South Asia Map Quiz

1. A country label appears immediately west of India, with a coastline on the Arabian Sea. Which country is it?

2. A river is traced through Pakistan before it empties into the Arabian Sea. Which major river is it?

3. A physical map shows a broad, fertile lowland extending from Pakistan across northern India toward Bangladesh. What is this region called?

4. Which small, landlocked country lies in the eastern Himalayas between India and China and has Thimphu as its capital?

5. Which country forms most of Bangladesh’s land boundary, surrounding it to the west, north, and east?

6. Which mountain system extends across central and eastern Afghanistan into northwestern Pakistan?

7. A map label is placed on the low-lying delta country east of India and north of the Bay of Bengal. Which country belongs there?

8. A traveler is in a landlocked Himalayan country between India and China whose capital is Kathmandu. Which country is this?

9. Which body of water borders western India and southern Pakistan?

10. On a physical map, which mountain system forms a great arc along northern India, Nepal, and Bhutan, separating the plains to the south from the Tibetan Plateau?

11. Which South Asian country lies northwest of Pakistan, borders Iran, and has no coastline?

12. A ship leaves Bangladesh and heads directly south into the large body of water east of India. Which body of water has it entered?

13. A map marker points to an archipelago southwest of India in the Indian Ocean. Which country should it identify?

14. Which island country lies southeast of India, across the Palk Strait and Gulf of Mannar?

15. Which river flows across northern India and continues into Bangladesh, where it becomes part of the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna delta system?

16. Which desert spans southeastern Pakistan and northwestern India?