Southwest and Central Asia Common Assessment

What is the most common type of vegetation in Southwest and Central Asia?

• Tundara

• Chaparral

• Desert Scrub

• Mixed Forest

What is the primary resource found in Southwest Asia near the Persian Gulf?

• Petroleum

• Coal

• Natrual Gas

• Uranium

What Physical feature contributes to the high evlevations of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan?

• Indus River

• Kazakh Upland

• Caucasus Mountains

• Hidnu Kush

The countries of Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar, and Jordan are almost all in what climate Zone?

• Arid

• Mediterranean

• Marine West Coast

• Highlands

What is the most common land use in the five "stans" : Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Turkmenistan?

• commercial farming

• Livestock raising

• Subsistence Farming

• Commercial Fishing

Which two countries have the highest overall population density?

• Turkey and Syria

• Kaxakhstan and Afghanistan

• Uzbekistan and Pakistan

• Saudi Arabia and Iraq

Which country has no desert scrub but has a large amount of mixed and coniferous forest?

• Turkey

• Saudi Arabia

• Afghanistan

• Iran

Name THREE countries that do not have mostly arid or semiarid climate zones due to the fact that they are locate near large bodies of water or mountainous areas?

• Pakistan, Yemen, Kyrgyzstan

• Saudi Arabia, Georgia, Cyprus

• Oman, Afghanista, Uzbekistan

• Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia

Which vegetation and climate zones lead to Saudi Arabia have a scarce population?

• Highlands and Temperate Grassland

• Arid and Desert Scrub

• Semiarid and coniferous Forest

• Arid and Chaparral

Which small country that has abundant oil, nomadic herding, a low population density, with one city of about 2 million people, is locate don't he a gulf and is entirely in a desert scrub vegetation zone.

• Iran

• Georgia

• Yemen

• Kuwait