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Ch. 25 South Asia

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  • Which factor most influences where early civilizations in South Asia developed?
    Being located only on high plateaus
    Location near rivers and trade routes with good farming
    Distance from the ocean to avoid trade
    Proximity to deserts with no water
  • According to the text, which physical feature forms the northern boundary of South Asia and how does it affect the region?
    Himalayas — they affect climate and travel
    Indo-Gangetic Plain — it prevents migration
    Deccan Plateau — it provides fertile soil for farming
    Bay of Bengal — it creates dry seasons in the north
  • Cultural diffusion in the Indian Ocean world most often occurred through:
    Building mountain barriers
    Isolation and closed borders
    Trade, travel, and contact with other regions
    Writing laws that forbid movement
  • The passage describes colonization’s lasting effects. Which contemporary feature listed is directly attributed to European colonization in the text?
    Formation of the Himalayas
    Development of the Indo-Gangetic Plain
    The presence of monsoon seasons
    Languages used in government and trade
  • Which is a way rivers can help people?
    They stop all flooding.
    They remove fertile soil.
    They provide water for irrigation and transportation.
    They make mountains taller.
  • The text compares urban and rural life in South Asia. Which pair correctly represents typical differences described in the passage?
    Urban: services/varied jobs; Rural: farming/local trade
    Urban: no education; Rural: global companies/tourism
    Urban: farming; Rural: manufacturing
    Urban: coastal fishing; Rural: crowded housing and technolog
  • The passage explains monsoons as seasonal wind patterns. Which statement is a direct consequence of monsoon patterns mentioned in the text?
    Monsoons determine which crops are grown and when.
    Monsoons prevent trade across the Indian Ocean.
    Monsoons create permanent rivers in the Deccan Plateau.
    Monsoons cause the formation of plateaus.
  • Which skill best helps you decide if a website is trustworthy for a project?
    Check credibility, bias, and accuracy
    Use sources with no author
    Only use sites with bright pictures
    Pick the first result you see
  • What is a monsoon?
    A seasonal wind pattern that brings wet and dry seasons
    A yearly earthquake pattern
    A river delta
    A type of forest
  • Which of the following is a development indicator commonly used to compare quality of life between countries?
    Life expectancy
    Average height of mountains
    Number of islands
    Number of rivers
  • Which economic sectors are listed as major in the passage?
    Space technology, oil drilling, and forestry only
    Agriculture, manufacturing, and services
    Mining, banking, and astronomy
    Fishing, pottery, and sculpture only
  • When evaluating a historical source about South Asia, students should check for:
    Whether it uses bright colors
    The number of pages only
    If it was printed on recycled paper
    Validity, credibility, bias, and accuracy
  • One lasting effect of European colonization in South Asia is:
    Complete removal of all local languages
    Changes to laws, borders, & use of European languages in gov
    Reversal of all historical trade routes
    No changes to education systems
  • Why are the Indo-Gangetic Plains important?
    They are dry and unlivable.
    They are mostly glaciers.
    They are a major oil region.
    They are fertile and support farming and large populations.
  • How do the rivers Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra function as “lifelines” for South Asia, according to the passage? A. B.
    make the Deccan Plateau more productive than the plains.
    create the highest mountains in the world.
    supply irrigation-drinking water-transportation-fertile soil
    block the spread of cultural diffusion between regions
  • Which list names institutions found in all societies?
    Government, economic, educational, religious institutions
    Hurricanes, monsoons, blizzards
    Volcanoes, rivers, deserts
    Continents, oceans, hemispheres
  • Which historical factor can strongly shape modern borders and languages?
    Erosion
    Photosynthesis
    Colonization
    Hibernation
  • Why do people migrate (move) from one place to another?
    Only for sports
    To stop trade
    For jobs, safety, education, or environment reasons
    Only to avoid learning new languages
  • The text states that the Indo-Gangetic Plain supports dense farming and cities. Which detail from the passage best explains why this plain supports dense settlement?
    It is a peninsula region.
    It is broad and fertile, providing good farming land.
    It has many large mountains nearby.
    It receives monsoon winds every year.
  • Which detail in the passage explains why early civilizations in South Asia grew near rivers and trade routes?
    Coastal fisheries discouraged inland settlement.
    Plateaus were ideal for building large cities.
    Rivers give fertilizer/transport/farming/ big populations
    Mountains provided easy access for trade ships.
  • Which body of water lies to the west of the South Asian peninsula?
    Gulf of Mexico
    Bay of Bengal
    South China Sea
    Arabian Sea
  • The three major rivers named in the passage are the Indus, ____________, and Brahmaputra.
    Ganges
    Himalayas
    interdependence
    monsoon
  • Which statement best describes cultural change in South Asia according to the passage?
    Only religion causes cultural change.
    Culture is identical in every South Asian country.
    Trade, migration, and colonization helped spread ideas and g
    Cultural change never happens because borders are fixed.
  • Which effect of rivers is mentioned in the passage?
    They stop trade between countries.
    They provide irrigation and deposit fertile silt.
    They prevent all flooding.
    They make land infertile.
  • How do monsoons influence life in South Asia?
    They stop all ships from sailing year-round.
    They bring seasons that affect crops and water supply.
    They block cultural exchange between reg
    They create permanent deserts everywhere.
  • Which landform most affects climate and travel in northern South Asia?.
    Himalayas
    Sahara Desert
    Deccan Plateau
    Great Rift Valley
  • Which sentence from the text best supports the claim that natural resource distribution affects trade and interdependence?
    Major landforms: Mountains, Plains, Plateaus.
    Monsoons affect crop success and food supply.
    Resource distribution shapes trade & interdependence
    South Asia is a peninsula region in southern Asia.
  • Cultural diffusion is BEST described as:
    The spread of ideas and goods between cultures
    A type of government election
    The movement of plates under the Earth
    The study of fossils
  • Which is an example of an economic indicator used to compare development?
    Ocean depth
    Color of a country’s flag
    Number of mountains
    GDP per capita
  • A coastline and rivers help create trade and ____________ between countries and regions.
    interdependence
    Himalayas
    Ganges
    monsoon
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