Question 1

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)  ZoroastrianismF) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 2

In the Tarim Basin, where do most of the people reside?

Accepted Answer

A)  in the foothills of the mountains along the basin's edge
B)  near the basin's center
C)  high in the mountains surrounding the basin
D)  toward the eastern opening of the basin
E)  in an evenly distributed pattern, throughout the regionF) A) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 3

To which of the following languages is Tajik most closely related?

Accepted Answer

A)  Turkish
B)  Chinese
C)  Russian
D)  Uygur
E)  PersianF) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 4

Describe the current state of the economies of the Central Asian countries and explain why these countries are in general so underdeveloped.

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Question 5

Discuss the economy of Afghanistan paying attention to the role of illicit drugs.

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Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Britain
B)  Russia
C)  Iran
D)  Afghanistan
E)  TurkeyF) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 7

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 SeaF) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 8

The Pamir Knot

Accepted Answer

A)  is a complex tangle of east-west and north-south trending mountain ranges on the borders of Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Pakistan, and China.
B)  is the term for the border between Mongolia and China.
C)  refers to the political isolation experienced by Azerbaijan on the western side of the Caspian Sea.
D)  refers to the mountainous region lying on the border between Nepal and China.
E)  is located in Turkmenistan.F) B) and C)
G) All of the above

Question 9

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.F) A) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 10

Describe the important aspects of Lamaism, including attempts to suppress it.

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Question 11

Referring to the graphic below, which of the following dry climates has the greatest amount of annual precipitation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Semey, Kazakhstan
B)  Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
C)  Tasahkent, Uzbekistan
D)  Almaty, Kazakhstan
E)  Ürümqi, ChinaF) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 12

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)  RussianF) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A)  libertarian
B)  authoritarian
C)  democratic
D)  a monarchy
E)  stalled in anarchyF) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 14

Which Central Asian country had been engaged in a civil war that was brought to a head by the aftermath of the September 11th terrorist attacks?

Accepted Answer

A)  China
B)  Azerbaijan
C)  Turkmenistan
D)  Kazakhstan
E)  AfghanistanF) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 15

What Central Asian body of water devolved into a major environmental disaster in the late 20th century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Aral Sea
B)  Amu Darya
C)  Syr Darya
D)  Black Sea
E)  Red SeaF) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Tibet
B)  Kazakhstan
C)  Turkmenistan
D)  Afghanistan
E)  UzbekistanF) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 17

In which country of Central Asia do people have the shortest life expectancy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Azerbaijan
B)  Kazakhstan
C)  Afghanistan
D)  Mongolia
E)  TurkmenistanF) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 18

Beginning with increased diversion of water during the 1950s, what happened to the Aral Sea?

Accepted Answer

A)  Its shoreline retreated at an unprecedented rate.
B)  Villages that had once enjoyed a "seaside" location were stranded 40 miles inland.
C)  Salinity levels increased in the Aral Sea, causing fish species to disappear.
D)  Eventually, the Aral Sea consisted of two separate lakes.
E)  All of the answer choices are correct.F) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 19

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 regionF) A) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 20

What livelihood is "the only feasible way of life on the Tibetan plateau," according to the authors of your textbook?

Accepted Answer

A)  nomadic pastoralism based on the yak
B)  plantation agriculture based on tea
C)  subsistence agriculture based on tubers
D)  sedentary agriculture based on a variety of crops
E)  transhumance based on sheepF) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Exam 10: Central Asia

What livelihood is "the only feasible way of life on the Tibetan plateau," according to the authors of your textbook?

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

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

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In the Tarim Basin, where do most of the people reside?

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Referring to the graphic below, which of the following dry climates has the greatest amount of annual precipitation?

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To which of the following languages is Tajik most closely related?

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

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Describe the current state of the economies of the Central Asian countries and explain why these countries are in general so underdeveloped.

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Which Central Asian country had been engaged in a civil war that was brought to a head by the aftermath of the September 11th terrorist attacks?

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Kazakhstan's population in the agricultural lands of the north

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In which country of Central Asia do people have the shortest life expectancy?

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

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

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Describe the important aspects of Lamaism, including attempts to suppress it.

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The Pamir Knot

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Where are the desert regions of Central Asia mostly located?

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

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What Central Asian body of water devolved into a major environmental disaster in the late 20th century?

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Beginning with increased diversion of water during the 1950s, what happened to the Aral Sea?

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