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25 Cards in this Set
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Taliban
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Radical Muslim group that arose in Afghanistan in the mid 1990's
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Kabul
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Capital of Afghanistan
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Dry land farming
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farming that relies on rainfall instead of irrigation
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Arable
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Suitable of growing crops
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Kabul
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Capital of Afghanistan
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Samarquand
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City along the Silk Road that grew rich from trade
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Samarquand
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City along the Silk Road that grew rich from trade
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Nomads
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People who move often from place to place
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Yurt
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Moveable round house made of wool felt mats hung over a wood frame
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Landlocked
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Completely surrounded by land with no direct access to the ocean
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Landlocked
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Completely surrounded by land with no direct access to the ocean
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Pamirs
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Some of Central Asia's high mountains
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Landlocked
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Completely surrounded by land with no direct access to the ocean
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Pamirs
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Some of Central Asia's high mountains
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Fergana valley
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Large fertile valley in the plains valley in the plains region of Central Asia
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Landlocked
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Completely surrounded by land with no direct access to the ocean
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Pamirs
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Some of Central Asia's high mountains
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Fergana valley
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Large fertile valley in the plains valley in the plains region of Central Asia
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Kara Kum
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Desert in Turkmenistan
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Landlocked
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Completely surrounded by land with no direct access to the ocean
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Pamirs
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Some of Central Asia's high mountains
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Fergana valley
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Large fertile valley in the plains valley in the plains region of Central Asia
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Kara Kum
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Desert in Turkmenistan
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Kyzyl kum
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Desert in Uzbekistan and Khazakstan
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Aral Sea
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Sea that is actually a large lake, which is shrinking due to irrigation
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