Chapter 19: Central Asia

Which of the following landforms is NOT part of Central Asia's eastern mountain ranges?

• Mount Elbrus

• the Tian Shan mountains

• the Altay mountains

• the Pamirs and the Hindu Kush ranges

Which of the following bodies of water east of the Caspian Sea is slowly disappearing?

• the Red Sea

• the Aral Sea

• the Sea of Azov

• the Black Sea

The Karakum Canal connects the Amu Darya to the

• Caspian Sea.

• Gulf of Oman.

• Black Sea.

• Mediterranean Sea.

The major resources in Central Asia are oil and

• lumber.

• silver.

• natural gas.

• uranium.

The first two countries in the world to declare Christianity as the national religion were

• Azerbaijan and Pakistan.

• Georgia and Armenia.

• Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan.

• Kazakhstan and Afghanistan.

The country in Central Asia with the largest population is

• Uzbekistan.

• Afghanistan.

• Turkmenistan.

• Kazakhstan.

Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan produce and export

• aluminum.

• oil.

• natural gas.

• agricultural equipment.

Armenia still has economic ties to Russia and depends on that country for

• natural gas.

• hydroelectric power.

• gold.

• .uranium.

With very little of their own oil and gas, which of the following countries rely on hydroelectric power?

• Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan

• Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan

• Georgia and Kyrgyzstan

• Afghanistan and Tajikistan

Despite the presence of only small amounts of arable land, what is an important economic activity

in all Central Asian countries?

• farming

• the lumber industry

• oil exports

• tourism