South Asia Physical Map Quiz

1. Which country lies west of India, has an Arabian Sea coast, and borders both Afghanistan and Iran?

2. Which country forms the large peninsula between the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal?

3. Moist air from the Arabian Sea loses much of its rain on India’s west-facing mountain slopes. Which broad region farther east commonly experiences the resulting rain-shadow effect?

4. Which mountain system extends across much of Afghanistan and into northwestern Pakistan?

5. Which small Himalayan country lies east of Nepal and is bordered by India and China?

6. A river journey begins in the highlands north of the Indian subcontinent, runs through Pakistan, and ends at the Arabian Sea. Which river is being followed?

7. Which island country lies southeast of India, separated from it by the Palk Strait and nearby shallow waters?

8. A vessel takes the narrow sea passage between southeastern India and northern Sri Lanka. Which named passage is it using?

9. Which South Asian country is an Indian Ocean archipelago located southwest of India and Sri Lanka?

10. Which arid region extends across western India and into eastern Pakistan?

11. Which landlocked country lies west and northwest of Pakistan and south of Central Asia?

12. A route follows India’s western coast while a long, elevated barrier rises just inland and runs roughly parallel to the shore. Which feature is it?

13. The Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Meghna river systems deposit sediment where they approach the Bay of Bengal. Which feature do they form there?

14. Which country lies at the head of the Bay of Bengal, is bordered mostly by India, and also shares a southeastern border with Myanmar?

15. A traveler heads north from Nepal’s low Terai plains toward the border with China. Which major physical region will the traveler enter?

16. Which landlocked country lies mainly along the central Himalayas, between India to the south and China to the north?