Question 1

What livelihood is "the only feasible way of life on the Tibetan plateau," according to the authors of your textbook?

Accepted Answer

A) nomadic pastoralism based on the yak 
B) plantation agriculture based on tea 
C) subsistence agriculture based on tubers 
D) sedentary agriculture based on a variety of crops 
E) transhumance based on sheep 
A) nomadic pastoralism based on the yak 
B) plantation agriculture based on tea 
C) subsistence agriculture based on tubers 
D) sedentary agriculture based on a variety of crops 
E) transhumance based on sheep

Question 2

In the nineteenth century, what country began to displace China from Central Asia?

Accepted Answer

A) Britain 
B) Russia 
C) Iran 
D) Afghanistan 
E) Turkey 
A) Britain 
B) Russia 
C) Iran 
D) Afghanistan 
E) Turkey

Question 3

What was the most common foreign language of the countries of Central Asia in the 1970s?

Accepted Answer

A) Chinese 
B) Turkish 
C) English 
D) Pashtun 
E) Russian 
A) Chinese 
B) Turkish 
C) English 
D) Pashtun 
E) Russian

Question 4

In which country of Central Asia do people have the shortest life expectancy?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

Which Central Asian country had been engaged in a civil war that was brought to a head by the aftermath of the September 11th terrorist attacks?

Accepted Answer

A) China 
B) Azerbaijan 
C) Turkmenistan 
D) Kazakhstan 
E) Afghanistan 
A) China 
B) Azerbaijan 
C) Turkmenistan 
D) Kazakhstan 
E) Afghanistan

Question 6

Describe the important aspects of Lamaism, including attempts to suppress it.

Accepted Answer

Lamaism, also known as Tibetan Buddhism,

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of Describe the current state of the economies...

Question 8

What Central Asian body of water devolved into a major environmental disaster in the late 20th century?

Accepted Answer

A) Aral Sea 
B) Amu Darya 
C) Syr Darya 
D) Black Sea 
E) Red Sea 
A) Aral Sea 
B) Amu Darya 
C) Syr Darya 
D) Black Sea 
E) Red Sea

Question 9

What word best describes the political structures in most countries of Central Asia?

Accepted Answer

A) libertarian 
B) authoritarian 
C) democratic 
D) a monarchy 
E) stalled in anarchy 
A) libertarian 
B) authoritarian 
C) democratic 
D) a monarchy 
E) stalled in anarchy

Question 10

Which of the following countries of Central Asia lies farthest north?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

Referring to the graphic below, which of the following dry climates has the greatest amount of annual precipitation?

Accepted Answer

A) Semey, Kazakhstan 
B) Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 
C) Tasahkent, Uzbekistan 
D) Almaty, Kazakhstan 
E) Ürümqi, China 
A) Semey, Kazakhstan 
B) Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 
C) Tasahkent, Uzbekistan 
D) Almaty, Kazakhstan 
E) Ürümqi, China

Question 12

Beginning with increased diversion of water during the 1950s, what happened to the Aral Sea?

Accepted Answer

A) Its shoreline retreated at an unprecedented rate. 
B) Villages that had once enjoyed a "seaside" location were stranded 40 miles inland. 
C) Salinity levels increased in the Aral Sea, causing fish species to disappear. 
D) Eventually, the Aral Sea consisted of two separate lakes. 
E) All of the answer choices are correct. 
A) Its shoreline retreated at an unprecedented rate. 
B) Villages that had once enjoyed a "seaside" location were stranded 40 miles inland. 
C) Salinity levels increased in the Aral Sea, causing fish species to disappear. 
D) Eventually, the Aral Sea consisted of two separate lakes. 
E) All of the answer choices are correct.

Question 13

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.

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

Discuss the economy of Afghanistan paying attention to the role of illicit drugs.

Accepted Answer

The economy of Afghanistan is heavily re

Question 16

Followers of which religion in Central Asia suffered brutal persecution when China invaded Tibet?

Accepted Answer

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

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

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 19

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

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

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

What livelihood is "the only feasible way of life on the Tibetan plateau," according to the authors of your textbook?

In the nineteenth century, what country began to displace China from Central Asia?

What was the most common foreign language of the countries of Central Asia in the 1970s?

In which country of Central Asia do people have the shortest life expectancy?

Which Central Asian country had been engaged in a civil war that was brought to a head by the aftermath of the September 11th terrorist attacks?

Describe the important aspects of Lamaism, including attempts to suppress it.

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

What Central Asian body of water devolved into a major environmental disaster in the late 20th century?

What word best describes the political structures in most countries of Central Asia?

Which of the following countries of Central Asia lies farthest north?

Referring to the graphic below, which of the following dry climates has the greatest amount of annual precipitation?

Beginning with increased diversion of water during the 1950s, what happened to the Aral Sea?

The Pamir Knot

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

Discuss the economy of Afghanistan paying attention to the role of illicit drugs.

Followers of which religion in Central Asia suffered brutal persecution when China invaded Tibet?

Kazakhstan's population in the agricultural lands of the north

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

Where are the desert regions of Central Asia mostly located?

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

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Exam 10: Central Asia

What livelihood is "the only feasible way of life on the Tibetan plateau," according to the authors of your textbook?

In the nineteenth century, what country began to displace China from Central Asia?

What was the most common foreign language of the countries of Central Asia in the 1970s?

In which country of Central Asia do people have the shortest life expectancy?

Which Central Asian country had been engaged in a civil war that was brought to a head by the aftermath of the September 11th terrorist attacks?

Describe the important aspects of Lamaism, including attempts to suppress it.

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

What Central Asian body of water devolved into a major environmental disaster in the late 20th century?

What word best describes the political structures in most countries of Central Asia?

Which of the following countries of Central Asia lies farthest north?

Referring to the graphic below, which of the following dry climates has the greatest amount of annual precipitation?

Beginning with increased diversion of water during the 1950s, what happened to the Aral Sea?

The Pamir Knot

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

Discuss the economy of Afghanistan paying attention to the role of illicit drugs.

Followers of which religion in Central Asia suffered brutal persecution when China invaded Tibet?

Kazakhstan's population in the agricultural lands of the north

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

Where are the desert regions of Central Asia mostly located?

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

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

Filters