

Multiple Choice

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

1. The ______separate the Indian subcontinent from the rest of Asia.

a. / Eastern Ghats
b. / Himalayas
c. / Indus and Ganges Rivers
d. / Western Ghats

2. The ______is a narrow crossing in the mountains between Pakistan and Afghanistan.

a. / Western Ghats
b. / Khyber Pass
c. / Brahmaputra River
d. / Hindu Kush

3. In the Himalayas, Mt. ______is the world’s tallest peak.

a. / Karakorum
b. / Everest
c. / McKinley
d. / Deccan

4. The Gangetic Plain is

a. / heavily forested.
b. / mostly pastureland.
c. / the world’s longest alluvial plain.
d. / the world’s smallest alluvial plain.

5. According to the theory of continental drift, how were the Himalayas formed?

a. / through volcanic activity
b. / through Asia’s collision with the Indian subcontinent
c. / through the spreading apart of the Indian subcontinent from Africa
d. / through subduction on the ocean floor

6. The seasons in the region depend on monsoons, or

a. / seasonal precipitation.
b. / natural disasters.
c. / seasonal winds.
d. / ocean currents.

7. 4 of the world’s most polluted cities are located in

a. / Pakistan.
b. / India.
c. / Bangladesh.
d. / Nepal.

8. Where is the source for the Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Indus Rivers?

a. / Hindu Kush
b. / the Arabian Sea
c. / Himalaya
d. / the Indian Ocean

9. Which of the following rivers flows mainly through Pakistan?

a. / Ganges River
b. / Indus River
c. / Brahmaputra River
d. / Brahmaputra and Ganges Rivers

10. Hindus believe that after death,

a. / a person’s spirit ceases to exist.
b. / everyone will have a chance to enter nirvana.
c. / people join many gods and goddesses.
d. / most people are reborn as another living being.

11. Cottage industries in India produce

a. / fine silk material and silk clothing.
b. / computer software.
c. / jewelry, woodcarvings, and cloth.
d. / ships.

12. Pakistan and India disagree about the political borders of

a. / Bangladesh.
b. / Bhutan.
c. / Kashmir.
d. / Nepal.

13. Cyclones are the same as ______in the Atlantic Ocean.

a. / tsunamis
b. / hurricanes
c. / earthquakes
d. / tornadoes

14. Aryans arrived in the Indus Valley & wrote the Vedas

a. / after the Indus Valley civilization crumbled.
b. / with the help of Mohandas Gandhi.
c. / during the height of the Indus Valley civilization.
d. / with the help of Siddhartha Gautama.

15. ______make up the largest religious group in India.

a. / Jains
b. / Buddhists
c. / Muslims
d. / Hindus

16. Most farmers in South Asia

a. / go into debt to buy fertilizers & heavy equipment.
b. / plow fields, carry water, and sow seed by hand.
c. / own large parcels of land.
d. / produce more food than their communities can eat.

17. One of the world’s oldest cities, _____, is in the Indus Valley.

a. / Kolkata (Calcutta)
b. / Mumbai (Bombay)
c. / Dhaka
d. / Harappa

18. Pakistan has been in conflict with ______over the Kashmir region for decades.

a. / India
b. / Great Britain
c. / Bangladesh
d. / Maldives

19. The ancient ______outline Aryan ideas about social structure and religion.

a. / Vedas
b. / Ramayana
c. / jati
d. / dharma

20. ______was India’s beloved nonviolent political and spiritual leader.

a. / Indira Gandhi
b. / Mohandas Gandhi
c. / Nawaz Sharif
d. / Pervez Musharraf

21. Ship breakers in Chittagong, Bangladesh, dismantle old ships in order to

a. / create light industry.
b. / provide work for unemployed city residents.
c. / assist cottage industries.
d. / recycle iron and steel.

22. ______teaches that there is one God and that good deeds and meditation bring release from the cycle of reincarnation.

a. / Buddhism
b. / Christianity
c. / Islam
d. / Sikhism

23. The effort to increase and diversify crop yields in India that began in the 1960s is called

a. / the green revolution.
b. / cottage industries.
c. / ecotourism.
d. / sustainable development.

24. Why is terracing an effective farming technique in some parts of South Asia?

a. / It makes the best use of flat plains.
b. / It is a useful irrigation technique in dry regions.
c. / It makes the most use of arable land in mountainous areas.
d. / It makes beautiful hanging gardens.

25. What cash crop grown in Bangladesh is called the “golden crop” for its color and value?

a. / corn
b. / jute
c. / wheat
d. / tobacco

26. The Line of Control is

a. / another name for the mountain ranges that separate the subcontinent from Asia.
b. / the strip of Indian land that extends between Bangladesh and Nepal.
c. / the border that separates the two parts of disputed Kashmir.
d. / the strip of India that extends between Bhutan and Bangladesh.

South Asia: Elevation Profile

27. What is the lowest point of South Asia depicted in the profile above?

a. / Hindu Kush
b. / Indus River Valley
c. / Gangetic Plain
d. / Chota Nagpur Plateau

South Asia: Vegetation

28. According to the map above, the vegetation that dominates much of South Asia is

a. / tropical grassland.
b. / desert scrub and desert waste.
c. / deciduous forest.
d. / mixed forest.

Population by Age and Sex

29. According to the graph above, in which age group is the smallest percentage of Bangladesh’s population concentrated?

a. / 65-69
b. / 70-74
c. / 75-79
d. / 80+

30. According to the map above, which country has the largest number of endangered species?

a. / Pakistan
b. / India
c. / Nepal
d. / Bangladesh