CBA #3 Review

Ramadan is a .......?

• A festival in Rio de Janeiro

• The Latin name for the Russian revolution

• an inexpensive Ramada Inn

• holy month of fasting for Muslims

You traveled to Siberia and visited some local towns. Where are you?

• the Ob' and Lena Rivers

• the Yenisey River

• Siberian's eastern coast

• the route of the Trans-Siberian Railroad

When the Soviet Union collapsed in the 1990s, Central Asia's present-day countries then formed.

• True

• False

This president has created laws to restrict free speech in his country.

• Vladimir Putin

• Pierre Trudeau

• Angela Merkel

Slav is a language group that can be found in which country?

• Europe

• Mexico

• Russia

• United States

The nomadic tribes of Central Asia _______ when invaded by other empires.

• fled into neighboring areas

• retreated to the desert and were free

• were defeated

• were captured and forced into slavery

Solzhenitsyn was an author who wrote against -

• Putin

• capitalism

• communism

• despotism

Southwest Asia's climate can best be described as arid.

• True

• False

• Only in the Summertime.

Western Sahara is controlled by which country?

• Tunisia

• Algeria

• Morocco

• France

Large tombs were built the for the pharaohs because -

• it was a tradition

• other countries were doing it

• they believed in life after death

• they were wealthy