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Geography
7th
grade
Chapter 8 - Central Asia, the Caucasus, & Siberian Russia
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- 1. Multiple Choice
Where is Siberia located?
America
Canada
Russia
- 2. Multiple Choice
Treeless zone near the Arctic Circle
tundra
rainforest
treeless
- 3. Multiple Choice
What is permafrost
perfect frost
snow
permanently frozen land
- 4. Multiple Choice
what are gulags
giants
labor camps
mountains
- 5. Multiple Choice
What are grasslands called
steppes
mesas
plateaus
- 6. Multiple Choice
What is a yurt
a tent with a domed roof
a desert
a type of food in Siberia
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the taiga?Semi-Arid GrasslandPetroleumWorld's largest forestFertile Soil
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat large sea has shrank to at least 25% of its original size?Aral SeaCaspian SeaEast SeaBlack Sea
- 9. Multiple Choice
Saltwater lake in the Caucasus that has been shrinking for decades.
Siberian Sea
Aral Sea
Ural Sea
Baikal Sea
- 10. Multiple Choice
When did the republics declare their independence?
Before the Cold War
When the Soviet Union Collapsed
When the Soviet Union started up
When WWII started
- 11. Multiple ChoiceLook at the map below and select the letter that represents RussiaABCM
- 12. Multiple ChoiceLook at the map below and choose the letter that identifies the Lake BaikalBDEI
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThe following is a map of what important railway?The Transcontinental RailroadThe Keystone RailwayThe Lennigrad ExpressThe Trans-Siberian Railroad
- 14. Multiple ChoiceLook at the map below and select the letter that represents KazakstanABCD
- 15. Multiple ChoiceLook at the map below and select the letter that represents UzbekistanABCD
- 16. Multiple Choice
The countries of the Caucasus made a smooth transition to democracy.
True
False
- 17. Multiple Choice
The Caucasus has a complex ethnic history.
True
False
- 18. Multiple Choice
Because Siberia's taiga contains about 20 percent of all the world's trees, logging is an important part of the regional economy.
True
False
- 19. Multiple Choice
The Aral Sea separates the Caucasus and Central Asia.
True
False
- 20. Multiple Choice
During World War I, Ottoman troops killed hundreds of thousands of ethnic Georgians.
True
False
- 21. Multiple Choice
Eastern and central Siberia have some of the coldest winters on earth.
True
False
- 22. Multiple Choice
Central Asia is made up of lowland mountains and dune covered deserts.
True
False
- 23. Multiple Choice
The Czar's main interest in Central Asia was mining gold.
True
False
- 24. Multiple Choice
The eastern part of Russia is known as the Caucasus.
True
False
- 25. Multiple Choice
Russia and Japan both claim ownership of parts of the Kuril Islands.
True
False
- 26. Multiple Choice
How did the Soviet rule change the Caucasus?
The soviets encouraged people to show pride in their ethnic identities.
The region changed from an agricultural area to an urban and industrial area.
Islam slowly became the dominant religion throughout the region.
The nations in the region finally gained their independence under Soviet Rule.
- 27. Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements about the Caucasus Mountains is accurate?
The range generally marks the western border of Siberia.
The range generally marks a border between the Caucasus and Central Asia.
The range supports plant life.
The range generally marks the border between Europe and Asia.
- 28. Multiple Choice
Which religion brought to Central Asia after it was conquered by the Arabs in the early A.D. 700's?
Judaism
Islam
Christianity
Buddhism
- 29. Multiple Choice
Which of the following countries is part of the Caucasus region?
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
Kazakhstan
Azerbaijan
- 30. Multiple Choice
What is one way the histories of Georgia and Armenia are similar?
Both successfully resisted coming under Persian control.
Neither had ever existed as an independent nation before the 1990's.
They were two of the earliest countries to convert to Christianity.
They were two of the earliest countries to convert to Islam.
- 31. Multiple Choice
How do settlement patterns in the Caucasus differ from those in Siberia and most of Central Asia?
The Caucasus is a more urban region than Siberia or Central Asia.
Unlike in Siberia and Central Asia, most people in the Caucasus live on farms.
The rural areas of Siberia and Central Asia are more densely populated than those of the Caucasus.
- 32. Multiple Choice
When were Central Asia's present-day countries formed?
After the collapse of the Soviet Union in the 1990s.
At the end of World War II following the defeat of Germany
At the beginning of the Russian Revolution in 1917
Shortly after Timur conquered the region in the mid-1300's
- 33. Multiple Choice
Where is Lake Baikal located?
Uzbekistan
The Urals
Siberia
Azerbaijan
- 34. Multiple Choice
Most cities and towns in Siberia are located along or near which feature?
Siberia's eastern coast
the Yenisey River
the route of the Trans-Siberian Railroad
the Ob' and Lena Rivers
- 35. Multiple Choice
Which of the following activites is important in most Central Asian cultures?
raising and racing horses
breakdancing
growing flowers
sculpting statues from ice
- 36. Multiple Choice
Which is the most sparsely populated country in Central Asia?
Kazakhstan
Uzbekistan
Pakistan
Turkmenistan
- 37. Multiple Choice
What was the greatest prize for many early conquerors of Central Asia?
Access to the region's mineral resources
control of the region's oases
access to the Caspian Sea
Control of the Silk Road
- 38. Multiple Choice
By which century did Russian control of Siberia extend to the Pacific Ocean?
1900
1800
1700
1600
- 39. Multiple Choice
Where is Azerbaijan's most densely populated area?
In the extreme southeastm between the Caspian Sea and the Iranian border
on the Ararat Plain, near the Turkish border
around its Capital, Baku
- 40. Multiple Choice
How can the climate of most of Central Asia be characterized?
arid
humid
temperate
humid continental
- 41. Multiple Choice
Soviet labor camp
oasis
yurt
gulags
collectives
- 42. Multiple Choice
alike; of the same kind
oasis
yurt
homogeneous
collectives
- 43. Multiple Choice
green area by a water source in a dry region
oasis
yurt
collectives
homogeneous
- 44. Multiple Choice
large government-run farms in the Soviet Union
Oasis
Yurt
Gulag
collectives
- 45. Multiple Choice
a treeless zone found near the Arctic circle
tundra
pastoral
Tashkent
Steppe
- 46. Multiple Choice
Uzbekistan's Capital city and Central Asia's largest city
Tundra
Pastoral
Tashkent
Steppe
- 47. Multiple Choice
An area of dry grasslands
Tundra
Steppe
Tashkent
Timur
- 48. Multiple Choice
Central Asian conqueror in the mid 1300's
Timur
steppe
Hitler
Mr Struton
- 49. Multiple Choice
Related to the keeping or herding of animals
Tundra
OKC Zoo
Timur
Pastoral
- 50. Multiple Choice
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