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Introduction To Central Asia Flashcards

1
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Where is Central Asia located?

A

Central Asia stretches from the Caspian sea in the west to China and Mongolia in the east, and from Afghanistan and Iran in the south to Russia in the north.

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Which countries surround Central Asia?

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China, Russia and india

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What is the region Central Asia knows for?

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Customs tradition and rich heritage also resources such as nut fruits,wood etc

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4
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What countries does Central Asia consist of?

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Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
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What does the suffix “stan” stand for, for example Kazakhstan

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Land of, Kazakh for example kaz means wanderer land of wanderers

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6
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What is similar throughout Central Asia

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Multilingual naming styles

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7
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In what ways are the countries connected

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They’re connects regionally,politically and culturally

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What were the inhabitants of Central Asia composed of?

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Nomadic horse riding tribesmen and groups of people

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Name one problem Central Asia suffered cuz of dry Terrain

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The people flight over resources because dry terrain made it difficult to farm

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10
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What became a valuable solution to the lack of resources

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International trade

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Capitals of the countries in Central Asia

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Astana (Kazakhstan )
Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan)
Dushanbe ( Tajikistan)
Ashgabat (Turkmenistan)
Bukhara and Samarkand (Uzbekistan)
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What does the centrals Asian environment consist of

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Desert, mountains and steppe grassland

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How is the climate in Central Asia

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Semi- Arid with hot dry summers

Northern area has very cold winters but southern areas have mild warm winters

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14
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What led to the uneven population distribution

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Water scarcity

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15
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What are central Asian mountain ranges considered

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Biodiversity hotspots with a wide range of resources

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16
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What does the ventral Asia mountain range consist of

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Forest products such as wood animals water and fruit nuts

17
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Name one of the most prominent mountain ranges in Central Asia

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Turkistan range

18
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Where does the Turkistan range stretch

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Is stretches through Kyrgyzstan,Tajikistan and Uzbekistan

19
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What is the highest point in the turkistan range called and how much does it measure

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It’s called the piramidalny peak and it measures 5510 meters

20
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Where did most inhabitants of Central Asia traditionally live and why

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Along riverbanks and foothills of south Eastern mountains because back in they days they needed easy access to water to grow crops and water is a necessity to live

21
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How did centrally Asian climate impact the culture of its inhabitants

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Because of water scarcity people lived near water bodies and along river back but if water wasn’t a problem people would live all around the ventral Asia and not just near water bodies

22
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How much % of Central Asia is dry desert

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60%

23
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What are the major river systems in Central Asia

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Amu Darya river, Syr darya river, Irtysh river, Hari river and Murghab river

24
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What is the largest river system in Central Asia

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AMU DARYA it flows through all the 5 “stan” countries as well as the neighboring country Afghanistan it has one river basin flowing in the Caspian Sea and the other flowing in the artic ocean

25
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What does the Turkic word kaz mean

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Wanderer

26
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Which products are found in the mountainous areas of Central Asia

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Wood,animal,fruitsnuts and water

27
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Talk ant Central Asian features all together

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Environment- desert,mountain,steppe grassland
Climate- semi arid with hot dry summers and cold winters in north and dry winters in south
Mountain range
% of dry desert areas
Major river system

28
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What is Central Asia renowned for

A

biodiverse mountain ranges

29
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How did water scarcity impact population distribution

A

lead to
people living in places closer to bodies of water. If the climate was different and
water wasn’t a problem in some places, surely many people would live all around Central Asia

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