Question 1

The Taliban was founded by an ethnic minority in Afghanistan.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What do most climate change experts predict will happen to Central Asia as climate change continues?

Accepted Answer

A)   It will be hit hard by climate change, leading to melting of glaciers and reduced river flows.
B)   Because of the region's low density, the problems will be minimal.
C)   This dry region will benefit from higher overall precipitation.
D)   The region will move to the forefront of solar energy technology development.
E)   This region will not be affected by climate change.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 3

Russian and Chinese leaders became concerned about the growing influence of the United States in Central Asia after the U.S.military established bases in Uzbekistan,Kyrgyzstan,and Afghanistan following the attacks of September 11,2001.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The Russian invasion of Afghanistan was ultimately unsuccessful.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Uzbekistan had the lowest female labor force participation in Central Asia in 2002.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The topography of Tibet is very complex,containing many steep canyons and lofty ridges.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Where is oil pollution worst in Central Asia?

Accepted Answer

A)   Aral Sea
B)   Afghanistan
C)   Caspian Sea
D)   Tibet
E)   MongoliaF) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 8

How long has Afghanistan been at war?

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A)   since the early 1950s
B)   since the late 1960s
C)   since the late 1970s
D)   since the late 1980s
E)   since the late 1990sF) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 9

Afghanistan's strongest global link is through the opium it supplies to the world market.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The Caspian Sea is the largest lake in the world,in terms of its surface area.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What is the overall status of women in Central Asia? Why have women in Afghanistan been so strictly controlled,and what is the nature of that control?

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Question 12

Of all the Central Asian countries,Afghanistan has the worst overall composite record of social indicators.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What group founded the Taliban?

Accepted Answer

A)   separatist groups from northern Kyrgyzstan
B)   young Muslim religious students in Afghanistan
C)   an ethnic minority who are nomadic pastoralists in the Kara Kum desert
D)   Pashtun women who were seeking to acquire more freedom in Afghan society
E)   Russian soldiers in the 1980sF) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 14

What is the current status of Lamaist Buddhism with respect to China?

Accepted Answer

A)   The Chinese have allowed many Buddhist monasteries to open, and their activities are no longer limited.
B)   The Chinese have not allowed Buddhist monasteries to open, and the activities of the monks are strictly limited.
C)   The Chinese have allowed many Buddhist monasteries to open, but their activities remain limited.
D)   The Chinese have not allowed Buddhist monasteries to open, but otherwise, the activities of the monks are not limited.
E)   The Lamaist Buddhists are at a standoff with the Chinese.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 15

The Russian war in Afghanistan

Accepted Answer

A)   was started by Islamic fundamentalists.
B)   was a major victory for the Soviet military.
C)   quickly eradicated the communists as a significant force in the country.
D)   resulted in Taliban control of most of the country in 1995.
E)   continues today.F) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 16

Which Central Asian country had been engaged in a civil war that was brought to a head by the aftermath of the September  terrorist attacks?

Accepted Answer

A)   China
B)   Azerbaijan
C)   Turkmenistan
D)   Kazakhstan
E)   AfghanistanF) None of the above
G) D) and E)

Question 17

When Central Asia has been under the communist rule of China,the Soviet Union,and Mongolia,what has happened to religion?

Accepted Answer

A)   All forms of religion were discouraged.
B)   Religion was tolerated.
C)   Islam was declared the official religion.
D)   Orthodox Christianity was declared the official religion.
E)   Buddhism was declared the official religion.F) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 18

What is the primary reason for the shrinking of the Aral Sea?

Accepted Answer

A)   There is climatic change in Central Asia.
B)   Large-scale irrigation projects implemented by the Soviets in the 1950s have diverted water from the two rivers that feed the sea.
C)   Tectonic rifting in the region is causing the sea's water to be removed beneath the ground surface.
D)   Much of the water has been removed directly from the sea surface by the numerous nuclear desalinization plants along the Aral's shore.
E)   all of the answer choices are correctF) C) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 19

What livelihood is "the only feasible way of life on the Tibetan plateau," according to the authors of your textbook?

Accepted Answer

A)   nomadic pastoralism based on the yak
B)   plantation agriculture based on tea
C)   subsistence agriculture based on tubers
D)   sedentary agriculture based on a variety of crops
E)   transhumance based on sheepF) C) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 20

In which country of Central Asia do people have the shortest life expectancy?

Accepted Answer

A)   Azerbaijan
B)   Kazakhstan
C)   Afghanistan
D)   Mongolia
E)   TurkmenistanF) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Exam 10: Central Asia

What group founded the Taliban?

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When Central Asia has been under the communist rule of China,the Soviet Union,and Mongolia,what has happened to religion?

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In which country of Central Asia do people have the shortest life expectancy?

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What is the current status of Lamaist Buddhism with respect to China?

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Uzbekistan had the lowest female labor force participation in Central Asia in 2002.

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The topography of Tibet is very complex,containing many steep canyons and lofty ridges.

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Russian and Chinese leaders became concerned about the growing influence of the United States in Central Asia after the U.S.military established bases in Uzbekistan,Kyrgyzstan,and Afghanistan following the attacks of September 11,2001.

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What livelihood is "the only feasible way of life on the Tibetan plateau," according to the authors of your textbook?

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The Russian war in Afghanistan

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The Caspian Sea is the largest lake in the world,in terms of its surface area.

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Which Central Asian country had been engaged in a civil war that was brought to a head by the aftermath of the September terrorist attacks?

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How long has Afghanistan been at war?

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Afghanistan's strongest global link is through the opium it supplies to the world market.

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What do most climate change experts predict will happen to Central Asia as climate change continues?

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The Russian invasion of Afghanistan was ultimately unsuccessful.

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What is the primary reason for the shrinking of the Aral Sea?

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Of all the Central Asian countries,Afghanistan has the worst overall composite record of social indicators.

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Where is oil pollution worst in Central Asia?

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What is the overall status of women in Central Asia? Why have women in Afghanistan been so strictly controlled,and what is the nature of that control?

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The Taliban was founded by an ethnic minority in Afghanistan.

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