Central Asia

For thousands of years, Central Asia has been populated mostly by what kind of people?

• Communist

• Democratic

• Berbers

• Semi-nomadic

What famous trade route stretched across Central Asia in ancient times?

• Highway 31

• Silk Road

• Asian Highway

• Central Pathway

The countries of Central Asia are landlocked. What does landlocked mean?

• Do not have access to oceans

• No one can leave or enter the countries

• The citizens are treated like prisoners

• Mountains make up 80% of the land

Which of the following natural resources are most important to Central Asia?

• Water and coal

• Water and oil

• Oil and diamonds

• Coal and diamonds

What is the overall climate like in Central Asia?

• Tropical

• Savanna

• Artctic

• Very dry

What is the name of the sea in Central Asia that is shrinking as a result of too much irrigation?

• Caspian Sea

• Black Sea

• Red Sea

• Aral Sea

Who controlled Central Asia before it became independent in 1991?

• Soviet Union

• China

• Great Britain

• United States

What is the main religion practiced in Central Asia?

• Christianity

• Judaism

• Buddhism

• Islam

What group took control of Afghanistan in the early 1990s?

• Al Qaeda

• Hamas

• Taliban

• ISIS

What was a result of the Soviet Union breaking up in 1991?

• The republics of Central Asia were forced under Soviet control

• The republics of Central Asia became independent nations

• The republics of Central Asia lost all their resources

• The republics of Central Asia were colonized by the US