Question 1

The largest river in southern Afghanistan is the:

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A)   Mississippi
B)   Ganges
C)   Kabul
D)   HelmandE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 2

Predict how urban form in Central Asia will change from the Soviet era.

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Question 3

Islam is the dominant religion in Central Asia. A significant minority of Roman Catholics, however, live in northern Kazakhstan.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

By the end of the Soviet period, literacy rates in Central Asia had reached ________%.

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A)   55
B)   72
C)   88
D)   98E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 5

Contrast the Soviet picture of Central Asia with the reality of today.

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Question 6

The rivers Helmund, Harirud, and Kunduz all flow through Afghanistan.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The Hazaras are Shi'ite Muslims.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

During the Soviet era, every Central Asian republic capital had a(n)  ________.

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A)   Orthodox Christian cathedral
B)   mosque converted to city hall
C)   opera and ballet theater
D)   statue of Lenin posing with a local legendary heroE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 9

A region dominated by the sect Ismaili Islam is found east of the city of:

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A)   Astana
B)   Bishkek
C)   Dushanbe
D)   AlmatyE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 10

Southern Afghanistan is dominated by this land use:

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A)   desert area with limited vegetation
B)   dry farming and seminomadic herding areas
C)   forests
D)   mountainous areas with limited vegetation except in narrow river valleysE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

About 50% of laborers migrating from Tajikistan have gone to the city of:

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A)   New York
B)   Tehran
C)   Moscow
D)   ParisE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 12

Evaluate the future of the Aral Sea.

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Question 13

Evaluate whether the Soviet period had a positive or negative effect on the cultures of Central Asia.

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Question 14

Central Asia was regarded by Czarist administrators and Soviet planners as a(n) :

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A)   source of mineral wealth
B)   uninhabited desert
C)   source of cultural unity for Russians
D)   peripheral, underdeveloped regionE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 15

- In Central Asia, Russians are found primarily in northern:

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A)   Kazakhstan
B)   Turkmenistan
C)   Kyrgyzstan
D)   AfghanistanE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 16

Predict which Central Asian state will likely progress at the fastest rate toward democracy.

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Question 17

During the Soviet period, the Ferghana Valley was devoted almost exclusively to the production of tobacco.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Kazakhstan's areas of densest population are found:

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A)   in the central region
B)   in the west
C)   near the northern and southern borders
D)   along the shores of Lake BalkashE) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 19

Central Afghanistan is dominated by mountainous areas with limited vegetation except in narrow river valleys and:

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A)   desert area with limited vegetation
B)   dry farming and seminomadic herding areas
C)   forests
D)   monsoon rain-fed Mediterranean scrubE) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 20

Estimate whether the Taliban would have risen to power in Afghanistan without Soviet or United States' involvement in the region.

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Exam 6: Central Asia and Afghanistan

About 50% of laborers migrating from Tajikistan have gone to the city of:

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Evaluate the future of the Aral Sea.

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During the Soviet era, every Central Asian republic capital had a(n) ________.

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Predict how urban form in Central Asia will change from the Soviet era.

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The largest river in southern Afghanistan is the:

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Islam is the dominant religion in Central Asia. A significant minority of Roman Catholics, however, live in northern Kazakhstan.

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Central Asia was regarded by Czarist administrators and Soviet planners as a(n) :

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The rivers Helmund, Harirud, and Kunduz all flow through Afghanistan.

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Predict which Central Asian state will likely progress at the fastest rate toward democracy.

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The Hazaras are Shi'ite Muslims.

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Contrast the Soviet picture of Central Asia with the reality of today.

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Estimate whether the Taliban would have risen to power in Afghanistan without Soviet or United States' involvement in the region.

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By the end of the Soviet period, literacy rates in Central Asia had reached ________%.

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Southern Afghanistan is dominated by this land use:

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During the Soviet period, the Ferghana Valley was devoted almost exclusively to the production of tobacco.

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- In Central Asia, Russians are found primarily in northern:

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A region dominated by the sect Ismaili Islam is found east of the city of:

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Evaluate whether the Soviet period had a positive or negative effect on the cultures of Central Asia.

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Central Afghanistan is dominated by mountainous areas with limited vegetation except in narrow river valleys and:

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Kazakhstan's areas of densest population are found:

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