QUIZ 5 1. Central Asia is generally arid, in part resulting from the rain shadow
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Question
QUIZ 5
1. Central Asia is generally arid, in part resulting from the rain shadow of nearby mountain ranges T or F
2. The trend of emigration after the Communist era has led to the depletion of an able-bodied workforce and brain drain in Caucasia T or F
6. This Russian Far East city is strategically important as a naval base and is also Russia's largest Pacific port, what city is that
7.
The European Russian city located on the Baltic Sea, once the Russian capital and today a center of Russian culture, is:
Vladivostok.
Stavropol.
St. Petersburg.
Moscow.
A.Vladivostok.
B.Stavropol.
C.St. Petersburg.
D.Moscow.
Explanation / Answer
1) The given statement is correct because Himalaya and connecting region results in rain shadow areas and aridity in Central Asia.
2) the given statement is true. Because after Communist era Russia faced economic crises and so emigration took place.
6) The name of city is Vladivostok.
7) The correct answer is C.