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Geography Of South Asia
Test Description: Geography of South Asia - physical and human geography
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) A seasonal wind that blows over the northern part of the Indian Ocean bringing heavy rains at times to South Asia is called
A
tornado
B
hurricane
C
blizzard
D
monsoon
2) Few people live along the Deccan Plateau
A
most people are cash crop farmers in India and need small plots of land.
B
the temperatures in the region are too cold for humans or animals to live.
C
the Indian government has deemed it environmentally unsafe to live on.
D
the climate is mostly hot year round and the soil is too dry for farming.
3) What accounts for 80% or most of the pollution along the Ganges River?
A
sewage
B
cars
C
fertilizers
D
industrial waste
4) A deposit of rich soil at the mouth of a river usually in a triangular shape
A
delta
B
mosque
C
tributary
D
dam
5) Which region of South Asia is the most densely populated?
A
Northern Plains
B
Deccan Plateau
C
Northern Mountain Rim
D
Western Ghats
6) Which geographic region separates South Asia from the rest of Asia? (It is made up of the Himalayas, the Karakorum, and the Hindu Kush.)
A
Northern Plains
B
Deccan Plateau
C
Rocky Mountains
D
Northern Mountain Rim
7) What is one major environmental issue that the people of India are facing?
A
pollution of the Ganges
B
unequal distribution of natural resources
C
limited medical facilities
D
irrigation has limited the agricultural productivity
8) Which of the following is a problem that can be caused by India’s continued population growth?
A
water scarcity
B
pollution
C
food surplus
D
overcrowding
9) Small fragments of rock or other materials that can be moved around by wind, water, and ice is known as _______________________.
A
sediment
B
ghats
C
pollution
D
rubble
10) Using your knowledge of environmental concerns in South Asia, what is one effect the pollution has had on the fishing industry?
A
It increased due to the number of people moving into villages along the river.
B
It was completely wiped out due to the amount of pollution in the river.
C
It became one of the main economic activities for India in recent years.
D
It saw a decline during the 1980s due to a shortage of fuel for fishing boats.
11) What type of pollution is most harmful along the Ganges River?
A
human waste
B
animal waste
C
cremated remains
D
industrial waste
12) What must India do for its children if the economic growth that they are experiencing now is to continue?
A
stop using children as a source of labor
B
limit the number of children being born
C
clean up the Ganges River
D
provide better education for the children
13) Based strictly on its size and location, which of South Asia's countries would you expect to rely most heavily on the sea for its food supply?
A
India
B
Maldives
C
Pakistan
D
Nepal
14) By the year 2050, what country is expected to have the largest population?
A
China
B
India
C
Pakistan
D
United States
15) Which term is used to refer to delivering water to crops by a variety of methods?
A
fertilizer
B
dowry
C
pollution
D
irrigation
16) Along what two rivers were the civilizations of ancient India built?
A
Indus and Ganges
B
Tigris and Euphrates
C
Mississippi and Missouri
D
Nile and Congo
17) A method of delivering water to dry land
A
irrigation
B
polllution
C
dowry
D
fertilizer
18) An area with extremely rich earth material deposited by water, such as a river (Ganges Delta) is
A
an alluvial plain.
B
an industrial waste site.
C
a sediment valley.
D
a high plateau.
19) Anything unclean in the environment
A
plains
B
sediment
C
plateau
D
pollution
20) A raised area of relatively level land that makes up most of South Asia.
A
plains
B
sediment
C
plateau
D
delta
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