Question 1

How many new countries appeared in Central Asia as a result of the break-up of the Soviet Union?

Accepted Answer

A)  three 
B)  four 
C)  five 
D)  six 
E)  ten 
A)  three 
B)  four 
C)  five 
D)  six 
E)  ten

Question 2

Which of the following deserts is NOT found in Central Asia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kara Kum 
B)  Kalahari 
C)  Kyzyl Kum 
D)  Taklamakan 
E)  Gobi 
A)  Kara Kum 
B)  Kalahari 
C)  Kyzyl Kum 
D)  Taklamakan 
E)  Gobi

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.
-Pakistan provided the strongest support for the Taliban in Afghanistan.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What Southwest Asian country has offered itself as a model secular state for Central Asian republics to emulate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Turkey 
B)  Iran 
C)  Saudi Arabia 
D)  Kyrgyzstan 
E)  Syria 
A)  Turkey 
B)  Iran 
C)  Saudi Arabia 
D)  Kyrgyzstan 
E)  Syria

Question 5

-Of the following climates, which one is LEAST common in Central Asia?

Accepted Answer

A)  tropical monsoon 
B)  midlatitude desert 
C)  midlatitude steppe 
D)  highland 
E)  humid continental 
A)  tropical monsoon 
B)  midlatitude desert 
C)  midlatitude steppe 
D)  highland 
E)  humid continental

Question 6

Even though the Aral Sea and Caspian Sea have the word "sea" in their names, they are not true seas. Why are they not true seas?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are too small, in terms of their surface area. 
B)  They are not connected to an ocean. 
C)  Their salt content is not high enough. 
D)  They are too shallow. 
E)  There are no hurricanes along their coastlines. 
A)  They are too small, in terms of their surface area. 
B)  They are not connected to an ocean. 
C)  Their salt content is not high enough. 
D)  They are too shallow. 
E)  There are no hurricanes along their coastlines.

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.
-Kazakhstan has the strongest tradition of monasticism in Central Asia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following statements about the Uyghur language is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Uyghur is an Indo-European language, and the main native language of Russia's eastern provinces. 
B)  Uyghur is an Indo-European language, and the main native language of China's Xinjiang province. 
C)  Uyghur is a Turkic language, and the main native language of Russia's eastern provinces. 
D)  Uyghur is a Turkic language, and the main native language of China's Xinjiang province. 
E)  Uyghur is a Tibeto-Burman language, and the main native language of China's Xinjiang province. 
A)  Uyghur is an Indo-European language, and the main native language of Russia's eastern provinces. 
B)  Uyghur is an Indo-European language, and the main native language of China's Xinjiang province. 
C)  Uyghur is a Turkic language, and the main native language of Russia's eastern provinces. 
D)  Uyghur is a Turkic language, and the main native language of China's Xinjiang province. 
E)  Uyghur is a Tibeto-Burman language, and the main native language of China's Xinjiang province.

Question 9

As the nomadic armies of Central Asia declined, which of the following countries benefited?

Accepted Answer

A)  China 
B)  Britain 
C)  Russia 
D)  Britain, China, and Russian 
E)  China and Russia 
A)  China 
B)  Britain 
C)  Russia 
D)  Britain, China, and Russian 
E)  China and Russia

Question 10

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 11

Which country of Central Asia has the lowest population density in the region?

Accepted Answer

A)  Azerbaijan 
B)  Mongolia 
C)  Uzbekistan 
D)  Tajikistan 
E)  Afghanistan 
A)  Azerbaijan 
B)  Mongolia 
C)  Uzbekistan 
D)  Tajikistan 
E)  Afghanistan

Question 12

Kazakhstan, like other former republics of the USSR, has experienced a substantial migration of people out of the region since the Soviet Union broke up. Who are these migrants, and why are they leaving?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are ethnic Russians returning to the Russian homeland after the end of the policy of Russification. 
B)  They are ethnic Kazakhs migrating to the United States for economic opportunity. 
C)  They are ethnic Kazakhs fleeing their country to escape civil war. 
D)  They are ethnic Afghans returning to Afghanistan after the stabilization of their homeland. 
E)  They are ethnic Turkic peoples migrating to the Turkish homeland for economic opportunity there. 
A)  They are ethnic Russians returning to the Russian homeland after the end of the policy of Russification. 
B)  They are ethnic Kazakhs migrating to the United States for economic opportunity. 
C)  They are ethnic Kazakhs fleeing their country to escape civil war. 
D)  They are ethnic Afghans returning to Afghanistan after the stabilization of their homeland. 
E)  They are ethnic Turkic peoples migrating to the Turkish homeland for economic opportunity there.

Question 13

In which country of Central Asia did Islamism emerge as a powerful political movement in the mid 1990s?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

Map ID - Central Asia
 
-What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 7 (seven)?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

-Which two climate types dominate in Central Asia?

Accepted Answer

A)  dry and highland 
B)  continental and highland 
C)  highland and polar 
D)  polar and mild 
E)  mild and dry 
A)  dry and highland 
B)  continental and highland 
C)  highland and polar 
D)  polar and mild 
E)  mild and dry

Question 16

Write an essay in which you detail the shifting of the balance of power in Afghanistan after the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon in the United States.

Accepted Answer

After the September 11 attacks , the U.S

Question 17

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true.
-Tibetan separatists have created Xinjiang's "Free Eastern Turkestan Movement."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

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 Caspian Sea has shrunk by 60 percent since the 1970s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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.
-Kazakhstan's population in the agricultural lands of the north is relatively clustered.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What is the primary reason for the shrinking of the Aral Sea?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is climatic change in Central Asia. 
B)  Large-scale irrigation projects implemented by the Soviets in the 1950s have diverted water from the two rivers that feed the sea. 
C)  Tectonic rifting in the region is causing the sea's water to be removed beneath the ground surface. 
D)  Much of the water has been removed directly from the sea surface by the numerous nuclear desalinization plants along the Aral's shore. 
E)  All of the choices are correct. 
A)  There is climatic change in Central Asia. 
B)  Large-scale irrigation projects implemented by the Soviets in the 1950s have diverted water from the two rivers that feed the sea. 
C)  Tectonic rifting in the region is causing the sea's water to be removed beneath the ground surface. 
D)  Much of the water has been removed directly from the sea surface by the numerous nuclear desalinization plants along the Aral's shore. 
E)  All of the choices are correct.

How many new countries appeared in Central Asia as a result of the break-up of the Soviet Union?

Which of the following deserts is NOT found 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. -Pakistan provided the strongest support for the Taliban in Afghanistan.

What Southwest Asian country has offered itself as a model secular state for Central Asian republics to emulate?

-Of the following climates, which one is LEAST common in Central Asia?

Even though the Aral Sea and Caspian Sea have the word "sea" in their names, they are not true seas. Why are they not true seas?

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Kazakhstan has the strongest tradition of monasticism in Central Asia.

Which of the following statements about the Uyghur language is most accurate?

As the nomadic armies of Central Asia declined, which of the following countries benefited?

Where are the desert regions of Central Asia mostly located?

Which country of Central Asia has the lowest population density in the region?

Kazakhstan, like other former republics of the USSR, has experienced a substantial migration of people out of the region since the Soviet Union broke up. Who are these migrants, and why are they leaving?

In which country of Central Asia did Islamism emerge as a powerful political movement in the mid 1990s?

Map ID - Central Asia -What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 7 (seven)?

-Which two climate types dominate in Central Asia?

Write an essay in which you detail the shifting of the balance of power in Afghanistan after the September 11^th attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon in the United States.

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Tibetan separatists have created Xinjiang's "Free Eastern Turkestan Movement."

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 Caspian Sea has shrunk by 60 percent since the 1970s.

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Kazakhstan's population in the agricultural lands of the north is relatively clustered.

What is the primary reason for the shrinking of the Aral Sea?

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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

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Exam 10: Central Asia

How many new countries appeared in Central Asia as a result of the break-up of the Soviet Union?

Which of the following deserts is NOT found 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. -Pakistan provided the strongest support for the Taliban in Afghanistan.

What Southwest Asian country has offered itself as a model secular state for Central Asian republics to emulate?

-Of the following climates, which one is LEAST common in Central Asia?

Even though the Aral Sea and Caspian Sea have the word "sea" in their names, they are not true seas. Why are they not true seas?

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Kazakhstan has the strongest tradition of monasticism in Central Asia.

Which of the following statements about the Uyghur language is most accurate?

As the nomadic armies of Central Asia declined, which of the following countries benefited?

Where are the desert regions of Central Asia mostly located?

Which country of Central Asia has the lowest population density in the region?

Kazakhstan, like other former republics of the USSR, has experienced a substantial migration of people out of the region since the Soviet Union broke up. Who are these migrants, and why are they leaving?

In which country of Central Asia did Islamism emerge as a powerful political movement in the mid 1990s?

Map ID - Central Asia -What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 7 (seven)?

-Which two climate types dominate in Central Asia?

Write an essay in which you detail the shifting of the balance of power in Afghanistan after the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon in the United States.

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Tibetan separatists have created Xinjiang's "Free Eastern Turkestan Movement."

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 Caspian Sea has shrunk by 60 percent since the 1970s.

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Kazakhstan's population in the agricultural lands of the north is relatively clustered.

What is the primary reason for the shrinking of the Aral Sea?

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

Write an essay in which you detail the shifting of the balance of power in Afghanistan after the September 11^th attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon in the United States.