Year 8-Term 3-HT Revision-UAE

Which country isn't part of Central Asia?

• Kazakhstan

• Pakistan

• Tajikistan

• Uzbekistan

Each country in Central Asia contain the suffix -stan which means:

• An area

• Land of

• Nomads

• Persia

Which of the following best describes a region?

• A theme in geography where a place is found

• A theme in geography which answers the question: "What is it like there?"

• A geographic area with one or more common features

• A geographic theme that shows how ideas, goods, and people move

What is the capital of Kazakhstan?

• Ashgabat

• Astana

• Bishkek

• Dushanbe

Which of the following is NOT a common characteristic of countries in Central Asia?

• They all have a coastline

• They all have a Russian population

• They all are surrounded by land

• They all have ties to the Ancient Silk Road

Which two landscapes/biomes are found in Central Asia?

• Desert

• Tropical

• Steppe

• Tundra

Answer this question using the map:

Which country in Central Asia borders Iran and Afghanistan?

• Kazakhstan

• Kyrgyzstan

• Tajikistan

• Turkmenistan

What is true about the names of the countries in Central Asia?

• They are all written in Russian

• They are based on the majority tribe in the country

• They all originated in the Islamic tradition of the countries

Central Asia was considered the ____________ of the Silk Road.

• Origin

• Heart

• Biggest city

• Destination

Which of the following options is NOT a cultural impact of the Silk Road?

• Culture was diffused along the way

• Information and technology was shared

• China got a monopoly over making silk and paper

• Islam and Buddhism are ideas that spread throughout Asia