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Year 6 Geography · The Asia region

Name: ______________________

Date: ____________

1. Which mountain range contains Mount Everest?
- ☐ (a) The Andes
- ☐ (b) The Alps
- ☐ (c) The Himalayas
- ☐ (d) The Rockies
2. Which is the longest river in Asia?
- ☐ (a) The Yangtze
- ☐ (b) The Nile
- ☐ (c) The Murray
- ☐ (d) The Amazon
3. Which country is in Southeast Asia?
- ☐ (a) Japan
- ☐ (b) India
- ☐ (c) Mongolia
- ☐ (d) Thailand
4. What is a monsoon?
- ☐ (a) A type of volcano
- ☐ (b) A seasonal wind bringing heavy rain
- ☐ (c) A desert
- ☐ (d) A mountain
5. Which two countries have the largest populations in the world?
- ☐ (a) India and China
- ☐ (b) Japan and Indonesia
- ☐ (c) Australia and New Zealand
- ☐ (d) Nepal and Bhutan
6. How tall is Mount Everest, in metres?
7. A group of islands is called an ____.
8. Which is the largest continent?

Answer sheet

1. The Himalayas — Everest is in the Himalayas.
2. The Yangtze — The Yangtze in China is the longest river in Asia.
3. Thailand — Thailand is in Southeast Asia.
4. A seasonal wind bringing heavy rain — Monsoons bring a seasonal wet period.
5. India and China — India and China each have more than 1.4 billion people.
6. 8849 — Everest's official height is 8,849 m.
7. archipelago — Indonesia and the Philippines are archipelagos.
8. Asia — Asia is the largest continent by area and population.