Central Asia Review

What does stan mean?

• the land of

• Plateau

• Mountains

• Desert

Where are the Tien Shan and Pamir-Alai Mountain Ranges located?

• North

• Southwest

• Southeast

• Central

What two rivers flow into the Aral Sea?

• Nile and Amazon
• Yangtze and Yellow
• Indus and Ganges
• Amu Darya and Syr Darya

In northern Kazakstan, there are steppes where grasslands create a rich topsoil called____

• Mollisol
• Chernozem
• Andisol
• Alfisol

What does the beginning part of each country in Central Asia represent?

• Cardinal directions
• The ethnic group that lives in that region

• Geographical features
• Historical events

Kazakhs, Turkmen, Uzbeks, and Kyrgyz speak ____.

• Indo-European languages
• Portuguese

• Germanic languages

• Turkic languages

A set of religious beliefs based on strict interpretation of a sacred text, such as the Koran

• Christianity
• Buddhism
• Hinduism
• Fundamentalism

What was suppressed under the rule of the Soviet Union?

• Right to privacy
• Access to education
• Freedom of speech, religion, and political opposition
• Freedom of assembly

Nomadic herders live in ____ which are large, portable, round tents made of wooden frames covered with felt or skins.

• igloos
• teepees
• cabins
• yurts

What is causing the Aral Sea to dry out?

• Excessive rainfall
• Industrial pollution
• Diversion of water from the Amu Darya and Syr Darya rivers for irrigation purposes.
• Natural climate change