Question 1

Afghanistan earns most of its foreign currency by selling

Accepted Answer

A)  weapons. 
B)  oil. 
C)  textiles. 
D)  opium. 
E)  rice. 
A)  weapons. 
B)  oil. 
C)  textiles. 
D)  opium. 
E)  rice. D

Question 2

The Pamir Knot

Accepted Answer

A)  is a complex tangle of east-west and north-south trending mountain ranges on the borders of Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Pakistan, and China. 
B)  is the term for the border between Mongolia and China. 
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 located in Turkmenistan. 
A)  is a complex tangle of east-west and north-south trending mountain ranges on the borders of Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Pakistan, and China. 
B)  is the term for the border between Mongolia and China. 
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 located in Turkmenistan. A

Question 3

Where are the desert regions of Central Asia mostly located?

Accepted Answer

A)  eastern edge of the region 
B)  western edge of the region 
C)  center of the region 
D)  northern edge of the region 
E)  southern edge of the region 
A)  eastern edge of the region 
B)  western edge of the region 
C)  center of the region 
D)  northern edge of the region 
E)  southern edge of the region C

Question 4

Since 1999,which Central Asian country has been the world's largest producer of opium?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

Kazakhstan is the most developed country in Central Asia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The Caspian Sea

Accepted Answer

A)  drains into the Mediterranean. 
B)  has increased in size over the last three decades. 
C)  is substantially threatened by oil-industry pollution. 
D)  is in much greater danger than is the Aral Sea. 
E)  is the smallest lake in Central Asia. 
A)  drains into the Mediterranean. 
B)  has increased in size over the last three decades. 
C)  is substantially threatened by oil-industry pollution. 
D)  is in much greater danger than is the Aral Sea. 
E)  is the smallest lake in Central Asia.

Question 7

The Caspian Sea has shrunk by 60 percent since the 1970s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What is the name of the ultra orthodox Islamic group that was in power in Afghanistan until the United States military intervened in fall of 2001?

Accepted Answer

A)  Taliban 
B)  al-Qaeda 
C)  Loya Jurga 
D)  Northern Alliance 
E)  Wahhabis 
A)  Taliban 
B)  al-Qaeda 
C)  Loya Jurga 
D)  Northern Alliance 
E)  Wahhabis

Question 9

The Kara Kum is a complex tangle of east-west and north-south trending mountain ranges on the borders of Afghanistan,Tajikistan,Pakistan,and China.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Pashtun is an Indo-European language.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Kazakhstan's population in the agricultural lands of the north is relatively clustered.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Lamaism is most closely associated with the Central Asian country of Kazakhstan.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In the 1970s,the common language of Central Asia was Russian.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Central Asia's mountain ranges were created by the collision of the Indian subcontinent with Asia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The collapsible,felt-covered structures the Mongolians live in as they tend their herds of sheep and cattle are called yaks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

Kazakhstan's population in the agricultural lands of the north

Accepted Answer

A)  is highly concentrated near the border of Russia. 
B)  lives primarily in the cities of the northern region. 
C)  is relatively evenly spaced throughout the region. 
D)  has declined to nearly zero over the past three decades. 
E)  has been migrating to the south in the past decade. 
A)  is highly concentrated near the border of Russia. 
B)  lives primarily in the cities of the northern region. 
C)  is relatively evenly spaced throughout the region. 
D)  has declined to nearly zero over the past three decades. 
E)  has been migrating to the south in the past decade.

Question 18

Write an essay in which you discuss the Russian 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

The answer of Write an essay in which you discuss...

Question 19

What geologic event created Central Asia's mountain ranges?

Accepted Answer

A)  the collision of the Indian subcontinent with Asia 
B)  extensive and recent volcanic eruptions 
C)  tectonic plate divergence 
D)  subsidence along local earthquake faults 
A)  the collision of the Indian subcontinent with Asia 
B)  extensive and recent volcanic eruptions 
C)  tectonic plate divergence 
D)  subsidence along local earthquake faults

Question 20

According to government planners in Turkmenistan,what product will Turkmenistan begin to export in large quantities,bringing prosperity to the country?

Accepted Answer

A)  bananas 
B)  movies 
C)  rice 
D)  natural gas 
E)  gold 
A)  bananas 
B)  movies 
C)  rice 
D)  natural gas 
E)  gold

Afghanistan earns most of its foreign currency by selling

The Pamir Knot

Where are the desert regions of Central Asia mostly located?

Since 1999,which Central Asian country has been the world's largest producer of opium?

Kazakhstan is the most developed country in Central Asia.

The Caspian Sea

The Caspian Sea has shrunk by 60 percent since the 1970s.

What is the name of the ultra orthodox Islamic group that was in power in Afghanistan until the United States military intervened in fall of 2001?

The Kara Kum is a complex tangle of east-west and north-south trending mountain ranges on the borders of Afghanistan,Tajikistan,Pakistan,and China.

Pashtun is an Indo-European language.

Kazakhstan's population in the agricultural lands of the north is relatively clustered.

Lamaism is most closely associated with the Central Asian country of Kazakhstan.

In the 1970s,the common language of Central Asia was Russian.

Central Asia's mountain ranges were created by the collision of the Indian subcontinent with Asia.

The collapsible,felt-covered structures the Mongolians live in as they tend their herds of sheep and cattle are called yaks.

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

Kazakhstan's population in the agricultural lands of the north

Write an essay in which you discuss the Russian 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.

What geologic event created Central Asia's mountain ranges?

According to government planners in Turkmenistan,what product will Turkmenistan begin to export in large quantities,bringing prosperity to the country?

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Afghanistan earns most of its foreign currency by selling

The Pamir Knot

Where are the desert regions of Central Asia mostly located?

Since 1999,which Central Asian country has been the world's largest producer of opium?

Kazakhstan is the most developed country in Central Asia.

The Caspian Sea

The Caspian Sea has shrunk by 60 percent since the 1970s.

What is the name of the ultra orthodox Islamic group that was in power in Afghanistan until the United States military intervened in fall of 2001?

The Kara Kum is a complex tangle of east-west and north-south trending mountain ranges on the borders of Afghanistan,Tajikistan,Pakistan,and China.

Pashtun is an Indo-European language.

Kazakhstan's population in the agricultural lands of the north is relatively clustered.

Lamaism is most closely associated with the Central Asian country of Kazakhstan.

In the 1970s,the common language of Central Asia was Russian.

Central Asia's mountain ranges were created by the collision of the Indian subcontinent with Asia.

The collapsible,felt-covered structures the Mongolians live in as they tend their herds of sheep and cattle are called yaks.

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

Kazakhstan's population in the agricultural lands of the north

Write an essay in which you discuss the Russian 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.

What geologic event created Central Asia's mountain ranges?

According to government planners in Turkmenistan,what product will Turkmenistan begin to export in large quantities,bringing prosperity to the country?

Globalization and Diversity

Changing Global 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

Filters