Question 1

What do most climate change experts predict will happen to Central Asia as climate change continues?

Accepted Answer

A)  It will be hit hard by climate change, leading to melting of glaciers and reduced river flows. 
B)  Because of the region's low density, the problems will be minimal. 
C)  This dry region will benefit from higher overall precipitation. 
D)  The region will move to the forefront of solar energy technology development. 
E)  This region will not be affected by climate change. 
A)  It will be hit hard by climate change, leading to melting of glaciers and reduced river flows. 
B)  Because of the region's low density, the problems will be minimal. 
C)  This dry region will benefit from higher overall precipitation. 
D)  The region will move to the forefront of solar energy technology development. 
E)  This region will not be affected by climate change.

Question 2

What is the overall status of women in Central Asia? Why have women in Afghanistan been so strictly controlled, and what is the nature of that control?

Accepted Answer

The overall status of women in Central A

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

Where do most Central Asian people live?

Accepted Answer

A)  on the Tibetan Plateau 
B)  near the intersection of mountains and plains 
C)  in high mountain valleys 
D)  where it is easy to practice transhumance 
E)  in Kyrgyzstan 
A)  on the Tibetan Plateau 
B)  near the intersection of mountains and plains 
C)  in high mountain valleys 
D)  where it is easy to practice transhumance 
E)  in Kyrgyzstan

Question 5

Which country of Central Asia 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)  Kazakhstan 
B)  Mongolia 
C)  Qinghai 
D)  Afghanistan 
E)  Tibet 
A)  Kazakhstan 
B)  Mongolia 
C)  Qinghai 
D)  Afghanistan 
E)  Tibet

Question 6

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true.
-Within Central Asia, the women of Mongolia have one of the lowest literacy rates both in the region and in the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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 is currently developing a new government after the expulsion of the Taliban by U.S., British, and Northern Alliance forces.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following cities of Central Asia is largely a Soviet creation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tashkent, Uzbekistan 
B)  Kabul, Afghanistan 
C)  Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 
D)  Baku, Azerbaijan 
E)  Astana, Kazakhstan 
A)  Tashkent, Uzbekistan 
B)  Kabul, Afghanistan 
C)  Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 
D)  Baku, Azerbaijan 
E)  Astana, Kazakhstan

Question 9

What is the religion of the Uyghur people of western China?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lamaist Buddhism 
B)  Coptic Christianity 
C)  Islam 
D)  Bon 
E)  Animism 
A)  Lamaist Buddhism 
B)  Coptic Christianity 
C)  Islam 
D)  Bon 
E)  Animism

Question 10

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

Question 11

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 countries in Central Asia with relatively high levels of health and education were part of the former Soviet Union.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which country of Central Asia was NOT previously a republic of the former USSR?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kazakhstan 
B)  Afghanistan 
C)  Kyrgyzstan 
D)  Turkmenistan 
E)  Uzbekistan 
A)  Kazakhstan 
B)  Afghanistan 
C)  Kyrgyzstan 
D)  Turkmenistan 
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.
-The Gobi Desert is located in Mongolia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What is the livelihood of pastoralists?

Accepted Answer

A)  growing wheat 
B)  cultivating rice 
C)  growing grapes to produce wine 
D)  growing opium poppies 
E)  raising livestock 
A)  growing wheat 
B)  cultivating rice 
C)  growing grapes to produce wine 
D)  growing opium poppies 
E)  raising livestock

Question 15

Who were the eighteenth-century founders of Afghanistan?

Accepted Answer

A)  Warriors from China 
B)  Members of the Pashtun ethnic group 
C)  Mostly Jews who have since been expelled from the nation 
D)  Quisling leaders who were installed by the British government 
E)  Turkic peoples 
A)  Warriors from China 
B)  Members of the Pashtun ethnic group 
C)  Mostly Jews who have since been expelled from the nation 
D)  Quisling leaders who were installed by the British government 
E)  Turkic peoples

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A)  libertarian 
B)  authoritarian 
C)  democratic 
D)  monarchy 
E)  populist 
A)  libertarian 
B)  authoritarian 
C)  democratic 
D)  monarchy 
E)  populist

Question 17

Virtually the entire area of the Tibetan Plateau is higher than ________ feet above sea level.

Accepted Answer

A)  24,000 
B)  21,000 
C)  18,000 
D)  15,000 
E)  12,000 
A)  24,000 
B)  21,000 
C)  18,000 
D)  15,000 
E)  12,000

Question 18

What Central Asian sea is actually the world's largest lake?

Accepted Answer

A)  Aral Sea 
B)  Black Sea 
C)  Caspian Sea 
D)  Lake Baikal 
E)  Red Sea 
A)  Aral Sea 
B)  Black Sea 
C)  Caspian Sea 
D)  Lake Baikal 
E)  Red Sea

Question 19

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

Question 20

Why has the government of China encouraged Han Chinese to migrate well into western China over past 30 years?

Accepted Answer

A)  to even out China's population 
B)  to provide teachers and doctors to an un region in China 
C)  to drain some of the population from China's capital city, Beijing 
D)  to promote development in the region 
E)  All of the choices are correct. 
A)  to even out China's population 
B)  to provide teachers and doctors to an un region in China 
C)  to drain some of the population from China's capital city, Beijing 
D)  to promote development in the region 
E)  All of the choices are correct.

What do most climate change experts predict will happen to Central Asia as climate change continues?

What is the overall status of women in Central Asia? Why have women in Afghanistan been so strictly controlled, and what is the nature of that control?

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

Where do most Central Asian people live?

Which country of Central Asia 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?

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Within Central Asia, the women of Mongolia have one of the lowest literacy rates both in the region and in the world.

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 is currently developing a new government after the expulsion of the Taliban by U.S., British, and Northern Alliance forces.

Which of the following cities of Central Asia is largely a Soviet creation?

What is the religion of the Uyghur people of western China?

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

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 countries in Central Asia with relatively high levels of health and education were part of the former Soviet Union.

Which country of Central Asia was NOT previously a republic of the former USSR?

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 Gobi Desert is located in Mongolia.

What is the livelihood of pastoralists?

Who were the eighteenth-century founders of Afghanistan?

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

Virtually the entire area of the Tibetan Plateau is higher than ________ feet above sea level.

What Central Asian sea is actually the world's largest lake?

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

Why has the government of China encouraged Han Chinese to migrate well into western China over past 30 years?

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Exam 10: Central Asia

What do most climate change experts predict will happen to Central Asia as climate change continues?

What is the overall status of women in Central Asia? Why have women in Afghanistan been so strictly controlled, and what is the nature of that control?

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

Where do most Central Asian people live?

Which country of Central Asia 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?

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Within Central Asia, the women of Mongolia have one of the lowest literacy rates both in the region and in the world.

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 is currently developing a new government after the expulsion of the Taliban by U.S., British, and Northern Alliance forces.

Which of the following cities of Central Asia is largely a Soviet creation?

What is the religion of the Uyghur people of western China?

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

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 countries in Central Asia with relatively high levels of health and education were part of the former Soviet Union.

Which country of Central Asia was NOT previously a republic of the former USSR?

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 Gobi Desert is located in Mongolia.

What is the livelihood of pastoralists?

Who were the eighteenth-century founders of Afghanistan?

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

Virtually the entire area of the Tibetan Plateau is higher than ________ feet above sea level.

What Central Asian sea is actually the world's largest lake?

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

Why has the government of China encouraged Han Chinese to migrate well into western China over past 30 years?

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

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Southeast Asia

Australia and Oceania

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