Ch 17/18/19 review

Movement of plates along faults, such as the North Anatolian Fault, has produced ________ in the Northeast.

• a. earthquakes

• b. volcanoes

• c. rift valleys

• d. mountains

Turkmenistan continues to operate as a ________ economy, in which the government owns the land and tells farmers what to grow.

• a. traditional

• b. socialist

• c. command

• d. free market

In Central Asia, many people practice ________, or the raising and grazing of livestock.

• a. hunting and gathering

• b. pastoralism

• c. aquaculture

• d. sedentary agriculture

Uzbekistan is one of the world’s leading producers and exporters of

• a. petroleum.

• b. cotton.

• c. wheat.

• d. coffee.

What is the most populous country in Central Asia?

• a. Afghanistan

• b. Turkmenistan

• c. Armenia

• d. Uzbekistan

In what two Central Asian countries is the majority of the population Christian?

• a. Afghanistan and Uzbekistan

• b. Armenia and Georgia

• c. Tajikistan and Turkmenistan

• d. Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan

The majority of people in Central Asia speak a(n) ________ language

• a. Turkic

• b. Indo-European

• c. Dravidian

• d. Slavic

In most countries in Central Asia, the literacy rate is approximately

• a. 10 percent or lower.

• b. 40 percent.

• c. 75 percent.

• d. 98 percent or higher.

After September 11, 2001, the United States overthrew the government of

• a. Afghanistan.

• b. Turkmenistan.

• c. Armenia.

• d. Uzbekistan.

Grains that are grown for food—such as barley, oats, or wheat—are known as

• a. fruits.

• b. produce.

• c. graziers.

• d. cereals.