Question 1

What is the dominant pattern of migration in the Xinjiang region of China, and why is it an issue?

Accepted Answer

China's government, headquartered in Bei

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.
-People of Kyrgyzstan are noted for their traditional economy based on transhumance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Map ID - Central Asia
 
-What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 2 (two)?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Map ID - Central Asia
 
-What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 6 (six)?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

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 6

Which natural resource is of potentially great importance to economic development in Central Asia?

Accepted Answer

A)  coal 
B)  uranium 
C)  diamonds 
D)  timber 
E)  oil 
A)  coal 
B)  uranium 
C)  diamonds 
D)  timber 
E)  oil

Question 7

Which of the following statements with respect to Afghanistan's birthrate is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Afghanistan, the least-developed and most male dominated country of the region, has the highest birthrate by a substantial margin. 
B)  Afghanistan, the most-developed and least male dominated country of the region, has the lowest birthrate by a substantial margin. 
C)  Afghanistan, the least-developed and most male dominated country of the region, has the lowest birthrate by a substantial margin. 
D)  Afghanistan, the most-developed and least male dominated country of the region, has the highest birthrate by a substantial margin. 
E)  Afghanistan's birthrate is about average for Central Asia. 
A)  Afghanistan, the least-developed and most male dominated country of the region, has the highest birthrate by a substantial margin. 
B)  Afghanistan, the most-developed and least male dominated country of the region, has the lowest birthrate by a substantial margin. 
C)  Afghanistan, the least-developed and most male dominated country of the region, has the lowest birthrate by a substantial margin. 
D)  Afghanistan, the most-developed and least male dominated country of the region, has the highest birthrate by a substantial margin. 
E)  Afghanistan's birthrate is about average for Central Asia.

Question 8

A nearly continuous swath of grasslands extending from east to west in Central Asia is partially broken by which of the following physical features?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pamir Knot 
B)  the kyzyl Kum Desert 
C)  Hindu Kush Mountains 
D)  Altai Mountains 
E)  the Karakorum Range 
A)  Pamir Knot 
B)  the kyzyl Kum Desert 
C)  Hindu Kush Mountains 
D)  Altai Mountains 
E)  the Karakorum Range

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 is shrinking because large-scale irrigation projects have diverted water from the two rivers that feed the sea.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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.
-The Dalai Lama is the religious and political leader of Tibet.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

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 12

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 Tarim Basin, most of the population lives in the foothills of the mountains along the basin's edge.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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.
-Before 1500, the source of the military power of Central Asia's nomadswas the catapult.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

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 relatively clean environment in Central Asia is explained by the region's stringent environmental standards and controls.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What was Pakistan's response after the September 11th  attack on the U.S.?

Accepted Answer

A)  It has remained neutral. 
B)  It placed their support behind the Taliban. 
C)  It took advantage of the confusion generated by the terrorist strikes, and launched a terrorist strike in Bombay, India. 
D)  It has undergone a series of peaceful meetings with its neighbor India regarding the possible reunification of the two nations. 
E)  It joined the anti-Taliban coalition and supplied the U.S. military with intelligence about the Taliban. 
A)  It has remained neutral. 
B)  It placed their support behind the Taliban. 
C)  It took advantage of the confusion generated by the terrorist strikes, and launched a terrorist strike in Bombay, India. 
D)  It has undergone a series of peaceful meetings with its neighbor India regarding the possible reunification of the two nations. 
E)  It joined the anti-Taliban coalition and supplied the U.S. military with intelligence about the Taliban.

Question 16

Which country of Central Asia has the strongest tradition of monasticism?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

What is the major impediment to foreign investment in Afghanistan?

Accepted Answer

A)  lack of resources 
B)  unwillingness of the Afghan government to provide tax breaks for investors 
C)  lack of resources and unwillingness of the Afghan government to provide tax breaks for investors 
D)  political instability 
E)  All of the choices are correct. 
A)  lack of resources 
B)  unwillingness of the Afghan government to provide tax breaks for investors 
C)  lack of resources and unwillingness of the Afghan government to provide tax breaks for investors 
D)  political instability 
E)  All of the choices are correct.

Question 18

From which country in Central Asia has Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda operated?

Accepted Answer

A)  Afghanistan 
B)  Kyrgyzstan 
C)  Turkmenistan 
D)  Uzbekistan 
E)  Kazakhstan 
A)  Afghanistan 
B)  Kyrgyzstan 
C)  Turkmenistan 
D)  Uzbekistan 
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.
-Samarkand and Bukhara, in Uzbekistan, were famous in medieval Europe for their silk.

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.
-Afghanistan was never colonized by outside powers, and is one of the few countries of the world to have inherited the boundaries of its pre-modern indigenous kingdom.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

What is the dominant pattern of migration in the Xinjiang region of China, and why is it an issue?

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -People of Kyrgyzstan are noted for their traditional economy based on transhumance.

Map ID - Central Asia -What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 2 (two)?

Map ID - Central Asia -What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 6 (six)?

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

Which natural resource is of potentially great importance to economic development in Central Asia?

Which of the following statements with respect to Afghanistan's birthrate is most accurate?

A nearly continuous swath of grasslands extending from east to west in Central Asia is partially broken by which of the following physical features?

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 is shrinking because large-scale irrigation projects have diverted water from the two rivers that feed the sea.

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 Dalai Lama is the religious and political leader of Tibet.

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

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 Tarim Basin, most of the population lives in the foothills of the mountains along the basin's edge.

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Before 1500, the source of the military power of Central Asia's nomadswas the catapult.

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 relatively clean environment in Central Asia is explained by the region's stringent environmental standards and controls.

What was Pakistan's response after the September 11^th attack on the U.S.?

Which country of Central Asia has the strongest tradition of monasticism?

What is the major impediment to foreign investment in Afghanistan?

From which country in Central Asia has Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda operated?

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Samarkand and Bukhara, in Uzbekistan, were famous in medieval Europe for their silk.

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Changing Global Environment

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Sub-Saharan Africa

Southwest Asia and North Africa

Europe

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East Asia

South Asia

Southeast Asia

Australia and Oceania

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Exam 10: Central Asia

What is the dominant pattern of migration in the Xinjiang region of China, and why is it an issue?

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -People of Kyrgyzstan are noted for their traditional economy based on transhumance.

Map ID - Central Asia -What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 2 (two)?

Map ID - Central Asia -What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 6 (six)?

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

Which natural resource is of potentially great importance to economic development in Central Asia?

Which of the following statements with respect to Afghanistan's birthrate is most accurate?

A nearly continuous swath of grasslands extending from east to west in Central Asia is partially broken by which of the following physical features?

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 is shrinking because large-scale irrigation projects have diverted water from the two rivers that feed the sea.

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 Dalai Lama is the religious and political leader of Tibet.

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

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 Tarim Basin, most of the population lives in the foothills of the mountains along the basin's edge.

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Before 1500, the source of the military power of Central Asia's nomadswas the catapult.

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 relatively clean environment in Central Asia is explained by the region's stringent environmental standards and controls.

What was Pakistan's response after the September 11th attack on the U.S.?

Which country of Central Asia has the strongest tradition of monasticism?

What is the major impediment to foreign investment in Afghanistan?

From which country in Central Asia has Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda operated?

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Samarkand and Bukhara, in Uzbekistan, were famous in medieval Europe for their silk.

Diversity Amid Globalization

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

What was Pakistan's response after the September 11^th attack on the U.S.?