Geography Exam Part 2

Question 1

The largest lake in the world is the _______ Sea

Answer 1

Caspian

Question 2

The Caspian Sea is _____ and _____ sea level

Answer 2

salty, below

Question 3

The ____ Sea is a body of water that has been shrinking since the ____s

Answer 3

Aral, 1960

Question 4

The Aral Sea has been shrinking because the ______ _____ diverted all of its ___________ for various projects

Answer 4

Soviet Union, tributaries

Question 5

The ___ _____ and ___ _____ are the two most important ______ of __________ that feed the _______ Valley

Answer 5

Syr Darya, Amu Darya, sources, freshwater, Fergana

Question 6

The Syr Darya and Amu Darya rivers have been ________ from the ____ ___ for __________ purposes

Answer 6

diverted, Aral Sea, irrigation

Question 7

The _______ ______ is the most _______ area in Central Asia and it is the center of _______ in the region

Answer 7

Fergana Valley, fertile, farming

Question 8

The _____ Mountains are a tall mountain range that is the ________ point between many other ______ such as the _________ and the _________

Answer 8

Pamir, junction, ranges, Karakoram, Himalayas

Question 9

Starting near ___ __ trade from _____ traveled through Central Asia to ______. Its called the ____ ____

Answer 9

100 BC, China, Europe, Silk Road

Question 10

For the last 2000 years, this region has been _________ by many nations

Answer 10

conquered

Question 11

In the ___-_____, the ________ took over and in ____, divided it into the countries that are three today

Answer 11

the mid-1800s, Russians, 1917

Question 12

______ is the most important _______ _______ for many Central Asian coutries

Answer 12

Cotton, natural resources

Question 13

Many people in this region are _______

Answer 13

Nomadic

Question 14

A yert is a what

Answer 14

a movable round house made of wool/felt material on a wood frame

Question 15

One of the most iconic ________ of the nomadic people of Turkmenistan are __________ _______

Answer 15

artforms. decorative carpet

Question 16

A ____________ is a large ________ that is smaller than a _________ but sticks out from the main landmass

Answer 16

Subcontinent, landmass, continent

Question 17

The __________ _________ are the largest mountain range in the world on average the _______ mountains

Answer 17

Himalayan Mountains, highest

Question 18

The border between _____ and _____ is home to ___ _______ and __

Answer 18

China, Nepal, Mt. Everest, K2

Question 19

The ______ River is the largest river in the region, it forms in the _________ and travels southeast through _____ and empties in a huge delta in __________

Answer 19

Ganges, Himalayas, India, Bangladesh

Question 20

The ____ Desert, and The _____ ______ Desert are found in _____ ____ ____

Answer 20

Thar, Great Indian, North West India

Question 21

The ________ Civilization is India’s _____ ___________, it began around ____ BC and it was formed in the _____ _____ ______ in what is today, Pakistan

Answer 21

Harappan, first civilization, 2300, Indus River Valley

Question 22

The _____ Civilization rose to power around ____ BC at the end of the ________ civilization. The ______ greatly influenced Indian Culture including ________ and ______

Answer 22

Aryan, 1500, Harappan, language, region

Question 23

By 1947, most people in India were either religu=iously _____ or _______.

Answer 23

Hindu, Islamic

Question 24

India’s population is more than _. __ billion

Answer 24

1.38

Question 25

Three large cities in India are ______ _____ and ________

Answer 25

Mumbai, Delhi, Calcutta

Question 26

The ___ _____ is a _____-_____ marble _________ on the south bank of the _____ river in the _____ city of ____

Answer 26

Taj Mahal, ivory-white, Yamuna, Indian, Agra

Question 27

India’s modern language is _____

Answer 27

Hindi

Question 28

The largest religion in India is _____ and the main belief is that everything in the universe is a part of a spirit called ______

Answer 28

Hindu, Brahman

Question 29

India’s festival of lights is called the ______

Answer 29

Diwali