Central Asia and the Cacasus

Question 1

forms a border between Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan

Answer 1

Caspian Sea

Question 2

an area of dry grasslands

Answer 2

steppe

Question 3

Uzbekistan’s capital city and Central Asia’s largest city

Answer 3

Tashkent

Question 4

lies mainly in Uzbekistan

Answer 4

Fergana Valley

Question 5

shipping route from Georgia to the Mediterranean Sea

Answer 5

Black Sea

Question 6

Central Asia depends on the Syr Dar’ya and the Amu Dar’ya Rivers for

Answer 6

irrigation

Question 7

In the Caucasus and Central Asia, ________ are the driving force helping to improve the economy.

Answer 7

oil and natural gas

Question 8

Central Asia has few trees because of the region’s ____ climate.

Answer 8

Arid

Question 9

_________ is the only country in Central Asia with a largely urban population.

Answer 9

Kazakhstan

Question 10

The Caucasus region became part of _______in the late 1300s.

Answer 10

Timur’s empire

Question 11

green area by a water source in a dry region

Answer 11

oasis

Question 12

round tent with a domed roof covered with heavy, waterproof material

Answer 12

yurt

Question 13

trees that shed their leaves in autumn

Answer 13

deciduous

Question 14

related to horseback riding

Answer 14

equestrian

Question 15

made up of many things that are the same

Answer 15

homogeneous

Question 16

countries of the Caucasus region

Answer 16

Azerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia

Question 17

In what way are Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan different?

Answer 17

Turkmenistan has a much smaller population than Uzbekistan.

Question 18

which city has the greatest population?

Answer 18

Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Question 19

What two groups competed for control of the Caucasus beginning in the late 1400s?

Answer 19

Persians and Ottomans

Question 20

What was the greatest prize for many early conquerors of Central Asia?

Answer 20

control of the Silk Road

Question 21

How could the languages in the Caucasus be described?

Answer 21

The language of the ethnic majority is the official language.