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Chapter 19 Quiz: Central Asia

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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1.

Which of the following landforms is NOT part of Central Asia's eastern mountain ranges?

a)

Mount Elbrus

b)

the Tian Shan mountains

c)

the Altay mountains

d)

the Pamirs and the Hindu Kush ranges

2.

Which of the following bodies of water east of the Caspian Sea is slowly disappearing?

a)

the Red Sea

b)

the Aral Sea

c)

the Sea of Azov

d)

the Black Sea

3.

The Karakum Canal connects the Amu Darya to the

a)

Caspian Sea.

b)

Gulf of Oman.

c)

Black Sea.

d)

Mediterranean Sea.

4.

The major resources in Central Asia are oil and

a)

lumber.

b)

silver.

c)

natural gas.

d)

uranium.

5.

The first two countries in the world to declare Christianity as the national religion were

a)

Azerbaijan and Pakistan.

b)

Georgia and Armenia.

c)

Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan.

d)

Kazakhstan and Afghanistan.

6.

The country in Central Asia with the largest population is

a)

Uzbekistan.

b)

Afghanistan.

c)

Turkmenistan.

d)

Kazakhstan.

7.

Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan produce and export

a)

aluminum.

b)

oil.

c)

natural gas.

d)

agricultural equipment.

8.

Armenia still has economic ties to Russia and depends on that country for

a)

natural gas.

b)

hydroelectric power.

c)

gold.

d)

.uranium.

9.

With very little of their own oil and gas, which of the following countries rely on hydroelectric power?

a)

Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan

b)

Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan

c)

Georgia and Kyrgyzstan

d)

Afghanistan and Tajikistan

10.

Despite the presence of only small amounts of arable land, what is an important economic activity

in all Central Asian countries?

a)

farming

b)

the lumber industry

c)

oil exports

d)

tourism

11.

Desertification in Afghanistan is caused by the loss of trees as well as by

a)

pollution.

b)

low levels of rainfall.

c)

erosion.

d)

overgrazing by livestock.

12.

An example of an environmental challenge from the Soviet era faced by the people of Central Asia is the

a)

limited sale of natural gas to Tajikistan.

b)

policy of community-based demining.

c)

severe pollution of the Caspian Sea.

d)

reduced water flow on the Amu Darya.

13.

An example of an environmental challenge from the Soviet era faced by the people of Central Asia is the

a)

limited sale of natural gas to Tajikistan.

b)

policy of community-based demining.

c)

severe pollution of the Caspian Sea.

d)

reduced water flow on the Amu Darya.

14.

Which of the following countries remains severely impacted from the Soviet testing of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons during the Cold War?

a)

Kazakhstan

b)

Armenia

c)

Azerbaijan

d)

Tajikistan

15.

What solution is NOT a part of efforts to protect the Caspian Sea?

a)

reducing agricultural and industrial pollution

b)

poaching of sturgeon eggs, or caviar

c)

conserving fish and other marine life

d)

imposing strict quotas for sturgeon fishing