Geography Exam Part 2 Flashcards
The largest lake in the world is the _______ Sea
Caspian
The Caspian Sea is _____ and _____ sea level
salty, below
The ____ Sea is a body of water that has been shrinking since the ____s
Aral, 1960
The Aral Sea has been shrinking because the ______ _____ diverted all of its ___________ for various projects
Soviet Union, tributaries
The ___ _____ and ___ _____ are the two most important ______ of __________ that feed the _______ Valley
Syr Darya, Amu Darya, sources, freshwater, Fergana
The Syr Darya and Amu Darya rivers have been ________ from the ____ ___ for __________ purposes
diverted, Aral Sea, irrigation
The _______ ______ is the most _______ area in Central Asia and it is the center of _______ in the region
Fergana Valley, fertile, farming
The _____ Mountains are a tall mountain range that is the ________ point between many other ______ such as the _________ and the _________
Pamir, junction, ranges, Karakoram, Himalayas
Starting near ___ __ trade from _____ traveled through Central Asia to ______. Its called the ____ ____
100 BC, China, Europe, Silk Road
For the last 2000 years, this region has been _________ by many nations
conquered
In the ___-_____, the ________ took over and in ____, divided it into the countries that are three today
the mid-1800s, Russians, 1917
______ is the most important _______ _______ for many Central Asian coutries
Cotton, natural resources
Many people in this region are _______
Nomadic
A yert is a what
a movable round house made of wool/felt material on a wood frame
One of the most iconic ________ of the nomadic people of Turkmenistan are __________ _______
artforms. decorative carpet
A ____________ is a large ________ that is smaller than a _________ but sticks out from the main landmass
Subcontinent, landmass, continent
The __________ _________ are the largest mountain range in the world on average the _______ mountains
Himalayan Mountains, highest
The border between _____ and _____ is home to ___ _______ and __
China, Nepal, Mt. Everest, K2
The ______ River is the largest river in the region, it forms in the _________ and travels southeast through _____ and empties in a huge delta in __________
Ganges, Himalayas, India, Bangladesh
The ____ Desert, and The _____ ______ Desert are found in _____ ____ ____
Thar, Great Indian, North West India
The ________ Civilization is India’s _____ ___________, it began around ____ BC and it was formed in the _____ _____ ______ in what is today, Pakistan
Harappan, first civilization, 2300, Indus River Valley
The _____ Civilization rose to power around ____ BC at the end of the ________ civilization. The ______ greatly influenced Indian Culture including ________ and ______
Aryan, 1500, Harappan, language, region
By 1947, most people in India were either religu=iously _____ or _______.
Hindu, Islamic
India’s population is more than _. __ billion
1.38
Three large cities in India are ______ _____ and ________
Mumbai, Delhi, Calcutta
The ___ _____ is a _____-_____ marble _________ on the south bank of the _____ river in the _____ city of ____
Taj Mahal, ivory-white, Yamuna, Indian, Agra
India’s modern language is _____
Hindi
The largest religion in India is _____ and the main belief is that everything in the universe is a part of a spirit called ______
Hindu, Brahman
India’s festival of lights is called the ______
Diwali
