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36 Cards in this Set
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An element important in metal processing an other industries.
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zinc
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Mountains in northeast Central Asia.
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Altay Shan
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High mountain range in the southeast separating China from Russia.
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Tian Shan
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Mountain area mainly in Tajikistan in Central Asia.
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Pamirs
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Low mountains between Turkmenistan and Iran.
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Kopet-Dag
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World's largest lake with no outlet to the ocean.
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Caspian Sea
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Landlocked inland sea between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.
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Aral Sea
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River that is fed by snowmelt from the Pamirs that runs 1,578 miles and drains into the Aral Sea.
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Amu Dar'ya
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What forces created Central Asia's high mountains?
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Tectonic forces.
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Shallow lake that is freshwater where the Ili River enters it and is salty at the eastern end?
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Lake Balkhash
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What kind of trees grown at higher elevations in Central Asia?
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Walnut and Evergreen trees
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What endangered big cat finds shelter in the high southeastern ranges in Central Asia?
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Snow Leopard
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What is the most precious resource in the Central Asia region?
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Water
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Where are the main energy resources found?
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1) Rich oil fields are found near the Caspian Sea.
2) Kazakhstan has most of the mines and exports zinc, copper, iron, lead and nickel |
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Groups of people traveling together for protection. They brought silk and other luxury goods from China along routes called the Silk Road.
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caravans
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Cultivation of a single crop.
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monoculture
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People who move often from place to place and live in the Turkistan region.
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nomads
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The practice of moving herds from mountain pastures in the summer to lowland pastures in the winter. Turkistan region.
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transhumance
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Movable, round houses of wool felt mats in central Asia. These homes made moving with the herds possible.
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yurts
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The "Black Sand" desert in Central Asia that has world's greatest tracts of drifting sand dunes..
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Kara-Kum
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The "Red Sand" desert in Central Asia with stony ground.
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Kyzyl-Kum
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What are some ways that Russian and Soviet rule changed Central Asia?
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1) They build railroads which offered better access to the regions resources.
2) Expanded cotton and oil production. 3) Built huge irrigation projects. |
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What year did the Soviet Union collapse and the republics declare their independence?
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1991
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Soviet Union was a leading producer of what crop?
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Cotton
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Growing crops that can rely on limited rainfall rather than irrigation.
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dryland farming
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Big lake that never freezes because of underwater hot springs?
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Issyk-Kul
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What does Issyk-Kul mean?
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Hot Lake
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How has the development of tourism affect the character is Issyk-Kul?
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100 resorts and spas were built by the Soviets. Most of the visitors were government officials.
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Uzbekistan is the worlds third largest exporter of what crop?
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Cotton
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How are farmers in Uzbekistan improving the soil?
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Farmers are now adding other crops to the regions cotton monoculture.
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What advantages does the new location for Kazakhstan's capital present?
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1) New location is closer to Russia and Europe and might strengthen links between Kazakhstan and Russia.
2) New location might help keep its Russian population |
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Two thirds of Central Asia speak what language?
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Turkic
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What is the official language in some of the Central Asia countries?
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Russian
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In what ways did education in Central Asia change during the Soviet era?
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State run "public" schools replaced Islamic schools. Literacy rates are well above world averages.
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True or False
Life expectancy in most Central Asian countries is longer than the world average. |
True
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Why is the Aral Sea shrinking?
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Soviets built a network of irrigation canals to water the cotton fields and very little water reaches the sea from the Syr Dar'ya and Amu Dar'ya rivers.
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