Evaluate whether the Soviet period had a positive or negative effect on the cultures of Central Asia

What will be an ideal response?


Answers might mention the division of Turkistan, Russification, economic changes, trends toward secularism, urban changes.

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Which of the following is true of Quito, Ecuador (0° 15' N, 78° 35' S)?

A) Quito experiences days and nights of equal lengths throughout the year. B) During the June Solstice, Quito experiences 24 hours of darkness because it is completely outside of the circle of illumination. C) At noon on June 21st, the sun is directly overhead in Quito. D) Quito is at a latitude that is never the subsolar point.

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The ocean location of Hawaii results in what kind of temperature variations between different locations that have the same elevation?

A) Temperatures can very widely at the same elevation depending on the position of the island in the chain. B) There is little temperature variation at the same elevation, no matter the location of the island in the chain. C) Some of the islands on the northwestern portion of the chain experience significantly higher temperatures at the same elevation than the southeastern islands. D) Some of the islands on the northwestern portion of the chain experience significantly lower temperatures at the same elevation than the southeastern islands.

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Of the following animals in a terrestrial food web, which would be expected to require the largest territorial area per individual animal?

A) Black snake B) Eagle C) Rabbit D) Mouse

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