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Afghanistan Worksheet

Prithvi 360° GK for Kids

Name: ______________   Date: _________

1. Colour the flag

The flag of Afghanistan to colour in

Its colours: black, red, green and white (the flag used until 2021).

2. Name the neighbours

AfghanistanABCDEF

Word bank: China, Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan. Big neighbours stop at the map's edge

A ___________B ___________C ___________D ___________E ___________F ___________

3. Fill in the blanks

  1. The capital of Afghanistan is _______________.
  2. The money of Afghanistan is called the _______________.
  3. The national sport, played on horseback, is _______________.
  4. The _______________ mountains run across the middle of the country.
  5. Blue stone from Badakhshan, mined for over 6,000 years, is lapis _______________.

4. True or false?

  1. Afghanistan has a long sea coast. T / F
  2. The thin Wakhan Corridor reaches out to China. T / F
  3. Herat grows saffron. T / F
  4. Pakistan lies to the north of Afghanistan. T / F

5. Draw a line to match

Kabuli pulao ●● Longest horns of any sheep
Band-e-Amir ●● National instrument
Rubab ●● Rice, lamb, carrots and raisins
Marco Polo sheep ●● Very blue lakes

6. Draw the Blue Mosque of Mazar-i-Sharif with its white doves.

Answers: Map: A Pakistan, B Tajikistan, C Turkmenistan, D Iran, E Uzbekistan, F China. Blanks: Kabul, afghani, buzkashi, Hindu Kush, lazuli. True or false: 1 F, 2 T, 3 T, 4 F. Match: Kabuli pulao = Rice, lamb, carrots and raisins, Band-e-Amir = Very blue lakes, Rubab = National instrument, Marco Polo sheep = Longest horns of any sheep.