Lesson 1
Why is Siberia's taiga swampy?
The region is covered in permafrost.
Brutal Soviet dictator.
Joseph Stalin
alike; of the same kind
homogeneous
Which of the following was a change brought about by Soviet rule in Central Asia?
Soviet-built dams generated hydroelectric power on Central Asian rivers.
an area of dry grasslands
steppe
Central Asian conqueror in the mid-1300s
Timur
round tent with a domed roof used by rural people in Central Asia
Which of the following events began in 1891?
construction of the Trans-Siberian Railroad
True or False
Tajikistan is mainly rural, and its settled areas are sparsely populated.
False
True or False
Central Asia has many trees because of the region's wet climate.
False
green area by a water source in a dry region
oasis
How did the Communist victory in Russia's civil war affect the Caucasus?
The Soviet Union created three Soviet socialist republics in the region.
True or False
Central Asia depends on the Syr Dar'ya and the Amu Dar'ya Rivers for irrigation.
True
How does the Amur River differ from other main Siberian rivers?
It drains to the east rather than to the north.
How did the emigration of ethnic Russians following the end of Soviet rule affect Central Asia?
Some Central Asian countries did not have enough skilled workers.
In what way are Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan different?
Turkmenistan has a much smaller population than Uzbekistan.
True or False
For most of their history, Central Asian countries were part of outside empires.
True
Uzbekistan's capital city and Central Asia's largest city
Tashkent