How do monsoons affect the climate in South Asia in the summer?

Winds from the Indian Ocean bring heavy rain.

What effect did colonialism by the British have on India?

It forced India to import British goods.

How has India influenced the U.S. civil rights movement?

African Americans were inspired by Gandhi.

Which of the following is a belief of the Hindu religion?

After death, the soul is reborn into another physical life.

Which of the following was an effect of the partition of India?

Hindus, Muslims, and Sikhs had to decide where to live.

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South Asia Review

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1
How do monsoons affect the climate in South Asia in the summer?
Winds from the Himalaya Mountains bring cool breezes.
Winds from the Himalaya Mountains cause drought.
Winds from the Indian Ocean bring heavy rain.
Winds from the Thar Desert make it hot and dry.
2
What was the main goal of people who followed Buddhism?
reincarnation
meditation
missionary work
reaching nirvana
3
What effect did colonialism by the British have on India?
It restricted religious freedom.
It forced India to import British goods.
It required Indians to practice Christianity.
only India benefited from India’s natural resources
4
How has India influenced the U.S. civil rights movement?
Buddhism inspired minorities to protest discrimination.
U.S. Hindus demanded civil rights.
African Americans were inspired by Gandhi.
India’s freedoms have been copied in the United States.
5
Which of the following is a belief of the Hindu religion?
If you live a good life, your soul will go to heaven.
After death, the soul is reborn into another physical life.
Suffering is part of life.
One can worship only one deity, or god
6
Is capable of being continued without damaging the environment or using resources permanently
subsistence farmer
sustainable
delta
aquifer
7
What country is letter c?
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
India
Nepal
8
Under the caste system, a person’s place in society was based on what?
religion
language
occupation
birthplace
9
Which present-day country is part of the Indian subcontinent?
Afghanistan
Iraq
Korea
India
10
What country is letter B?
Pakistan
India
Nepal
Sri Lanka
11
What religion do most people living in India today practice?
Islam
Sansrit
Buddhism
Hinduism
12
Which of the following was formed by two plates colliding in South Asia?
Thar Desert
Himalaya Mountains
Ganges Delta
Deccan Plateau
13
Which of the following was an effect of the partition of India?
It settled disputes over the region known as Kashmir.
Hindus, Muslims, and Sikhs had to decide where to live.
It allowed Hindus and Muslims to live together in peace.
It allowed most people of India to remain in their homes.
14
Where do many of South Asia’s major rivers begin?
Bay of Bengal
Thar Desert
Himalaya Mountains
Indian Ocean
15
What do Buddhists and Hindus have in common?
believe in karma
teachings of the Veda
worship of many deities
teachings of the dharma
16
What country is letter A?
Pakistan
Nepal
India
Afghanistan
17
A rigid section of earth’s crust that can move independently is known as
a subsistence farmer
a plate
a delta
an aquifer
18
A separate region of a continent is a
subcontinent
aquifer
delta
plate

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