Question 1

What development led to the emergence of nomadic pastoralism in Central Asia?

Accepted Answer

A) a climate change that made the region dryer 
B) domestication of wheat 
C) domestication of the horse 
D) the advent of a well-developed road network built by the Soviet authorities 
E) domestication of the sheep 
A) a climate change that made the region dryer 
B) domestication of wheat 
C) domestication of the horse 
D) the advent of a well-developed road network built by the Soviet authorities 
E) domestication of the sheep

Question 2

Of all the Central Asian countries, which one has the worst overall composite record of social indicators?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

What do most climate change experts predict will happen to Central Asia as climate change continues?

Accepted Answer

A) This dry region will benefit from higher overall precipitation. 
B) The region will move to the forefront of solar energy technology development. 
C) This region will not be affected by climate change. 
D) It will be hit hard by climate change, leading to melting of glaciers and reduced water flows. 
E) Because of the region's low density, the problems will be minimal. 
A) This dry region will benefit from higher overall precipitation. 
B) The region will move to the forefront of solar energy technology development. 
C) This region will not be affected by climate change. 
D) It will be hit hard by climate change, leading to melting of glaciers and reduced water flows. 
E) Because of the region's low density, the problems will be minimal.

Question 4

Which of the following religions is NOT found among the peoples of Central Asia?

Accepted Answer

A) Islam 
B) Hinduism 
C) Christianity 
D) Buddhism 
E) Judaism 
A) Islam 
B) Hinduism 
C) Christianity 
D) Buddhism 
E) Judaism

Question 5

Which nation within Central Asia suffers from an extremely low Human Development Index?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

What is the Taliban?

Accepted Answer

A) a liberal Islamic group in Kazakhstan that is very tolerant of other belief systems 
B) a sect of Buddhist monks in Tibet 
C) a fundamentalist Christian group in Azerbaijan 
D) an extremist organization that insisted all aspects of society conform to a harsh Islamic orthodoxy in Afghanistan 
E) an offshoot of Orthodox Judaism whose believers are calling for the formation of the Central Asian Jewish state in Kyrgyzstan 
A) a liberal Islamic group in Kazakhstan that is very tolerant of other belief systems 
B) a sect of Buddhist monks in Tibet 
C) a fundamentalist Christian group in Azerbaijan 
D) an extremist organization that insisted all aspects of society conform to a harsh Islamic orthodoxy in Afghanistan 
E) an offshoot of Orthodox Judaism whose believers are calling for the formation of the Central Asian Jewish state in Kyrgyzstan

Question 7

The Aral Sea and Caspian Sea have which of the following in common?

Accepted Answer

A) both frequently generate hurricanes 
B) neither is connected to the ocean. 
C) they both form part of the coastline of Afghanistan 
D) both are located within Tibet 
E) both have lost the vast majority of their volume due to irrigation 
A) both frequently generate hurricanes 
B) neither is connected to the ocean. 
C) they both form part of the coastline of Afghanistan 
D) both are located within Tibet 
E) both have lost the vast majority of their volume due to irrigation

Question 8

Describe the ethnolinguistic geography of Afghanistan.

Accepted Answer

Afghanistan is at the crossroads of Cent

Question 9

What is transhumance? How does it relate to the environment of Central Asia?

Accepted Answer

Significant minorities of people in Cent

Question 10

Which Central Asian lake is the largest lake in the world?

Accepted Answer

A) Caspian Sea 
B) Lake Baikal 
C) Aral Sea 
D) Kara Deniz 
E) Lake Erie 
A) Caspian Sea 
B) Lake Baikal 
C) Aral Sea 
D) Kara Deniz 
E) Lake Erie

Question 11

Compare the tensions in former Soviet Republics of Central Asia since the end of the Soviet Union.

Accepted Answer

Massive ethnic riots shut down Kyrgyzsta

Question 12

Violence flared in 2007 and 2015 in the western Chinese province of Xinjiang between Han Chinese and which ethnic group?

Accepted Answer

A) Muslims 
B) Pashtuns 
C) Uyghurs 
D) Uzbeks 
E) Mongols 
A) Muslims 
B) Pashtuns 
C) Uyghurs 
D) Uzbeks 
E) Mongols

Question 13

In the Tarim Basin, where do most of the people reside?

Accepted Answer

A) high in the mountains surrounding the basin 
B) toward the eastern opening of the basin 
C) in the foothills of the mountains along the basin's edge 
D) in an evenly distributed pattern, throughout the region 
E) near the basin's center 
A) high in the mountains surrounding the basin 
B) toward the eastern opening of the basin 
C) in the foothills of the mountains along the basin's edge 
D) in an evenly distributed pattern, throughout the region 
E) near the basin's center

Question 14

What asset does Kyrgyzstan possess which places it in a prime economic position in the coming decades?

Accepted Answer

A) freshwater 
B) uranium 
C) iron ore 
D) salt 
E) gold 
A) freshwater 
B) uranium 
C) iron ore 
D) salt 
E) gold

Question 15

What is the major impediment to foreign investment in Afghanistan?

Accepted Answer

A) lack of resources 
B) unwillingness of the Afghan government to provide tax breaks for investors 
C) political instability 
D) its landlocked position within Central Asia 
E) lack of resources and unwillingness of the Afghan government to provide tax breaks for investors 
A) lack of resources 
B) unwillingness of the Afghan government to provide tax breaks for investors 
C) political instability 
D) its landlocked position within Central Asia 
E) lack of resources and unwillingness of the Afghan government to provide tax breaks for investors

Question 16

The most common meat found in the diet of Central Asian pastoralists is

Accepted Answer

A) chicken 
B) beef 
C) fish 
D) pork 
E) mutton 
A) chicken 
B) beef 
C) fish 
D) pork 
E) mutton

Question 17

Where is the Aral Sea, and what are the reasons for the dramatic loss in surface area it has experienced over the last half century? Be certain to discuss the environmental implications of the vanishing of this body of water.

Accepted Answer

The Aral Sea is located in the western p

Question 18

What country objected to the post-Soviet boundary drawn between it and Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

How many new countries appeared in Central Asia between the Caspian Sea and the Chinese border as a result of the break-up of the Soviet Union?

Accepted Answer

A) three 
B) five 
C) four 
D) six 
E) ten 
A) three 
B) five 
C) four 
D) six 
E) ten

Question 20

What is transhumance?

Accepted Answer

A) agriculture in dry areas, made possible by irrigation 
B) agriculture that relies on evapotranspiration 
C) the movement of humans from transition zones of agriculture to more inhabitable lowlands 
D) the movement of livestock from urban regions to rural areas where more grass is available for animal consumption 
E) seasonal movement of livestock to cooler, greener high-country pastures in the summer and returning them to lowland valleys during the winter 
A) agriculture in dry areas, made possible by irrigation 
B) agriculture that relies on evapotranspiration 
C) the movement of humans from transition zones of agriculture to more inhabitable lowlands 
D) the movement of livestock from urban regions to rural areas where more grass is available for animal consumption 
E) seasonal movement of livestock to cooler, greener high-country pastures in the summer and returning them to lowland valleys during the winter

What development led to the emergence of nomadic pastoralism in Central Asia?

Of all the Central Asian countries, which one has the worst overall composite record of social indicators?

What do most climate change experts predict will happen to Central Asia as climate change continues?

Which of the following religions is NOT found among the peoples of Central Asia?

Which nation within Central Asia suffers from an extremely low Human Development Index?

What is the Taliban?

The Aral Sea and Caspian Sea have which of the following in common?

Describe the ethnolinguistic geography of Afghanistan.

What is transhumance? How does it relate to the environment of Central Asia?

Which Central Asian lake is the largest lake in the world?

Compare the tensions in former Soviet Republics of Central Asia since the end of the Soviet Union.

Violence flared in 2007 and 2015 in the western Chinese province of Xinjiang between Han Chinese and which ethnic group?

In the Tarim Basin, where do most of the people reside?

What asset does Kyrgyzstan possess which places it in a prime economic position in the coming decades?

What is the major impediment to foreign investment in Afghanistan?

The most common meat found in the diet of Central Asian pastoralists is

Where is the Aral Sea, and what are the reasons for the dramatic loss in surface area it has experienced over the last half century? Be certain to discuss the environmental implications of the vanishing of this body of water.

What country objected to the post-Soviet boundary drawn between it and Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan?

How many new countries appeared in Central Asia between the Caspian Sea and the Chinese border as a result of the break-up of the Soviet Union?

What is transhumance?

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Exam 10: Central Asia

What development led to the emergence of nomadic pastoralism in Central Asia?

Of all the Central Asian countries, which one has the worst overall composite record of social indicators?

What do most climate change experts predict will happen to Central Asia as climate change continues?

Which of the following religions is NOT found among the peoples of Central Asia?

Which nation within Central Asia suffers from an extremely low Human Development Index?

What is the Taliban?

The Aral Sea and Caspian Sea have which of the following in common?

Describe the ethnolinguistic geography of Afghanistan.

What is transhumance? How does it relate to the environment of Central Asia?

Which Central Asian lake is the largest lake in the world?

Compare the tensions in former Soviet Republics of Central Asia since the end of the Soviet Union.

Violence flared in 2007 and 2015 in the western Chinese province of Xinjiang between Han Chinese and which ethnic group?

In the Tarim Basin, where do most of the people reside?

What asset does Kyrgyzstan possess which places it in a prime economic position in the coming decades?

What is the major impediment to foreign investment in Afghanistan?

The most common meat found in the diet of Central Asian pastoralists is

Where is the Aral Sea, and what are the reasons for the dramatic loss in surface area it has experienced over the last half century? Be certain to discuss the environmental implications of the vanishing of this body of water.

What country objected to the post-Soviet boundary drawn between it and Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan?

How many new countries appeared in Central Asia between the Caspian Sea and the Chinese border as a result of the break-up of the Soviet Union?

What is transhumance?

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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