Question 1

Until recently, what has been the choice destination for Central Asian migrants seeking work?

Accepted Answer

A) Iran 
B) India 
C) China 
D) Mongolia 
E) Russia 
A) Iran 
B) India 
C) China 
D) Mongolia 
E) Russia

Question 2

Which nation in Central Asia has the highest overall GNI per capita?

Accepted Answer

A) Mongolia 
B) Kazakhstan 
C) Azerbaijan 
D) Afghanistan 
E) Tajikistan 
A) Mongolia 
B) Kazakhstan 
C) Azerbaijan 
D) Afghanistan 
E) Tajikistan

Question 3

The Taliban was founded by

Accepted Answer

A) Pakistani supported terrorists. 
B) Muslim religious students desiring improvement from anarchic conditions. 
C) Buddhists extremists. 
D) Warlords desiring power after Soviet withdrawal. 
E) Marxist-oriented reformers. 
A) Pakistani supported terrorists. 
B) Muslim religious students desiring improvement from anarchic conditions. 
C) Buddhists extremists. 
D) Warlords desiring power after Soviet withdrawal. 
E) Marxist-oriented reformers.

Question 4

Which nation never had any involvement in the partitioning of the steppes of Central Asia?

Accepted Answer

A) Soviet Union 
B) Great Britain 
C) Manchu China 
D) Russia 
E) France 
A) Soviet Union 
B) Great Britain 
C) Manchu China 
D) Russia 
E) France

Question 5

To which of the following languages is Tajik most closely related?

Accepted Answer

A) Chinese 
B) Persian 
C) Russian 
D) Uyghur 
E) Turkish 
A) Chinese 
B) Persian 
C) Russian 
D) Uyghur 
E) Turkish

Question 6

Write an essay in which you discuss the Soviet war in Afghanistan, and the subsequent rise of the Taliban. In your discussion, please consider the primary causes of the war, the key players involved, and the Taliban's effect on the country's cultural landscape.

Accepted Answer

In 1978, a "revolutionary council," supp

Question 7

The two largest and most developed economies within Central Asia are

Accepted Answer

A) Afghanistan and Turkmenistan 
B) Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan 
C) Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan 
D) Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan 
E) Kazakhstan and Mongolia 
A) Afghanistan and Turkmenistan 
B) Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan 
C) Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan 
D) Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan 
E) Kazakhstan and Mongolia

Question 8

Describe the distribution of human population in the Tibetan Plateau, other highland areas of Central Asia, Central Asia desert regions, and lowlands. Discuss the ways human settlement patterns illustrate adaption to often-harsh physical surroundings.

Accepted Answer

Overall, Central Asia is not densely pop

Question 9

In what former Soviet republic did war break out immediately after 1991 between Islamist groups and smaller ethnic groups and the government?

Accepted Answer

A) Azerbaijan 
B) Uzbekistan 
C) Armenia 
D) Tajikistan 
E) Kyrgyzstan 
A) Azerbaijan 
B) Uzbekistan 
C) Armenia 
D) Tajikistan 
E) Kyrgyzstan

Question 10

Which of the following major world rivers does NOT originate on the Tibetan Plateau?

Accepted Answer

A) Ganges 
B) Brahmaputra 
C) Yangtze 
D) Indus 
E) Volga 
A) Ganges 
B) Brahmaputra 
C) Yangtze 
D) Indus 
E) Volga

Question 11

Azerbaijan's economy is highly dependent upon which export?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

What percent of Mongolians still practice nomadic pastoralism?

Accepted Answer

A) one-fifth (20%) 
B) one-fourth (25%) 
C) one half (50%) 
D) two-thirds (66%) 
E) one-third (33%) 
A) one-fifth (20%) 
B) one-fourth (25%) 
C) one half (50%) 
D) two-thirds (66%) 
E) one-third (33%)

Question 13

What is the primary reason for the shrinking of the Aral Sea?

Accepted Answer

A) There is climatic change in Central Asia. 
B) The Chinese purchase of the Aral Sea as an aquifer has led to a dramatic drop in its water level. 
C) Much of the water has been removed directly from the sea surface by the numerous nuclear desalinization plants along the Aral's shore. 
D) Tectonic rifting in the region is causing the sea's water to be removed beneath the ground surface. 
E) Large-scale irrigation projects implemented by the Soviets in the 1950s have diverted water from the two rivers that feed the sea. 
A) There is climatic change in Central Asia. 
B) The Chinese purchase of the Aral Sea as an aquifer has led to a dramatic drop in its water level. 
C) Much of the water has been removed directly from the sea surface by the numerous nuclear desalinization plants along the Aral's shore. 
D) Tectonic rifting in the region is causing the sea's water to be removed beneath the ground surface. 
E) Large-scale irrigation projects implemented by the Soviets in the 1950s have diverted water from the two rivers that feed the sea.

Question 14

Which nation is taking the initiative to reinvent the ancient Silk Road as a modern transportation route for contemporary trade?

Accepted Answer

A) Kazakhstan 
B) Russia 
C) Mongolia 
D) China 
E) Uzbekistan 
A) Kazakhstan 
B) Russia 
C) Mongolia 
D) China 
E) Uzbekistan

Question 15

You live in Xinjiang Province in western China. Which two languages will likely be the most practical to speak?

Accepted Answer

A) Uyghur and Chinese 
B) Pashtun and Dari 
C) Mongol and Uyghur 
D) Uyghur and Russian 
E) Russian and Chinese 
A) Uyghur and Chinese 
B) Pashtun and Dari 
C) Mongol and Uyghur 
D) Uyghur and Russian 
E) Russian and Chinese

Question 16

Almost half of which former Soviet republic's labor force works abroad?

Accepted Answer

A) Tajikistan 
B) Kyrgyzstan 
C) Uzbekistan 
D) Turkmenistan 
E) Kazakhstan 
A) Tajikistan 
B) Kyrgyzstan 
C) Uzbekistan 
D) Turkmenistan 
E) Kazakhstan

Question 17

Which countries are members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization?

Accepted Answer

A) Russia, Kyrgyzstan, China, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan 
B) Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan 
C) Afghanistan, China and Kyrgyzstan 
D) Russia, Kyrgyzstan, China, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan 
E) Russia, China and the United States 
A) Russia, Kyrgyzstan, China, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan 
B) Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan 
C) Afghanistan, China and Kyrgyzstan 
D) Russia, Kyrgyzstan, China, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan 
E) Russia, China and the United States

Question 18

The recently completed Qinghai-Tibet Railway connects what city to the rest of China?

Accepted Answer

A) Tashkent 
B) Moscow 
C) Kabul 
D) Lhasa 
E) Samarkand 
A) Tashkent 
B) Moscow 
C) Kabul 
D) Lhasa 
E) Samarkand

Question 19

Which Central Asian city is famed for its traditional Islamic architecture dating back to the 1400's during the medieval kingdom of Tamerlane?

Accepted Answer

A) Astana 
B) Baku 
C) Tashkent 
D) Samarkand 
E) Kabul 
A) Astana 
B) Baku 
C) Tashkent 
D) Samarkand 
E) Kabul

Question 20

The most urbanized nation in the region is

Accepted Answer

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

Until recently, what has been the choice destination for Central Asian migrants seeking work?

Which nation in Central Asia has the highest overall GNI per capita?

The Taliban was founded by

Which nation never had any involvement in the partitioning of the steppes of Central Asia?

To which of the following languages is Tajik most closely related?

Write an essay in which you discuss the Soviet war in Afghanistan, and the subsequent rise of the Taliban. In your discussion, please consider the primary causes of the war, the key players involved, and the Taliban's effect on the country's cultural landscape.

The two largest and most developed economies within Central Asia are

Describe the distribution of human population in the Tibetan Plateau, other highland areas of Central Asia, Central Asia desert regions, and lowlands. Discuss the ways human settlement patterns illustrate adaption to often-harsh physical surroundings.

In what former Soviet republic did war break out immediately after 1991 between Islamist groups and smaller ethnic groups and the government?

Which of the following major world rivers does NOT originate on the Tibetan Plateau?

Azerbaijan's economy is highly dependent upon which export?

What percent of Mongolians still practice nomadic pastoralism?

What is the primary reason for the shrinking of the Aral Sea?

Which nation is taking the initiative to reinvent the ancient Silk Road as a modern transportation route for contemporary trade?

You live in Xinjiang Province in western China. Which two languages will likely be the most practical to speak?

Almost half of which former Soviet republic's labor force works abroad?

Which countries are members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization?

The recently completed Qinghai-Tibet Railway connects what city to the rest of China?

Which Central Asian city is famed for its traditional Islamic architecture dating back to the 1400's during the medieval kingdom of Tamerlane?

The most urbanized nation in the region is

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Until recently, what has been the choice destination for Central Asian migrants seeking work?

Which nation in Central Asia has the highest overall GNI per capita?

The Taliban was founded by

Which nation never had any involvement in the partitioning of the steppes of Central Asia?

To which of the following languages is Tajik most closely related?

Write an essay in which you discuss the Soviet war in Afghanistan, and the subsequent rise of the Taliban. In your discussion, please consider the primary causes of the war, the key players involved, and the Taliban's effect on the country's cultural landscape.

The two largest and most developed economies within Central Asia are

Describe the distribution of human population in the Tibetan Plateau, other highland areas of Central Asia, Central Asia desert regions, and lowlands. Discuss the ways human settlement patterns illustrate adaption to often-harsh physical surroundings.

In what former Soviet republic did war break out immediately after 1991 between Islamist groups and smaller ethnic groups and the government?

Which of the following major world rivers does NOT originate on the Tibetan Plateau?

Azerbaijan's economy is highly dependent upon which export?

What percent of Mongolians still practice nomadic pastoralism?

What is the primary reason for the shrinking of the Aral Sea?

Which nation is taking the initiative to reinvent the ancient Silk Road as a modern transportation route for contemporary trade?

You live in Xinjiang Province in western China. Which two languages will likely be the most practical to speak?

Almost half of which former Soviet republic's labor force works abroad?

Which countries are members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization?

The recently completed Qinghai-Tibet Railway connects what city to the rest of China?

Which Central Asian city is famed for its traditional Islamic architecture dating back to the 1400's during the medieval kingdom of Tamerlane?

The most urbanized nation in the region is

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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