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- The highest elevations in Central Asia lie in the:

A) south and west
B) north and east
C) west
D) south and east

E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

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Question 32

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A Pentagon memo mentions that Afghanistan could become the "Saudi Arabia of ________ (used in making batteries for cell phones and laptops) ."

A) nickel
B) cadmium
C) gold
D) lithium

E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

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Due to overpopulation, when a Soviet woman had fewer than two children, she was presented with a new car and a medal and declared a "heroine of the Soviet Union."

Under the Taliban, soccer was encouraged to forge national unity.

The Kara Kum desert lies within:

The most important destination for laborers migrating from Tajikistan is:

Besides Afghanistan, death rates in Central Asian states are in the single digits per 1,000 population.

- The city of Andijon is located in Uzbekistan's Ferghana Valley.

All countries of Central Asia have a Caspian Sea coast.

The birth rates in most Central Asian states are in the 20s per 1,000 population.

Evaluate which Soviet policy had the most lasting and damaging effect on Central Asia.

Evaluate which of the environmental challenges for Central Asia is the most difficult to overcome.

The Taliban destroyed the Great Stone Statues of ________ in the Bamiyan Valley.

The word "Astana" means ________ in the Kazakh language.

Turkmenistan's capital city lies along the ________.

The Ferghana Valley is divided between Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and:

Part of Afghanistan's border with Tajikistan is formed by the ________ River.

Each of the states in this region is named for its largest ethnic group except ________, whose largest ethnic group is the ________.

In the urban sphere where Russianization had a better hold, many people in Central Asia became "________": They considered themselves secularized, but followed Islamic practice for important "life ceremonies."

- The city of Ozgon is located in Kyrgyzstan's Ferghana Valley.