Physical Geography
What is the largest country (by size) in Asia?
China
What is the tallest mountain on earth?
The tallest mountain on earth is Mt. Everest.
When 2 tectonic plates hit each other
Collided
On which continent can you find the Ganges River?
Asia
Another name for a part of the Earth's crust that moves and shifts
Plate
What is the name of the highest mountain range in South Asia?
The Himalayas.
Approximately how many years ago were the Himalayan Mountains formed?
The Himalayan Mountains formed approximately 50 million years ago.
An area where a river deposits sediment as it empties into a body of water
Delta
According to the text, on a map, South Asia looks like WHAT?
According to the text, on a map, South Asia looks like a diamond-shaped chunk of land.
Most of South Asia's water drains into which 2 rivers?
The Ganges and the Indus Rivers
Which country in Asia has "Humid Equatorial - No Dry Season" region, according to the map on page 471?
The country in Asia that has "Humid Equatorial - No Dry Season" region, according to the map on page 471, is Sri Lanka.
What river joins the Ganges River in Bangladesh?
The Brahmaputra River
On the population density map on page 471, each red dot represents HOW MANY people?
Each red dot on the map on page 471 represents 100,000 people.