World Cultures – Map Skills



6 Grade World Cultures Test Review –South Asia

1. The following countries are in South Asia:

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2. Mohandas Gandhi nickname was _______________________ which means “The Great One”

3. Gandhi received a good education because he was born in a higher ______________and his dad was a leader for the British.

4. Gandhi hated the ________________ System.

5. Gandhi never won the _______________________.

6. Gandhi was what religion? _______________________________.

7. India has a population of over ____________________________________.

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8. Most Indians are (religion) ______________________________.

9. Pakistan used to be part of _________________.

10. The __________________ colonized India until 1947.

11. _____________________________ led the peaceful independence movement from Great Britain.

12. Pakistan has very bad relations with ________________ over the state of ________________.

13. __________________ is not a safe country for travel for Americans but India is relatively safe.

14. The least populated country, and happiest country in South Asia is ________________________.

15. The most densely populated large country in the world is _____________________________.

16. The extremely poor, landlocked country in the Himalayas with a capital, Kathmandu and Mount Everest, is called _______________________.

17. The most sacred river in India is the ____________________.

18. ________________ are considered holy by most Hindus in India.

19. ___________________ and __________________ were never colonized.

20. The island which was formerly called Ceylon is now the country of ________________.

21. ________________ (clothes making) is a very important industry to most South Asian economies, including Bangladesh.

22. The festival of __________________ is the celebration of Spring and color (they throw colors) practiced by Hindu followers.

23. Bangladesh has a million recent Islamic ________________refugees from Myanmar.

24. Although it is outlawed, this ancient practice of classifying people at birth according to the family they were born into is still practiced in India and is called the _________________________________.

25. ____________________ is the least densely populated country having the least polluted rivers with the most remaining unspoiled habitat for many rare and endangered species in South Asia.

26. __________________ suffers from many problems such as lack of education; water shortages; unreliable electricity; their military is too _______________ and wastes too much money.

27. Sri Lanka and Bhutan are the two majority ________________ (religion) countries in South Asia.

28. India and Nepal are the two majority _______________ (religion) countries in South Asia.

29. The Maldives and Bangladesh and Pakistan are the majority ________________ (religion) countries in South Asia.

30. _____________________ has the most people living in poverty of any country in the world.

31. ______________________ is the largest (by population) democracy in the world.

32. The highest mountain in the world, ____________________________ is found mostly in ___________.

33. The huge mangrove forest on the Ganges Delta is called the ____________________ and Bengal tigers live in this forest.

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