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SECOND SEMESTER • ASIA • 90 POINTS
Instructions: Complete each activity as directed. Review your
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assignment for completeness and accuracy and submit it for evaluation.
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True/False - Read the statements below. If a statement is true, write T in 5
the blank. If it’s false, write F. POINTS
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T 1. A country that has autonomy is independent.
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T 2. The mild climate in parts of Georgia supports agriculture and tourism.
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F 3. Nationalism is the systematic killing of a people.
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T 4. The petroleum industry in Azerbaijan has caused environmental problems.
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F 5. Democracy is the desire of a cultural group to rule themselves as a separate nation
Matching - Match the correct term in Column B with the proper statement 5
in Column A. One term will not be used. POINTS
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E 1. system of using pipes and canals to bring water to dry A. chernozem
croplands B. desertification
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G 2. large, portable, round tents made of wooden frames C. fundamentalism
covered with felt or skins
D. genocide
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A 3. rich topsoil that is good for agriculture
E. irrigation
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B 4. extension of desert landscape due to overgrazing,
F. nationalism
destruction of forests, or other changes caused by
humans G. yurts
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F 5. set of religious beliefs based on a strict interpretation
of a sacred text
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the statement. POINTS
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D 1. At the outbreak of World War I, Turkey tried to deport all _?_ .
A. Georgians
B. Russians
C. Azeris
D. Armenians
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A 2. Azerbaijan has encountered resistance from which nation over the construction of an oil
pipeline?
A. Russia
B. Turkey
C. Georgia
D. Kazakhstan
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B 3. Between which two seas are the Caucasus nations located?
A. Mediterranean and North seas
B. Caspian and Black seas
C. Black and Adriatic seas
D. Caspian and Armenian seas
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A 4. Georgia suffered severe economic setbacks _?_ .
A. after the fall of communism
B. when Mikhail Gorbachev became the leader of the Soviet Union
C. before the start of World War I
D. when oil was discovered there
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B 5. In which of the following ways does Armenia differ from the other Caucasus nations?
A. It was a Soviet republic.
B. It is landlocked.
C. It has ethnic conflict.
D. It was once a Communist nation.
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B 6. What type of landform are the Tien Shan and Pamir-Alai?
A. lakes
B. mountains
C. rivers
D. deserts
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D 7. To which religion do most people of Central Asia belong?
A. Christianity
B. Judaism
C. Buddhism
D. Islam
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C 8. Central Asian nomadic people were forced to change their way of life when the government of
the Soviet Union made them _?_ .
A. leave the region
B. labor in coal mines
C. work on government farms
D. live high in the mountains
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D 9. Which of the following occurred when Soviet planners diverted water from the Aral Sea for
irrigation?
A. The Aral Sea became larger.
B. Temperatures in the area decreased.
C. Rainfall in the area increased.
D. Areas around the Aral Sea became drier.
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D 10. What has contaminated running water and groundwater in some parts of Central Asia?
A. pesticides and fertilizers
B. fertilizers and carbon dioxide
C. herbicides and chlorine
D. pesticides and nitrogen oxides
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C 11. If a nation wants autonomy, what is it seeking?
A. automatic dictatorship
B. economic success
C. independence
D. free trade agreements
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A 12. Which country has trouble reaching world markets because of its location?
A. Azerbaijan
B. Armenia
C. Georgia
D. Russia
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A 13. Which nation lost one-third of its population to genocide?
A. Armenia
B. Georgia
C. Azerbaijan
D. Turkey
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D 14. The desire of a cultural group to rule itself as a separate nation is called _?_ .
A. communism
B. fundamentalism
C. capitalism
D. nationalism
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C 15. Minority ethnic groups have fled Azerbaijan _?_ .
A. in search of jobs
B. to find new land to farm
C. to escape religious and ethnic conflict
D. because the nation is overpopulated
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A 16. Chernozem is rich soil found on the steppes of which nation?
A. Kazakhstan
B. Uzbekistan
C. Turkmenistan
D. Tajikistan
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D 17. Most people in Central Asia are _?_ .
A. Christian
B. Buddhist
C. Jewish
D. Muslim
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B 18. When the Soviet Union controlled Central Asia _?_ .
A. people were forced to work on government farms
B. industrialization was discouraged
C. urban areas declined
D. most people became nomadic herders
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D 19. What is desertification _?_ .
A. the name for military troops who leave their posts unattended
B. the irrigation of desert lands
C. the lack of precipitation in an area that usually receives abundant rainfall
D. the extension of the desert landscape due to environmental changes caused by humans
Classifying Key Ideas - In each of the following groups, choose the
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word or phrase that is not related to the others. Then, write a sentence POINTS
explaining how the remaining three words or phrases are related. 2 Each
1. Georgia Kazakhstan Armenia Azerbaijan
Kazakhstan is a big central Asia country and nearly with Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan with only Caspian Sea
2. grapes citrus fruits peaches apples
Grapes, peaches, and apples not from citrus fruits.
3. Finns Azeris Armenians Russians
Finns is has diffrent type of language and alphabet look like Latins with not the same symbol Azeris, Armenians, and
Russians with Cyrillic .
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4. petroleum wastes radioactive wastes sewage fertilizers
Fertilizer that can be affect human with do for petroleum wastes, radioactive wastes, and sewage for care plant not
carefully.
5. Turkic-related Russian Faris-related Romanian
Faris- related is the named for people which strong like knight which turkic- relate, Russians, and Romanian.
6. chernozem oil gold natural gas
chernozerm is the black earth soil has rich to plant but down their soil has oil, gold, and natural gas.
7. saltier water decrease in fish population diseased animals
shrinking water volume
Shrinking water volume that is the cause make saltier water, decrease in fish population, and have diseased animals.
8. nomads were forced into villages ranchers lost their cattle
people had to work on collective farms irrigation projects were set up to grow cotton
The ranchers lost their cattle so the people had to work on collective farms, nomads were forced into villages,
irrigation projects were set up to grow cotton, and nomads were forced into villages.
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Map Work - Complete the following map-reading questions as directed. POINTS
1. Which body of water is central to the Caucasus and Central Asia region? (1 point)
Caspian Sea
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Mediterranean
Sea
2. Which nation has access by ship to the Mediterranean Sea? Through which bodies of water?
Turkey, Lebanon, Syria and Isarel. Atlantic Ocean
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3. Through which capital cities would a person pass if they traveled directly from Astana to
Afghanistan?
Tashkent of Uzbekistan and Dushanbe of Tajikistan.
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Caspian Depression
4. Where is the Caspian Depression? (1 point)
The west of Kazakhstand and nearly with Caspian Sea.
Key
Semiarid
Arid
Mediterranean
Humid subtropical
Humid continental
Highlands
5. Which Caucasus nations have a humid subtropical climate region? (2 points)
Georgia nations has humid subtropical climate region.
6. This map shows several geographic features of the Caucasus and Central Asia. Each number rep-
resents a country; each letter represents a body of water. On the lines below, write the correct name of
the geographic feature indicated on the map. Choose the name from the column on the right. You will
not use all the choices. (10 points)
Countries Choices
1. Azerbaijan
______________________________ Aral Sea
Uzbekistan Azerbaijan
2. ______________________________ Black Sea
Caspian Sea
3. ______________________________
Georgia
Georgia
Iran
4. ______________________________
Turkmenistan
Irtysh River
Kazakhstan
5. ______________________________
Kazakhstan Lake Balkhash
Tajikistan
6. ______________________________
Tajikistan Tigris River
Turkey
Bodies of Water Turkmenistan
Black Sea Uzbekistan
A. ______________________________
B. Lake Balkhash
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C. Arak Sea
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D. Irtysh River
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Charting - Fill in the chart on Central Asia below with details for each 11
category listed. POINTS
Central Asia
Nations Largest Deserts
1. Turkmenistan 6. Kyzylkum
2. Kazakhstan 7. Karakum
3. Uzbekistan
4. Tajikistan
5. Kyrgyzstan
Rural Economic Activities Major Environmental Problems
8. Tourists 10. Pollution
9. Collective farms and industrial 11. Balance growth economic
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Essay - Answer the following questions with at least one complete POINTS
paragraph. 5 Each
1. Why did the breakup of the Soviet Union have a large impact on the economies of the Caucasus and
Central Asian nations?
The break up of the Soviet Union have a large impact on the economies of the Caucasus and Central Asian nations it's
pollution like excessive use of pesticides and fertilizers has left soil, running water, and groundwater highly
contaminated. Another problem is that heavy doses of chemical fertilizers and pesticides used in the production of
cotton created serious health risks for workers. The drive to develop oil, natural gas, and mineral resources of the
Central Asian nations may also increase stress on sensitive ecosystems.
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2. In what ways did the policies of the Soviet Union contribute to ethnic tensions in the region?
The Soviet government forced nomadic people to settle in villages and work on massive government farms. They
grew wheat and other dryland crops in Kazakhstan. Large irrigation systems diverted water from the Syr Darya and
Amu Darya to grow cotton in the warmer southern region. The Soviet government also encouraged industrial
development in the cities of Central Asia.
3. Why might it be difficult for nations in this region to balance economic growth with concerns for the
environment?
Because in this nations in this regions has difficult to balance economic growth with concerns for the enviroments
because has under Soviet Union, they are build very much in with only one country so when they breakup, the
pollution coming there, and difficult balanced econmic that Soviet build grew wheat and other dryland crops in
Kazakhstan. Large irrigation systems diverted water from the Syr Darya and Amu Darya to grow cotton in the warmer
southern region. It's make reason why this some nations in there is difficult with economics.
