WorksheetsCh. 16 Review
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 7mins
Which of the following activities is important in most Central Asian cultures?
growing flowers
sculpting statues from ice
raising and racing horses
breakdancing
Where is Azerbaijan’s most densely populated area?
on the Ararat plain, near the Turkish border
in the area along the Black Sea coast
in the extreme southeast, between the Caspian Sea and the Iranian border
around its capital city, Baku
The Caucasus region include the countries of
Georgia
, Azerbaijan, and Armenia.
True
False
Nearly all adults in Central Asia and the Caucasus can read and write.
True
False
When were Central Asia’s present-day countries formed?
shortly after Timur's conquered the region in the mid-1300s
at the end of World War II following the defeat of Germany
at the beginning of the Russian Revolution in 1917
after the collapse of the Soviet Union in the 1990s
When Central Asia was invaded by outside empires, what happened to the nomadic groups?
They retreated into the region’s desert areas and lived in freedom.
They fled into neighboring areas not controlled by invaders.
They were captured and forced into slavery.
They were defeated along with other ethnic groups in the region.
What is one way the histories of Georgia and Armenia are similar?
G.
Neither had ever existed as an independent nation before the 1990s.
They were two of the earliest countries to convert to Christianity.
Both successfully resisted coming under Persian control.
They were two of the earliest countries to convert to Islam.
Which is the most sparsely populated country in Central Asia?
Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan
Kazakhstan
Pakistan
made up of many things that are the same
split
fake
similar
homogeneous
Which natural resource is scarce in Central Asia?
Lava
Gold
Gas
Water
It Is (a) The Caucasus has a complex ethnic history. (true or false?)
Central Asia is made up of _________ ________
and dune-covered deserts.
highland mountains
midland mountains
mid range mountains
lowland mountains
How did Soviet rule change the Caucasus?
The region changed from an agricultural area to an urban and industrial area.
Islam slowly became the dominant religion throughout the region.
The Soviets encouraged the people to show pride in their ethnic identities.
The nations in the region finally gained their independence under Soviet rule.
Two-thirds of Kyrgyzstan’s people are ethnic Russians. This statement is (a) .
. Use true or false to complete the answer.(Do not use CAPS to answer.)
important....does it mean
Absolute
Significant
Delayed
High ranking
What do the Kyzyl Kum and Kara-Kum areas have in common?
Both are desert areas of Central Asia.
Both are mountainous areas that border China.
Both are covered by permafrost.
Both have very high rainfall in most years.
a large, circular structure made of animal skins that can be packed up and moved from place to place; used as a home in Mongolia
igloo
tippie
adobe
yurt
