Textbook Maps Quiz: South Asia (10%)

What is the plateau located in the center of India?

Deccan Plateau

Which three capital cities have the highest elevations in South Asia?

Dhaka not Shaka

What plain is located just south of the Himalayas?

Ganges Plain

What desert is located in India?

Great Indian Desert

What is the capital of India?

New Delhi

In what area of South Asia is the population density the greatest?

Northern, Eastern, and Southern edges of the region

What is the predominant land use in India?

Subsistence farming

At what approximate degree of latitude is the northernmost point of the country of India?

about 38 degrees

What physical features distinguish South Asia's northern borders?

the Himalayas

At what approximate degree of latitude is Cape Comorin on the southern tip of the Indian Peninsula?

Cape Comorin, about 8 degrees north