Question 1

Why is the environment in Central Asia relatively clean?

Accepted Answer

A)   stringent environmental standards and controls
B)   a strong "green" political movement in the region
C)   favorable breezes that sweep the heavy industrial pollution that would otherwise permeate the region
D)   low population density coupled with low level of economic development
E)   All of the choices are correct. D

Question 2

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true.
-Since the 1960s, the largest proportion of migrants to Tibet and the western provinces of China have been Mongolians.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

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, causing villages that previously enjoyed a "seaside" location to be stranded 40 miles inland from the shore.
B)   Oil has been discovered on the seabed.
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 answers are correct, except the discovery of oil on the Aral seabed. E

Question 4

Why does Turkey have the potential for major impact on Central Asia?

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true.
-In the nineteenth century, Turkey began to displace China from Central Asia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

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

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

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Question 8

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

Question 9

How do social conditions in the Central Asian republics that formerly were part of the Soviet Union compare with social conditions in the other countries in the region?

Accepted Answer

A)   Levels of health and education are relatively low in Central Asian republics that were formerly part of the USSR, and are continuing to decline since the demise of the Soviet Union.
B)   Levels of health and education are relatively high in Central Asian republics that were formerly part of the USSR, and continue to rise since the demise of the Soviet Union.
C)   Levels of health and education are relatively low in Central Asian republics that were formerly part of the USSR, but are rising since the demise of the Soviet Union.
D)   Levels of health and education are relatively high in Central Asian republics that were formerly part of the USSR, but are declining since the demise of the Soviet Union.
E)   Levels of health and education in Central Asia are in the middle range, and the demise of the Soviet Union is causing a decline in these levels.

Question 10

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true.
-Railroads must be constructed before the oil wealth of Central Asia can become economically viable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What sets Tibetan or Lamaist Buddhism apart from other forms of Buddhism?

Accepted Answer

A)   Lamaist Buddhism is less oriented toward magic, but it is more tightly organized than other forms of religion.
B)   Lamaist Buddhism is more oriented toward magic, and it is more tightly organized than other forms of religion.
C)   Lamaist Buddhism is less oriented toward magic, and it is also less tightly organized than other forms of religion.
D)   Lamaist Buddhism is more oriented toward magic, but it is less tightly organized than other forms of religion.
E)   There is no real difference.

Question 12

Most of Central Asia's oil reserves are found near which physical feature of Central Asia?

Accepted Answer

A)   the Aral Sea
B)   the Tarim Basin
C)   the Pamir Knot
D)   the Kyzyl Kum desert
E)   the Caspian Sea

Question 13

When Central Asia has been under the communist rule of China, the Soviet Union, and Mongolia, what has happened to religion?

Accepted Answer

A)   All forms of religion were discouraged.
B)   Religion was tolerated.
C)   Islam was declared the official religion.
D)   Orthodox Christianity was declared the official religion.
E)   Buddhism was declared the official religion.

Question 14

Which of the following Central Asian countries is/are thought to contain the world's largest undeveloped fossil fuel deposits?

Accepted Answer

A)   Afghanistan and Uzbekistan
B)   Mongolia and Tibet
C)   Xinjiang, China
D)   Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan
E)   Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan

Question 15

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true.
-Afghanistan's strongest global link is through the opium it supplies to the world market.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

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
E)   All of the choices are correct.

Question 17

In which of the following countries of Central Asia have both the U.S. and Russia had military bases at the same time located just a few miles apart?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

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

Question 19

What is the name of the collapsible, felt-covered structures that Mongolians live in as they tend their herds of sheep and cattle?

Accepted Answer

A)   yak
B)   yurt
C)   tent
D)   lean-to
E)   shelter

Question 20

Map ID - Central Asia

-What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 5 (five)?

Accepted Answer

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

Exam 10: Central Asia

Why is the environment in Central Asia relatively clean?

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Since the 1960s, the largest proportion of migrants to Tibet and the western provinces of China have been Mongolians.

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

Why does Turkey have the potential for major impact on Central Asia?

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -In the nineteenth century, Turkey began to displace China from Central Asia.

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

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

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

How do social conditions in the Central Asian republics that formerly were part of the Soviet Union compare with social conditions in the other countries in the region?

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Railroads must be constructed before the oil wealth of Central Asia can become economically viable.

What sets Tibetan or Lamaist Buddhism apart from other forms of Buddhism?

Most of Central Asia's oil reserves are found near which physical feature of Central Asia?

When Central Asia has been under the communist rule of China, the Soviet Union, and Mongolia, what has happened to religion?

Which of the following Central Asian countries is/are thought to contain the world's largest undeveloped fossil fuel deposits?

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Afghanistan's strongest global link is through the opium it supplies to the world market.

What geologic event created Central Asia's mountain ranges?

In which of the following countries of Central Asia have both the U.S. and Russia had military bases at the same time located just a few miles apart?

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

What is the name of the collapsible, felt-covered structures that Mongolians live in as they tend their herds of sheep and cattle?

Map ID - Central Asia -What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 5 (five) ?