Question 1

Which city in Kazakhstan is an example of a "forward capital"?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

The vast majority of the climate of Central Asia

Accepted Answer

A) is a dry summer/wet winter climate pattern 
B) has fairly consistent temperatures throughout the year 
C) is largely dominated by dry and highland climates 
D) is sub-tropical with intermittent rainfall in the summer 
E) favors polar climates due to its northerly latitudes 
A) is a dry summer/wet winter climate pattern 
B) has fairly consistent temperatures throughout the year 
C) is largely dominated by dry and highland climates 
D) is sub-tropical with intermittent rainfall in the summer 
E) favors polar climates due to its northerly latitudes

Question 3

The Fergana Valley of Central Asia is home to some of the most convoluted geopolitical boundaries in the world. Which three nations own various parts of the Fergana Valley?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Why is the environment in Central Asia relatively clean?

Accepted Answer

A) a strong "green" political movement in the region 
B) low population density 
C) favorable breezes that sweep the heavy industrial pollution that would otherwise permeate the region 
D) Soviet environmental policies kept the environment intact 
E) stringent environmental standards and controls 
A) a strong "green" political movement in the region 
B) low population density 
C) favorable breezes that sweep the heavy industrial pollution that would otherwise permeate the region 
D) Soviet environmental policies kept the environment intact 
E) stringent environmental standards and controls

Question 5

Describe the current state of the economies of the Central Asian countries and explain why these countries are in general so underdeveloped.

Accepted Answer

Overall, the economies of Central Asia a

Question 6

Which nation, twice the size of Texas, has a population of only 3.1 million people?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Which of the following did NOT happen as a result of the destruction of the Aral Sea?

Accepted Answer

A) Agriculture has been destroyed with a concomitant impact on public health. 
B) Its shoreline retreated at an unprecedented rate, causing villages that previously enjoyed a "seaside" location to be stranded 40 miles inland from the shore. 
C) Eventually, the Aral Sea consisted of two separate lakes. 
D) Salinity levels increased in the Aral Sea, causing fish species to disappear. 
E) Oil was discovered on the seabed. 
A) Agriculture has been destroyed with a concomitant impact on public health. 
B) Its shoreline retreated at an unprecedented rate, causing villages that previously enjoyed a "seaside" location to be stranded 40 miles inland from the shore. 
C) Eventually, the Aral Sea consisted of two separate lakes. 
D) Salinity levels increased in the Aral Sea, causing fish species to disappear. 
E) Oil was discovered on the seabed.

Question 8

A fertile, silty soil deposited by the wind is known as

Accepted Answer

A) silt 
B) alkaline 
C) dust 
D) alluvium 
E) loess 
A) silt 
B) alkaline 
C) dust 
D) alluvium 
E) loess

Question 9

In which country of Central Asia is the Gobi Desert found?

Accepted Answer

A) Azerbaijan 
B) Mongolia 
C) Tibet 
D) Afghanistan 
E) Turkmenistan 
A) Azerbaijan 
B) Mongolia 
C) Tibet 
D) Afghanistan 
E) Turkmenistan

Question 10

Virtually the entire area of the Tibetan Plateau is higher than feet above sea level.

Accepted Answer

A) 18,000 
B) 15,000 
C) 24,000 
D) 12,000 
E) 21,000 
A) 18,000 
B) 15,000 
C) 24,000 
D) 12,000 
E) 21,000

Question 11

Followers of which religion in Central Asia have suffered persecution from Chinese authorities in Tibet?

Accepted Answer

A) Zoroastrianism 
B) Buddhism 
C) Judaism 
D) Shiite Islam 
E) Sunni Islam 
A) Zoroastrianism 
B) Buddhism 
C) Judaism 
D) Shiite Islam 
E) Sunni Islam

Question 12

Because the Soviet regime converted most productive pastures into farmland in the mid-1900s to increase the country's supply of grain, northern Kazakhstan

Accepted Answer

A) has serious problems with desertification. 
B) has a large number of immigrants. 
C) had a major drop in its population 
D) has the highest population density in the steppe belt. 
E) has the lowest population density in the region. 
A) has serious problems with desertification. 
B) has a large number of immigrants. 
C) had a major drop in its population 
D) has the highest population density in the steppe belt. 
E) has the lowest population density in the region.

Question 13

What transportation technology is needed to take advantage economically of the oil wealth of Central Asia?

Accepted Answer

A) highways 
B) specialized oil tankers 
C) pipelines 
D) canals 
E) railroads 
A) highways 
B) specialized oil tankers 
C) pipelines 
D) canals 
E) railroads

Question 14

Which of the following nations of Central Asia does NOT speak a Turkic language?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

People who raise livestock for subsistence purposes are known as

Accepted Answer

A) pastoralists 
B) transhumanists 
C) farmers 
D) herders 
E) migrant laborers 
A) pastoralists 
B) transhumanists 
C) farmers 
D) herders 
E) migrant laborers

Question 16

Which part of Central Asia underwent the Soviet "Virgin Lands Campaign" of the 1950s?

Accepted Answer

A) central Kyrgyzstan 
B) Azerbaijan 
C) northwestern Tibet 
D) northern Kazakhstan 
E) southern Uzbekistan 
A) central Kyrgyzstan 
B) Azerbaijan 
C) northwestern Tibet 
D) northern Kazakhstan 
E) southern Uzbekistan

Question 17

Which Central Asian country did NOT have a U.S. military presence post 9/11?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

Which of the following statements about the Uyghur language is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) Uyghur is a Tibeto-Burman language, and the main native language of China's Xinjiang province. 
B) Uyghur is an Indo-European language, and the main native language of Russia's eastern provinces. 
C) Uyghur is an Indo-European language, and the main native language of China's Xinjiang province. 
D) Uyghur is a Turkic language, and the main native language of Russia's eastern provinces. 
E) Uyghur is a Turkic language, and the main native language of China's Xinjiang province. 
A) Uyghur is a Tibeto-Burman language, and the main native language of China's Xinjiang province. 
B) Uyghur is an Indo-European language, and the main native language of Russia's eastern provinces. 
C) Uyghur is an Indo-European language, and the main native language of China's Xinjiang province. 
D) Uyghur is a Turkic language, and the main native language of Russia's eastern provinces. 
E) Uyghur is a Turkic language, and the main native language of China's Xinjiang province.

Question 19

Which language of Central Asia is an Indo-European language?

Accepted Answer

A) Pashtun 
B) Tibetan 
C) Azeri 
D) Kirghiz 
E) Mongolian 
A) Pashtun 
B) Tibetan 
C) Azeri 
D) Kirghiz 
E) Mongolian

Question 20

The Taliban drew its support primarily from

Accepted Answer

A) ethnic Uzbeks. 
B) Hazaras and Tajiks. 
C) Pashtuns. 
D) ethnic Tajiks. 
E) Shiite Hazaras. 
A) ethnic Uzbeks. 
B) Hazaras and Tajiks. 
C) Pashtuns. 
D) ethnic Tajiks. 
E) Shiite Hazaras.

Which city in Kazakhstan is an example of a "forward capital"?

The vast majority of the climate of Central Asia

The Fergana Valley of Central Asia is home to some of the most convoluted geopolitical boundaries in the world. Which three nations own various parts of the Fergana Valley?

Why is the environment in Central Asia relatively clean?

Describe the current state of the economies of the Central Asian countries and explain why these countries are in general so underdeveloped.

Which nation, twice the size of Texas, has a population of only 3.1 million people?

Which of the following did NOT happen as a result of the destruction of the Aral Sea?

A fertile, silty soil deposited by the wind is known as

In which country of Central Asia is the Gobi Desert found?

Virtually the entire area of the Tibetan Plateau is higher than feet above sea level.

Followers of which religion in Central Asia have suffered persecution from Chinese authorities in Tibet?

Because the Soviet regime converted most productive pastures into farmland in the mid-1900s to increase the country's supply of grain, northern Kazakhstan

What transportation technology is needed to take advantage economically of the oil wealth of Central Asia?

Which of the following nations of Central Asia does NOT speak a Turkic language?

People who raise livestock for subsistence purposes are known as

Which part of Central Asia underwent the Soviet "Virgin Lands Campaign" of the 1950s?

Which Central Asian country did NOT have a U.S. military presence post 9/11?

Which of the following statements about the Uyghur language is most accurate?

Which language of Central Asia is an Indo-European language?

The Taliban drew its support primarily from

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Exam 10: Central Asia

Which city in Kazakhstan is an example of a "forward capital"?

The vast majority of the climate of Central Asia

The Fergana Valley of Central Asia is home to some of the most convoluted geopolitical boundaries in the world. Which three nations own various parts of the Fergana Valley?

Why is the environment in Central Asia relatively clean?

Describe the current state of the economies of the Central Asian countries and explain why these countries are in general so underdeveloped.

Which nation, twice the size of Texas, has a population of only 3.1 million people?

Which of the following did NOT happen as a result of the destruction of the Aral Sea?

A fertile, silty soil deposited by the wind is known as

In which country of Central Asia is the Gobi Desert found?

Virtually the entire area of the Tibetan Plateau is higher than feet above sea level.

Followers of which religion in Central Asia have suffered persecution from Chinese authorities in Tibet?

Because the Soviet regime converted most productive pastures into farmland in the mid-1900s to increase the country's supply of grain, northern Kazakhstan

What transportation technology is needed to take advantage economically of the oil wealth of Central Asia?

Which of the following nations of Central Asia does NOT speak a Turkic language?

People who raise livestock for subsistence purposes are known as

Which part of Central Asia underwent the Soviet "Virgin Lands Campaign" of the 1950s?

Which Central Asian country did NOT have a U.S. military presence post 9/11?

Which of the following statements about the Uyghur language is most accurate?

Which language of Central Asia is an Indo-European language?

The Taliban drew its support primarily from

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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