Central Asia Review Game!

Central Asia Review Game!

Question 1: • This is the largest desert in Central Asia

Question 2: • This is the place where many of Asia’s largest rivers come from

Question 3 A tangle of mountains where Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, Tajikistan converge.

Question 4 • What is a Steppe?

Question 5 • What does “transhumance” mean?

Question 6 • What “resource” helped Central Asians with their military against sedentary people?

Question 7 • The presence of ______ have made it difficult for this region to gain independence

Question 8 • The country of Afghanistan mainly exports this:

Question 9 • What is a pastoralist?

Question 10 • How are the mountains of Central Asia formed?

Question 11 • This is the largest river in the world

Question 12 • This is a nearly dried up sea in Kazakhstan

Question 13 • How has Russian influence effected Central Asia?

Question 1: • This is the largest desert in Central Asia • The Gobi Desert

Question 2: • This is the place where many of Asia’s largest rivers come from • Tibetan Plateau

Question 3 A tangle of mountains where Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, Tajikistan converge. Pamir Knot

Question 4 • What is a Steppe? • A flat un-forested grassland that is mostly flat

Question 5 • What does “transhumance” mean? • The migration of people and their animals depending on the season

Question 6 • What “resource” helped Central Asians with their military against sedentary people? • Horses

Question 7 • The presence of ______ have made it difficult for this region to gain independence • Dictators

Question 8 • The country of Afghanistan mainly exports this: • Illegal Drugs (opium from the Poppy Seed)

Question 9 • What is a pastoralist? • People that rely on domesticating large animals (cattle, yaks) for food and nutrient sources. They also live with their animals in the fields.

Question 10 • How are the mountains of Central Asia formed? • Collision of the Sub-Continent of India with the Asian mainland.

Question 11 • This is the largest river in the world • Caspian Sea

Question 12 • This is a nearly dried up sea in Kazakhstan • Aral Sea

Question 13 • How has Russian influence effected Central Asia? • Rely on Russia for Security • Rely on Russia for trade goods • Rely on Russia for strategic goods

Central Asia Review Game!