Chapter 6 history- South Asia

What mountains form India's northern border and separate South Asia from the rest of Asia?

• The Himalayas
• The Rockies
• The Karakoram

• The Andes

India's climate is cold and dry

• true

• false

India's farmers raise a variety of crops including:

• Corn, barley, oats, rye
• Rice, wheat, sugarcane, cotton, tea, coffee, pepper, cardamom
• Rice, wheat, cotton, tea, sugarcane, and jute

• Potatoes, carrots, onions, tomatoes

80% of India's population believes in _____.

• Judaism
• Hinduism
• Christianity
• Buddhism

Dalits also called _______ are the lowest caste in Indian society.

• Untouchables
• Vaishyas
• Kshatriyas
• Brahmins

An Indian leader named _________ led a nonviolent resistance movement against the ruling British government. (His efforts brought India independence in 1947.)

• Mahatma Gandhi

• Narendra Modi
• Jawaharlal Nehru
• Indira Gandhi

Pakistan's religion

is largely

• Hinduism
• Muslim

• Buddhism
• Christianity

Pakistan's main exports are:

• Jewelry, furniture, toys
• Electronics, machinery, automobiles
• Oil, natural gas, coal
• Cotton, textiles

The capitol of Pakistan is (a)  

_________ often affect Bangladesh, but if the _____ come late the crops will die.

• droughts, snow
• hurricanes, winds
• earthquakes, floods
• monsoons, rains