Central Asia Week 2 Quiz

Which of the following describes "Subsistence farming"?

• Type A

• Type B

• None of the above

Which of the following describes "market oriented agriculture"?

a.k.a Commercial Farming.

• Type A

• Type B

• None of the above

Why is the region of Siberia to be so cold?

• The cold air currents from the Atlantic Ocean sweeps over the Ural Mountains.

• The Ural Mountains block warm air from the Atlantic Ocean . As a result, the region only receives cold weather from the Arctic Ocean.

• Cold wind drafts from the Black Sea.

• Extremely low altitude provide hostile and cold conditions.

What system of Government does the following excerpt describe?

"In a system where all people are

paid the same, regardless of effort, quality, or determination,

those same people naturally lose any incentive to work."

• Democratic Republic

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Communism

The Soviet union failed for many reasons.

Lack of goods production, economic growth and seeking outside loans from other

countries are all factors of:

• Stagnation

• Unsuccessful Reforms

• LAck of Eastern European support

• Competition with the West

The Soviet union failed for many reasons.

Keeping up with the U.S Defense spending, project Star Wars and failure to create a supply and demand economy are all factors of:

• Stagnation

• Unsuccessful Reforms

• LAck of Eastern European support

• Competition with the West

The Soviet union failed for many reasons.

"Perestroika", "Glasnost" and the removal of troops from the Eastern Bloc are all factors of:

• Stagnation

• Unsuccessful Reforms

• Lack of Eastern European support

• Competition with the West

The Soviet union failed for many reasons.

Poland, East Germany, Czechoslovakia,

Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, and Yugoslavia revolting against the kremlin are all factors of:

• Stagnation

• Unsuccessful Reforms

• Lack of Eastern European support

• Competition with the West

Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia are countries in ____________.

• Central Asia

• Syberia

• The Caucasus

• South Eastern Asia

Where is Siberia located?

• Russia

• China

• Central Asia

• The Caucasus