Question 1

All of the following are nations in Central Asia with the exception of

Accepted Answer

A) Uzbekistan 
B) Kazakhstan 
C) Afghanistan 
D) Mongolia 
E) Pakistan 
A) Uzbekistan 
B) Kazakhstan 
C) Afghanistan 
D) Mongolia 
E) Pakistan E

Question 2

The Pamir Knot

Accepted Answer

A) is the term for the border between Mongolia and China. 
B) is located in Turkmenistan. 
C) refers to the political isolation experienced by Azerbaijan on the western side of the Caspian Sea. 
D) refers to the mountainous region lying on the border between Nepal and China. 
E) is a complex tangle of east-west and north-south trending mountain ranges on the borders of Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Pakistan, and China. 
A) is the term for the border between Mongolia and China. 
B) is located in Turkmenistan. 
C) refers to the political isolation experienced by Azerbaijan on the western side of the Caspian Sea. 
D) refers to the mountainous region lying on the border between Nepal and China. 
E) is a complex tangle of east-west and north-south trending mountain ranges on the borders of Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Pakistan, and China. E

Question 3

What country has offered itself as a model secular state for Central Asian republics to emulate?

Accepted Answer

A) Saudi Arabia 
B) Syria 
C) Iran 
D) Turkey 
E) Kyrgyzstan 
A) Saudi Arabia 
B) Syria 
C) Iran 
D) Turkey 
E) Kyrgyzstan D

Question 4

What group replaced Turkish control on the eastern steppes in the 1100s?

Accepted Answer

A) Tibetan 
B) Persian 
C) Mongol 
D) Pashtun 
E) Russian 
A) Tibetan 
B) Persian 
C) Mongol 
D) Pashtun 
E) Russian

Question 5

People of which of the following countries of Central Asia are noted for their traditional economy based on transhumance?

Accepted Answer

A) Kazakhstan 
B) Tibet 
C) Kyrgyzstan 
D) Afghanistan 
E) Turkmenistan 
A) Kazakhstan 
B) Tibet 
C) Kyrgyzstan 
D) Afghanistan 
E) Turkmenistan

Question 6

Which of the following was NOT a strategy of the Soviet Union in Central Asia?

Accepted Answer

A) nurture local nationalisms 
B) creation of complex borders for new republics 
C) replace local leaders with Communist Party officials 
D) encouragement of Russian immigration and the use of Russian (Cyrillic)alphabet 
E) defining a series of union republics based on ethnicity 
A) nurture local nationalisms 
B) creation of complex borders for new republics 
C) replace local leaders with Communist Party officials 
D) encouragement of Russian immigration and the use of Russian (Cyrillic)alphabet 
E) defining a series of union republics based on ethnicity

Question 7

Most of Kazakhstan's oil reserves are found near which physical feature of Central Asia?

Accepted Answer

A) the Aral Sea 
B) the Kyzyl Kum desert 
C) the Tarim Basin 
D) the Caspian Basin 
E) the Pamir Knot 
A) the Aral Sea 
B) the Kyzyl Kum desert 
C) the Tarim Basin 
D) the Caspian Basin 
E) the Pamir Knot

Question 8

Early urban development in Central Asia was located near

Accepted Answer

A) the Silk Road 
B) in populated areas. 
C) ports. 
D) major riverways. 
E) ports and rivers. 
A) the Silk Road 
B) in populated areas. 
C) ports. 
D) major riverways. 
E) ports and rivers.

Question 9

What three nations actively supported anti-Soviet forces in Afghanistan during the Afghan-Soviet War?

Accepted Answer

A) United States, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan 
B) Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and China 
C) Pakistan, India and China 
D) Pakistan, India and Iran 
E) United States, Israel and Turkey 
A) United States, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan 
B) Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and China 
C) Pakistan, India and China 
D) Pakistan, India and Iran 
E) United States, Israel and Turkey

Question 10

The country in Central Asia with the highest rate of natural increase is

Accepted Answer

A) Azerbaijan 
B) Afghanistan 
C) Kyrgyzstan. 
D) Tajikistan 
E) Mongolia 
A) Azerbaijan 
B) Afghanistan 
C) Kyrgyzstan. 
D) Tajikistan 
E) Mongolia

Question 11

The economy of Turkmenistan rests largely on what energy export?

Accepted Answer

A) natural gas 
B) oil 
C) uranium 
D) hydropower 
E) coal 
A) natural gas 
B) oil 
C) uranium 
D) hydropower 
E) coal

Question 12

Which Central Asian country has taken the lead on restoration of the Aral Sea?

Accepted Answer

A) Mongolia 
B) Kazakhstan 
C) Tajikistan 
D) Kyrgyzstan 
E) there have been no restoration efforts of the Aral Sea 
A) Mongolia 
B) Kazakhstan 
C) Tajikistan 
D) Kyrgyzstan 
E) there have been no restoration efforts of the Aral Sea

Question 13

With which nation has Azerbaijan had a long-running dispute over its exclave of Nakhchivan?

Accepted Answer

A) Armenia 
B) Iran 
C) Kazakhstan 
D) Russia 
E) Turkmenistan 
A) Armenia 
B) Iran 
C) Kazakhstan 
D) Russia 
E) Turkmenistan

Question 14

In an essay discuss the religions present in Central Asia and describe any religious conflicts that have arisen in the region.

Accepted Answer

Although Islam is the primary religion o

Question 15

How do the editors of your textbook define Central Asia?

Accepted Answer

Central Asia is difficult to define as t

Question 16

What country completed a rail link with Turkmenistan in the 1990s?

Accepted Answer

A) Russia 
B) Pakistan 
C) Iran 
D) Kazakhstan 
E) China 
A) Russia 
B) Pakistan 
C) Iran 
D) Kazakhstan 
E) China

Question 17

The two most commonly spoken languages in Afghanistan are

Accepted Answer

A) Hazara and Baluchi 
B) Pashto and Dari 
C) Pashto and Uzbek 
D) Dari and Uzbek 
E) Russian and Turkish 
A) Hazara and Baluchi 
B) Pashto and Dari 
C) Pashto and Uzbek 
D) Dari and Uzbek 
E) Russian and Turkish

Question 18

Where can one find clusters of Shi'ite Islam in Central Asia?

Accepted Answer

A) among the Hazaras of central Afghanistan 
B) throughout the Pashtun communities of Afghanistan 
C) in the deserts of Turkmenistan 
D) on the steppes of Kazakhstan 
E) in the Fergana Valley of Uzbekistan 
A) among the Hazaras of central Afghanistan 
B) throughout the Pashtun communities of Afghanistan 
C) in the deserts of Turkmenistan 
D) on the steppes of Kazakhstan 
E) in the Fergana Valley of Uzbekistan

Question 19

Turkmenistan is a major exporter of what crop?

Accepted Answer

A) cotton 
B) corn 
C) wheat 
D) soy 
E) opium 
A) cotton 
B) corn 
C) wheat 
D) soy 
E) opium

Question 20

The central religious figure in Tibetan Buddhism (sometimes known as the "Great Teacher")is the

Accepted Answer

A) Grand Mufti 
B) Dalai Lama 
C) Bodhisattva 
D) Taliban 
E) Great Ayatollah 
A) Grand Mufti 
B) Dalai Lama 
C) Bodhisattva 
D) Taliban 
E) Great Ayatollah

All of the following are nations in Central Asia with the exception of

The Pamir Knot

What country has offered itself as a model secular state for Central Asian republics to emulate?

What group replaced Turkish control on the eastern steppes in the 1100s?

People of which of the following countries of Central Asia are noted for their traditional economy based on transhumance?

Which of the following was NOT a strategy of the Soviet Union in Central Asia?

Most of Kazakhstan's oil reserves are found near which physical feature of Central Asia?

Early urban development in Central Asia was located near

What three nations actively supported anti-Soviet forces in Afghanistan during the Afghan-Soviet War?

The country in Central Asia with the highest rate of natural increase is

The economy of Turkmenistan rests largely on what energy export?

Which Central Asian country has taken the lead on restoration of the Aral Sea?

With which nation has Azerbaijan had a long-running dispute over its exclave of Nakhchivan?

In an essay discuss the religions present in Central Asia and describe any religious conflicts that have arisen in the region.

How do the editors of your textbook define Central Asia?

What country completed a rail link with Turkmenistan in the 1990s?

The two most commonly spoken languages in Afghanistan are

Where can one find clusters of Shi'ite Islam in Central Asia?

Turkmenistan is a major exporter of what crop?

The central religious figure in Tibetan Buddhism (sometimes known as the "Great Teacher")is the

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Exam 10: Central Asia

All of the following are nations in Central Asia with the exception of

The Pamir Knot

What country has offered itself as a model secular state for Central Asian republics to emulate?

What group replaced Turkish control on the eastern steppes in the 1100s?

People of which of the following countries of Central Asia are noted for their traditional economy based on transhumance?

Which of the following was NOT a strategy of the Soviet Union in Central Asia?

Most of Kazakhstan's oil reserves are found near which physical feature of Central Asia?

Early urban development in Central Asia was located near

What three nations actively supported anti-Soviet forces in Afghanistan during the Afghan-Soviet War?

The country in Central Asia with the highest rate of natural increase is

The economy of Turkmenistan rests largely on what energy export?

Which Central Asian country has taken the lead on restoration of the Aral Sea?

With which nation has Azerbaijan had a long-running dispute over its exclave of Nakhchivan?

In an essay discuss the religions present in Central Asia and describe any religious conflicts that have arisen in the region.

How do the editors of your textbook define Central Asia?

What country completed a rail link with Turkmenistan in the 1990s?

The two most commonly spoken languages in Afghanistan are

Where can one find clusters of Shi'ite Islam in Central Asia?

Turkmenistan is a major exporter of what crop?

The central religious figure in Tibetan Buddhism (sometimes known as the "Great Teacher")is the

Concepts of World Geography

Physical Geography and the Environment

North America

Latin America

The Caribbean

Sub-Saharan Africa

Southwest Asia and North Africa

Europe

The Russian Domain

East Asia

South Asia

Southeast Asia

Australia and Oceania

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