Western and Central Asia

In what century did Czar Peter the Great begin expanding the Russian Empire into Central Asia?

• 1300s

• 1700s

• 1800s

• 2000s

Czar Peter the Great combined lands of small farms into large, government-run farms called collectives.

• True

• False

Why are Siberia's resources mostly untapped?

• There a few resources

• It's too cold to collect them

• They are too remote

• There is no market

What year was Czar Nicholas overthrown and the Communists took control of Russia?

• 1891

• 1915

• 1916

• 1917

The Caucasus is home to about how many different ethnic groups?

• 9

• 15

• 25

• 50

After about 1000 B.C., Turks, Iranian, Mongol and Chinese people began moving into Southern Siberia.

• True

• False

What layer is frozen ground that lies beneath the surface soil and rocks?

• Active layer

• Tree

• Permafrost

• Unfrozen soil

What century did the Arabs conquer Central Asia?

• 1000 B.C.

• 700 A.D.

• 1200 A.D.

• 1700 A.D.

In Kazakhstan, 95% of the people speak Russian.

• True

• False

Russia and Japan have along-running dispute over the ___________ Islands.

• Aral

• Central

• Azeris

• Kuril