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33 Cards in this Set
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trade route to china
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silk rode
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most precious natural resource of central asia is
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water
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an element important in metal processing
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zinc
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the word shan means
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mountain
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is a major producer of gold
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uzbekistan
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the snow lepard is found in the....
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south eastern mountains
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____ trees are common in centrail asia
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walnut
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most ____ in central asia are found in kazakhstan
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mines
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transhumance is
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the practice of moving herds from highlands to lowlands
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were used to move goods along the silk road
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caravans
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the kara kum is known for its
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black sand
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tested nuclear weapons in kasakhstan
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soviet union
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a group of people traveling together for protection
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caravan
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issy kul is a major ____ attraction
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tourist
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a yurt is____
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a moveable roundhouse
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trade has been difficult because of the ____ transportation system and remote _______
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core
location of centrail asia |
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cultivation of one single crop
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monoculture
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life expectancy and literacy rates are ____ average in central asia
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above
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the altay shan are a mountain range in ____ central asia
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noth east
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textiles are
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the best known artform in central asia
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corruption and _______ have been major obstacles to economic growth
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lack of democracy
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the cyrillic alphabet is slowly being replaced by the ____
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latin alphabet
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islam is the
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main religion
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one benefit of kasakhstan's new capital in astana is
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closer to russia & europe
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the dominant cultural heritage of central asia is based on ___ culture
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turkish
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the soviets established a monoculture based on ____ production
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cotton
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ghengis khan began ___ rule in central asia
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mongol
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there are few cities in central asia because many people were
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nomads
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factors causing slow economic development are
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outdated equipment
poor transportation corruption |
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kyrgyzstan is a country able to practice
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dryland farming
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one major contribution to the russians made to central asia was ___
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building railroads
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3 positive aspects of soviet & russian control
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1. built railroads
2. military prescence 3. access to resources |
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2 negative aspects of soviet & russian control
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1. monoculture of only growing cotton was bad for land
2. nuclear testing destroyed land & water |