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. -Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda have operated from Afghanistan in Central Asia.

In the nineteenth century, what country began to displace China from Central Asia?

How long has Afghanistan been at war?

In which country of Central Asian is the Gobi Desert found?

Map ID - Central Asia -What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 8 (eight)?

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Lamaism is most closely associated with the Central Asian country of Kazakhstan.

What has been the response of Central Asian republics to efforts from the United States, China, Russia, and other countries to influence the region?

According to government planners in Turkmenistan, what product will Turkmenistan begin to export in large quantities, bringing prosperity to the country?

What transportation technology must be constructed before the oil wealth of Central Asia can become economically viable?

What development led to the emergence of nomadic pastoralism in Central Asia?

Map ID - Central Asia -What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 3 (three)?

The Manchus

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 Kara Kum is a complex tangle of east-west and north-south trending mountain ranges on the borders of Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Pakistan, and China.

Which of the following statements about economic development in Central Asia is most accurate?

What is the name of the ultra orthodox Islamic group that was in power in Afghanistan until the United States military intervened in fall of 2001?

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 Russian invasion of Afghanistan was ultimately unsuccessful.

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 Wahhabis are an ultra orthodox Islamic group that was in power in Afghanistan until the United States military intervened in the fall of 2001.

Which part of Afghanistan remains the most dangerous and battle-scarred?

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Most residents of Central Asia live near the intersection of mountains and plains.

Where is the Aral Sea, and what are the reasons for the dramatic loss in surface area it has experienced over the last half century? Be certain to discuss the environmental implications of the vanishing of this body of water.