Question 1

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true.
-Central Asia's mountain ranges were created by the collision of the Indian subcontinent with Asia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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.
-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 3

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true.
-The status of women in Turkmenistan is the lowest in Central Asia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Where are the large cities of Central Asia located?

Accepted Answer

A)  in the center of the region 
B)  in the north and northwest 
C)  on the boundary between Tibet and India 
D)  near the region's periphery or in major river valleys 
E)  along the northern boundary with China

Question 5

The Dalai Lama

Accepted Answer

A)  is the religious and political leader of Tibet. 
B)  is the new political leader of Afghanistan after the ousting of the Taliban in 2001-2002. 
C)  is a political leader of Tibet who was installed by the Chinese government after their invasion of the region in 1959. 
D)  has been found to have ties to the Taliban and al-Qaeda. 
E)  is the political leader of Mongolia.

Question 6

Which of the following descriptions does NOT apply to Central Asia?

Accepted Answer

A)  mountainous 
B)  a place of many deserts 
C)  a place with a history of domination 
D)  lies south of Russia 
E)  densely populated

Question 7

Which country objected to the boundary lines separating it from Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan after the breakup of the USSR?

Accepted Answer

A)  China 
B)  Uzbekistan 
C)  Turkmenistan 
D)  Afghanistan 
E)  Pakistan

Question 8

Which of the following countries does NOT meet with the others at the Pamir Knot?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pakistan 
B)  Armenia 
C)  Afghanistan 
D)  China 
E)  Tajikistan

Question 9

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true.
-The Aral Sea and Caspian Sea are not true seas because they are not connected to an ocean.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following is one of the most densely populated regions of Central Asia?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Gobi Desert 
B)  the lowlands of Azerbaijan 
C)  northern Tibet 
D)  Xinjiang 
E)  the Kara Kum

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

What is the most developed country of Central Asia?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true.
-Followers of Lamaist Buddhism suffered brutal persecution when China invaded Tibet.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Where is oil pollution worst in Central Asia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Aral Sea 
B)  Afghanistan 
C)  Caspian Sea 
D)  Tibet 
E)  Mongolia

Question 15

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.

Question 16

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.

Question 17

Discuss the major environmental issues in Central Asia.

Accepted Answer

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Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true.
-Azerbaijan has the highest population density in Central Asia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true.
-Iran has offered itself as a model secular state for Central Asian republics to emulate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 10: 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. -Central Asia's mountain ranges were created by the collision of the Indian subcontinent with 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. -The collapsible, felt-covered structures the Mongolians live in as they tend their herds of sheep and cattle are called yaks.

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -The status of women in Turkmenistan is the lowest in Central Asia.

Where are the large cities of Central Asia located?

The Dalai Lama

Which of the following descriptions does NOT apply to Central Asia?

Which country objected to the boundary lines separating it from Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan after the breakup of the USSR?

Which of the following countries does NOT meet with the others at the Pamir Knot?

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -The Aral Sea and Caspian Sea are not true seas because they are not connected to an ocean.

Which of the following is one of the most densely populated regions of Central Asia?

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

What is the most developed country of 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. -Followers of Lamaist Buddhism suffered brutal persecution when China invaded Tibet.

Where is oil pollution worst in Central Asia?

The Caspian Sea

Kazakhstan's population in the agricultural lands of the north

Discuss the major environmental issues in Central Asia.

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

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Azerbaijan has the highest population density in 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. -Iran has offered itself as a model secular state for Central Asian republics to emulate.