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WorksheetsChapter 19 Quiz: Central Asia
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which of the following landforms is NOT part of Central Asia's eastern mountain ranges?
Mount Elbrus
the Tian Shan mountains
the Altay mountains
the Pamirs and the Hindu Kush ranges
Which of the following bodies of water east of the Caspian Sea is slowly disappearing?
the Red Sea
the Aral Sea
the Sea of Azov
the Black Sea
The Karakum Canal connects the Amu Darya to the
Caspian Sea.
Gulf of Oman.
Black Sea.
Mediterranean Sea.
The major resources in Central Asia are oil and
lumber.
silver.
natural gas.
uranium.
The first two countries in the world to declare Christianity as the national religion were
Azerbaijan and Pakistan.
Georgia and Armenia.
Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan.
Kazakhstan and Afghanistan.
The country in Central Asia with the largest population is
Uzbekistan.
Afghanistan.
Turkmenistan.
Kazakhstan.
Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan produce and export
aluminum.
oil.
natural gas.
agricultural equipment.
Armenia still has economic ties to Russia and depends on that country for
natural gas.
hydroelectric power.
gold.
.uranium.
With very little of their own oil and gas, which of the following countries rely on hydroelectric power?
Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan
Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
Georgia and Kyrgyzstan
Afghanistan and Tajikistan
Despite the presence of only small amounts of arable land, what is an important economic activity
in all Central Asian countries?
farming
the lumber industry
oil exports
tourism
Desertification in Afghanistan is caused by the loss of trees as well as by
pollution.
low levels of rainfall.
erosion.
overgrazing by livestock.
An example of an environmental challenge from the Soviet era faced by the people of Central Asia is the
limited sale of natural gas to Tajikistan.
policy of community-based demining.
severe pollution of the Caspian Sea.
reduced water flow on the Amu Darya.
An example of an environmental challenge from the Soviet era faced by the people of Central Asia is the
limited sale of natural gas to Tajikistan.
policy of community-based demining.
severe pollution of the Caspian Sea.
reduced water flow on the Amu Darya.
Which of the following countries remains severely impacted from the Soviet testing of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons during the Cold War?
Kazakhstan
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Tajikistan
What solution is NOT a part of efforts to protect the Caspian Sea?
reducing agricultural and industrial pollution
poaching of sturgeon eggs, or caviar
conserving fish and other marine life
imposing strict quotas for sturgeon fishing
