Central Asia

Front 1

What industry is NOT important in Central Asia?

Back 1

Processing Corn

Front 2

Name the Kazakh holiday celebrating the Persian calendar's yearly beginning.

Back 2

Nauruz

Front 3

Name a large desert in Turkmenistan.

Back 3

The Kara-Kum

Front 4

What do Kyrgyz men wear to show clan status?

Back 4

black and white felt hats

Front 5

What is the official language of Uzbekistan?

Back 5

Uzbek

Front 6

What country has the largest population of any Central Asian country?

Back 6

Uzbekistan

Front 7

When did the Turkic nomads spread through Central Asia?

Back 7

About A.D. 500

Front 8

What area once provided the best land route between the Mediterranean and China?

Back 8

Central Asia

Front 9

Kazakhstan has huge amounts of _______.

Back 9

coal

Front 10

What is the primary religion of Turkmenistan?

Back 10

Islam

Front 11

Central Asia lies to the east of what body of water?

Back 11

Caspian Sea

Front 12

What happened along the Silk Road?

Back 12

Merchants traded silk and spices

Front 13

What was the first central Asian state to be conquered by Russia?

Back 13

Kazakhstan

Front 14

How did the population change during Soviet control of Central Asia?

Back 14

It grew rapidly

Front 15

For centuries, central Asians have earned a living from ________.

Back 15

farming and ranching

Front 16

_________ and _________ make heavy equipment, such as tractors

Back 16

Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan

Front 17

Membership in clans is important for people in

Back 17

Kyrgyzstan

Front 18

What has the government of Turkmenistan ordered its schools to do?

Back 18

to teach Islamic principles

Front 19

Name two ancient Silk Road cities in Uzbekistan

Back 19

Samarqand and Tashkent

Front 20

Do the countries in Central Asia have weak or strong economic ties to Russia?

Back 20

strong

Front 21

What has happened to the Aral Sea?

Back 21

it has shrunk

Front 22

Where do the majority of Kyrgyz people live?

Back 22

in valleys

Front 23

large groups of merchants who traveled together for protection are called _______.

Back 23

caravans

Front 24

What alphabet was imposed on Central Asian countries by the Soviets?

Back 24

Cyrillic Alphabet

Front 25

What does Kyrgyz mean?

Back 25

forty clans

Front 26

Name a desert in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.

Back 26

Kyzyl Kum

Front 27

people who frequently move from place to place are called ________________

Back 27

nomads

Front 28

caterpillars that make silk thread

Back 28

silkworms

Front 29

What language is related to Persian?

Back 29

Tajik

Front 30

What are the Uzbeks known for?

Back 30

gold embroidery

Front 31

A movable, round house of wool felt mats on a wood frame

Back 31

yurt