| A | B |
| island nation below India | Sri Lanka |
| north of Pakistan | Afghanistan |
| Himalayan nation | Nepal |
| east of China and the Koreas | Japan |
| between Myanmar and Cambodia | Thailand |
| at end of Malay Peninsula | Singapore |
| nation of islands north of Australia | Indonesia |
| archipelago nation southeast of China | Philippines |
| Chinese island nation | Taiwan |
| between India and Myanmar | Bangladesh |
| capital of China | Beijing |
| capital of India | New Delhi |
| capital of Japan | Tokyo |
| important SE Asia shipping channel | Strait of Malacca |
| important river of SE Asia | Mekong |
| important rivers of China | Yangtze and Yellow |
| holy river of India | Ganges |
| main river of Pakistan | Indus |
| nation east of Laos | Vietnam |
| another name for Indian landmass | the Subcontinent |
| another name for area of Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia | Indochina |
| important ports of China | Hongkong and Shanghai |
| capital of Vietnam | Hanoi |
| capital of Thailand | Bangkok |
| capital of Afghanistan | Kabul |
| high Himalayan mountain | Everest |
| a desert in China | Gobi |
| important route through Himalayas | Khyber Pass |
| major cities in India | Bombay, Calcutta, Madras |
| provinces in China | Hunan, Sichuan, Yunnan |