Central Asian Nations (STANS) Flashcards
Desert in Turkmenistan and precipitation habits
Kara Kum: received lesss than 3 inches of rain per year
Body of water bordering Kazakhstan
Aral Sea (landlocked sea)
Kazakhstan special grass
In the Kazakhstan steppes, the grasslands create a rich topsoil, known as chernozem
Uzbekistan has the region’s only _______________
aviation factory
The desert in Uzbekistan
Kyzyl Kum
Language in Tajikistan
Farsi
Iran is related to this country
Tajikistan
Capital of Tajikistan
Dushnabe
Glacier in Tajikistan
Fedcensho glacier
Farmers in Kyrgystan
nomadic herders
Houses in Kyrgystan
yurts
Capital of Kyrgystan
Bishkek
What are the central Asian nations
Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Largest deserts in central asia
Kara Kum and Kyzyl Kum
Rural economic activities in central asia
Nomadic herding and agriculture
Major environmental problems in central asia
pollution and desertification
Chernozem definition
rich topsoil
Fundamentalism definition
a set of religious beliefs based on a strict interpretation of a sacred text
Yurts definition
large, portable round tents made of wooden frames covered with felt or skins
Desertification definition
the extention of the desert landscape due to changes caused by humans
Describe collective farms
government owned farms that transformed nomadic herders and told them what to grow
Silk road
4000 mile long trade route from China to Saudi Arabia - now used for tourism
What union did central asia use to be a part of
Soviet Union (USSR)
