Geography
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Search Activity Test 23: South Asia
1. Which island country is at the southeast tip of India?
2. What mountain range creates a natural barrier that separates the two most populous
countries in the world?
3. What is the highest mountain in the world?
4. Where is the Taj Mahal?
5. Through what two countries does the Ganges River flow?
6. Is most of the land in Afghanistan lowlands, plains, or mountainous?
7. Sri Lanka means Resplendent Isle. It used to be called Ceylon. What ocean is it located
in?
8. The tallest mountain in the world is Mt. Everest. In which mountain range is it located?
9. What country is south of Afghanistan and west of India?
10. What is the highest mountain in Asia?
11. Where would I go to see the Himalayas?
12. What ocean borders India to the south?
13. What is the body of water between India and Oman?
14. What is the name of the chain of mountains located along the north of India?
15. What is the name of the bay to the east of India?
16. What is the predominant religion in Bangladesh?
17. What country is a peninsula in the Indian Ocean and the Arabian Sea?
18. What mountains form a boundary for India, Nepal, Bhutan, and China and are the
highest in the world?
19. What country would you cross if you traveled from Nepal to Bangladesh?
20. What country borders India on the northwest?
21. What is the second most populous nation in the world?
22. The tallest mountain in the world, Mount Everest, is in what mountain range?
23. What river runs through Pakistan?
24. Which best describe Afghanistan: humid plains or dry and mountainous?
25. In what two countries is the Ganges River located when it flows into the Bay of Bengal?
26. Which small island country is southwest of the tip of India?
27. What country is located both east and west of Bangladesh?
28. What is the name of the sea to the southwest of India?
29. What is the name of the river that flows near the city of New Delhi?
30. What is the predominant religion in Pakistan?
31. The highest mountain in the world is located in Asia. Name this mountain.
32. Name the river in India that is thought to be sacred by Hindus.
33. What country borders Iran to the east along the Arabian Sea?
34. What island nation southwest of India is the smallest country in Asia?
35. Is the Bay of Bengal in the Indian Ocean or the Pacific Ocean?
36. What is the capital of India?
37. Which country is smaller: India or Bhutan?