Chapter 22

Question 1

What five countries make up central Asian nations?

Answer 1

Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan

Question 2

Autonomy

Answer 2

Independence

Question 3

Fundamentalism

Answer 3

Set of religious beliefs based on a strict interpretation of a sacred text

Question 4

Genocide

Answer 4

Systematic killing or intentional destruction of a people

Question 5

Yurts

Answer 5

Large, portable, round tents made of wooden frames covered with felt of skin

Question 6

Nationalism

Answer 6

Desire of a cultural group to rule themselves as a seperate nation

Question 7

Desertification

Answer 7

Extension of desert landscape through the activities of people and livestock as well as climate changes

Question 8

Country that sits on the eastern shore of the Black Sea

Answer 8

Georgia

Question 9

What is produced in the region of Georgia near the Black Sea?

Answer 9

Grapes, citrus, tobacco, tea, peaches, silk

Question 10

Continental climate

Answer 10

Hot summers, cold winters, less moisture

Question 11

What three countries are part of the Caucasus nations?

Answer 11

Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan

Question 12

What metallic chemical is Georgia a major supplier of?

Answer 12

Manganese

Question 13

What two countries are known for rug making as a traditional craft?

Answer 13

Armenia and Azerbaijan

Question 14

When did Armenia adopt Christianity?

Answer 14

A.D. 300

Question 15

What is a traditional symbol of Armenia?

Answer 15

Mt. Ararat, the mountain believed to be where Noah’s ark landed

Question 16

what country committed acts of genocide against Armenia during WW1?

Answer 16

Turkey

Question 17

What country has Armenia most recently had conflict with?

Answer 17

Azerbaijan

Question 18

What country has some control over oil reserves I. Azerbaijan?

Answer 18

Russia

Question 19

What means “the land of”

Answer 19

Stan

Question 20

Climate of the Central Asian climate

Answer 20

Mostly arid or semi-arid.

Question 21

Rich topsoil that is a Natural resource of northern Kazakhstan

Answer 21

Chernozem

Question 22

Which four major people groups of Central Asia speak a Turkic related language?

Answer 22

Kazakhs, Turkmen, Uzbeks, Kyrgyz

Question 23

Tajiks speak a language related to

Answer 23

Farsi, the language of Iran

Question 24

What used to be the official language of Central Asia?

Answer 24

Russian

Question 25

Religion of most of central Asian nations

Answer 25

Islam

Question 26

Job for many people in Central Asia

Answer 26

Nomadic herders

Question 27

Where do most nomadic herders live?

Answer 27

Yurts

Question 28

Tourism has started to spring up

Answer 28

Cities in eastern Uzbekistan along ancient Silk Road